This morning we left Monument Valley. The sky was grey and threatened of rain ... and it did rain a little as we drove south to Kayenta and Tuba City.

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At Tuba City we turned and started to drive east .... yup east. Ed wanted to stop in Holbrook, Arizona and stand on the corner in Winslow, Arizona so we needed to back track (I couldn't figure out a way to see what we wanted to see without backtracking, but at least we found a scenic route and some sun.)

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The drive took us thru more of the Navajo reservation and the Hopi reservation, which is surrounded by the Navajo reservation. We drove thru a few small towns in both reservations, a number of schools and what looked like a subdivision --- the buildings were clustered together and identical.

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A number of mobile homes had old tires on the roofs --- think the winds can get strong out here.

More scenery photos.

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at times the landscape was dead flat.

In 2010 Ed and I visited the Petrified Forest (every time Ed and I drive thru New Mexico we stop and see a few things) and Ed has always regretted not buying a piece of petrified wood.

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Ed now owns a piece of petrified wood.

La Posada Hotel built in 1930 was the last and most elegant of the great Fred Harvey Hotels built by the Santa Fe Railroad. It was designed by Mary Colter famous for her buildings at the Grand Canyon, but her favourite was La Posada Hotel.

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We didn't stay here but did walk around the amazing museum like common rooms.

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A gate in the gardens.

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It was raining but Ed did it, he stood on the corner in Winslow, Arizona. Part of the lyrics of the Eagles song Take it Easy