how boredom got me into drawing

first i was bored and i was looking for something to do then i opened my notebook to draw and after three drawings i drew this.  it was very fun to draw this. i finished it jan 5 10:15 AM. every one likes the oil lamp the most so far. dad suggested the wall paper in the back round it was supposed  to take place in 1945.  this is my second blog post, and it was really fun to write! well thank you for reading! Savannah. P.S happy new year!

Four Corners Monument - Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado

Far from everything is the Four Corners Monument, marking the corner of Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado.  We pulled up to find it closed.... What???  We imagined it was just a spot on the ground with some shops around it.  But it was gated up.  Apparently, you normally have to pay to be inundated with venders...

Reading online, it sounds like the monument is not actually on the right spot anyways and our GPS showed we were pretty much at the right spot.  So who knows...  We took a few pictures and headed on our way.  Carson was gracious enough to Photoshop Angela onto the monument.

Historic Route 66 - Gallup, NM

Continuing along Route 66, we went to Gallup, NM.  Gallup is surrounded by Navajo, Zuni, and Hopi Native American Reservations.  We stopped at Walmart and found the welcome sign was both in English and a Native American Language (Navajo?).

Historic Route 66 Monument in Petrified Forest National Park

Historic Route 66 ran through the middle of Petrified Forest National Park.  While the road is no longer there, they built a neat little monument.

Of course, we listened to the Route 66 song on the drive.











This is a really neat bumper bench.

Petrified Forest National Park

If you continue East along the Historic Route 66 are, you find the Petrified Forest National Park.  It is an entire forest that had been petrified, leaving behind what look like fallen trees -- the petrified forest.  They have a pretty simple, but nice, visitors center with a video explaining how the petrified wood is formed and some of the history of the park. 

From there, we hiked some simple trails to see the colorful and incredible artifacts.  Very interesting.