FUN-travel: Mesmerizing Monument Valley, UT
June 18, 2018 by Susan Clarke · Comments Off on FUN-travel: Mesmerizing Monument Valley, UT
- Iconic symbol of the American West…
…& sacred heart of the Navajo Nation…
…isolated deep red mesas and buttes…
…surrounded by empty…
…orange sandy desert.
- 17 mile dirt road…
…criss-crosses through sculpted rock formations…
…soaring 400 to 1,000 feet above the valley floor.
- Ancestral spirits infuse the rugged…
…disruptive landscape that feels foreign.
- Our full moon…
…at the end our trip…
…was another portentous sign…
…like our full rainbow in Jackson Hole.
Sunset Serendipity Surprise…
…left the room…
…to see the sunset…
…and was blown away…
…by what I found…
…the chanting…
…dancing
…and meditative music…
…made for a truly memorable night!
FUN-fact – The majestic Monument Valley landscape has been the backdrop for more than sixteen movies.
FUN-travel: Heavenly Hovenweep, UT
June 15, 2018 by Susan Clarke · Comments Off on FUN-travel: Heavenly Hovenweep, UT
- Remote & off the beaten path…
…spread over a 20 mile expanse…
…lie 6 separate prehistoric ruined Pueblo villages…
…beautifully & skillfully designed…
…multi-storied towers perched on canyon rims & balanced on boulders.
FUN-fact – Human habitation dates to over 10,000 years ago.
FUN-travel: Flagstaff, AZ to Capitol Reef, UT
May 14, 2018 by Susan Clarke · Comments Off on FUN-travel: Flagstaff, AZ to Capitol Reef, UT
- Scenic Hwy 89 drive winds through deserts & forests…
Vermillion Cliffs
…with red rock formations & rivers.
- Utah’s “Grand Staircase”…consists of layers of sedimentary rock…
…sporting spectacular varying coloration…of reds & purples…
Between Zion & Bryce
…to greens & grays…that change with the angle of the sun.
FUN-fact – The Grand Staircase refers to the 150-mile-long geological strata that begins at the bottom of the Grand Canyon and rises, in stair steps, 3500ft to Bryce Canyon and Escalante River Canyon. The striped layers of rock reveal 260 million years of history.
More FF – At 1.9-million-acres the Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument is the largest park in the Southwest.
“Wild West Glamping”