We drove west to see the dinosaur tracks. Beside them were a row of Indian curio venders. And lots of Indians trying to guide you through the tracks, for a price I am sure. We toured on our own. It was freezing cold and most of the tracks were full of mud and water. Pretty cool anyway. We jumped in the car just before a big rainstorm hit, big wind, hard rain, hail and thunder. Some of the tracks and our feet for size.
Hail from the storm. I visited the Navajo museum this afternoon. It was really interesting. About their culture, the 4 worlds they came from, the sacred mountains, history, their government, health care, the weavings and basket making.
An explanation of the wedding basket and the Great Seal of the Navajo Nation with the 4 sacred mountains, 50 arrowheads around it, corn and sacred corn pollen, a cow, sheep and horse.
Today we went to Second Mesa on the Hopi reservation and took a tour of the mesa. They do not allow photos, so I have none. There are stone pueblos built on the top of the three mesas. The old historic ones are on First Mesa, but the whole mesa was closed today because of a ceremony going on. We hired a Hopi guide. He said there really are not many of the historic pueblos left, they have all been modernized. Two of the villages had parts of the old stone pueblos, but they have been modernized with modern windows, doors and cinder blocks. One of the villages there was no plumbing, so there were outhouses. They had water from a well and they had electricity. One of the others had very little electricity but seemed to have plumbing. The largest village was all single family homes, mostly built out of cinder block with water and power. Our guide was very interesting, we learned a bit about the villages and the history.
This is a photo of the Trading Post in Tuba City. It was built in 1870. There was some nice Indian art in it, but also lots of T-shirts and curios. The rugs were on the second story. There was also a Code Talker museum inside that I toured.
We drove through Monument Valley to Bluff. Wildflowers in Monument Valley.
Wildflowers in Monument Valley.
Welcome to Utah- Life Elevated and Welcome to San Juan County-Worlds Greatest Outdoor Museum. More wildflowers in Monument Valley.
We are now in Bluff, Utah - Gateway to Bear Ears National Monument. The bus at Coral Sands RV park, and our view. Bluff is in a red rock canyon, very pretty.
We took a walk through downtown Bluff and toured the Bluff Fort. The fort was the first part of the Mormon settlement here. I started a new basket. It has a big seed my friend Toni found on the beach in Florida in the center.
Not many clouds, so small sunset.
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