Day 10 - October 20, 2019
What a night.. after our beautiful sunset the wind picked up and the RV rocked most of the night. We have been driving across Indian reservation land for days, and the terrain that isn’t mountains is desert. There are what appeared to be house every so often in the middle of nothingness. Power lines run everywhere so there is power but water... may be hauled in from what might be community type wells. We have seen several vehicles hauling large water tanks, this could be for cattle but they are pretty clean. This is where they are being filled
Dwellings are small and appear makeshift or manufactured houses that have been parked and put together or trailer houses that have serviced a purpose for many years. It is not uncommon to see outhouses that have been built, not port-a-potties. The are many windows that are covered with wood and doors that step out into air, probably a second door. I’m thinking there are very few building codes.
There is no grass or landscaping anywhere!!! With no yards you are able to park more vehicles closer to the front door.
Dwellings are built or placed with what appears to be no awareness of scenery. Even in monument valley they are placed among the natural beauty of the landscape. You kind of overlook the hovels and piles for the beauty of the scenery.
All this said, it was a very long drive, typing about it gave me something to do and it was a culture shock for me. The grocery stores only had basic items and brands. The people we talked to were very friendly and helpful. I am reminded I live in a small slice of the world.
We left monument valley and headed southeast to Canyon de Chelly. It was like driving along Bryce Canyon only different dirt. You drive around the top and look down. There are a lot of cliff dwelling ruins, and at the overlooks there are little medal pipes mounted to look through and they are aimed at the dwelling so you can identify where they are. This canyon had trees in the bottom that were changing color and what looked to be farms. Bob took all the scenic pictures...
I took one of the natural landscape..lol
After a very long drive (I might have mentioned that earlier) we are headed back to Tuba City for the night.
Dwellings are small and appear makeshift or manufactured houses that have been parked and put together or trailer houses that have serviced a purpose for many years. It is not uncommon to see outhouses that have been built, not port-a-potties. The are many windows that are covered with wood and doors that step out into air, probably a second door. I’m thinking there are very few building codes.
There is no grass or landscaping anywhere!!! With no yards you are able to park more vehicles closer to the front door.
Dwellings are built or placed with what appears to be no awareness of scenery. Even in monument valley they are placed among the natural beauty of the landscape. You kind of overlook the hovels and piles for the beauty of the scenery.
All this said, it was a very long drive, typing about it gave me something to do and it was a culture shock for me. The grocery stores only had basic items and brands. The people we talked to were very friendly and helpful. I am reminded I live in a small slice of the world.
We left monument valley and headed southeast to Canyon de Chelly. It was like driving along Bryce Canyon only different dirt. You drive around the top and look down. There are a lot of cliff dwelling ruins, and at the overlooks there are little medal pipes mounted to look through and they are aimed at the dwelling so you can identify where they are. This canyon had trees in the bottom that were changing color and what looked to be farms. Bob took all the scenic pictures...
I took one of the natural landscape..lol
After a very long drive (I might have mentioned that earlier) we are headed back to Tuba City for the night.
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