MONUMENT VALLEY

We have never stopped and drove through Monument Valley on the Navajo Reservation so thought we had better do it since we were so close.  They have built a very nice facility off the road a few miles and entry fee was $20.00 and that included being able to drive on the Valley Road through part of the reservation.  You get to see more if you take a guided tour, but more expensive.  We opted for the free one just to see what it was like.  And  it was good.  Really glad we did it.

On the road to Monument Valley.  I took a picture very similar to this one years ago when Connie and I first drove by Monument Valley.  

There is no other place that I know of that has this kind of panorama and so much of it.

The three sisters.  Connie is one of three sisters so was pretty impressed with the name of this formation.

Many John Wayne movies were filmed in this area and this guy will pose for a picture where John Wayne did many years ago in the movie "Stagecoach" I think it was.

This "hogan" is the place where a certain Great Grandmother is buried.

A few Navajo horses with the 3 sisters in the background.

It is a pretty place.

This squirrel is wondering what we are doing in his yard.

More pictures.

This is their hotel, restaurant, gift shop, etc

What a view from the hotel.

For anyone traveling to Mexican Hat, this corner is famous.

The rock formation that gives Mexican Hat it's name.

And I love the colors east of town.