“Deep in the Rock”

As we continue our nine-week road trip, this morning we leave Monument Valley for Canyon de Chelly – pronounced “Canyon duShay”. Our first side trip sent us in the opposite direction, but lead us to the Forrest Gump “view” of Monument Valley at mile marker 13. For more photos, click the link. Click on the […]

The View of The Mittens

As we continue our nine-week road trip, this morning we leave Page, Arizona for Monument Valley, Utah. Dubbed an iconic symbol of the American West and the sacred heart of the Navajo Nation – this stop has a lot to live up to. After our visit, I think it is well-deserving of those designations. Since […]

Snowshoes to Sunshine

In order to make this trip more affordable, our itinerary revolved around timeshares. With no timeshares in southern Utah and northeastern Arizona and only 2-3 hours between Vegas, Zion, Bryce, Page, Monument Valley and Canyon de Chelly, we scheduled in a hotel night with each move. That plan worked out pretty well – in fact […]

Icing on the Hoodoos

As we continue our nine-week road trip, today we move on from Springdale, Utah, to Bryce Canyon where we’ll catch our next visions of grandeur. Best Western Plus Ruby’s Inn was pretty cheap when we reserved it way in advance (and for March), but it doesn’t look to be cheap now. I guess “being just one mile […]

Zion in the Mist

As we continue our winter road trip, this morning we’re Leaving Las Vegas. Hoping to beat the crappy weather coming our way, we got an early start this morning. We packed the car in drizzle and it only got worse from there. The original plan was to enter Zion National Park from its northwest entrance and […]

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