2010 Summer - Day 14 thru 16 | 2010 Summer Trip To Utah

2010 Summer - Day 14 thru 16

Wednesday, 14 July 2010 05:37 |

Written by Joe

Our arrival to Monument Valley was as scheduled. The dirve into the area was just spectacular. It is located on the Navajo Nation. The area has a long history and I would encourage those interested in visiting the area to do a little research first so that when you see it in person the past may seem to come alive.

Here is a video I took of the Goulding's Campground where we are staying.

Dim lights

Many movies have been filmed here (see link) and I can see the reason why. We are staying at the Goulding's Lodge Campground. Harry Goulding established a trading post here in 1924 and brought this area to the attention of Hollywood.

We took a back country guided tour. Our tour guide, Alvin Cly, is a Navajo native and provided excellent commentary all along the way. He shared a great story about his uncle, John Wayne Cly. You may want to "Google" that name to see the information about his family reunion a few years ago.

After the tour I decided to go back on the trail with my Jeep so that I could take more pictures. Iris decided not to go. She wasn't that keen on going off road. I had a great time.

Below are some of the photos that I took. Tomorrow we will take it easy and prepare for our next move.

Please click the play button for Iris' 5 min narrative of the Monument Valley photos below.

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+1 # Nicole 2010-07-15 13:01

Hey Mr Joe and Mom :-)

I LOVE these pictures. Looks like the two of you are having a really good time. TTYL

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0 # Bryan Patrick 2010-08-02 17:36

Cool pictures! Did you see the spaceships from Close Encounters? ha ha.

Looks like you're enjoying yourselves - have fun!

BP

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0 # iris 2010-08-03 00:59

Hey Bryan,
Thanks! No spaceships this trip. (smile) But hopefully we see them the next trip. We had a lot of fun. We just got back Sunday morning. I am glad to be home.

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