MONUMENT VALLEY TRIBAL PARK
May 23, 2019: MONUMENT VALLEY TRIBAL PARK | AZ + UT ā¢ š
As I froze in my cocoon of a sleeping bag, I woke up startled and shivering.. to 5ā of SNOW!! āļøāļøāļø We cleaned off the windshield and sat for a minute. Slowly feeling the soreness creeping in from the previous day.. we nixed the original plan to do the Bright Angel Trail.
So we threw on a few more layers of clothes, hopped (back) into the van and began heading north toward Moab. This time it the agenda was to try some new trails (other than Slickrock), check out another section of Canyonlands (Druid Arch in The Needles portion) and eventually continue onto Salt Lake - a bucketlist spot Iād always wanted to snowboard, but apparently they have just as good of riding!
First and only stop along the way was Monument Valley, one of the most photographed places on Earth. This historical valley consists of 16 miles of Navajo Land, 5,564 feet above sea level with impeccable views just like the old western movies. We drove through the most iconic areas and later found out there was a tour (again, controlled by Navajo) so you could either pay entry fee and drive yourself or get a Jeep and tour guide to explore this rocky trail closer through the monuments (can see the cars in the photo above). We had already taken in some incredible views so we continued on toward Moab - however, that would certainly be something to try next time!
