Road Trip: Monument Valley

June 30, 2015

Monument Valley.

This place has the most amazing scenery I've ever seen.  Nothing on the trip--not even the Grand Canyon--could compete with the what we saw on our drive through Monument Valley on this particular morning.  The pictures are nice, but they don't convey the power and size of the sights of this place.  I'm not going to try to describe it.  I'll let the pictures tell the story as best as they can.

Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, UT

Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, UT

Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, UT

Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, UT

Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, UT

Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, UT

Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, UT

Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, UT

Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, UT

Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, UT

Four Corners, UT, AZ, CO, NM

We spent the morning driving around the valley then had lunch at the lodge.  The food wasn't so good but the views were remarkable.  Afterward we hit the road for Mesa Verde.  Along the way we stopped at Four Corners and stood on four states at once.  Woot.

Short Horned Lizard -- Mesa Verde National Park, CO

After we reached our camp site we were too tired to do a whole lot.  W discovered we were sharing the spot with a horny toad.  Cute little guy.  The campground had showers, so we cleaned up, ate dinner and drank a few beers.  All in all, it was a pretty good day.

Mule Deer -- Mesa Verde National Park, CO

Soundtrack:

• Bruce Springsteen -- Born to Run
• The Cure -- Disintegration