The Sandstone Eye - On the Rim of Canyon de Chelly
A puddle of water in the slickrock reflects the sun along the north rim of the national monument.
Capture Date: Nov 6, 2009 12:20 PM•Views: 118
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Canyon de Chelly Still LifeCapture Date: Nov 6, 2009 09:24 AM•Views: 114No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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Photographing Spider Rock, Canyon de Chelly
Photograph by Jean Ray, my assistant on the trip.
Capture Date: Nov 6, 2009 09:32 AM•Views: 115
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Spider Rock, Grass Tufts, Canyon de Chelly
Spider rock is sandstone spire rising 800 feet from the canyon floor. Capture Date: Nov 6, 2009 09:25 AM•Views: 116
According to the Navajo, long ago monsters roamed the land and killed many people. Since Spider Woman loved the people, she helped Monster- Slayer and Child-Born-of-Water to search for their father, the Sun-God. He showed them how to destroy the monsters. Because she saved the people, the Navajo made Spider Woman among their most important and gods. She chose the top of Spider Rock as her home. It was she who taught the Dine (the Navajo) the art of weaving upon a loom. And children are warned that if they are bad, Spider Woman will carry them up to her abode, where she will eat them. No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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Footbridge in Canyon de ChellyCapture Date: Nov 5, 2009 04:52 PM•Views: 115No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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Cliffs of Sandstone, Canyon de Chelly
The name Chelly (or Chelley,) is a Spanish borrowing of the Navajo word "Tséyi" which means "canyon" in the Navajo language. "Chelly" is pronounced, in English, as "shay," apparently modeled by English speakers after a French pronunciation of the word. Capture Date: Nov 5, 2009 04:27 PM•Views: 114
However it's pronounced, Canyon de Chelly one of the most spectacular places to visit in the Southwest, with it's mix of cliffs, Navajo farms, and the ruins of Anasazi cliff dwellings. No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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Friendly Dog, Canyon de ChellyCapture Date: Nov 5, 2009 03:41 PM•Views: 113No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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In Canyon de Chelly
While the larger scene dominates, there is beauty everyone in the canyon.
Capture Date: Nov 5, 2009 03:33 PM•Views: 114
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In Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Arizona
The cliff walls and ancient ruins of three canyons Canyon de Chelly, Canyon del Muerto and Monument - make up a unique U.S. National Monument unit, because it consists of land wholly owned by the Navajo Nation, evan as park matters are administered by the National Park Service. Capture Date: Nov 5, 2009 03:52 PM•Views: 114
We had a special tour into the bottomlands of the monument, because entrance to the canyon floor is restricted: visitors are allowed only in the company of a park ranger or an authorized Navajo guide (with the exception of the White House Ruin Trail). Our tour was led by Victoria Began, who also operates the popular "Changing Woman" coffee house (with the only latte-making machine on the reservation). No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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Buffalo Horn Against the Sky, Hubble Trading Post
The Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site is in Ganado, Arizona, on the Navajo reservation. Members of the Hubbell family operated the trading post until 1960, when it was sold to the National Park Service. Still in operation, a non-profit organization, Western National Parks Association, maintains the trading traditions established by the Hubbles long ago.
Capture Date: Nov 5, 2009 12:23 PM•Views: 113
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Entrance to Richardsons Trading Post, Gallup, New Mexico
Richardson's Trading Post, established in 1913, offers an almost dizzying array of exquisite Native American artwork. This elk head graces the entrance, (and a white bison stands in the Navajo rug room). We spent some time exploring the vast reaches of the building; in a way, it's a natural history museum.
Capture Date: Nov 5, 2009 09:15 AM•Views: 114
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Escape From Acoma
Jane makes her way down the "secret passage" from the mesa top at Acoma; most people choose the bus ride back to the cultural center, at the base of the mesa.
Capture Date: Nov 4, 2009 04:16 PM•Views: 113
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The Couple at Acoma (At the Cultural Center Below the Pueblo)
A trick of perspective makes it appear this sculpted couple are kissing - in reality, their lips are several feet apart.
Capture Date: Nov 4, 2009 04:47 PM•Views: 113
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Acoma Pueblo Man in Reflection
Our guide got into the spirit of our photography, and offered to include himself in reflection in one of the cisterns that hold rainwater for the Acomans.
Capture Date: Nov 4, 2009 03:09 PM•Views: 114
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Girl at Acoma Pueblo, New MexicoCapture Date: Nov 4, 2009 03:49 PM•Views: 114No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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