Photos from Monument Valley

Well, Karla said it all.......here is my thousand words......

On our way in the back of Quanah's open back truck

Quanah was very entertaining, his knowledge of the myths surrounding each formation, the Navajo names,stories about which movies were filmed here and information regarding the Navajo nation past and present, his family history and connection to the Valley.........you get the point...smart guy, we were lucky to have him to ourselves.

sweat hut

This is a Hogan, it is were families lived in the not too distant past. Quanah's grandparents lived in one.

There are eight support post that are encompassed with Cedar (Juniper) logs, then covered in clay.

The Hogan's doorway always faces east.....

On to the monuments

Incredible

Marlboro man

Normal tour group (sardines)

We had our own guide and truck.....

a lot of folks foolishly brought there own cars..........

and a lot bottomed out, got stuck in sand dunes, or regretted ever coming because the damage....

some came in rent-a-cars..who gives a "....." ,  it's a rental...

We are not front of a Hollywood backdrop

the quintessential selfie

a sage colored free ranging horse

the Navajo let their horses loose in the Valley

the sun and desert were hot......

and after two hours of bouncing around like lotto-balls we headed back......

We drove the Westfalia to the other side of the valley (Utah)

and set up camp for our first night in the camper.....yeaaaaaa!

Goodnight...........