Well, I'm back home after a very good trip. Around 2500+ miles and I added two states to my CV (Arizona & New Mexico). My brother in law drove his trusty '92 mariner blue and I drove my '97 black & tan. Drove from Seattle to Boise, then to Vernal Utah for to visit Dinosaur National Monument. Take the auto tour to see petroglyphs galore.
Left Vernal and drove to Grand Junction CO to drop in on the Flyin' Miata folks. They were very nice, gave us a tour of the place and suggested Hwy
141 to get to Moab. Turbodog greeted us at the door and was always ready with a tennis ball if we felt like playing.Hwy 141 is very scenic running down a river canyon cut through red rocks. Turned right on 90 which took us to Moab UT. Since we missed it on the road from Colorado we took a drive up rte 128. Very similar to 141, but there are places to stop and stand in the river while rafters go by. Arches national park is astounding. Words don't work to describe it.
Next stop Cortez CO and Mesa Verde national park. Only National Park to preserve works of humans. Cliff pueblos and petroglyphs galore. Wildflowers were in bloom and trees were green.
Then it was south into New Mexico and West to the Petrified Forest / Painted Desert NP. Driving across the desert but the sagebrush was green and the tumbleweeds were not tumbling. Yet.
After all this history and education we left Flagstaff and headed for Vegas, Baby. Time for re-introduction to modern life. After that, press for home.
As expected, both miatae ate up the miles and curves without a hitch. We just added gas and washed them a few times.
Steve