This Photo Friday: Don’s favorite image from Monument Valley
Pictured is Monument Valley, located within the Navajo Nation on both sides of the border between Arizona and Utah. Part of the Colorado Plateau, the valley is approximately 2,000 square miles, and is characterized by the many deep red sandstone buttes, the largest being 1,000 ft above the valley floor.
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I can’t wait to go back here. I worked as a backpacking guide/ranch hand in Northern Arizona and Southern Utah for a few summers in college but haven’t been back since 2003. I think Scott and I are going to try to explore the area again by car when we do a huge Western road trip this spring!
Wow, that photo looks amazing!
Thanks Michelle. It’s much more impressive live and in-person, but the whole area was a photographer’s dream. I couldn’t believe how red everything was.
This is such a beautiful area. Haven’t been there in several years; time to go back and shoot it again!
The unique beauty of a desert. Some place worth visiting.