Canyon de Chelly

We took 4 days to sightsee in AZ. Our first stop was Canyon de Chelly, We camped in their campground and took a guided tour the next day with the guides from Thunderbird lodge.

They drove us in these old 6X6 trucks. Most of the track was sand, and much of it was under water because of the wet winter and spring.

View back at a jeep following us.

Another jeep that got stuck in quicksand. We saw another one later.

One of the old Navajo trails out of the canyon. Moki steps.

Our guide called this Richard Nixon rock. Looking right.

One of the upper ladders on the old Navajo trails. The ladder was put in by the park service about 50 years ago.

  New graffiti.

Another improved trail out of the canyon.

White House ruin.....the only one you can hike to without a guide.

House on Fire ruin

House on Fire ruin. On the way we also did the Butler wash site and afterward the Natural Bridges National monument.

Wire Lettuce

Butler wash ruins. Most of the ruin overlooks put you on the far side of a canyon from the ruin.....a telephoto lens is very helpful.

On the trail to House on fire Yuccas were blooming.

Spider Wort grown in Utah, not NV.

House on fire ruin..About a 2 mile RT hike. The plan to get the standard photo you can see online is to arrive in the morning before sun strikes directly. When you do, the rock look gray to your eyes.

But is you step closer and use a wide angle lens, the shadowed area plays a trick on the white balance of your camera and it comes out  orange. I did not change the color or saturation on this photo.

Playing with exposure, the lighter you make it the more orange it gets. My cell phone couldn't see it the same way.

Wolf man pannel, etc

Monument valley flowers, Sand island petroglyphs, and Wolfman panel