Visit Navajo Culteral Center + NAVAJO NATIONAL MONUMENT; then via MONUMENT VALLEY NAVAJO TRIBAL PARK to Bluff, UT
GO TO ALBUM 8) FOUR CORNERS MONUMENT + HOVENWEEP NATIONAL MONUMENT, UT
ALBUM 7) Wednesday 22 July 2009  ... But We Never Got To Say Anything ~ Until Now (The Return of the Navajo Boy).jpg)
%20WednesdayMorning%2022-July%2C%20Waking%20Up%20in%20Kayenta%20On%20The%20Navajo%20Reservation%20~%20Unique%20Nation%20Within%20the%20USA.jpg "a) WednesdayMorning 22-July, Waking Up in Kayenta On The Navajo Reservation ~ Unique Nation Within the USA.jpg")
%20When%20You%20Enter%20Reservation%20Lands%2C%20You%20Leave%20Arizona%20and%20Enter%20Sovereing%20Nations%20(No%20Passport%20Needed).jpg "b) When You Enter Reservation Lands, You Leave Arizona and Enter Sovereing Nations (No Passport Needed).jpg")
%20The%20Navajo%20Emigrated%20to%20the%20SouthWest%20From%20Northern%20Canada%20in%20the%20Late%201500s%20or%20Earlier%20(Around%201300).JPG "c) The Navajo Emigrated to the SouthWest From Northern Canada in the Late 1500s or Earlier (Around 1300).JPG")
%20The%20Navajos%20Have%20the%20Rare%2BUnique%20Ability%20As%20Indigenous%20People%20To%20Blend%20Both%20Traditional%2BModern%20Way%20of%20Life.JPG "d) The Navajos Have the Rare+Unique Ability As Indigenous People To Blend Both Traditional+Modern Way of Life.JPG"){kind=small}
%20After%20Check-Out%20at%20the%20Wetherill%20Inn%20(Best%20Western)%2C%20First%20a%20Visit%20to%20the%20Navajo%20Cultural%20Center%20in%20Kayenta.JPG "e) After Check-Out at the Wetherill Inn (Best Western), First a Visit to the Navajo Cultural Center in Kayenta.JPG")
%20Visiting%20a%20Vibrant%20Part%20of%20Native%20American%20History%2C%20which%20is%20Rapidly%20Vanishing%20into%20the%20Modern%20Way%20of%20Life.JPG "f) Visiting a Vibrant Part of Native American History, which is Rapidly Vanishing into the Modern Way of Life.JPG")
%20Horseback%2C%20Then%20Demand%20For%20Wagons%20(Prosperity%20With%20More%20Sheep%20From%20the%20Sale%20of%20Lambs%2CWool%2BRugs).JPG "g) Horseback, Then Demand For Wagons (Prosperity With More Sheep From the Sale of Lambs,Wool+Rugs).JPG")
%20The%20US%20Government%20Was%20The%20Major%20Supplier%20of%20Wagons%20From%201920-1930%20(On%20Credit%20With%20Down-Payment).JPG "h) The US Government Was The Major Supplier of Wagons From 1920-1930 (On Credit With Down-Payment).JPG")
%20Hogan%2C%20A%20Navajo%20Round%20Home%20~%20Nowadays%2C%20Modern%20Homes%20Sit%20Alongside%20Traditional%20Hogans.JPG "i) Hogan, A Navajo Round Home ~ Nowadays, Modern Homes Sit Alongside Traditional Hogans.JPG")
%20In%20the%20Past%2C%20All%20Families%20Moved%20About%20Every%206%20Months%20To%20the%20Other%20Camp%20(To%20Let%20the%20Grass%20Grow).JPG "j) In the Past, All Families Moved About Every 6 Months To the Other Camp (To Let the Grass Grow).JPG")
%20The%20Arrangement%20of%20Items%20in%20the%20Hogan%20Are%20Always%20Alike%20From%20Hogan%20to%20Hogan.JPG "k) The Arrangement of Items in the Hogan Are Always Alike From Hogan to Hogan.JPG")
%20Hogans%20Always%20Face%20East%20~%20Very%20Organized%20and%20Efficient%20People.JPG "l) Hogans Always Face East ~ Very Organized and Efficient People.JPG")
%20As%20Each%20Item%20is%20Taken%20Off%20the%20Wagon%2C%20They%20Know%20Where%20the%20Ax%20Goes%2C%20They%20Know%20Where%20the%20Sheep%20Skins%20Go.JPG "m) As Each Item is Taken Off the Wagon, They Know Where the Ax Goes, They Know Where the Sheep Skins Go.JPG")
