Finally the time has come visit Monument Valley in our Coast to coast trip through the United States and Canada.
El Monument Valley It is a large depression located on the border of the states of Utah and Arizona, which is located in the territory of the Navajo Nation reservation.
His Navajo name is Tsé Bii' Ndzisgaii, Meaning Valley of Rocks, which is justified, among other reasons, by its curious formations called bullion tables.
With massive sandstone formations resurfacing amid Utah's open landscapes, the Monument Valley It shows us unique landscapes that for many of us are the familiar settings of Western movies, since many of the best have been filmed here.
The place is truly incredible for its landscapes, its views, its colors, for what it conveys and for what it makes you feel. For all. It is something very difficult to describe and convey to a third party.
We made our first visit in the afternoon, during which we spent four hours admiring these natural beauties without getting tired. It is like a paradise for the eyes and, above all, for the spirit.
After admiring from the Hotel View viewpoint That immense and overwhelming nature, we went down with the car to take a one-hour tour of those places, seeing and confirming the greatness of that wonder.
The car didn't have such a good time, as some of the access ramps to the lower part of the valley were really difficult for a car like ours. Potomac. We really would have needed a taller 4×4.
We also visited the museum, the souvenir shop, had some refreshments in the cafeteria, and admired the sunset and its reflection in those dolmens wonderful.
During this visit we had the opportunity to contact again Navajo Indians, a native town that has 300.000 inhabitants distributed throughout the states of Utah, Arizona, New Mexico and Colorado.
In one of the guides that Dolors carried it indicates that the navajos They never look their interlocutor in the eyes, which we were able to verify to be true.
When we were talking to them, whether at the restaurant where we ate, at the Monument Valley entrance ticket booth, or when we were negotiating prices for a jeep tour for the next day, they never looked me in the eye, which I thought It produces a very, very strange sensation.
What the guide did not say was whether this characteristic was applied to all their interlocutors, including themselves, or was it only an attitude towards the white man (whom they must cordially hate) who had stripped them of their lands where they live almost as foreigners. .
In short, nothing to add to this wonder of nature. Many photos, yes, all the same, yes, but all different, different brightness and colors, changing tones, unique sun reflections.
With the Taj Mahal, Varanasi , Tortuguero and Everest, the most impressive thing I have ever seen. You have to see it, feel it, touch it!!! It is the immensity, the peace.
Tomorrow we return to Monument Valley, before continuing the trip to the Grand Canyon of the Colorado.
Today we have completed 4,000 miles of travel and we are still alive and well. Bravo! The day has been fantastic. The gods have insisted on not spoiling our views and landscapes.
Heat, yes, but given everything we have seen, we have not noticed the 36º temperature.
Photos Monument Valley
Here are more photos from our visit to Monument Valley.
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