Here is a  pictorial summary of RV travels during August and September 2002 in NM, UT and AZ.  I think we visited 8 National Parks and 2 State Parks.  We hiked almost everywhere.  In addition to visiting the parks, we took an all-day raft ride down the San Juan River.  See the Arizona web page for more.

Chaco Canyon National Park, Anasazi Ruins (in NM, as we traveled to Utah).  Picture is taken from the cliff above this largest ruin, called Pueblo Bonito which once included 800 rooms and 16 round kivas (thought to be community ceremonial rooms).

 4 Corners of CO, NM, UT, AZ.  Only place in US where 4 states come together in a single point, which happens to be on Navajo land, so the tribe charges admission for the privilege of standing on the spot.


 Hovenweep National Monument.  These ruins are towers rather than dwellings in cliffs like at Mesa Verde or the one-story ruins in Chaco.

 Arches National Park.  Beautiful double arch.


 Natural Bridges National Monument.  Owachomo Bridge.

 Highway to Monument Valley.  We didn't take the motor coach on this gravel road that drops from the top of the mesa into Monument Valley with many switchbacks.

 Mittens in Monument Valley, which straddles the border of UT and AZ.  The valley has been used for many movie sets, including lots of John Wayne movies.

 Capitol Reef National Park.  Named because huge rock formations look like capitol buildings.

 Bryce Canyon.  Most beautiful of all.

 Hike among Bryce Hoodoos.  Notice the switchbacks as people hike down to the base of the massive hoodoo formations of Bryce Canyon.


 Zion National Park.  Climbers work their way up the massive sandstone cliffs of Zion.