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Cross Country Road Trip (2014)

San Francisco to Boston ~ 12 days, 4,200 miles, 0 speeding tickets

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having consulted a roadmap, I was looking forward to the "world famous" four corners "monument." siting on a native american reservation and privately operated, it would not be inaccurate to call it a tourist trap. admission $5/vehicle. way overpriced. the "monument" was a manhole-sized medallion in the ground engraved with crosshairs purported to pinpoint the intersection of four states -- arizona, utah, colorado and new mexico. surrounding it was a quadrant of tacky vending booths, everyone peddling the same souvenirs. I abstained, figuring $5 was enough of a ripoff.

this was by far the prettiest structure in sight. fry bread? no, thanks. I suspected there may have been a typo, that instead it should have read "fly" bread.

abandoned standard oil (Now chevron) station and trading post on navajo reservation. while I was taking pictures, a najavo drove up in a beat-up truck. I looked for a gun rack and found none. he got out, introduced himself and proceeded to relate the sad backstory. said he worked there as a teen. when epa rules took effect in 1970s, standard oil was ordered to clean up the soil toxins. Instead, it effectly thumbed its nose at the edict and left the building behind. tanks remain in ground.