Today we had a relaxed day, a late rising, a leisurely breakfast followed by a
tour along the Southern Rim of the Canyon de Chelly.
When you first enter the
National Monument it is a little disappointing as the Entry and Lodge are
situated on the plateau and there is no canyon to be seen but it is not until you
travel along the rim you realise what a spectacular place it is (even panorama shots don't do it justice!). The canyon is like a miniature Grand
Canyon, however that doesn’t mean it is small - the canyon wall can be from 250 to
700ft tall, quite a drop if you step off the edge which would be quite easy to do in
some places. We imaged what a sight it would have been..... riding along on your
horse when you are suddenly confronted by the canyon rim, you certainly wouldn’t
want a nervous horse who didn’t like heights.
The tour along the Southern rim is approximately 16 miles with
seven outlooks which took us about 3 hours, and round 400 photos plus quite a bit
of video. Maritta couldn’t resist buying some jewellery and CD’s from a
couple of the Local Navaho’s who where very enthusiastic and knowledgeable
about their country.. Would have liked one of the wooden flutes they make (and play extremely well) but
being made of wood makes it very difficult (if not impossible) to bring home.
We then went back to the Visitors Centre (probably should
have gone there first), for some information on the area and its history and
geology.
Arriving back at the lodge at around 3pm we spent the rest of the afternoon checking emails and updating the blog.
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| Dale editing photo's for the blog, bit hard to take really? No wine in hand as we are on Navajo Land where alcohol is prohibited. |
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