Monument Valley

Location Description

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They must have sold out and left.
Peter and Ann in a very intricate hogan made of interwoven logs
Same place ... were used by the Navajo people as a home
View of the ceiling of the hogan. Another choice for a...
The outside of the hogan, packed with adobe
Why this? Why here? Where is the rest of the mountain range?
Need to photoshop that van out of this picture. Wish I...
Canyon de Chelly from the south rim
Spider Rock in Canyon de Chelly
The greens in the valley were so varied ... I actually...
An attempt to get some of the "White House" dwellings...
Showing the split in Canon de Chelly
Last view of the Canyon ... and we leave the Canyon...
The lobby of The View ... a hotel in Monument Valley run...
Peter checking out the horse
Fireplace in The View lobby
The View from outside. Around $250 a night
Perhaps a better view of The View
On tour with Larsen. Natural window formation
A view of the 'desert varnish' that appears on the...
The same window at a different angle
These are the holes previously mentioned that Larsen...
Same window
An early dwelling by the ancentral puebloan peoples of...
Some thought that all the handprints were a census of some sort
Joan looking at the construction
Pretty well protected in an alcove
These guys had big shoulders
We were in an area of MV known as Mystery Valley only...
Larsen told us the name, and I might even remember ... some day
Another alcove, and that's our trusty truck which Larsen...
There's Larsen playing his flute
Some more dwellings and petroglyphs
And a little storage room
We were actually much happier than we looked in this picture
Larsen getting us back in the truck
And a lovely prickly pear in bloom
And purple sage
Another storage area
Listening to Larsen. There was one other couple on this...
One of the few trees ... don't know how or why it survived
Checking out the storage (with earrings acquired in...
Some more building
Looks very much like the Pima Canyon logo. Have to...
Some idea of the terrain. Very beautiful, but certainly...
I believe Larsen said this was storage also, but not sure
Looks like mammilaria in bloom. Need to check
More of those silly holes
And a really big one
Better shot?
"Proof" that the Indians had domesticated antelope
More proof
This road was nowhere as smooth as it might look
Interesting dwellings at the top of a slope. Larsen...
Larsen and the fellow from OR climbed up. Hard to...
Dad decides to give it a try (no picture of him at the top!)
Another high dwelling place.
Some of the pottery shards found in the area.
Also teeny corn cobs
This wall is made of adobe, like the others. It just...
More shards
Looking back into the more typical views of Monument...
The crew leaving MV
This is where we stayed at Goulding's in MV ... a little...
El Capitan. A pretty noticeable landmark in the MV area.
This doesn't have a name! It's obviously an owl
Joan getting a picture of her feet in four states
Mon in Colorado and Arizona (trust me)
and then in Utah and New Mexico
Paul ... what else can I say?
Dad facing front
The Four Corners 'monument'. Around the four sides are...
A better view of the merchant. Shops are completed on...
Joan and I leaving the area. Colorado flagy very...
Joan doing some 'drive by' shopping
Overall view