This being a three day weekend, Barb and I decided to take a little trip to Monument Valley, located on the Navajo Nation. The geography is amazing in this part of the country, and even the lines we have arbitrarily drawn on our maps are strange. We left the Jemez in the mid-afternoon, and before long we were traveling in the dark. And by dark I mean no town lights, no road lights, and no headlights except our own. Some times we could see a far off tiny light, which was probably a kerosene lamp in someone's hogan.
Somewhere along the way we took a wrong turn, going north twenty miles before we realized our mistake, cut across a small county road to arrive at Monument Valley. Given the local geography, and our small detour, we traveled through parts of New Mexico, Colorado, Utah and Arizona.
We arrived at "The View" hotel last night. The views both inside and outside) from the hotel itself are incredible. Each room has a private balcony, and the first thing we did was head out for a look off the balcony. There was a dusting of light snow, and a billion stars. I gave it everything I had, but there wasn't enough light to focus the camera for a picture.
I did get up about 4:30 am, and started taking pictures with the tripod. I will be getting those up to my "smug-mug" site in the near future. We have hooked up with a Navajo guide, and will be leaving on a "photo safari" in the next hour. I hope things go well. I have attached a picture from this morning.
http://jemezphoto.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Monument-Valley-2010/10960490_C8Q9H#765872364_odNDQ-XL-LB
Somewhere along the way we took a wrong turn, going north twenty miles before we realized our mistake, cut across a small county road to arrive at Monument Valley. Given the local geography, and our small detour, we traveled through parts of New Mexico, Colorado, Utah and Arizona.
We arrived at "The View" hotel last night. The views both inside and outside) from the hotel itself are incredible. Each room has a private balcony, and the first thing we did was head out for a look off the balcony. There was a dusting of light snow, and a billion stars. I gave it everything I had, but there wasn't enough light to focus the camera for a picture.
I did get up about 4:30 am, and started taking pictures with the tripod. I will be getting those up to my "smug-mug" site in the near future. We have hooked up with a Navajo guide, and will be leaving on a "photo safari" in the next hour. I hope things go well. I have attached a picture from this morning.
http://jemezphoto.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Monument-Valley-2010/10960490_C8Q9H#765872364_odNDQ-XL-LB
