Everyone knows Monument Valley, I didn't camp inside the Navajo reservation, but...... Been wanting to take Blue Cloud camping. I prefer avoiding campgrounds, and would rather be under the stars than a roof. These are pictures from the Nikon camera, more will be posted from the phone. The pickup ran great, but the weather cut it short.
This is west of Tuba City:
This landmark is Elephant's Feet:
Abandoned service station:
Forest Gump made this straight famous, which is north of Monument Valley. They paved pull-offs, and made it a 35 MPH zone so tourists won't get run over:
Day one campsite, in the Valley Of The Gods:
When I left in the morning, scouted other campsites:
Campsites are just off the road, but there is no traffic at night:
This is Moki Dugway, the highway is gravel in this section that goes up the cliff:
I took more videos of this part than pictures.
Day two campsite, on Cedar Mesa at Muley Point. You can see Monument Valley beyond, about 20 miles as the Eagle flies:
The drive down Moki Dugway the next day:
Sand Island is where rafters launch for going down the San Juan River. There are petroglyphs on the canyon wall, and a developed campground:
This is along Comb Ridge, there are petroglyphs on these rocks:
Can camp at these locations, too windy today.
For now skipping day three camp spot, pictures still need to be downloaded. I got woke up at 2:30AM by rain. So I left, in case it really came down didn't wish to get stuck! This is the north entrance to Wupatki Nat. Mon.:
This is Wukoki Pueblo:
To avoid the headwind, I took Snebbley Hill Road, which is a historic road that is suited for Jeeps, but Blue Cloud did great!
I was nice to take the old truck for a long drive, 674 miles. Thanks for looking.