Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, United States

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Rank : 9.5 (average on 48 votes)

Coordinates : 36.988431, -110.128241 (Open in Google Maps)

Subjects : It 'a magical place, with breathtaking views. It seems to be in the movie set of a Western movie. In the vast prairie you expect to see .... John Wayne on horseback chasing the Indians! The enormous butte of reddish rock that sprout from the ground, are of various shapes and sizes. The famous rock formations offer a wide range of subjects. As for wild animals, although the Navajo Indians tell of rattlesnakes, scorpions, etc., it is difficult to encounter trace.

Recommended equipment : Each kind of lens as a function of the type of photograph you want to achieve. It can not, however, miss a good lens, a medium telephoto and a sturdy tripod to photograph the beautiful sunrises and sunsets that only this place fantastic offers each day. Around the park is feasible (except roads for private tours) with car NOT 4WD. However, we recommend the use of Jeep or similar. The course is very bumpy and with the presence of sandbanks. Private tours allow access to areas of the park otherwise prohibited.

Best months : Throughout the year (see periods and visiting the park).

How to get there : It is not a national park, as part of the Navajo reservation, so that the territory belongs to the Native Americans. Monument Valley is the icon of the western United States, and lies on the border between Utah and Arizona in an isolated area and extended that is more than 70 km from the nearest town: Kayenta. The road to Monument Valley in the end is just as popular: it follows a straight path slightly downhill that gives the traveler the impression to descend into the valley, with its breathtaking views. The main road leading to the site is the Highway 163 on the right and left happen to see wild horses and isolated houses with traditional Navajo Hogan, as well as many dogs in the wild, so caution and careful not to hurt him!

Visits : Entrance fees to the park: Entrance - $ 5.00 Under 10 years - Free Opening of the Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park Visitor Center High season (May 1 to September 30) from 6:00 to 20:00, 7 days on 7 Low season (October 1 to April 30) from 8:00 to 17:00, 7 days on 7 Thanksgiving Day from 8:00 am until mid-afternoon on January 1 and December 25: Closed To obtain permission to Camping and tracking in solitary need call the park administration with some advance. Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park Scenic Drive Hours Peak Season (May 1-Sept 30) 6:00 am - 8:30 pm Off Season (Oct - Apr) 8:00 am - 4:30 pm

Notes : The territory is mostly flat with the exception of the famous rock formations and mesas buttes background of many western movies such as the famous John Ford's Stagecoach, cartoons like Tex, advertising. If good weather is with you, do not miss the sunset, or prefer noon. Stop rite in Monument Valley is the mythical Goulding's Lodge, where we stopped John Wayne and the other great western film, you can see the cabin where he was staying just John Wayne and of course there is also a gift shop and a small museum of life western and cinema, all managed by Native Americans.

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