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I have been out of commission for the last 2 months with some health problems that ended up
with surgery the 3rd of April and had to cancel the Good Guys Scottsdale show along with a couple other car shows we usually do. So the 3rd week of April we decided to go to Monument Valley that is 7 miles into Utah just across the Arizona border in the 4 corners area.
We made reservations at Goulding's campground and RV park that is well kept, clean and level RV spots.
The area around the campground is beautiful and across from the Valley its self (photo below)
The next day we signed up for the 31/2 hour tour that covers a 17 mile loop through Monument Valley and some back country and waited in front of the store for the 9 AM start.
The tour is in a converted 1 ton truck that can carry 16 people with a Plexiglas front wind shield and roll down side curtains.
Goulding's motel / lodge, restaurant and museum is located about a mile from the RV park that also has a gas station and good size grocery store.
First stop is a traditional Navajo Hogan.
Inside there is a demonstration of Navajo rug making, spinning and dyeing wool and corn grinding.
It,s about a 10 minuet ride to the park where the is a entrance fee (ours covered by our tour) where we stopped at the west Mitten (below), east Mitten, Sentinel Mesa and Merrick Butte.
You can drive the tour yourself but the roads are all natural and not maintained (above & below). I would not take my truck on the same tour that we went on. The Navajo tour guide and truck was well worth the cost of the tour.
Back to the RV park by 1 PM for lunch and a walk around the area was a pleasant after noon.
Charlie was happy to see us and go for his walk after the tour.
with surgery the 3rd of April and had to cancel the Good Guys Scottsdale show along with a couple other car shows we usually do. So the 3rd week of April we decided to go to Monument Valley that is 7 miles into Utah just across the Arizona border in the 4 corners area.
On to John Ford's Point that is the site of many Hollywood films.
Ron at Ford's point.
Three Sisters behind Ron.
We stopped at several Arches and hole formations above is the Eye of God
Ear of God
Large Hogan
Two pictures of the Totem Pole formation.
There were Petroglyphs and Pitrographs at 3 of the stops.
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