Day 6 - Pagosa Springs, Colorado to Cottonwood, Arizona

In terms of scenery, this was probably the best driving day. From the west side of the Rockies, the desert terrain in Utah and Arizona, Monument Valley, and the red rocks of Sedona, it was incredible.



Chimney Rock, CO






































































On the far (west) side of the Rockies, it quickly turned into a desert













Near the Utah border, close to 4 corners













Welcome to Utah





































































Mexican Hat













Monument Valley



























Monument Valley looking north



























Welcome to Arizona













One last look at Monument Valley, from AZ



























Looks like another planet out here













Sedona








































Cottonwood, AZ, awesome little town in the middle of nowhere.














The night before I took this picture, I walked into this bar, the Chaparral, which I soon found out had received national news coverage for a rabid bobcat attack that happened inside the bar, about 2 weeks before I got there.











Here is some CNN news footage on the attack:





Step 1 in bobcat prevention: Close front door