Re: Monument Valley - the follow-up
We wound up rending a two bedroom apartment... and the apartment was much worse for the wear... Tom Reese 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
Re: Monument Valley - the follow-up
Thanks for that update Tom. Looking forward to early retierment, just so i can do stuff like this;-) Dave Quoting Tom Reese [EMAIL PROTECTED]: 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: 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 Equine Photography in York Region -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
AW: Monument Valley - the follow-up
Hi Tom despite missing the photo proofs of your adventure I like reading stories like yours. thanks and greetings Markus -Ursprungliche Nachricht- Von: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Auftrag von Tom Reese Gesendet: Montag, 30. Oktober 2006 16:32 An: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Betreff: Re: Monument Valley - the follow-up corrected sloppy editing 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 itself but 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 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Monument Valley - the follow-up
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
Re: Monument Valley - the follow-up
corrected sloppy editing 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 itself but 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
Re: Monument Valley - the follow-up
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
Re: Monument Valley - the follow-up
Tom Reese wrote: 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. I've been there three times and I'd highly recommend it- but a Navajo guide is a must. The best photographs are far off the road, and the guides are very helpful in finding good locations, chasing the light and getting you to lots of places not seen from the road. -Ryan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Monument Valley - the follow-up
-- Original message -- From: Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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. We stopped lots of places. 1,616 slides worth. Colorado NM, Dinosaur NM, Arches NP, Canyonlands NP (both Islands in the Sky and Needles), Monument Valley, Grand Canyon NP (north rim), Zion NP, Cedar Breaks NM, Bryce Canyon NP, Capitol Reef NP and some other side of the road places. 2400 miles of motorcycle touring through some of the prettiest country I ever saw. I had an interesting experience in the Dulles airport. I took 80 rolls of film with me and put them all in ziplock bags - 4 bags 20 rolls in each. I handed the bags to the guy at the walk through thing and he told me to put them through the x-ray machine. I asked for hand inspection and you never saw such a POed bunch of Federales in your life. We had plenty of time before the plane took off so I waited while they used some kind of swab on each and every roll. They wrote my name down on a list when they finished. I think I've been officially labelled as a troublemaker now. We had a hellacious thunderstorm camping at Ruby's Inn outside of Bryce. We could see the flashes of lightning through the walls of the tent. Yes I know it was dangerous... Sadly, I used my Canon 1V instead of my MZ-S so I won't be putting any of these shots into the PUG. We only had room for one set of lenses and my SO only has a Canon digital body. That damned scanneryou know not what you ask. I'll put a couple shots on photo.net. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Monument Valley - the follow-up
On 30/10/06, Tom Reese, discombobulated, unleashed: They show a John Wayne film from Monument Valley every night in a small theater. That's gotta be one of my all-time favourite films. John Ford's 'The Searchers'. Might be time for a DVD viewing again soon ;-) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
