10/01/16, Saturday: Canyon de Chelly National Monument, AZ to Blanco, NM

Today we entered New Mexico. We had planned on a route that would take us past the most interesting view of 'Shiprock,' but the gal we talked to in the Visitor Center this morning felt certain it was ill-advised to travel that route in a 30-ft. RV. So we decided to take the other route, which meant a bit of back-tracking.

On the approach to the town of Shiprock, we went through a stretch of the worst highway condition we've yet experienced. However, it wouldn't be long before we would experience even worse roads in New Mexico.