Goal #141) Visit Monument Valley

A couple of years ago, I spent some time traveling around Arizona, Utah, and Nevada. While on that trip, we visited a lot of amazing places but we never drove through Monument Valley. At the time I wasn’t convinced it was worth the drive. We’d spent the last few days driving around the desert…how much different would it really be?

“Screw it.” There was too much to see and do. It’d just have to wait for another time.

After two years, that “another time” was now. On Wednesday, Erin and I packed up the Impala for a road trip to Monument Valley. On our way, we picked up some friends in Denver and visited Arches National Park (and met a lizard we named Archie.) After hiking to Delicate Arch, we were back on the road until the sun began to dip below the horizon (about five hours later.) At the same time the landscape began to take on a familiar look.

Monument Valley.

Night came quickly and it was dark by the time we’d pitched our tents. We spent the next couple of hours watching satellites and shooting stars streak across the desert sky. The next morning we woke up early to take one last look at Monument Valley before beginning the drive back to Denver.

Success!

Check out the photos from my trip to Monument Valley!