It was half an hour we had left the Grand Canyon, the green had given way to shades of yellow and forests to small villages in houses of clay and put a traditional Indian jewelry. George kept saying, "think we are in Morocco!". We were on the Navajo reservation. We
was late and we intend to cross Monument Valley with enough light to get to our motel, which was beyond the border of Utah, would not be possible.
At that time we were more concerned about reaching the mexican hut was when climbing a hill, we stumbled upon the doors of Monument Valley ... The host! Seto-hedge-hedge-HOSTS (no more hedges). So we could only do one thing, drag the car into the ditch, get off and give us a moment to contemplate the vastness of the landscape (this is where I'm going to get pedantic): lit superb form by the afternoon sun that highlighted the red stone towers, on a whim, stood in the valley.
do not know how to describe the landscape that we saw, the photos are not enough and words will always fall short (although in the above paragraph did not have similar). In my case I can only say that it is the landscape of the United States have always wanted to see and my wish was filled.
Tanta contemplation, crowned by the appearance of the full moon before the total collapse of the sun (as Carmen would "complete") did that made us even later, arriving at our motel at night again made inevitable. But this time luck was on our side and when we least expected it gave us face to face with him: SAN Juaninos INN SAN JUAN-luck would have it up to dine on the river San Juan, tasting traditional food and I can say knife one thing: I know why they went to war, not to return home to eat: soda thing! The Yankees not only took away the freedom, they took away the salt ... salt, salsa ... everything that makes a dish ... not dry. But what good would come the next day ...
I was dying with impatience to get back to the valley and view it in the light of day, but there used to be a Cow Boy hat to George.
left turn, stand, ten dollars and we were in Monument Valley Reserve. The route by jeep or on horseback was too much for our budget, we do that we had was time to contemplate, once again, the grandeur of the landscape. There are two words that sum up the feeling: "Ooh Yeah!" Which in English means "Jood"