First view of the Grand Canyon

On to Monument Valley yee ha!

---

September 13th 2011
What can I say? Absolutely fantastic! You are driving along another one of those roads that go on for ever and all of a sudden you glimpse these shapes in the distance and you just want to start singing western movie theme tunes! Again the sheer size and scale of the rock formations is hard to describe or get an accurate feel for in a photo, but they are amazing. We pulled up at the visitor ... read more

North America » United States » Utah

---

Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more