Day 13 - All the Valleys a Stage

It's hard to explain to day's adventures.

We drove from Cortez to Monument Valley.

For me Monument Valley was going to be one of the highlights of the trip. It’s a place that I have seen in so many movies and read about in a number of books especially about John Ford and John Wayne.

This is a photographic paradise. They have a fantastic visitors center that looks straight on to the valley. 


There is a rough dirt road that winds through the valley. Roger braved the drive and we went out to “John Ford’s Point” which was his favorite place in the valley and where he filmed most of this shot’s for “The Searchers” and “Stagecoach”.

Roger had never been there so it was new for both of us. We were a bit dumbstruck by the Valley it was awesome.

I have had a hard time selecting which photos to post on the blog. So here are a few...

Tomorrow is the big one, the Grand Canyon..................