Monument Valley

Today we had a "monumental" day (ahh, I crack myself up). We headed out from Page toward Cortez, Colorado. We made a few stops along the way. The first was the Navajo National Monument. We took a short hike to an overlook where you could see the remains of a Navajo cliff dwelling. It was neat to see, but I'm sure it is nothing to compare with what we will see tomorrow at Mesa Verde. The museum area was really interesting, and they even had some actual Navajo people there doing weaving demonstrations. (Jenna, if you're reading this - you would have loved it).
The next stop was Monument Valley. It was pretty funny taking the spaceship (Prius) on the rocky terrain around the red cliffs. It was a bumpy ride! Very nice scenery - it really felt like we were in the old west. Lots of movies have been filmed in Monument Valley, including Stagecoach, The Searchers, and Back to the Future III. Unfortunately, things got a little rough toward the end of our journey. Apparently nobody told the Navajo that they should stock their port-o-potties with toilet paper. Yuck.
Anyway, now we are in Cortez. We just got back from eating at a little brewery in the middle of town. The place had Star Trek and Muppet murals on the walls - very strange, all these places we've been...
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