This is the spot from the movie Forest Gump, when Forest decides he is finished running. It was a little cloudy, so the picture does not do justice to the colours in the rock. The immensity of the rock formations in Monument Valley are overwhelming!! We also had the added bonus of coming into the valley and seeing lightning all around the moneuments - of course, try as I might, I did not get any on film, but we were all suitably impressed!! We were staying at a campsite called Gouldings, which was established in the 1920's as a trading post with the Navaho Indians. There is a long history of film making in this valley as well. John Wayne stayed at Gouldings, and there is a whole museum with memorabilia from this era of early western movies. Very cool!
As we arrived at the campground, it started to rain. There was a little red trickle of water that started to come down over the rocks, and within minutes there were at least 10 waterfalls pouring over the rock bed. Our guide on the river raft had told us that since there are no plants on the rocks, whenever it rains (which is very seldom here) the water just cascades off in waterfalls. It picks up the dust from the rocks, and that is why the water is red. Even the clouds above the rocks were pink, a reflection from the rock surface. We just stood under the awning at the camp office and watched it come down. We were so lucky to be there to see this since it hardly ever happens!!
We were hoping to get some good sunset and sunrise pirctures with the monuments, but between the cloud cover, and no vehicle to drive to the best locations, my photo dreams were a bit squashed. 
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