Painted Desert -April 23

We left Monument Valley and drove south into Arizona into the Navaho Reservation. We stopped in Canyon De Chelly. We saw historic cliff dwellings on the North Rim and on the South Rim. The "White House" was impressive and very important to the Navaho. The Canyon floor was green and lush. They still farm down there.
The landscape was getting greener. We went to the Hubbell Trading Post  in Ganado AZ, a national historic site. We watched a woman weaving a rug. It takes her 5 months to finish it. The Trading Post had rugs, silver, baskets, etc. But it did not feel like a tourist trap. It was genuine, showing diverse artisan talent.
Driving on we got on interstate 40 (which was the first time in 10 days we were on a big highway. More big rig trucks.) We left the reservation and drove to see the Painted Desert. There were 5 or 6 overlooks. Amazing. Wide area of multi colored sand and rocks on the mountains- showing 225 million years of geological formations.
The photos are a bit out of order but we're too tired to fix it. Enjoy. We did.

Flat bottomed clouds

Arizona is greener

Noticed the different levels of rock- making layers

Dirt goes from red to more yellow

Hogan

Entering the Painted Desert

Rain clouds in the distance. We never had any rain today.

Painted Desert- layers were 225 million years old!

Farms had horses, sheep or cows

this little Pinto came to say hello

Painted Desert

1932 Studebaker on Route 66

Enclosed storage- next to Hogan

Inside of Hogan

Nat at Hogan door- always on the East side

Canyon De Chelly (SHOULD BE EARLIER ON BLOG-BUT TOO TIRED TO FIX IT)

Canyon De Chelly

Hubbell Trading Post

Pottery from different Indian Nations

Silver Bracelets

Weaving rug on her loom

The day ended at an unexpectedly-nice Italian Restaurant in Holbrook. Our KOA campground is here. We will see the Petrified Forest tomorrow.