We are taking this photo of us in Kokopelli’s Cave in Farmington, New Mexico, as proof that we stayed here. We can’t believe our luck in that we only had one night in the area, while Kokopelli’s has a two-night minimum. We got the cave due to a cancellation and now we have bragging rights that we’ve stayed in one of the most unique places to spend a night in all of America. Our shower had a waterfall, the kitchen features about everything you’d need to stay a week here, on the front balcony is a gas BBQ, and the place is about 68 degrees year-round.

Aztec Ruins National Monument is just up the road in Aztec, New Mexico. I’m not 100% sure if the rafters are the original as placed here by the builders about 900 years ago or if maybe they were scooped up and put back into place by people maintaining the monument, but I’d like to imagine this is the handiwork of the Native Americans who once lived here.

While this location doesn’t feature the ornate work we saw at Chaco Culture, it is still impressive and worthy of a visit.

At midday, we were crossing into Colorado, where for the next nearly four hours, we’ll get lost in time exploring a tiny corner of the state before heading to Utah.

We crossed into Utah on State Road 262, as you can see (changed to State Road UT 162 at some point) on our way to this evening’s lodging and dining option.

So here we are with me being blurry all day. What’s up with my selfie-taking ability and all these blurry images of just me? We are in Bluff, Utah, again, a little more than a month after Caroline and I were here for the first time, and just as before, we are staying at Calf Canyon Bed & Breakfast. Knowing that the Cow Canyon Trading Post and Restaurant serve up a great meal with an amazing view, we’ll opt to revisit it too. I should point out that on our first visit to Bluff, a roadside vendor was selling cantaloupe which we bought a couple of and swear they were the best we’d ever had. Six weeks later there is no sign of the roadside fruit seller. I guess we’ll have to make do with the fond memories.

2018 update: Calf Canyon B&B is long gone, and from a recent call to Cow Canyon, I learned that the restaurant is no longer operational.