Canyon de Chelly (pronounced “dee shay”) was authorized in 1931 by President Herbert Hoover as a National Monument in large measure to preserve the important archeological resources that span more than 4,000 years of human occupation. The agreement left most of the landscape as the property of the Navajo Nation. About 40-50 Navajo families that own land on the canyon floor, … [Read more...]
Antelope Canyon – Page Arizona
Antelope Canyon on the Navajo Nation near Page Arizona is the most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest, mostly because it is easily accessible. It is located near Page on Navajo Nation land, just outside Glen Canyon National Recreation Area and close to AZ 98 a few miles east of town (at milepost 299). Antelope Canyon is a narrow, … [Read more...]
Betatakin Cliff Dwelling Ruins – AZ
Betatakin, part of Navajo National Monument, occupies a large cave in the north wall of an unnamed south fork of Laguna Canyon,1 which latter empties into Tyende Creek at Marsh Pass. Betatakin means "House Built on a Ledge" in Navajo. About 15 miles northeast of the Pass is Kayenta, founded by Wetherill and Colville as a trading post late in 1909 and since grown into an … [Read more...]
Before you get behind the wheel, slip into your ‘travel mode’
A national survey shows that nearly half of drivers engage in some sort of angry behavior. According to the survey, 30 percent of adult drivers complain about other drivers; 17 percent yell at other motorists; 3 percent chase them or prevent them from passing. Another 1 percent to 2 percent had gotten out of their cars to hurt or argue with other drivers, deliberately hit … [Read more...]
Asleep at the wheel?
You might not realize you are drowsy You say you don't drive for long hours at a time and you're rarely behind the wheel in the middle of the night. So falling sleep at the wheel can't happen to you. Wrong. If you think about it, you'll have to admit there have been times when you were drowsy while driving your car or truck. Though you didn't realize it at the time, your … [Read more...]