Four State Corners Monument

Four State Corners

The Four Corners area is named after the quadripoint at the intersection of approximately 37° north latitude with 109° 03′ west longitude, where the boundaries of the four states meet, and are marked by the Four Corners Monument. It is the only location in the United States where four states meet. Most of the Four Corners region belongs to semi-autonomous Native American nations, the largest of which is the Navajo Nation, followed by Hopi, Ute, and Zuni tribal reserves and nations. 

Flags surrounding the Four Corners Monument. In clockwise order starting from the frontmost flag, the state flag of Arizona, Flag of the Navajo Nation (twice), Utah, Ute Mountain Ute Tribe Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico, Navajo Nation (third instance), and the flag of the United States of America

You can explore the Native Americans stalls that surround the four corners. Unfortunately, when we visited, only a few stalls were open.

Starting from Colorado, the monument disk reads, “Here meet in freedom under God four states”.
From New Mexico, the disk reads, “In freedom under God four states here meet”.
From Arizona, the disk reads, “Under God four states here meet in freedom”.
Starting from Utah, the disk reads, “Four states here meet in freedom under God”.

From Seed to Cup

After a trip to Materuni Waterfalls, 15 km north of Moshi Town, Tanzania, we stopped at the coffee plantation in Materuni village

To all the coffee lovers: From Seed 🌱to Cup ☕️ 

Coffee Seeds
Dried Coffee Seeds
Getting Roasted
Powdered
Brewed in a traditional way
Time to toast

The process from picking up the coffee seed to making a cup of coffee, the whole process was displayed with their traditional touch of singing and dancing, to make their work feel light. It was entertaining for us to watch them and also taking part in their activities.

Two types of coffee: Arabica and Robusta

Arabica coffee grows above 1000 ft elevation whereas Robusta grows below 1000 ft elevation.

Aromatic coffee preparation from the foothills of Kilimanjaro Mountain:

https://youtu.be/d-742MfTUoE


Chasing Waterfalls – Materuni Falls, Tanzania

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Join us in our new series exploring north east of Tanzania and hiking Mount Kilimanjaro. This is our first time visiting a new continent. 

Materuni Waterfalls is one of the tallest in the area, spewing crystal clear glacier water 70m into its basin. Some call it “Mware Waterfall” & it is one of the Waterfalls in the Mware River. It is found in the village of Materuni on the edge of the Kilimanjaro mountain reserve. The beautiful trail leading to Materuni Waterfall is located 2500m above sea level and it takes about 45 minutes to hike to the waterfall landing.

It is a day trip to Materuni Waterfalls, 15 km north of Moshi Town, Tanzania which involves hiking traversing thru valleys and hills covered by tropical rainforest, & coffee, banana, and avocado farms.

Please watch our hike to the amazing waterfalls in Tanzania:

https://youtu.be/Q4Z-Vkghb6k