Canyon De Chelly - Spider Rock

Located entirely within the lands of the Navajo Nation, Canyon de Chelly gets it name from the Navajo word for canyon, Tséyiʼ. The canyon was long inhabited by members of the Anasazi and Navajo tribes, and is home to both well-preserved ruins and striking geological features.

One of the spectacular points along the rim trail is Spider Rock, twin sandstone spires with the tallest being over 800 feet high. Traditional Navajo believe the taller of the two spires is home to Spider Grandmother. Spider Rock is considered sacred to the Navajo and is associated with Spider Woman, who taught the Navajo how to weave on a loom which Spider Man told them how to make. Spider Woman also is the enforcer of obedience in children.

The sandstone pillar, which forks into two above the canyon floor, as if split by a mighty thunderclap, seems to be a magnet for wondrous weather, marked by lightning flashes and threatening clouds. Indeed, a Navajo origin story tells that a huge storm once passed through a gentle valley, tearing off the soil and grass and aspen trees. In the wake of the storm, tall pillars of rock stood on the valley floor, flanked by steep canyon walls of red rock, the Canyon de Chelly we know today.

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Canyon De Chelly From Sliding House Overlook

Nowhere in Navajoland is the blend of past tradition and present culture more evident than Canyon de Chelly National Monument. The Navajo people still have a mystical bond to this redstone canyon that cuts an almost tropical path of trees and flowers through the desert.

The ruins across the Canyon de Chelly are well named. Sliding House Overlook, particularly steep-walled and spectacular, is close to several ancient structures built on a sloping surface and giving the appearance of sliding downwards. The overlook is situated on a projecting section of the canyon rim edged by sheer cliffs on three sides, and so allows different views from each edge.

Canyon de Chelly's 26-mile sheer canyon cliffs range from 30 to more than 1,000 feet, providing a spectacular backdrop for hundreds of Anasazi ruins, as well as modern Navajo homes and farms.

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Scenic Navajo Route 12 Near Fort Defiance

The Navajo Nation is home to wondrous scenic roads that weave a web through the high desert, mountains, valleys, canyon country, lakes, and one of the longest continuously inhabited landscapes of North America. The Diné Biítah "Among the People" Scenic Road is a 105-mile thread that weaves its way from I-40, near the Arizona/New Mexico border, north towards Canyon de Chelly National Monument on Navajo Routes 12 and 64.

Long before it became home to Fort Defiance, the lush, green valley of Tséhootsooí, or "meadow between the rocks," which lies about 6 miles north of Window Rock on Indian 12, then 2 miles west on Indian Route 54, sheltered the horses and sheep of the Navajo people. The sacred land offered healing herbs and waters and was the site for games, like horse racing.

When driving the Diné Biítah Scenic Road, it is apparent how the spectacular scenery influences the design and color of Navajo tapestries. Traditional dyes are created with the very same flowers, trees, and minerals one passes on the road. Patterns are often inspired by the startling contrasts of the shifting landscape. Culture, tradition, history, recreation, scenery – it's all woven together on the Diné Biítah Scenic Road.

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Window Rock In Window Rock AZ

The Navajo Nation extends into the states of Utah, Arizona and New Mexico, covering over 27,000 square miles of unparalleled beauty. The Navajo Reservation is home to more than a dozen national monuments, tribal parks and historical sites, and is peppered with a dozen lakes and ponds.

The city of Window Rock, just across the New Mexico-Arizona state line, on the Arizona side, in Apache County is the capital of the Navajo Nation, getting its name from the hole in a 200 foot high sandstone hill (Window Rock) located there. It is a pothole-type natural arch eroded through Entrada sandstone.

The Window Rock area is one of the scenic wonders of Navajoland. Tségháhoodzání (The Performated Rock) as the Navajo call it, is important in the Water Way Ceremony (Tóhee). It was one of the 4 places where Navajo medicine men go with their woven water bottles to get water for the ceremony that is held for abundant rain.

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Navajo Code Talker - Window Rock, AZ

As 1942 dawned, World War II was not going well for America and her Allies. Japanese carrier-borne bombers and fighters had crippled the U.S. Navy's proud Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. For the U.S. Armed Forces, communications, which had always been a complex issue, had now become a bewildering problem. Japanese cryptographers were proving themselves amazingly adept at breaking top secret military codes almost as rapidly as newer, more complicated procedures could be devised.

To most listeners, the language is virtually incomprehensible and has been variously likened to the rumble of a moving freight train, the gurgling noises of a partially blocked sink drain, or, jokingly, the resonant thunder of an old-fashioned commode being flushed. As a result, use of the Navajo tongue was confined almost entirely to the reservation; few non-Navajos spoke or understood it. And it was a 'hidden language,' there not yet being an alphabet or written form for others to study. That's why in September 1942 the Navajo Code Talkers Program was established as the result of a recommendation made by Mr. Philip Johnston to Major General Clayton P. Vogel. At Camp Pendleton, the Navajos, in addition to their other duties, were required to devise a new Marine Corps military code which, when transmitted in their own language, would completely baffle their Japanese enemies.

