Saturday, September 9, 2017

Why People Come Here


There is nowhere in the world like this and it is hard to experience it completely on your own. One highway runs through and there are a couple of streets that go to hotels, restaurants and shops. To really see it, you need to go into the dirt and sand roads of the back country, something you dare not do alone. It takes a local guide and a heavy four wheel drive vehicle.

We booked a full day trip with Phillips Photography Tours. I cannot say enough good about them and our driver-guide, Tully. Mrs. C and I saw things the bus tours could not imagine. A few Navajo live in isolated homes that had no electricity until the coming of solar panels. There are still some hogons, traditional dwellings in the shape of a dome, made of intricately interlaced juniper logs and covered with dried mud. That is where we met Cecelia, spinning local sheep's wool and making exquisite wall hangings and blankets.

I took about 1,500 shots so there is a lot of editing to do We have no early morning tour today so we will rest a little longer and eventually head towards Second Mesa, Arizona, and the Hopi Reservation.       



8 comments:

s.c said...

It looks already very nice but nothing is as great as also feeling the heat, the smell and the total experience to be there and hear the sound of the rock formations in the distance.

biebkriebels said...

It is an exeptional experience to visit there. I still remember every minute of it.

William Kendall said...

Incredible!

Sharon said...

I haven't been there is years so I need to plan a trip. It really is a spectacular place.

RedPat said...

Brilliant pics!

Norma said...

Incredible!

Bill said...

Stunning!

Stefan Jansson said...

Would be great to visit one day.