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Monument Valley
Navajo Tribal Park
Navajo Nation, (Utah-Arizona Border, USA)
Monument Valley's scenic vistas will be familiar to movie fans, of which I am one.  Director John Ford began this trend by filming part of 1939's "Stagecoach" here.  We are at "John Ford Point", named after the famed director of many westerns, who wanted real scenery outside of Hollywood.
The Navajo offer tours, which gave me a chance at pretending to be John Ford. 
Many of the rocks have names, which I could not keep track of.  There is now a highway right through the center of Monument Valley, and it spoils numerous views.
It's a Hogan, the traditional Navajo house.
Native Americans have truly placed their stamp on Monument Valley.  This is one of the best ancient petroglyph shots I ever managed to take.
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