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First, I killed a snake. Then, I killed a bird. One bird of two. And, knowing what I know about the monogamous pair bonding of birds, I killed either mommy or daddy. I killed innumerable flying insects. A complete carnage of hemolymph (bug blood), wings, and exoskeletons is still splattered across my windshield. But, it was killing the bunny that really did a number on me. I didn’t feel any discernible bump. I looked in my rearview mirror, praying to see the little guy dashing to safety at the side of the road. Instead, I saw his body rolling with the velocity of my car traveling 85 miles per hour, and tufts of his fur flying in the air. I felt a lump rising in my throat. Horribly upset, I had to pull over and reconsider ... read more
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Chimney Rock, Capital Reef National Park, Utah
Capital Reef National Park, Utah


Nine years ago, since I first caught the travel bug, I’ve traveled almost exclusively alone, and almost always in foreign countries. But, I’ve never really been alone. I’ve relied on people for language help, for food, shelter, and directions. I’ve been jammed against people in public transportation and hitched rides in cars full of strangers. People have always been an integral part of any trip. This trip is different. I drive alone in my car. I cook alone on my camp stove. I sleep alone in my tent. It’s definitely different, but I can’t say that I’m lonely. For the moment, I’m rather enjoying the solitude. In fact, when given the choice between setting my tent up at a campground full of people or finding a dispersed camping site somewhere out on public land, I’ll invariably ... read more
Ancient Petroglyphs, Grimes Point, Nevada
Sleeping Alone at King Creek
Highway 50, Nevada

North America » United States » Arizona » Monument Valley April 19th 2015

Roadtrip SW USA...Monument Valley in the Snow...Am I in Heaven? A raven hovers in front of me...as if to say "snap me if you can"...then flies in a sweeping arc over the valley below...and returns...over and over. But do you think I could capture it in my lens? Maybe it's position was different each time...me zooming in too close...or my hands aching with cold. It flies off again...taunting me. "How about with the mittens and buttes of Monument Valley as a backdrop?" it squarks. The snow flowing from red rock cliffs and slopes...flowing like Christmas frosting on the most glorious spread in front of me. We are in Monument Valley and I'm in Heaven. The polar vortex has dumped fresh powder snow right here...thick and lustrous...pristine and clear. And to top it all off...we are here! ... read more
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Monument no shade for a juniper tree
West Mitten Butte

North America » United States » Arizona » Monument Valley September 24th 2014

Aujourd’hui direction Monument Valley la terre des Navajos et des westerns de notre cher ami John Wayne. Le temps est magnifique et nous arrivons sur place. L’entrée de 20 $ ne nous gêne aucunement. Mais hélas la route de 30 Km est non pavé et les visites en car se payent 90 $. Nous essayons de faire un bout de chemin mais arrivée à 10 km par peur de casser la voiture on fait demi-tour. On aura au moins vu la moitié et rentabiliser les 20 $. On dira que les Navajos ne goudronnent pas leur route par respect de leurs terres ou pour continuer leurs affaires florissantes avec leur balades en bus 4X4 qui te poussent presque de la route … (Je vous laisse le choix de décider ^^). Ensuite nous décidons d’allé faire un ... read more
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North America » United States » Arizona » Monument Valley August 14th 2014

Far' West (Monument Valley) Nous aons hésité à y aller car cela nous ajoutait 3 heures de route et le temps était très maussade lors de notre départ du Lac Powell : Des pluies très fortes par intermittence et une visibilité très faible. Qu'allions nous voir du coup de ces paysages mythiques ? Après quelques tergiversations, nous décidons tout de même de partir pour Monument Valley, ce serait tout de même dommage de louper cela... Et on ne l'a pas regretté car on a eu énormément de chances : Dès l'arrivée dans la vallée, le ciel s'est éclaircit ... et nous avons pu nous retrouver dans les paysages de nos westerns préférés ... Geourgous !! "Real courage is when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway.” Harper Lee ... read more
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On a recent trip to Utah I visited Monument Valley as well. I took this iconic photo of Highway 163. Many may notice it from the Forrest Gump movie - Run Forrest run. This is the exact location where he stopped his run.... read more


The mittens! Elephant Butte! Three sisters! John Ford's Point! Camel Butte! Totem Pole! North Window! These are all interesting rock formations you can see along the Valley Drive at Monument Valley in Arizona. The 17 mile gravel road is in poor shape at the best of time. Although I initially tried to drive it myself, I quickly turned around after seeing the state of the road. I would not subject my rental to that road. Fortunately, the Navaho provide guided tours of the route in high clearance vehicles. A word of advice. Tell them the 75$ fee is too expensive. I did, and as I walked away someone came running to me to say that, "for me", I could have the tour for 50$! Go figure. This valley is the site of hundreds of movie productions. ... read more
West Mitten Butte, East Mitten Butte and Merrich Butte
West Mitten Butte
East Mitten Butte

North America » United States » Arizona » Monument Valley October 2nd 2013

Tina Writes: I had slept all throughout the night without waking up to vomit etc so I had high hopes as I awoke that I had indeed had food poisoning and it was now cleared up. If I could bottle that feeling of relief I would be a gazzillionaire! And what a relief it was as today we head to Monument Valley. I have been looking forward to this the most. Due to the shut-down of The Grand Canyon we decided to go and see the biggest meteor crater in the world, something we had taken off the itinerary due to time constraints previously, so not all was lost. The crater is privately owned land and they have built a visitor centre with a museum attached. Of course it costs to get in but $16 each ... read more
Monument Valley
Monument Valley
Monument Valley

North America » United States » Arizona » Monument Valley October 2nd 2013

Danny writes: I have a feeling that this might be a hard day to blog. Although it was our only full day in Monument Valley and the experience of the valley was amazing, there’s only so much you can write about some large red rocks and mesas, you know? However, one of them was shaped like a giant phallus so that might make it a bit more entertaining. Our Navajo guide referred to that particular formation as 'The Three Sisters’. I guess 'The Throbbing Red Shlong’ doesn’t really go with the theme of the place. Anyway, I’m getting ahead of myself so let’s slow down. As I write this I’m actually sat in the back of the DOG Mobile on the way to Morro Bay, California (west side, throw up the dubs, etc) so we are ... read more
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North America » United States » Arizona » Monument Valley September 17th 2013

Vandaag was weer voornamelijk een reisdag waarop we de weg terug naar het zuidwesten hebben ingezet na een week lang naar het noordoosten te zijn gegaan, van oostelijk Utah naar noordelijk Arizona, naar Page. Dit ligt in de buurt van (maar nog niet bij) de Grand Canyon. Om hier te komen moesten we nog wel bijna de hele dag door Utah reizen waarbij we het landschap geleidelijk zagen veranderen van canyons naar mesa's, oftewel tafelbergen. Het werd geleidelijk ook wat woestijn-achtiger, hoewel het nog altijd groener is dan Bruce het hier ooit gezien heeft. We hebben wel weer geluk want hoewel het veel geregend heeft de afgelopen tijd was het vandaag schitterend mooi weer met veel zon en hier en daar bewolkt, maar dat laatste maakt de landschappen alleen maar fotogenieker. We maakten onderweg hier en ... read more
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