Teesquare's Southwest trip UPDATED 5-06-18

[Old Hickory]

Good pic,s and a great experience.

[Michigan0626]

HERE are the culprits.....And when you throw your curtains open in the morning.....it can be a bit of a shock for both parties....
Here is the frustration for me...Every year, a struggle to get within 250 yards of an Elk - to get a shot. And I could practically thump these with a baseball bat...... They knew they were safe.....

A 6x6 is my ultimate dream hunt

[teesquare]

HERE are the culprits.....And when you throw your curtains open in the morning.....it can be a bit of a shock for both parties....
Here is the frustration for me...Every year, a struggle to get within 250 yards of an Elk - to get a shot. And I could practically thump these with a baseball bat...... They knew they were safe.....

A 6x6 is my ultimate dream hunt

You should call me....I have friend that is a guide...he has 4 bull Elk tags, and 1 a week fully guided hunt...food, cabin, etc...

[teesquare]

We left the Grand Canyon area, and headed East/N.East toward Monument Valley Navaho Park. This is owned by the Navaho Nation as part of their tribal lands. It is where many, many movies have been filmed - or at least big scenes have been. Back in the John Ford directed western movie era....folks like John Wayne, Jimmy Stewart, etc....were pretty regular around Monument Valley. But - not just westerns...scenes from Indiana Jones movies, and Back to the Future also.

I was happy to see that it was not trashed by such tho. The Navaho ae strict about the respect and use of the land. SO, it remains a true treasure for all to see and enjoy....for a price . Hey - it's business. And - the Navaho are a quiet, reserved and welcoming people. A few pictures of Monument Valley.

This first one is just on the drive TO Monument Valley. Early  - about 6:15 a.m. - Had to pull over and take this first one. Some of the others were taken at about 80-85 m.p.h.....

[teesquare]

The scale of this is hard to reckon with - until you spot a person or car in the lower foreground. Look at the last photo.

[teesquare]

And...YES the color of the sand rocks really are that red/orange. It is a brilliant a natural color as I have seen. This is a hogan. The traditional house made by the Navaho prior to the modern era.

[teesquare]

Inside the hogan - this woman tells us about the symbolism of the way it is constructed, and always faces East. She also demonstrates how the Navaho worked with wool in order to make many household and clothing articles.

[teesquare]

Of course their way of life is more modern now- tho the less than a dozen family that still actually live in Monument Valley Park - live "close to the Earth". Simple lives, lived outdoors much more than we do....

[teesquare]

The "roads" thru the Park are not paved. And the land is still "grazed" by a few horse, sheep and cows. But it takes more than 100 acres per head  to grow enough o keep the animals alive. Feeding them additionally is the only real way to maintain them.

[Michigan0626]

Stunning

[teesquare]

The last series of shots i will post here about Monument Valley are of the are where the petroglyphs  and ancient ruins are located. This is not part of the "main tour". We paid EXTRA....to get our guide to take us into eh back country of the Valley, to see these.

Not the evidence of the last rain...several months ago....the ground was as hard as concrete is is area.

[teesquare]

It will take some time to select which ones I will work on and fix. But - I host my photos at:


www.teesquare.smugmug.com

[HighOnSmoke]

Awesome photos Tim!

[RAD]

Doesn't look real but yet it is in our own backyards. Awesome picks Tee

[Old Hickory]

A fantastic trip, and the pic's are beautiful.