%20Navajo%20Rules%20and%20Regulations%20To%20Keep%20Structure%20and%20Peace%20in%20Society.JPG "n) Navajo Rules and Regulations To Keep Structure and Peace in Society.JPG")
%20Navajo%20Family%20Life.JPG "o) Navajo Family Life.JPG")
%20Usually%20the%20Whole%20Family%20Ate%20Together.JPG "p) Usually the Whole Family Ate Together.JPG")
%20Medicine%20Man%20Needs%20To%20Make%20A%20Living%20As%20Well%20%3B-).JPG "q) Medicine Man Needs To Make A Living As Well ;-).JPG")
%20Hogan%20Personality%20Differences%20....JPG "r) Hogan Personality Differences ....JPG")
%20(MOVIE)Now%20Large%20Hogans%20May%20Have%20Beds%2CTables%2CAlways%20a%20Stove%2CPossibly%20Few%20Chairs%2BOccasionally-A%20Window.jpg "s) (MOVIE)Now Large Hogans May Have Beds,Tables,Always a Stove,Possibly Few Chairs+Occasionally-A Window.jpg")
%20The%20Sweat%20Lodge%20-%20The%20Navjao%20Sweathouse%20is%20Simply%20a%20Sauna%20House.JPG "t) The Sweat Lodge - The Navjao Sweathouse is Simply a Sauna House.JPG")
%20Build%20a%20Fire%20Outside%2C%20Heat%20Rocks%2C%20Take%20That%20to%20the%20Center%20of%20the%20SweatHouse%20in%20a%20Heap%20and%20Close%20The%20Air%20Vents.JPG "u) Build a Fire Outside, Heat Rocks, Take That to the Center of the SweatHouse in a Heap and Close The Air Vents.JPG")
%20The%20Forked%20Stick%20Hogan%20-%20This%20Particular%20Type%20of%20Hogan%20Has%20Almost%20Vanished.JPG "v) The Forked Stick Hogan - This Particular Type of Hogan Has Almost Vanished.JPG")
%20The%20Fork%20Stick%20Hogan%20Was%20A%20Common%20Sight%20On%20the%20Navajo%20Landscape%20During%20the%20Period%201600%20-%201700.JPG "w) The Fork Stick Hogan Was A Common Sight On the Navajo Landscape During the Period 1600 - 1700.JPG")
%20At%20the%20Time%2C%20Typically%20Those%20Hogans%20Were%20Used%20As%20Ceremonial%20Places.JPG "x) At the Time, Typically Those Hogans Were Used As Ceremonial Places.JPG")
%20(MOVIE)Cozy!!%20%3B-).jpg "y) (MOVIE)Cozy!! ;-).jpg")
%20Cute%20Remembrance%20by%20Richard%20Mike%20~%20Owner%20Of%20New%20Hampton%20Inn%2BAll%204%20Burger%20Kings%20on%20the%20Navajo%20Reservation.JPG "z) Cute Remembrance by Richard Mike ~ Owner Of New Hampton Inn+All 4 Burger Kings on the Navajo Reservation.JPG")
%20Unfortunately%20Didnt%20Catch%20on%20this%20Pic%20the%20Cow%20Walking%20on%20the%20BurgerKing%20ParkingLot%20(Looking%20Very%20Content%20%3B-).JPG "za) Unfortunately Didnt Catch on this Pic the Cow Walking on the BurgerKing ParkingLot (Looking Very Content ;-).JPG")
%20Going%20Into%20the%20Navajo%20Shadehouse%20Museum%20(Historical%20Items%20About%20The%20Tribe)%20~%20Cute%20and%20Informative.JPG "zb) Going Into the Navajo Shadehouse Museum (Historical Items About The Tribe) ~ Cute and Informative.JPG")
%20The%20Navajo%20Word%20For%20Sandpaintings%20Means%20~%20Place%20Where%20the%20Gods%20Come%20And%20Go.JPG "zc) The Navajo Word For Sandpaintings Means ~ Place Where the Gods Come And Go.JPG")
%20Most%20Social%20Events%20Held%20in%20Navajoland%20Today%20Are%20Held%20Mainly%20For%20Pleasure%20and%20Outsiders%20Are%20Welcome%20to%20Attend.JPG "zd) Most Social Events Held in Navajoland Today Are Held Mainly For Pleasure and Outsiders Are Welcome to Attend.JPG")
%20Plants%20Used%20For%20Medicine%20.JPG "ze) Plants Used For Medicine .JPG")