Exactly how the Navajos did their job remained a mystery to many Marine Corps staff officers. However, their proficiency, both under training conditions and later in actual combat, proved that the Navajos were completely reliable. By August 1943, nearly two hundred young Navajos had been trained at the camp. A Japanese general admitted after World War II that the most highly skilled Japanese cryptographers had not been able to decipher the Marines' messages.

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Young's Corral In Holbrook Az On Route 66 - The Mother Road

Holbrook, Arizona, is a city on Interstate 40. It is located in eastern Arizona within close proximity to a number of Indian reservations and serves as the gateway to Petrified Forest National Park. Founded in the late 1800's by the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad Holbrook was known at that time for being ranch country.

Frontiersmen would come to Holbrook to set up and run their ranches. And where there are ranches ... there are cattle, cattle rustlers and gunslingers ... and of course a fair share of famous shootouts. In a 2006 poll Holbrook's "Bucket of Blood Street" was named the sixth wackiest street name.

I would venture a guess that Holbrook's biggest and most well known claim to fame is that it is also on Old Route 66 ... the Mother Road. On your drive West stop at Holbrook's famous bar called Young's Corral. On the side of Young's is a mural the length of the building. The mural is an homage to the desert, motorcycle riding and classic cars.

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Homolovi Ruins State Park Arizona

Homolovi, Arizona (the accent is on the second o, which is long), one of a series of many ancient Hopi pueblos found in the Southwest, offers visitors the opportunity to journey into Hopi life and culture.

The Homol'ovi cluster of archaeological sites includes seven separate pueblo ruins built by various prehistoric people, including ancestors of the Hopi people. Homol'ovi is a Hopi word for "place of the low hills." This fertile area is on a floodplain of the Little Colorado River, and the inhabitants grew cotton, corn, beans, and squash. At the peak, it is estimated, 5,000 people lived at Homol'ovi. Homolovi II, the largest of the four pueblos, had three plazas and stone walls rising two to three stories, and housed several thousand people.

Homolovi Ruins State Park is Arizona's first archaeological state park. It consists of four major pueblo sites, inhabited by the Anasazi peoples between 1200 and 1425 A.D.

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Winslow Arizona - Such A Fine Sight To See

Located in downtown Winslow, Arizona, is "The Corner", made famous by the song "Take It Easy". Written by Glenn Frey and Jackson Browne, "Take It Easy" became The Eagles first hit single in the 70′s, a sleepytime anthem for aimless 1970s wandering, and peaked peoples interest in Winslow. The verse "Standin' on a corner in Winslow, Arizona," still played on classic rock radio, draws visitors from far and wide to stand on the famous corner.

In 1999, the town of Winslow put the finishing touches on their "Standin' on the Corner" Park. The "Standin' on a Corner" Park is located right on Route 66 in historic downtown Winslow and features a life size bronze statue and a 2-story Trompe L'oeil mural laying out all the critical lyrics: "a girl" and "a flatbed Ford" reflected in a storefront, along with an eagle perched on one painted window sill.

The whole point of a visit to Winslow, Arizona aside from standin' on a corner and waiting for that chick in the Ford to slow down and give you the eye is to take it easy. Just take your time and look around, and you'll discover a whole new dimension to this unique western city.

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Winslow Arizona On Route 66

Winslow, Arizona on Interstate 40, between Flagstaff and the New Mexico border, was the largest town in northern Arizona until the 1960s. It enjoyed a prominent location on Route 66, the Mother Road. Construction of the $7.7 million bypass around Winslow began soon after 1977. When I-40 bypassed the community many of Winslow's local businesses disappeared. For about 20 years, nobody knew what to do.

Route 66 has spawned a number of legends in its wake, and along its course. One of these came from a song of the early seventies. The Jackson brown song was performed by The Eagles, and contains the line:'Standing on a corner in Winslow Arizona, such a fine sight to see. It's a girl my Lord, in a flat bed Ford, slowing down to take a look at me.' That single line, from the song "Take It Easy" put this small desert town back on the map. Take It Easy has become one of the classic road songs, making Winslow Arizona one of the classic road icons. In recognition of this, Winslow has constructed a small park and monument, along what was once Route 66, on the corner of Second and Kinsley right in the middle of town.

Every year, in September, Winslow hosts its, Standing On The corner Festival. The festival is worth attending, and the little park is worth seeking out, for any one traveling along old Route 66. And you never know - you might just spot a girl in a red flatbed Ford.

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Tonto Natural Bridge AZ

At 183 feet high, 150 feet wide and 390 feet long, Tonto Natural Bridge near Payson in central Arizona is believed to be the largest travertine bridge in the world. The platform across the bridge is approximately 1050 feet long.

There are four separate hiking trails. None of the trails are long but all of them are considered strenuous. Three of them lead underneath the Tonto Natural Bridge: The Pine Creek Trail, the Ana Mae Trail and the Gowan Trail. The Water Fall Trail leads 300 feet to beautiful falls that look like something from out of the tropics. ALL trails are steep with steps and rocky areas.

Caution: The elevation at the top of the bridge is 4533 ft. If you are coming from a much lower altitude you may encounter altitude sickness if you over exert yourself. But if you are physically up to it, trust me, each of the trails is well worth the hike. The views are spectacular!

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