Monument Valley is known for towering sandstone buttes that are testimony to the erosion of winds and water. The Valley is most easily accessed by the looping 17 mile Valley Drive that is open to the public. If you are serious about photographing more of the Valley we recommend hiring a guide. There is a good reason for having a guide, other than it is required to go off Valley Drive. There are no marked or paved roads. l We hired two guided trips, one being a Sunrise Tour and the other an overnight campout on Hunt’s Mesa. The latter is covered in a separate blog posting.
Driving into Monument Valley from the Northeast.
Panoramic view from The View Hotel (the food was pretty good as well).
As evening sets in.
If all you can do is drive the public loop road . . . . well, it is well worth it.
I keep seeing an eye, an open mouth and praying hands.
We hired a tour guide for a sunrise photo-opportunity. These are images one cannot get from the public road that loops through the monuments.
We camped at a new RV park in Monument Valley for almost a week. It was our last important trip before returning to Phoenix and hanging up our wheels. This ended up being one of our favorite stops in our five years of vagabonding!