My remote camp trip near Monument Valley

[89AKurt]

Everyone knows Monument Valley, I didn't camp inside the Navajo reservation, but...... Been wanting to take Blue Cloud camping. I prefer avoiding campgrounds, and would rather be under the stars than a roof. These are pictures from the Nikon camera, more will be posted from the phone. The pickup ran great, but the weather cut it short.

This is west of Tuba City:


This landmark is Elephant's Feet:


Abandoned service station:


Forest Gump made this straight famous, which is north of Monument Valley. They paved pull-offs, and made it a 35 MPH zone so tourists won't get run over:


Day one campsite, in the Valley Of The Gods:


When I left in the morning, scouted other campsites:


Campsites are just off the road, but there is no traffic at night:



This is Moki Dugway, the highway is gravel in this section that goes up the cliff:

I took more videos of this part than pictures.

Day two campsite, on Cedar Mesa at Muley Point. You can see Monument Valley beyond, about 20 miles as the Eagle flies:



The drive down Moki Dugway the next day:


Sand Island is where rafters launch for going down the San Juan River. There are petroglyphs on the canyon wall, and a developed campground:


This is along Comb Ridge, there are petroglyphs on these rocks:


Can camp at these locations, too windy today.

For now skipping day three camp spot, pictures still need to be downloaded. I got woke up at 2:30AM by rain. So I left, in case it really came down didn't wish to get stuck! This is the north entrance to Wupatki Nat. Mon.:


This is Wukoki Pueblo:



To avoid the headwind, I took Snebbley Hill Road, which is a historic road that is suited for Jeeps, but Blue Cloud did great!







I was nice to take the old truck for a long drive, 674 miles. Thanks for looking.