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Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Arizona

Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Arizona

Nestled away in northeastern Arizona lies the spectacular Canyon de Chelly National Monument. This extensive canyon was cut by the tributaries of the Chinle Creek which has shaped and formed the landscape over thousands of years to the way we see it today. Located entirely within the bounds of the Navajo Nation near the border of New Mexico, Canyon de Chelly, pronounced Canyon “de-shay”, is a wonder to see.

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Do you see the skeleton in the rock, because I definitely do!

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A Visit to Utah’s Newspaper Rock

A Visit to Newspaper Rock
Newspaper Rock contains over 650 individual characters etched onto the rock face.

We stopped by Newspaper Rock State Historical Monument, a large rock face containing hundreds of petroglyphs, on our way from the Needles sections of Canyonlands National Park down to the Goosenecks State Park on our drive through Utah.  We had no idea how impressive it was until we saw it in the flesh.  It is larger than we imagined and absolutely worth a visit.

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