15/04: Monument Valley
Category: General
Posted by: The Agnew Family
Stolen from the Internet "Monument Valley, a red-sand desert region on the Arizona-Utah border, is known for the towering sandstone buttes of Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park. The park, frequently a filming location for Western movies, is accessed by the looping, 17-mile Valley Drive."
Sunrise from our campsite. Camping in a tent is very different from RVing. I have to admit that I'm enjoying it but knowing it's only for a couple of days at time helps.
This area likes to promote that it was the filming location for a number of John Wayne movies.
The Mesas, buttes and spires are beautiful. I'm only posting a few of the amazing photos Ed took.
We stopped for lunch at the View Restaurant, part of the Navajo hotel The View. We had a Navajo taco on fry bread, Navajo green chili stew with fry bread and Navajo tea. They were very good.
The view from our table at lunch.
An art shot. The dolls are on a window ledge and the butte of course is outside.
Leaving Monument Valley we drove north east to enjoy the scenery.
Not sure why, but taking a photo from the middle of road was a popular thing to do.
Bridge over the San Juan River.
Desert flowers.
Valley of the Gods is on BLM land. There was a 25 km drive through this area.
Sunrise from our campsite. Camping in a tent is very different from RVing. I have to admit that I'm enjoying it but knowing it's only for a couple of days at time helps.
This area likes to promote that it was the filming location for a number of John Wayne movies.
The Mesas, buttes and spires are beautiful. I'm only posting a few of the amazing photos Ed took.
We stopped for lunch at the View Restaurant, part of the Navajo hotel The View. We had a Navajo taco on fry bread, Navajo green chili stew with fry bread and Navajo tea. They were very good.
The view from our table at lunch.
An art shot. The dolls are on a window ledge and the butte of course is outside.
Leaving Monument Valley we drove north east to enjoy the scenery.
Not sure why, but taking a photo from the middle of road was a popular thing to do.
Bridge over the San Juan River.
Desert flowers.
Valley of the Gods is on BLM land. There was a 25 km drive through this area.