Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Visit to Monument Valley and beyond

After family left we worked our shifts and stayed put.  It has been very windy and cold.  Until the last few days we have been using our heat at night and have not been able to sit outside in the afternoon or evening.  The trip two days ago to the Utah border through the Navajo Reservation was windy but the days were clear and it was a beautiful drive putting almost 600 miles on the Scion.  
Cows on the reservation wander the road.  Traffic must watch the road!  We saw horses along the side of the road also.

Monument Valley is just breath taking!  We could not ride the 17 mile road because of the Scion low clearance!

The Traditional Navajo hogan is made of logs covered with clay
After the monument we traveled west to Navajo National Monument, Tuba city, down to Flagstaff stopping overnight.  Yesterday we visited Sunset Crater and Walnut Canyon National Monuments.  We are about crosseyed viewing ruins in the area.  Hundreds of years ago ancestrial Plebloans lived all through this area in rock sheltered canyons along the sides of cliffs.  Ruins are everywhere!

No comments:

Post a Comment