I am starting a series of posts about Arizona, USA from today. They will chronicle our two-week road trip visiting Phoenix, Tucson,Sedona, Flagstaff, Monument Valley, Antelope Canyon and Canyon de Chelley. We traveled from Arizona's cactus-filled deserts, its old western towns, Indian reservations to its pine-covered mountains.
The theme for this trip was rocks. I think most of our pictures were of rocks--caves, mountains, canyons--all made of reddish rock. From the moment we started the trip, my eyes were wide in wonder and my mouth was open in amazement. My mind was desperately trying to remember the courses I've taken in geology and natural science so I can explain what I am seeing. Arizona's landscapes makes one feel very insignificant. All that majesty created first by the earth's fiery origins and then by millions and millions of years of erosion and uplift. Arizona is definitely one of the most fascinating places we've ever visited.
Antelope Canyon
Tombstone. Are you a fan of westerns?
Bell Rock, Sedona
All alone
Monument Valley, Utah
Trying to get to the top of the Bell Rock. Sedona, Arizona
Ruins at Canyon de Chelley
Chiricahua National Monument, Arizona.
The View Hotel. Monument Valley, Utah/Arizona. Oh, what a great view it really was! I liked this hotel a lot. It blends with the landscape perfectly.
Monument Valley, Utah/Arizona