%20TeaTime!%20%3B-).jpg "zf) TeaTime! ;-).jpg")
%201823%20~%20Earliest%20Record%20of%20White%20Men%20Passing%20Through%20the%20Kayenta%20Vicinity%2C%20Remained%20Little%20Visited%20by%20Whites.JPG "zg) 1823 ~ Earliest Record of White Men Passing Through the Kayenta Vicinity, Remained Little Visited by Whites.JPG")
%201910%2C%20John%20Wetherill%20(Frontiersman%20of%20the%20Four%20Corners%20Region)%20Established%20a%20TradingPost%20At%20Kayenta.JPG "zh) 1910, John Wetherill (Frontiersman of the Four Corners Region) Established a TradingPost At Kayenta.JPG")
%20The%20Navajos%20Have%20Their%20Own%20Name%20For%20Kayenta%20~%20ToDinneeshzhee%20(the%20Spreading%20Out%20of%20Trickles%20of%20Water).JPG "zi) The Navajos Have Their Own Name For Kayenta ~ ToDinneeshzhee (the Spreading Out of Trickles of Water).JPG"){kind=small}
%201909%2C%20Bridge%20Built%20at%20Mexican%20Hat%20-%20Access%20to%20Utah%20(Southern%20Utah%20and%20Arizona%20Were%20Joined).JPG "zj) 1909, Bridge Built at Mexican Hat - Access to Utah (Southern Utah and Arizona Were Joined).JPG")
%20The%20Beginning%20of%20WW2%20Was%20Wrought%20With%20Many%20Hardships%20For%20the%20People%20of%20Kayenta.JPG "zk) The Beginning of WW2 Was Wrought With Many Hardships For the People of Kayenta.JPG")
%20(Replicate%20of%20TradingPost)%20Notice%20-%20You%20May%20Buy%20Sheep%20With%20Food%20Stamps%20if%20You%20Kill%20It%20Here%20At%20The%20TradingPost.JPG "zl) (Replicate of TradingPost) Notice - You May Buy Sheep With Food Stamps if You Kill It Here At The TradingPost.JPG")
%20By%201943%2C%201400%20(EnglishSpeaking)%20Navajos%20Joined%20the%20Army%2CNavy%2BMarines%20(One-Fourth%20Volunteered).JPG "zm) By 1943, 1400 (EnglishSpeaking) Navajos Joined the Army,Navy+Marines (One-Fourth Volunteered).JPG")
%20The%20Navajo%20Code%20Talkers%20(Navajo%20Marines)%20Were%20the%20Key%20To%20Americas%20Success%20in%20WW2%20(An%20Amazing%20Story%20..).JPG "zn) The Navajo Code Talkers (Navajo Marines) Were the Key To Americas Success in WW2 (An Amazing Story ..).JPG")
%20They%20Created%20a%20Secret%20Code%20That%20made%20it%20Possible%20For%20the%20USA%20to%20Defeat%20the%20Japanese%20And%20End%20The%20War.jpg "zo) They Created a Secret Code That made it Possible For the USA to Defeat the Japanese And End The War.jpg")
%20Early%20Afternoon%20Driving%20to%20Navajo%20National%20Monument%20~%20Taking%20Partly%20the%20Road%20Back%20We%20Drove%20Last%20Night.jpg "zp) Early Afternoon Driving to Navajo National Monument ~ Taking Partly the Road Back We Drove Last Night.jpg")
%20Route%20160%2C%20Navajo%20Reservation%2C%20in%20Daytime.jpg "zq) Route 160, Navajo Reservation, in Daytime.jpg")
%20Some%20Serious%20Rain%20and%20Thunder%20Spirits%20In%20Action.JPG "zr) Some Serious Rain and Thunder Spirits In Action.JPG")
%20(MOVIE)Just%20Driving%20Past%20It...jpg "zs) (MOVIE)Just Driving Past It...jpg")
%20Road%20564%2C%20Driving%20Towards%20the%20Ancestral%20Puebloan%20Cliff%20Dwellings%20(Navajo%20National%20Monument).JPG "zt) Road 564, Driving Towards the Ancestral Puebloan Cliff Dwellings (Navajo National Monument).JPG")
%20The%20Facts%20-%20Before%20the%20Europeans%20Arrived%2C%20Indigenous%20People%20(Tribe%2CBand%20or%20Pueblo)%20Governed%20Themselves.jpg "zu) The Facts - Before the Europeans Arrived, Indigenous People (Tribe,Band or Pueblo) Governed Themselves.jpg")
