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.

© CT-Graphics - Christine Till

Order your "Scenic Navajo Route 12 Near Fort Defiance"   Print at     Fine Art America
and your iPhone Case Cover at     Pixels.com

or directly from: CT-Graphics.com
Fine Art quality Photo canvas prints, framed prints, acrylic prints, metal prints, posters and greeting cards, iPhone Case Covers

Dine Tah, Among the People, Scenic Road, Drive, Indian Route 12, Arizona, AZ, Ariz, historic, Navajo Reservation, Nation, Native American, Americans, indians, countryside, indigenous, navaho, rugged, lush, eroded, sandstone, Colorado Plateau, Rock Formations, Formation, rocks, High, Desert, frontier, landscape, landscapes, wild, western, nature, outback, southwestern, united states, of north america, southwest, south, out, west, usa, us, scenery, Fort Defiance, ft, scenics, view, views, vista, vistas, wilderness, americana, red, blue, christine till

Photography lovers who liked this also liked:

canyon de chelly national monument art
canyon de chelly national monument canvas prints
canyon de chelly national monument framed prints
canyon de chelly national monument acrylic prints
canyon de chelly national monument metal prints
canyon de chelly national monument prints
canyon de chelly national monument posters
canyon de chelly national monument greeting cards
canyon de chelly national monument photos


rims art
rims canvas prints
rims framed prints
rims acrylic prints
rims metal prints
rims prints
rims posters
rims greeting cards
rims photos


south rim art
south rim canvas prints
south rim framed prints
south rim acrylic prints
south rim prints
south rim posters
south rim greeting cards
south rim photos