there is no more iconic landscape of the American West the Monument Valley and
American West the Monument Valley and
American West the Monument Valley and there’s no animal more symbolic than the
there’s no animal more symbolic than the
there’s no animal more symbolic than the horse monument across ninety-two
horse monument across ninety-two
horse monument across ninety-two thousand acres of Navajo Nation across
thousand acres of Navajo Nation across
thousand acres of Navajo Nation across Utah and Arizona
the Navajo tightly control who can
the Navajo tightly control who can access it they’re very very good
access it they’re very very good
access it they’re very very good stewards of the valley that also means
stewards of the valley that also means
stewards of the valley that also means you can’t just go anywhere and do
you can’t just go anywhere and do
you can’t just go anywhere and do anything the best way to see it by far
anything the best way to see it by far
anything the best way to see it by far is by horse if you go in vehicle you’re
is by horse if you go in vehicle you’re
is by horse if you go in vehicle you’re restricted to certain roads but if you
restricted to certain roads but if you
restricted to certain roads but if you go with a Navajo guide you can go
go with a Navajo guide you can go
go with a Navajo guide you can go anywhere that they’ll take you
anywhere that they’ll take you
anywhere that they’ll take you [Music]
Navajo weren’t the first people to live
Navajo weren’t the first people to live in Monument Valley the Anasazi were
in Monument Valley the Anasazi were
in Monument Valley the Anasazi were there thousands of years ago and they’ve
there thousands of years ago and they’ve
there thousands of years ago and they’ve left traces on some of the Red Rock you
left traces on some of the Red Rock you
left traces on some of the Red Rock you can actually find their petroglyphs and
can actually find their petroglyphs and
can actually find their petroglyphs and pictographs
pictographs
pictographs [Music]
not a lot of people know it but about
not a lot of people know it but about eight or nine families actually live in
eight or nine families actually live in
eight or nine families actually live in Monument Valley if you’re lucky you’ll
Monument Valley if you’re lucky you’ll
Monument Valley if you’re lucky you’ll get a guide who will take you to visit
get a guide who will take you to visit
get a guide who will take you to visit one of those we got to meet a woman
one of those we got to meet a woman
one of those we got to meet a woman named Effie yahzee and her mom Susie
named Effie yahzee and her mom Susie
named Effie yahzee and her mom Susie Susie only speaks Navajo she appeared in
Susie only speaks Navajo she appeared in
Susie only speaks Navajo she appeared in some of the early John Ford westerns my
some of the early John Ford westerns my
some of the early John Ford westerns my mom has been living here she was born in
mom has been living here she was born in
mom has been living here she was born in the valley and I was born here in the
the valley and I was born here in the
the valley and I was born here in the valley too
valley too
valley too well I’m doing is um weaving a rug and
well I’m doing is um weaving a rug and
well I’m doing is um weaving a rug and so the two of them living without
so the two of them living without
so the two of them living without running water without electricity are
running water without electricity are
running water without electricity are raising their own sheep shearing them
raising their own sheep shearing them
raising their own sheep shearing them spinning the wool and making rugs we got
spinning the wool and making rugs we got
spinning the wool and making rugs we got to experience exactly what that whole
to experience exactly what that whole
to experience exactly what that whole process looks like hey how long is your
process looks like hey how long is your
process looks like hey how long is your family lived in London all their life
family lived in London all their life
family lived in London all their life SmartPak is as for mecca is probably
SmartPak is as for mecca is probably
SmartPak is as for mecca is probably about five generation Matt my mom loves
about five generation Matt my mom loves
about five generation Matt my mom loves it here because she says this is where
it here because she says this is where
it here because she says this is where my home is I love it here too it’s just
my home is I love it here too it’s just
my home is I love it here too it’s just a white opening you can clean alone
a white opening you can clean alone
a white opening you can clean alone around the rocks you can hear your echo
around the rocks you can hear your echo
around the rocks you can hear your echo all around and and I just love that
no animal is more symbolic of the
no animal is more symbolic of the American West than the horse and the
American West than the horse and the
American West than the horse and the Navajo have been known for their
Navajo have been known for their
Navajo have been known for their horsemanship for several hundred years
horsemanship for several hundred years
horsemanship for several hundred years so a trip to Monument Valley in the
so a trip to Monument Valley in the
so a trip to Monument Valley in the saddle it’s not just an adventure but it
saddle it’s not just an adventure but it
saddle it’s not just an adventure but it might be one of the purest American
might be one of the purest American
might be one of the purest American adventures of all
adventures of all
adventures of all [Music]
”
Be First to Comment