Monument Valley Trails - a photo on Flickriver

            Pools of water form on the trails of Monument Valley after intense rain making it difficult for vehicles to navigate in the soft soil. Though total precipitation is limited, only 8 in. annually, when it does rain (mostly in August and September) the water is unable to be absorbed quickly and can remain on the surface for an extended period.
 
Monument Valley is a Navajo Tribal Park (30,000 acres) established in 1958 and located on the border of Arizona and Utah within the 16 million-acre Navajo Reservation. The Valley (actually a plateau) is one of the most iconic and enduring landmarks of the American West with its isolated red mesas, buttes and a sprawling sandy desert that has been photographed and filmed countless times. Crimson mesas and surreal sandstone towers rise hundreds of feet in the air. The rock formations in the background are called the "Totem Pole" (tall single spire on the left) and the "Yei Bi Chei Rocks".  

The Totem Pole stands 400 ft. tall.  The Yei-Bi-Chei resembles a holy figure among the Navajo people.  In fact, distinguished Navajo men dress as Yei-Bi-Cheis and dance for healing purposes in a very sacred nine-day ceremony called the "Night Way Ceremony".  The Yei-Bi-Chei rock formation appears to have a line formation of several different Yei-Bi-Chei dancers.
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Taken in: United States / Utah / Oljeto (show map)

Taken on: September 16, 2011

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