(Chinle AZ/NN) The South Rim drive, at Canyon de Chelly National Monument, takes you to several more overlooks stretching over 15 miles. The canyon walls start at about 30ft, and gradually increase to over 1,000ft deep. At the bottom are streams, trees, and small farms with livestock, gardens, orchards, out-buildings and summer homes. A parking […]
(Chinle AZ/NN) Canyon de Chelly National Monument has been called home for several different groups spanning thousands of years. First came the Archaic hunter-gatherers, then the Basketmakers, followed by Ancestral Puebloans, the Hopi and finally the Navajo. It comprises several canyons; but, the two featured were Canyon de Chelly and Canyon del Muerto. The monument […]
(nr Teec Nos Pos, AZ/NN) Four Corners Monument, a Navajo Tribal Park, marks the boundaries between four states and two native nations. Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah all meet at this point; as well as the Navajo Nation and the Ute Mountain Ute lands. It is the only place in the USA where the […]