Last glimpse of Monument Valley

I must really be impressed with this place to devote 3 blogs to it!!

This photo is from the front porch area of the Goulding's original yard.  Could you imagine waking up every day and looking at this out your front yard??  I guess that is why they stayed in the desert, with very little resources, sometimes hostile neighbours, and tried to run a trading post.  When the depression started and things got really tough, they went to Hollywood and convinced the director, John Ford, that this would be a good place to make movies, and that brought new life into this area.

There were too many clouds in the morning to get a good sunrise picture, but the monuments are still impressive from the campground!