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Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monument_Valley
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, with the largest reaching 1,000 ft (300 m) above the valley floor. The most famous butte formations are located in northeastern Arizona along the Utah–Arizona state line. The valley is considered sacred by the Navajo Nation, the Native American people within whose reservation it lies.
Monument Valley has been featured in many forms of media since the 1930s. Famed director John Ford used the location for a number of his Westerns. Film critic Keith Phipps wrote that "its five square miles [13 km2] have defined what decades of moviegoers think of when they imagine the American West".
Sourc: navajonationparks.org/navajo-tribal-parks/monument-valley/
History
Before human existence, the Park was once a lowland basin. For hundreds of millions of years, materials that eroded from the early Rock Mountains deposited layer upon layer of sediment which cemented a slow and gentle uplift, generated by ceaseless pressure from below the surface, elevating these horizontal strata quite uniformly one to three miles above sea level. What was once a basin became a plateau.
Natural forces of wind and water that eroded the land spent the last 50 million years cutting into and peeling away at the surface of the plateau. The simple wearing down of altering layers of soft and hard rock slowly revealed the natural wonders of Monument Valley today.
From the visitor center, you see the world-famous panorama of the Mitten Buttes and Merrick Butte. You can also purchase guided tours from Navajo tour operators, who take you down into the valley in Jeeps for a narrated cruise through these mythical formations. Places such as Ear of the Wind and other landmarks can only be accessed via guided tours. During the summer months, the visitor center also features Haskenneini Restaurant, which specializes in both native Navajo and American cuisines, and a film/snack/souvenir shop. There are year-round restroom facilities. One mile before the center, numerous Navajo vendors sell arts, crafts, native food, and souvenirs at roadside stands.
Additional Foreign Language Tags:
(United States) "الولايات المتحدة" "Vereinigte Staaten" "アメリカ" "米国" "美国" "미국" "Estados Unidos" "États-Unis" "ארצות הברית" "संयुक्त राज्य" "США"
(Arizona) "أريزونا" "亚利桑那州" "אריזונה" "एरिजोना" "アリゾナ州" "애리조나" "Аризона"
(Utah) "يوتا" "犹他州" "יוטה" "यूटा" "ユタ州" "유타" "Юта"
(Monument Valley) "وادي النصب التذكاري" "纪念碑谷" "Vallée des monuments" "מוניומנט ואלי" "स्मारक घाटी" "モニュメントバレー" "모뉴먼트 밸리" "Долина Монументов" "Valle de los Monumentos"
Happy Mother's Day ...
Trivia
Unlike its african cousins the Indian rhino has wart-like bumps on its upper legs and shoulders.
Females usually start breeding around 6 years with a gestation period averaging 15.7 months.
Birth intervals range from 34-51 months and the calf may be with the mother till about 4 years.
Blue Ringtail Damselfly (Austrolestes annulosus) male
A flashback to this day last year when I spotted the first Damselfly for the Spring.
Happy Beautiful Bug Butt Thursday.
Honey Bee
Not the weather for being out looking for insects, or anything else, so an image from earlier in the week.
Happy Beautiful Bug Butt Thursday!
Note that there are no established trails. Some well-worn paths have been made by hikers choosing the same route over time, but you are free to roam as you please—and it is encouraged to do so. A 4WD vehicle with high clearance is a necessity for access.
Photographed June 3, 2015 at the Pawnee Buttes, located within the Pawnee National Grassland in the northeast corner of Weld County, Colorado, approximately 13 miles south of the Wyoming border. The Buttes rise approximately 300 feet above the prairie, making them a predominant and beautiful geologic feature within the Pawnee National Grassland. It was a beautiful day for a visit--sunny and about 75 deg. F--and the prairie was a bright green from lots of April-May rain.
Equipment used: Sony Alpha A-58 with Sony AF DT 18-70mm lens on tripod.
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This bee was busy collecting pollen from one of our Cape Daisies.
Happy Beautiful Bug Butt Thursday!
Unknown butterfly species?
Recinto del Pensamiento, Manizales, Departamento de Caldas, Colombia.
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It is not only the bees that like the Jade flowers, the flies do too.
Happy Beautiful Bug Butt Thursday!
We had a great time on our Coyote Buttes Workshop this past week. Not only did we see some spectacular scenery, but we were treated to great sunrises & sunsets each day we went out! That almost never happens. Here's a shot of one of the workshop participants near the Wave in North Coyote Buttes. The reflected light and color in this channel definitely doesn't look real, but if you've been here, you know how amazing can be at the right time of day.