The next stop on our adventure tour was the Canyon De Chelly National Monument near Chinle, Arizona. Kind of a cross between the Grand Canyon and Mesa Verde, Canyon De Chelly contains numerous ancient cliff dwellings as well as some gorgeous views. The weather was considerably better than the Grand Canyon, though we got just enough rain to create a beautiful rainbow. Since we had a long drive, the grand plan was to stop for about an hour, see what we could see, and press on. We stayed four hours--which still wasn't enough but the sun went down so we couldn't see any more, so we had to press on down the road. We made it to Moriarty, New Mexico--30 miles west of Albuquerque, about 1 am. Without further ado...
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| Steep canyon walls with beautiful fertile fields at the bottom. |
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| One of Donna's shots of a cliff dwelling at the bottom of the canyon. |
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| We were out chasing rainbows. And caught one! |
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| Getting my "Ansel Adams" on with this black and white of the canyon. |
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| A rain shower off to the north. |
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