Monument Valley is one of those special places. When you drive down into the valley and become engulfed by the enormity of it all, you wonder why it had taken you so long to arrive here. Run by the Navajo’s, the valley is closed at 8pm and doesn’t open to car travel until 6am. Wanting to see the place in the early morning hours I decided to just walk in so that I could stand in the quietness and watch the morning come. Later in the morning I took the old truck through the entirety of the valley to see all that I could. What follows are the images I made one evening and morning.
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That sunrise shot is absolutely incredible, amazing work! Monument Valley is definitely going to have to be on my itinerary next time I visit the US.
Yeah, when I actually went down into the valley and felt the scale of things, I was in awe…
love the series, but my personal favorites is the night time stars shot. pure beauty
Thanks Cyndi, I like that one because it’s one you rarely see from Monument Valley…
Stunning work and I agree with the previous comment. The sunrise shot is spectacular.
Thanks Edith!
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thanks!
não agradeça. faço a minha parte. tenha um ótimo dia!
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Your photos as always are breathtaking, they make you feel like jumping inside of them to be in the picture! Thanks for sharing, I reblogged it
Thanks for reblogging, I appreciate that!
It’s remarkable what the landscape reveals through shifting light.
A gorgeous sense of time and place.
It truly is. I wanted to be everywhere with each shift too, that place is amazing.
Incredible. This is on our ‘list’ … you know … for that 2 month vacation. Thx for sharing.
it’s one of the most incredible places in utah/arizona!
Monument Valley is truly God’s country. 🙂
Truly.
🙂
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Your blog makes me absolutely determined to see this area for myself some day. Awesome work, thanks.
I love it when my photography inspires people to do just that, thanks!
These are absolutely breathtaking! great work my friend.
Why, thank you Sir!
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These are breathtaking, Thank you nomadruss my friend
Appreciate your passing them along!
ooooohhhh…stunning !!!
thanks so much!
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The sunrise picture is stunningly beautiful. That needs to be in a gallery…
Thanks!
Just beautiful Russ!
Thanks Rebecca!
Wonderful!
Appreciate that!
Stunning photos!
Thanks!