We were thankful we made it out of of Canyonlands National Park in one piece, even with a flat front tire. After having the issue fixed at a local auto service the next morning, we headed out of Moab and drove the lengths of US Highway 191 and later linked with US Highway 163 in the hope of reaching the town of Springdale, Utah before the night falls.
My husband, who is behind most plans of this road trip, was just as stunned and as thrilled as I was when we realized that we were indeed passing through the undoubtedly most iconic rock formation of the American West – the one and the only Monument Valley!
Monument Valley, which is not a national park nor a national monument, is known to the Navajo nation as Tsé Biiʼ Nidzisgaii (pronunciation in the audio below), which literally translates to “rock(s)—within—white-streaks-around, or thereabout”. Those white streaks that go around in the rocks is exactly what we see in the various rock layers in this world-famous Valley.
These iconic rock formations have been featured in numerous movies, including the movie Forrest Gump.
We were simply passing through and regretted not having more time to spend at Monument Valley, but who knows what more surprises await us in the future?
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i am uniquely and wonderfully made.
Woohoo we recalled enjoying the majesty of the mittens! Did you stopover at any of the nearby motels for a meal of Navajo fry bread?
Unfortunately, we weren’t able to make few more stops around the area since we were rushing to arrive in Zion before dusk. We had Navajo fry bread outside of Petrified Forest in Arizona though. :)
hmmmm, yum! Well we had it at like 2pm, really famished. So it tasted heavenly
Monument Valley is really cool and I love all the iconic geological formations !
I agree! I felt like approaching a post-apocalyptic, science fiction city from a distance. We hope to return one day and spend more than a day there.
Fabulous pictures in your Utah posts. We had a wonderful time there a few years ago. Thanks for visiting The Glasgow Gallivanter.
Thank you Ms. Anabel! We truly fell in love with Utah. I hope to catch up with my blog and post more photos soon.
Wow this is an incredible place. We are planning a trip in spring. You got very interesting shots :)
Thank you Mr. Suyash! I have no doubts you will love Utah just as much as do. Spring is a busy time for Utah, especially at the major parks, but you won’t freeze just like we did. If you have more time, take the Monument Valley tour. We would like to do it someday too and learn more about the Navajo culture :)
Monument Valley is definitely in my list. We are going there mid April. Not sure if that’s the busy time. Couldn’t wait more now :)
gorgeous & informative – thanks much for sharing :) thanks too for visiting my blog!
Monuments are just awesome.
And quite an informative read.
Keep posting, keep travelling !!😎