Day eight of the tours was a drive of two hundred and thirty eight miles that took us past Monument Valley. Monument Valley is one of the most picturesque and photographed landscapes in North America. We passed north to south on the west side so the fabulous bright red sandstone towers were silhouetted against the morning sun. The beauty of the landmark caused us to constantly stop and admire what was before our eyes.
The red “Martian” landscape varied little as we travelled through four States (Arizona twice, Utah, New Mexico and Colorado)until we approached the Ute Mountains when the landscape erupted into a confusion of greens; it’s amazing what the odd drop of water will do!
Our hotel was next to the visitor/information centre which turned out to be a long tortuous drive on very rough roads from the Mesa Verde Park entrance.
Beer, shower, supper and bed in any order – all day in the park tomorrow.
Hello All - Your Blog entries and photos are really great. It is obviously a long hard drive but looks so worthwhile. Returning to the Grand Canyon but on the N rim gives you such an advantage of comparison for the two aspects of one place. Keep up the Blog - drive safely, we are tuning in to see your progress. LOL P M & E XXX
ReplyDeleteFabulous photographs again, so pleased you are having a great experience. I just got back from Handover which was great fun. PE Pauline! - how scary is that?
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