%20Tribal%20Governments%20Were%20Recognized%20As%20Nations%20By%20The%20Earliest%20Europeans%20That%20Dealt%20With%20Them.JPG "zv) Tribal Governments Were Recognized As Nations By The Earliest Europeans That Dealt With Them.JPG")
%20Tribal%20Governments%20Entered%20Into%20Treaties%2BConferred%20Certain%20Rights%20to%20the%20Colonials%2C%20And%20Later%20to%20the%20USA.jpg "zw) Tribal Governments Entered Into Treaties+Conferred Certain Rights to the Colonials, And Later to the USA.jpg")
%20Tribes%20Ceded%20Certain%20Rights%20to%20the%20United%20States%20Government%20and%20Reserved%20the%20Rights%20They%20Never%20Gave%20Away.jpg "zx) Tribes Ceded Certain Rights to the United States Government and Reserved the Rights They Never Gave Away.jpg"){kind=small}
%20We%20Have%20Arrived%20at%20the%20Entrance%20of%20Navajo%20National%20Monument.JPG "zy) We Have Arrived at the Entrance of Navajo National Monument.JPG")
%20See%20How%20The%20Ancient%20Ones%20Lived%20More%20Than%20900%20Years%20ago.JPG "zz) See How The Ancient Ones Lived More Than 900 Years ago.JPG")
%20But%20First%20Some%20Geology.JPG "zza) But First Some Geology.JPG")
%20The%20Canyonlands%20Are%20the%20Continuing%20Work%20of%20Millions%20of%20Years%20of%20Powerful%2BPervasive%20Geological%20Forces.JPG "zzb) The Canyonlands Are the Continuing Work of Millions of Years of Powerful+Pervasive Geological Forces.JPG")
%20Pockets%20of%20Luxuriant%20Growth%20~%20Oasis%20For%20the%20PreHistoric%20Cliff-Dwelling%20Farmers.JPG "zzc) Pockets of Luxuriant Growth ~ Oasis For the PreHistoric Cliff-Dwelling Farmers.JPG")
%20(MOVIE)Its%20Hot%20Here%20Now%2C%20But%20Nice%20Quiet%20and%20A%20Beautiful%20View%20Over%20the%20Canyonlands.jpg "zzd) (MOVIE)Its Hot Here Now, But Nice Quiet and A Beautiful View Over the Canyonlands.jpg")
%20Picking%20Up%20a%20Guided%20Map%20in%20the%20Visitor%20Center%2C%20Changing%20Some%20Clothes%2BShoes%20and%20Off%20We%20Go%20......JPG "zze) Picking Up a Guided Map in the Visitor Center, Changing Some Clothes+Shoes and Off We Go ......JPG")
%20Following%20the%20Sandal%20Trail%20(Pink)%20to%20the%20Betatakin%20Overlook%20.jpg "zzf) Following the Sandal Trail (Pink) to the Betatakin Overlook .jpg")
%20Just%20Outside%20the%20Visitor%20Center%2C%20Starting%20To%20Feel%20Humble%20Already%20....JPG "zzg) Just Outside the Visitor Center, Starting To Feel Humble Already ....JPG")
%20180%20Million%20Years%20Ago%20~%20The%20World%20Looked%20Quite%20Differently%20In%20those%20Days%20....JPG "zzh) 180 Million Years Ago ~ The World Looked Quite Differently In those Days ....JPG")
%20Hogan!!%20Indeed%2C%20Still%20Current%20on%20NavajoLand%20~%20We%20Noticed%20a%20Few%20Along%20the%20Way.JPG "zzi) Hogan!! Indeed, Still Current on NavajoLand ~ We Noticed a Few Along the Way.JPG")
%20Navajo%20Tradition%20Dictates%20Important%20CuringCeremonies%20Cant%20be%20Held%20Anywhere%20Else%20Than%20in%20a%20(Modern)%20Hogan.JPG "zzj) Navajo Tradition Dictates Important CuringCeremonies Cant be Held Anywhere Else Than in a (Modern) Hogan.JPG")
%20Following%20The%20Sandal%20Trail%20in%20Our%20Sneakers.JPG "zzk) Following The Sandal Trail in Our Sneakers.JPG")
