Sunrise - Monument Valley - Navajo Nation

“As we crossed the . . . border I saw God in the sky in the form of huge gold sunburning clouds above the desert that seemed to point a finger at me and say, ‘Pass here and go on, you’re on the road to heaven.’” Jack Kerouac

Caught the sunrise from the balcony on our room. Wish I knew how to do timelapse - it is on my "to learn" list. All rooms look out on Monument Valley, are very comfortable, and have nice balconies for watching sunsets and sunrises. We loved it here and hope to be back for a Hunts Mesa tour. I might try booking the 3rd floor for the advertised astrophotography specials. I was lucky that the sun rose between West Mitten Butte and East Mitten Butte monumentvalleyview.com/the-view-hotel/

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monument_Valley#:~:text=Monument%20...(Navajo%3A%20Ts%C3%A9%20Bii%CA%BC,m)%20above%20the%20valley%20floor.
Monument Valley (Navajo: Tsé Biiʼ Ndzisgaii, pronounced [tsʰépìːʔ ǹtsɪ̀skɑ̀ìː], meaning valley of the rocks) is a region of the Colorado Plateau characterized by a cluster of sandstone buttes, the largest reaching 1,000 ft (300 m) above the valley floor.[1] It is located on the Utah-Arizona state line, near the Four Corners area. The valley is a sacred area that lies within the territory of the Navajo Nation Reservation, the Native American people of the area.[2]

Monument Valley has been featured in many forms of media since the 1930s. Director John Ford used the location for a number of his Westerns; critic Keith Phipps wrote that "its five square miles [13 square kilometers] have defined what decades of moviegoers think of when they imagine the American West."[3]

“But why think about that when all the golden lands ahead of you and all kinds of unforseen events wait lurking to surprise you and make you glad you're alive to see?”
― Jack Kerouac, On the Road

The limits of my language mean the limits of my world. Ludwig Wittgenstein

Diné bizaad: Tsé Biiʼ Ndzisgaii, which roughly translates to the valley of rocks.
navajowotd.com/word/tse-bii-nidzisgaii/

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Taken on: May 13, 2022

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