Monument Valley, UT

Well, we've been in Monument Valley, UT for almost a week now and it's time to move on. But, before we do, we want to share some of our favorite photos with you. First, we met two young men from Korea riding bicycles. Yes, bicycles. We had to ask them some questions since you don't see many people riding bikes way the heck out here in the middle of the desert. They are bicycle messengers and are delivering a message from the Korean people to american veterans from the Korean War. They landed in Los Angeles, CA and are riding to Washington D.C. to deliver a message of thanks to some diplomat at the Korean War Memorial. They said they're trying to ride 100 miles each day. Wow! Here's a photo of them in front of the campground where we are staying.

My buddy Dave and I are still climbing rocks / mountains. Here's a photo of him descending a mountain area. I'm still at the top looking down. He's the little green spot.

Here are several pics of monuments that are here in the valley.

We take our dog, Freddy with us on many of the hikes. Here's a pic of me, Maggie and Freddy on a rock ledge. I know we're hard to see because we're a long way away. Sorry.

You have to look real hard to see us but we're there. Here's another pic of Freddy. He and our friend's dog "Bumpus" are taking a break in a small spot of shade they found.

We also went to a place called Mexican Hat. Here's a photo of it.

It's pretty big. The photo was taken from a long way off. After that, we went to Goose neck State Park. It is a place where the San Juan river winds it's way through the desert. The river flows 6 miles in order to move 1 mile. So many twists and turns. Every depression / area of erosion you see in the photo is the river.

After that we went to an area known as the Valley of the Gods. It's a large valley with lots of interesting rock formations. It's fun to see what you can see in the shapes. Here are two I wanted to share. On the left it looks like Aunt Jemima watching TV. The one on the right looks like a train. You can see the engine, coal car and caboose.

After a long day of off-roading my truck was soo dirty you couldn't believe it. This red dirt/dust gets everywhere. This morning I had to clean it inside and out. Maggie and Dave helped me; thank goodness. Lastly, we took a short hike into the cliffs above our campground. Here's a pic of Maggie, me and our friend Carla standing under a large arch (Dave was taking the photo).

That's it from Monument Valley. Tomorrow morning we're headed to Colorado where it's still below freezing every night. Brrr!