Jan 16th, 2013 at 10:00AM: The road unfolds downhill, straight as an arrow, and appears to dead end at an otherworldly collection of sandstone buttes and mesas. We've all been here before, even if we've never stepped foot in the state of Utah. If you find yourself driving south on Utah Route 163, you will feel a strong sense of déjà vu about 12 miles north of Monument Valley. If the vista seems familiar, it's ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Monument Valley, Utah: Hollywood's Wild West
Jan 16th, 2013 at 10:00AM: The road unfolds downhill, straight as an arrow, and appears to dead end at an otherworldly collection of sandstone buttes and mesas. We've all been here before, even if we've never stepped foot in the state of Utah. If you find yourself driving south on Utah Route 163, you will feel a strong sense of déjà vu about 12 miles north of Monument Valley. If the vista seems familiar, it's ...Braving The Bitter Cold To Photograph Monument Valley At Sunrise
Jan 13th, 2013 at 1:30PM: Waking up before dawn isn't usually high on my list of holiday priorities, especially on a dark, frigid winter day. But on a recent trip to Utah's Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, the iconic place that more or less defines how we imagine the American West, I was up and out of my hotel by 6:30 a.m. in order to photograph the valley's stunning sandstone buttes and mesas in the early morning ...An Unforgettable Backcountry Tour Of Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park
Jan 9th, 2013 at 9:00AM: I'd seen this quintessentially Western landscape many times before in Marlboro ads, Geico commercials, Roadrunner cartoons, and in dozens of movies. But until I started to plan a trip to the Four Corners region, I had no idea that the famous, starkly beautiful dreamscape of red sandstone buttes and mesas is called the Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park.
The 30,000-acre park sits on the ...Photo Of The Day: Sunrise At Monument Valley
May 27th, 2012 at 7:30PM:
Utah's Monument Valley is home to some of the most iconic rock formations on earth, formations that have played host to numerous nature lovers, photographers and filmmakers who come to soak in their visual beauty. Today's photo, taken by Flickr user oilfighter, offers us a magnificent and unique look at these world-famous geological oddities. Taken at sunrise, the two lone rock pinnacles lie ...Photo of the Day (9.7.10)
Sep 7th, 2010 at 5:00PM:
If you're back to the grind and Labor Day is feeling too far away already, then take a moment to check out this beautiful photo series by Italian photographer, il lele.
The set spans a road trip from Chicago to Vegas on two-lane highways, capturing some classic American portraits & scenery with a distinct vintage tone. It's always great to see photos of America from a non-American ...Photo of the Day (02.06.10)
Feb 6th, 2010 at 5:30PM:
Don't you hate it when you're in a remote place and then you stumble across someone else? Suddenly your epic adventure is significantly less epically adventurous. This cow decided to take a stroll though Utah's Monument Valley at the same time as Flickr user skinnymalinky1. And worse yet, it walked right through the photographer's shot. How rude!
Have a picture from your travels that hasn't ...Photo of the day (1.28.10)
Jan 28th, 2010 at 7:00PM:
Today's Photo of the Day is from one of my favorite contributors, fdean55. One of my retirement dreams is to really explore the Monument Valley area in Utah down low, instead of 35,000 feet. In fact, that could have been me going by with the thin contrail behind the rock. The view from that altitude just doesn't compare to what fdean55 captured.
UPDATE: fdean55 pointed out in the comments ...Scenic America: The Four Corners
Aug 17th, 2009 at 3:00PM: When you're figuring out where to go for vacation, you might want beautiful vistas, clean air, ancient ruins, and traditional cultures. A lot of people make the mistake of thinking they have to go to some remote country to find all that. You don't. Head over to the Four Corners region and you'll get all that and more. The Four Corners, where the states of Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Utah ...Photo of the Day (12/07/07)
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Dec 7th, 2007 at 12:30PM: Today's Photo of the Day comes to us from nirajbhatt7 and, as you might imagine, it's a shot of the American southwest. More specifically, it's Monument Valley on the border of Utah and Arizona. I've never been myself, but I've fallen in love with it numerous times because of photos like this one that so nicely capture the peace and serenity of the open desert. If you'd like a similarly expert ...
