Monument Valley, Arizona
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Monument Valley from the North.
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Monument Valley from the North. This view has been used in many movies, including "Forest Gump" and "Thelma and Louise".
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Monument Valley from the visitor center. Notice for scale the tiny buses in the foreground. The formations to the left and at the center are known as "the mittens".
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Monument Valley from the visitor center with me blocking the view. I can't remember if this was a self-portrait or if some nice person took this one of me.
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I believe this is when I left the visitor center and actually entered Monument Valley. The dirt loop takes about two hours and is well worth it.
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I hadn't planned on entering the park. After all, it's so dramatic just from the outside and from the Visitor's Center. But inside was a marvel, and well worth the drive. My little Toyota Camry rental was fine over the dirt road, but I did drive cautiously.
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Monument Valley belongs to the Navajo Indians, who use it as their actual abode.
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There were about 40 German bikers - couples in their 40s and 50s, roaring up and down Monument Valley. It detracted from the experience and made it more interestingly surreal at the same time.
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Monument Valley - views abound.
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Monument Valley - I believe that this is on the way out...
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Monument Valley
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Monument Valley - I can't wait to go back.
Photos of Monument Valley, AZ. Copyright 1997. Photo by Narayan Sengupta.
That's all for now. I'll try to add more when I have time.
Narayan Sengupta