We leave the spectacular scenery of the Grand Canyon behind and head towards another icon of the Arizona landscape. Navajo National Monument is our first stop and is located within the northwest portion of the Navajo Reservation in northern Arizona. Navajo Homes and a place to reflect the past Navajo National Monument preserves three of the most intact cliff dwellings of the ancestral puebloan people (Hisatsinom). The Navajo people who live here today call these ancient ones Anasazi. The monument is high on the Shonto plateau, overlooking the Tsegi Canyon system in the Navajo Nation in northern Arizona. The monument, located west of Kayenta, Arizona, features a visitor centre, two short self-guided mesa top trails, two small campgrounds, and a picnic area. We arrive at the preserve after a couple of hours and head straight towards
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