Monument Valley Arch AZ DSC03558
by Greg Kluempers
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Monument Valley Arch AZ DSC03558
Artist
Greg Kluempers
Medium
Photograph - Photography
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Monument Valley (Navajo: Tse Bii Ndzisgaii, meaning valley of the rocks) is a region of the Colorado Plateau characterized by a cluster of vast sandstone buttes, the largest reaching 1,000 ft (300 m) above the valley floor. It is located on the Arizona-Utah state line, near the Four Corners area. The valley lies within the range of the Navajo Nation Reservation and is accessible from U.S. Highway 163.
Monument Valley has been featured in many forms of media since the 1930s. Director John Ford used the location for a number of his best-known films, and thus, in the words of critic Keith Phipps, "its five square miles have defined what decades of moviegoers think of when they imagine the American West."
Mystery Valley is a place of eloquent beauty. A place Navajo people believe holds a great spiritual power. Mystery Valley is in a very different area than Monument Valley and does not have easy access making it impossible for self guided tours. In this area are many famous sites such as the square house ruins and The House of Many Hands, which are very sacred to the Navajo people. Also natural arches like Skull Arch and Honeymoon Arch are in Mystery Valley.
http://www.navajospirittours.com/mysteryvalley
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June 29th, 2015
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