Monument Valley and Beyond

I couldn’t do a post yesterday, because the WiFi at my campground sucked. Well, that’s being too kind, I never managed to get a single byte in or out. So today’s post covers two days at Monument Valley, and the journey northward to Moab, Utah. I also did quite a bit of flying in Monument Valley. Since it is a Navajo park, they take a much friendlier attitude to Quadcopters. They actually think it’s pretty cool (which it is).

This was the view from my campground. I hate to say it, but it would be significantly improved if the campground wasn’t there at all:


This is East Mitten Butte in the late afternoon:


The gap between these two Mesas is called the North Window:


Lots of Navajos set up souvenir and jewelry stands any place a tourist is likely to stop. This one says it’s open, but the selection and service leave something to be desired:


Here is West Mitten and East Mitten at sunset:


These next two photos are not named locations. They are just spots along the road North:




I stopped at Natural Bridge National Monument, here is the Sipapu Bridge:


And the Kachina Bridge:


A thunderstorm was threatening on the Mesa:


And here is Wilson Arch. Not in any park, just along the side of the road to Moab: