Day 25 (10 August 2016) - Monument Valley

Page for us was a central hub for our travels for two after the first night in Page we travelled out to Monument Valley. The valley is phenomenal photographic opportunity with strangely shaped rock rising high from the floor. While you cant climb the rocks the views and shapes are a marvel and the location is backdrop to a lot of old western films.

The journey from Page (Arizona) to Monument Valley is a simple road with a total distance of 2 hours. Our route is shown below

There are a number of visitor centre en route which have a reasonable cross section of information. Primarily the area is very photogenic and there is a looped drive once you've reached Monument Valley that takes you around the park. Below are some pictures on what you can expect to see.

We spent a couple of hours driving to Monument Valley, spent a few hours there driving the loop and well documented drive and then a couple of hours driving back. We had mixed weather but as you can see from our pictures about the clouds and the crystal blue sky really made for excellent photographs.

Horseshoe Bend, Page

We ended our day with an attempt to get to the Horseshoe bend at sunset again we were lucky enough to catch a stunning sunset and whilst our pictures suffered a little from low light we caught a majestic glimpse of the sun going down. From the parking lot the view point is over a kilometer away so back on a 15 mins walk.