%20Pygmy%20Forest%20~%20A%20Complex%20Community%20of%20Plants%2BAnimals%20Dominating%20the%20Semi-Arid%20Plateaus.JPG "zzl) Pygmy Forest ~ A Complex Community of Plants+Animals Dominating the Semi-Arid Plateaus.JPG")
%20Here%2C%20You%20Can%20Step%20Back%20In%20Time%2C%20See%20How%20the%20Ancient%20Ones%20(Anasazi%20People)%20Lived%20Thousands%20of%20Yrs%20Ago.JPG "zzm) Here, You Can Step Back In Time, See How the Ancient Ones (Anasazi People) Lived Thousands of Yrs Ago.JPG")
%20Betatakin%20Village%20~%20Home%20Sweet%20Home%20....%20(Btw%2C%20Keet%20Seel%20Village%20is%20Little%20Further%20Up%20North).JPG "zzn) Betatakin Village ~ Home Sweet Home .... (Btw, Keet Seel Village is Little Further Up North).JPG")
%20A%20Closer%20Look%20...(Zoomed%20In).JPG "zzo) A Closer Look ...(Zoomed In).JPG")
%20Ancestral%20Puebloan%20People%2C%20the%20Hisatsinom%20(Hopi%20Language)%20AKA%20the%20Anasazi%20(Navajo%20Language).JPG "zzp) Ancestral Puebloan People, the Hisatsinom (Hopi Language) AKA the Anasazi (Navajo Language).JPG")
%20Centuries%20Ago%20People%20Farmed%20the%20Plateaus%2BBottom%20Lands%20of%20These%20Canyons%20(Tsegi%20Region).JPG "zzq) Centuries Ago People Farmed the Plateaus+Bottom Lands of These Canyons (Tsegi Region).JPG")
%20They%20Built%20Distinctive%20Villages%20Under%20Natural%20Shelters%20in%20the%20Cliff%20Walls.JPG "zzr) They Built Distinctive Villages Under Natural Shelters in the Cliff Walls.JPG")
%20And%20Succesfully%20Met%20The%20Demands%20of%20A%20Rugged%20Environment.JPG "zzs) And Succesfully Met The Demands of A Rugged Environment.JPG")
%20For%20These%20People%20Periodic%20Migrations%20Were%20A%20Way%20Of%20Life.JPG "zzt) For These People Periodic Migrations Were A Way Of Life.JPG")
%20Today%20Nearby%20Hopi%20People%20Are%20Among%20The%20Descendants%20of%20These%20People%20(Strong%20Ties%20to%20the%20Ancient%20Villages).JPG "zzu) Today Nearby Hopi People Are Among The Descendants of These People (Strong Ties to the Ancient Villages).JPG")
%20The%20Navajo%2BThe%20Hopi%2C%20Like%20Apples%2BPears%2C%20But%20Working%20Hard%20At%20Getting%20Along%20(Navajo-Hopi%20Land%20Dispute).JPG "zzv) The Navajo+The Hopi, Like Apples+Pears, But Working Hard At Getting Along (Navajo-Hopi Land Dispute).JPG")
%20These%20Villages%20Are%20Believed%20To%20Have%20Been%20Stops%20Along%20the%20Sacred%20Migration%20Paths%20of%20at%20Least%208%20Hopi%20Clans.JPG "zzw) These Villages Are Believed To Have Been Stops Along the Sacred Migration Paths of at Least 8 Hopi Clans.JPG")
%20The%20Anestral%20Puebloans%20Often%20Chose%20South%20Facing%20Alcoves%20~%20All%20The%20Basic%20Necessities%20of%20Life.jpg "zzx) The Anestral Puebloans Often Chose South Facing Alcoves ~ All The Basic Necessities of Life.jpg")
%20Ultra%20Zoomed%20In%20~%20Still%2C%20the%20Size%20of%20the%20Ancient%20Shelters%20(Betatakin)%20Perceived%20as%20an%20Optical%20Illusion%20in%20a%20Sense.JPG "zzy) Ultra Zoomed In ~ Still, the Size of the Ancient Shelters (Betatakin) Perceived as an Optical Illusion in a Sense.JPG")
%20Surreal%20huh%20...jpg "zzz) Surreal huh ...jpg")
%20They%20Were%20Very%20Productive%20People%20%3B-).jpg "zzza) They Were Very Productive People ;-).jpg")
%20Pictographs%20(Rock%20Paintings)%20~%20Paints%20Derived%20Either%20From%20Mineral%20or%20Vegetable%20Sources.JPG "zzzb) Pictographs (Rock Paintings) ~ Paints Derived Either From Mineral or Vegetable Sources.JPG")
