After leaving Ganado, I drove up the road to Chinle and Canyon de Chelly, an old refuge for Navajos and earlier peoples.
The canyon is a National Monument administered in conjunction with the Navajo Tribe. There are several ruins of the Anasazi peoples within the canyon.
Years ago while driving back from Kim and Marilyn's when they lived in Albuquerque I drove along the South Rim on the way home.
This time I drove the North Rim. There's a couple or three viewpoints along the way that offer great views of the canyon.
In the 1820s, Mexican troops trapped dozens of Navajo women, children, and old men on the ledge under the overhang on the left. Their warriors were away at the time and the Mexicans slaughtered them all by firing down upon them.
After crossing the mountains to the east of Canyon de Chelly I descended into New Mexico. This part is pretty darn stark!
The girls like to show me around the yard.
And Jared couldn't wait to show off their garden. He and Adrianne have a green thumb.
Ruby Duby is growing up!
Here she's hamming for Stella, who took this picture.
Near Kayenta on the way home.
Just outside of Page on the way home. Off in the distance are the Vermillion Cliffs. The two prominent points are Powell's Monument on the left and the Paria Needle on the right. They mark the easternmost point on my trip out to the Paria Plateau a few weeks earlier.
The reverse view of Powell's Monument and the Paria Needle
A parting shot of me and the girls!
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