a 3.2-mile loop that weaves among the iconic formations of Monument Valley. The Wildcat throws a lasso around the West Mitten and provides spectacular views of East Mitten and Merrick Butte.

John Ford, who filmed westerns in the valley (the Mittens and Merrick Butte), called it the "most ... 17-mile scenic loop road that runs through Monument Valley Tribal Park, 92,000 acres of ...

Monument Valley: Footprints in ancestor country But ... There was West Mitten Butte directly ahead, with East Mitten Butte and Merrick Butte just beyond; on my left was the wide, flat-topped ...

Merrick Butte, Elephant Butte and Mitchell Mesa ... The geological formations of Monument Valley are so prominent that the visiting photographer strives to find a way to interpret the obvious ...

OLJATO-MONUMENT VALLEY, Ariz ... Also open to those on horseback, the trail ushers you past Mitten Buttes and Merrick Butte and affords a feeling of having passed through a time portal.

The Shinarump protects the lower butte layers and is the reason we can still see these wonderful formations. Because Monument Valley is located in an arid region of North America it will last ...

MONUMENT VALLEY, Utah (AP) — A sunset spectacle featuring two mitten-shaped rock formations played out this week at Monument Valley on the Navajo Nation along the Arizona and Utah border.

The hotel is the only lodging on Navajo land in Monument Valley, and each balcony at the hotel frames the most famous of its rock formations, the Mittens and Merrick Butte. The enchanting ...

Naming the Navajo Nation’s new hotel at Monument Valley Tribal Park was easy ... the two Mittens and Merrick Butte. The enchanting landscape is one of the most photographed in America, and ...

who filmed westerns in the valley (the Mittens and Merrick Butte), called it the "most complete, beautiful and peaceful place on earth." Douglas Merriam As Lorenz Holiday and I raised a cloud of ...