%20And%20Petroglyphs%20Are%20Designs%20Pecked%20Into%20a%20Rock%20Surface%20Using%20a%20Harder%20Stone.JPG "zzzc) And Petroglyphs Are Designs Pecked Into a Rock Surface Using a Harder Stone.JPG")
%20The%20Inhabitants%20Lived%20Here%20Only%20a%20Short%20Time%20Between%201250%20and%201300.JPG "zzzd) The Inhabitants Lived Here Only a Short Time Between 1250 and 1300.JPG")
%20Cultures%20of%20Navajo%20National%20Monument.jpg "zzze) Cultures of Navajo National Monument.jpg"){kind=small}
%20The%20Navajo%20Arrived%20in%20the%20Vicinity%20During%20the%201800s.JPG "zzzf) The Navajo Arrived in the Vicinity During the 1800s.JPG")
%20Related%20Sites%20of%20the%20Ancestral%20Pueblo%20Cultures%20(We%20Visited%20Wupatki%20Yesterday).jpg "zzzg) Related Sites of the Ancestral Pueblo Cultures (We Visited Wupatki Yesterday).jpg")
%20Moving%20On%2C%20Driving%20The%20Road%20Back%20to%20Kayenta.JPG "zzzh) Moving On, Driving The Road Back to Kayenta.JPG")
%20From%20Kayenta%2C%20Route%20163%20to%20Monument%20Valley%20Navajo%20Tribal%20Park%20(On%20the%20Border%20of%20Arizona%20and%20Utah).JPG "zzzi) From Kayenta, Route 163 to Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park (On the Border of Arizona and Utah).JPG")
%20(MOVIE)Hwy%20163%20Heading%20Towards%20Agathla%20Peak%20~%20Southern%20Part%20of%20Navajo%20Tribal%20Park.jpg "zzzj) (MOVIE)Hwy 163 Heading Towards Agathla Peak ~ Southern Part of Navajo Tribal Park.jpg")
%20Materials%20Eroded%20From%20the%20Early%20Rocky%20Mountains%20~%20Tribal%20Park%20is%20Part%20of%20the%20Colorado%20Plateau%2BGrandCircle.JPG "zzzk) Materials Eroded From the Early Rocky Mountains ~ Tribal Park is Part of the Colorado Plateau+GrandCircle.JPG")
%20Grand%20Circle%20~%20USA%20Largest%20Concentration%20of%20National%20Parks%2BMonuments%20With%20Designated%20Scenic%20Byways.jpg "zzzl) Grand Circle ~ USA Largest Concentration of National Parks+Monuments With Designated Scenic Byways.jpg")
%20(MOVIE)Driving%20Hwy%20163%2C%20Aligning%20West%20Of%20The%20Monument%20Valley%20Navajo%20Tribal%20Park.jpg "zzzm) (MOVIE)Driving Hwy 163, Aligning West Of The Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park.jpg")
%20Landscape%20More%20Than%2025-50%20Million%20Years%20in%20the%20Making.JPG "zzzn) Landscape More Than 25-50 Million Years in the Making.JPG")
%20Thats%20How%20Long%20It%20Took%20For%20Nature%20To%20Cut%20Down%20To%20Rocks%20More%20Than%20200%20Million%20Years%20Old.JPG "zzzo) Thats How Long It Took For Nature To Cut Down To Rocks More Than 200 Million Years Old.JPG")
%20(MOVIE)Today%20Visitors%20From%20All%20Over%20the%20World%20Come%20To%20See%20This%20Landscape.jpg "zzzp) (MOVIE)Today Visitors From All Over the World Come To See This Landscape.jpg")
%20Follow%20the%20Sign%20~%20Monument%20Valley%20Tribal%20Park%20Visitor%20Center%2C%204%20Miles%20Ahead.JPG "zzzq) Follow the Sign ~ Monument Valley Tribal Park Visitor Center, 4 Miles Ahead.JPG")
%20Its%20Important%20to%20Remember%20That%20For%20The%20People%20Who%20Live%20Here%2C%20It%20Is%20Home.JPG "zzzr) Its Important to Remember That For The People Who Live Here, It Is Home.JPG")
%20Map%20Monument%20Valley%20Navajo%20Tribal%20Park.JPG "zzzs) Map Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park.JPG")
%20(MOVIE)Navajo%20Man%20Herding%20His%20Sheep.jpg "zzzt) (MOVIE)Navajo Man Herding His Sheep.jpg")
