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Maycation Day 9
Monument Valley
A drive through Monument Valley before hitting the road again. It’s not a long distance drive but takes a while because nobody wants to rush a drive like this.
Panoramic view of Monument Valley
This is more or less what you see on all sides for the 2 hour drive through Monument Valley.
POV image while driving through Monument Valley It’s overwhelming. It’s easy to stop and take photos and be okay with not simply relaxing and taking in the beauty because the beauty is constant and the sites seem to go on forever. Likewise, there is no need to take photos of everything. So you can take tons of photos and soak in the views without bothering to document them and you will still have more beauty than you can either absorb or document.
John Ford Point, Monument Valley
Panoramic view of The Thumb, Monument Valley
A view near The Thumb, Monument Valley
Monument Valley
Artist Point, Monument Valley
On The Road Again
Today’s drive as shown on the Maps: Monument Valley to The Grand Canyon The drive from Monument Valley to The Grand Canyon isn’t bad but the weather was, at times.
Snowy roads on the way to the Grand Canyon
I’m sure this has a name but I don’t know it. Among the random weather events between Monument Valley and the Grand Canyon: patches of warm sunshine and blue skies mixed with snow storms rolling across the desert. Dust clouds that flew up into the rain clouds, giving them a red glow. Rain. Sleet. 30-ish degrees. 60-ish degrees. Dead still air. Strong gusts of wind. The full range of normal random weather patterns, I guess.
The Grand Canyon
A View of the Grand Canyon near Moran Point
A View from the South Rim of the Grand Canyon
A View from the South Rim of the Grand Canyon
A View from the South Rim of the Grand Canyon
Random Elk grazing near a Grand Canyon Visitor’s Center
Random Elk Fact: Bulls shed and grow a new set of antlers every year. Read more Elk facts at The Elk Network.
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