Sounds fun, Tom. I've always wanted to make out that way. Stop anywhere on the way?
Now start scanning! We want photos and we all know how much you love to scan. On 10/30/06, Tom Reese <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A while back, I asked for advice about Monument Valley for a trip I was > planning. For those who might consider a visit down there, I offer the > following: > > There are two campgrounds and neither one is great. The one in the tribal > park is more primitive than the one at Gouldings. We wound up rending a two > bedroom apartment while we were there. It was expensive but we had a kitchen > and saved some money by cooking our own meals. There is a grocery store and > gas station at Gouldings. > > You can see some of the rock formations from the road but there is a lot of > "stuff" intruding into those shots and you'll have to work to get your photos > without having trailers, pick-ups etc in the frame. > > There is a road that winds through the Monument Valley (admission fee). It's > rough...I was on my 600 lb motorcycle and I'm not sure I'd do it again. I > almost got stuck in the sand a couple times and I hit bottom a bunch. The > bike did allow me to stop in places I couldn't have in a car because I could > stop in small spots off the road where a car would block traffic. > > We rode the tour bus through the park later in the afternoon. The bus goes > where cars are not permitted (for good reason - some spots were deep sand > that no car could get through). We took the regular tour bus instead of > hiring a guide for a personal tour. It was cheaper but the bus didn't always > stop where I wanted it to stop. It made me glad I rode through by myself > earlier. > > We took the 4:00 tour bus to take advantage of a lower sun in the sky. We > were there in mid September and the light was pretty good at that time of > day. The tour bus stops were long enough that I had time to walk around and > pick my spots then set up my equipment without feeling rushed. > > Gouldings Lodge has a museum in an old trading post with some interesting > stuff about the Navajos and all the movies that were filmed in Monument > Valley including some artifacts. They show a John Wayne film from Monument > Valley every night in a small theater. > > We had a good time and it was a worthwhile stop on our tour since we were > going through there anyway. I don't know that it's worth a visit by I > definitely recommend it in combination with the National Parks that are > within a day's drive. > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com Shoot more film! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