%20Wow!%20..%20(View%20From%20the%20Visitor%20Center%2BAdjacent%20View%20Hotel)%20~%20Welcome%20to%20Navajo%20Monument%20Valley%20Park!.JPG "zzzu) Wow! .. (View From the Visitor Center+Adjacent View Hotel) ~ Welcome to Navajo Monument Valley Park!.JPG")
%20You%20Are%20Experiencing%20One%20of%20The%20Most%20Majestic%20-%20And%20Most%20Photographed%20-%20Points%20On%20Earth..JPG "zzzv) You Are Experiencing One of The Most Majestic - And Most Photographed - Points On Earth..JPG")
%20The%20Landscape%20Overwhelms%2C%20Not%20Just%20By%20Its%20Beauty%20But%20Also%20By%20Its%20Size.JPG "zzzw) The Landscape Overwhelms, Not Just By Its Beauty But Also By Its Size.JPG")
%20Indeed%20...%20%3B-)%20Monument%20Valley%20Is%20a%20Truly%20Wondrous%20Experience.JPG "zzzx) Indeed ... ;-) Monument Valley Is a Truly Wondrous Experience.JPG")
%20From%20the%20Visitor%20Center%2C%20You%20See%20The%20World-Famous%20Panorama%20of%20the%20Mitten%20Buttes%20and%20Merrick%20Butte.JPG "zzzy) From the Visitor Center, You See The World-Famous Panorama of the Mitten Buttes and Merrick Butte.JPG")
%20Picture%20of%20the%20Year!%20%3B-).JPG "zzzz) Picture of the Year! ;-).JPG")
%20Isolated%20Sandstone%20Buttes%2BMesas%20Tower%20Above%20the%20Desert%20Floor%20in%20this%20Classic%20Indian%20Country%20Landscape.JPG "zzzza) Isolated Sandstone Buttes+Mesas Tower Above the Desert Floor in this Classic Indian Country Landscape.JPG")
%20A%20Favorite%20of%20Filmakers%20Since%20the%201920s.JPG "zzzzb) A Favorite of Filmakers Since the 1920s.JPG")
%20An%20Unpaved%20Scenic%20Drive%20Winds%20Through%20the%20Valley.JPG "zzzzc) An Unpaved Scenic Drive Winds Through the Valley.JPG")
%20Self-Drive%2C%20Although%20Some%20Sites%20Accessible%20Only%20On%20Guided%20Tours.JPG "zzzzd) Self-Drive, Although Some Sites Accessible Only On Guided Tours.JPG")
%20We%20Might%20Do%20That%20One%20Day%2C%20But%20For%20Now%20Enjoying%20the%20Serenity%20~%20View%20From%20Large%20Deck%20of%20VisitorCenter.JPG "zzzze) We Might Do That One Day, But For Now Enjoying the Serenity ~ View From Large Deck of VisitorCenter.JPG")
%20The%20View%20Hotel%20(Opened%20in%202008)%20Adjacent%20To%20The%20Visitor%20Center%20-%20Both%20Navajo%20Owned%20and%20Operated.jpg "zzzzf) The View Hotel (Opened in 2008) Adjacent To The Visitor Center - Both Navajo Owned and Operated.jpg")
%20Inside%20VisitorCenter%2BView%20Hotel%20Shops%20~%20The%20Ancients%20Keeping%20An%20Eye%20on%20the%20Beautiful%20Red%20Sandstones.JPG "zzzzg) Inside VisitorCenter+View Hotel Shops ~ The Ancients Keeping An Eye on the Beautiful Red Sandstones.JPG")
%20Before%20Human%20Existence%2C%20The%20Park%20Was%20Once%20A%20Vast%20Lowland%20Basin.JPG "zzzzh) Before Human Existence, The Park Was Once A Vast Lowland Basin.JPG")
%20For%20Hundreds%20of%20Millions%20of%20Years%2C%20Materials%20That%20Eroded%20From%20the%20Early%20Rock%20Mountains%20...JPG "zzzzi) For Hundreds of Millions of Years, Materials That Eroded From the Early Rock Mountains ...JPG")
%20Deposited%20Layer%20Upon%20Layer%20of%20Sediments%2C%20Cementing%20Into%20Sandstones.JPG "zzzzj) Deposited Layer Upon Layer of Sediments, Cementing Into Sandstones.JPG")
%20A%20Slow%2BGentle%20Uplift%20(Generated%20by%20Ceaseless%20Pressure%20From%20Below%20the%20Surface)%20Caused%20Elevating%20...JPG "zzzzk) A Slow+Gentle Uplift (Generated by Ceaseless Pressure From Below the Surface) Caused Elevating ...JPG")
