Monument Valley

 When the Timpanogos Festival was all over, Trish and I drove down to southern Utah where I had a performance in the little town of Torrey.  From Torrey we drove the next day through Capitol Reef National Park on south to Monument Valley in the Navajo Nation.

This is the land where John Ford and others produced and directed many Western movies.  The landscape is start and spectacular. You almost expect to see John Wayne ride up at any moment.

Several years ago I spent a full week at the elementary school here telling stories and working with children in their own stories.  Each day, as they look out their schoolroom windows, this is the scenery that is constant.  I always hoped they appreciated its grandeur.

Trish and I drove off-road on a very rough tour into the rock formations.  It was a trip well worth taking.

Unusually we had a hard rain that night and the next morning dawn was colored differently with the humidity of the downpour.  This was a most memorable visit.