%20...%20These%20Horizontal%20Strata%20Quite%20Uniformly%201-3%20Miles%20Above%20Sea%20Level%20-%20A%20Basin%20Became%20a%20Plateau.JPG "zzzzl) ... These Horizontal Strata Quite Uniformly 1-3 Miles Above Sea Level - A Basin Became a Plateau.JPG")
%20Past%2050%20Mill.Yrs%2C%20Natural%20Forces%20of%20Wind%2BWater%20Cutting%20Into%2BPeeling%20Away%20at%20the%20Surface%20of%20the%20Plateau.JPG "zzzzm) Past 50 Mill.Yrs, Natural Forces of Wind+Water Cutting Into+Peeling Away at the Surface of the Plateau.JPG")
%20(MOVIE)Revealing%20To%20The%20Natural%20Wonders%20of%20Monument%20Valley%20Today.jpg "zzzzn) (MOVIE)Revealing To The Natural Wonders of Monument Valley Today.jpg")
%20(MOVIE)Last%20Breathtaking%20Panorama%20Views.jpg "zzzzo) (MOVIE)Last Breathtaking Panorama Views.jpg")
%20(MOVIE)And%20Off%20We%20Go%20Again!%20....%20Driving%20Out%20of%20the%20Park.jpg "zzzzp) (MOVIE)And Off We Go Again! .... Driving Out of the Park.jpg")
%20Making%20a%20Turn%20Right%20Back%20Onto%20Hwy%20163%20North%2C%20Having%20Crossed%20the%20Border%20Into%20Utah.JPG "zzzzq) Making a Turn Right Back Onto Hwy 163 North, Having Crossed the Border Into Utah.JPG")
%20On%20Our%20Way%20To%20Bluff!.JPG "zzzzr) On Our Way To Bluff!.JPG")
%20Northern%20Part%20of%20Monument%20Valley%20Navajo%20Tribal%20Park.JPG "zzzzs) Northern Part of Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park.JPG")
%20(MOVIE)Gradually%20Changing%20Scenery.jpg "zzzzt) (MOVIE)Gradually Changing Scenery.jpg")
%20(MOVIE)Crossing%20the%20San%20Juan%20River%20Bridge%20in%20Mexican%20Hat%2C%20Utah%20(Built%20in%201909%20-%20Rebuilt%20in%201911).jpg "zzzzu) (MOVIE)Crossing the San Juan River Bridge in Mexican Hat, Utah (Built in 1909 - Rebuilt in 1911).jpg")
%20The%20Road%20Ahead%20of%20Us%20~%20Continuing%20On%20Hwy%20163%20North(East)%20(Not%20On%20Navajo%20Land%20Anymore%20Btw).JPG "zzzzv) The Road Ahead of Us ~ Continuing On Hwy 163 North(East) (Not On Navajo Land Anymore Btw).JPG")
%20(MOVIE)Davids%20Is%20Narrating%20%3B-).jpg "zzzzw) (MOVIE)Davids Is Narrating ;-).jpg")
%20Last%20Miles%20to%20Bluff%20~%20A%20Small%20Town%20(SanJuanRiverValley%2C%20Utah)%20At%20The%20Border%20of%20NavajoLand.JPG "zzzzx) Last Miles to Bluff ~ A Small Town (SanJuanRiverValley, Utah) At The Border of NavajoLand.JPG")
%20Arrival%20At%20Desination%20~%20Desert%20Rose%20Inn%20%26%20Cabins.JPG "zzzzy) Arrival At Desination ~ Desert Rose Inn & Cabins.JPG")
%20(Executive)%20Cabin%20Nr.%203.JPG "zzzzz) (Executive) Cabin Nr. 3.JPG")
%20Inpakken%2C%20Uitpakken%20%3B-)%20Cute%20Cabin!.JPG "zzzzza) Inpakken, Uitpakken ;-) Cute Cabin!.JPG")
%20Home-Sweet-Home%20For%202%20Nights.JPG "zzzzzb) Home-Sweet-Home For 2 Nights.JPG")
%20Nice%20Dinner%20At%20the%20CottonWood%20SteakHouse%20Just%20Down%20the%20Road.JPG "zzzzzc) Nice Dinner At the CottonWood SteakHouse Just Down the Road.JPG")
%20Cheers!%20(No%20Red%20Wine%20Served%20Btw%2C%20NeverMind%20Enjoying%20the%20Nice%20Cold%20Beer%20%3B-).JPG "zzzzzd) Cheers! (No Red Wine Served Btw, NeverMind Enjoying the Nice Cold Beer ;-).JPG")
%20Watching%20Telly%20and%20Chilling%20Out%20In%20Our%20Comfy%20Cabin%20Before%20Sleepy%20Time.JPG "zzzzze) Watching Telly and Chilling Out In Our Comfy Cabin Before Sleepy Time.JPG")