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frank_delargy Says: You take a short drive from the main road, maybe 2 miles and when the road stops, you get out the car and look down at the San Juan River about 1,000 feet below. When we were there, in the middle of tourist season (end of July) we were the only car there except for the local...
giampiero6 Says: Goosenecks State Park is a real gem. It's a beautiful deep canyon with an oxbox river bending through a steep gorge. It's like your own mini grand canyon! While less known than lots of the surrounding areas, it is nonetheless stunning and well worth a visit!
Pavlik_NL Says: These sites of natural splendour are not so much in the books of the great National Parks in the South West United States, but ... if you - like me - are going to make a roundtrip along them, you will find a 'empty' gap between Monument Valley (AZ) and Arches N.P. (Moab)....
giampiero6 Says: Well, I have to admit, that when we visited the place, we were completely alone. It was just after Christmas day and still quite cold. We just pulled up near the rim of the gorge and did our thing. We had a spectacular sunset of watching the organge light fade on monument...
Gouldings: Gouldings has a restaurant
frank_delargy Says: This restaurant is a good 30 miles, at least from Goosenecks and not the closest (Mexican Hat is closer)There are no facilities at Goosenecks.At Gouldings, breakfast was OK. Being in Navajo country, Fry bread came with everything.Fantastic view from our seat by the window,...
Any Navajo 'restaurant': Navajo Fry bread & Mutton Stew from the Navajo
frank_delargy Says: If you are in the are of Goosenecks, you are in Navajo or Ute country. If you want to sample the local food options, you need to try the traditional staple of the Navajo families, Mutton Stew on Fry Bread.Actually Fry bread comes with almost everything around here.. They use...
Pavlik_NL Says: None! Take care about lunchpackages if your driving through these areas. You have to take some detours into towns and villages if you want to have a prepared dish in a restaurant. From Kayenta to Blanding there are not many signs of civilisation, so if you do not want to...
By car is the only way to get...
Pavlik_NL Says: By car is the only way to get close to the several places I describe in this page.Picture: now, that's why they call it 'Mexican Hat' as the stone is a turn over sombrero!By car one can reach the Goosenecks, Mexican hat as well as the crossing of the Valley of the ods and...
mikehanneman Says: Be careful for livestock on the highways in the Southwest part of the United States.I was surprised there wasn't very much of a guard rail at Goosenecks. Keep an eye on your children!
giampiero6 Says: Yep. We were laughing about it when we started out, but the way that these formations are--like ledges--it's easy to scramble down leaping down from one ledge to the next. It makes a kind of steps of ridges that run around the contour. Well, it's easy enough on the way down,...
Indian Jewelry .. Made in China
frank_delargy Says: A very small amount of the jewelry that the Navaho & Ute Indians 'booths' located at the tourists spots sell is actually made by them. Sometimes you will even see the "made in china" labels in some of the things they have for sale. If it is machine-stamped, it is almost 100%...
frank_delargy Says: Goosenecks is off the beaten path for most folks, but the road through the Valley of the Gods is even less traveled and just as rewarding. About 10 miles or so from Goosenecks in the west entrance to this 17 mile road that will take you through some of the most beautiful...
Pavlik_NL Says: The Goosenecks are a destination in between larger National Parks and Monuments. It takes a little dead-end drive towards the spectacular overlook, but it is worth the effort for sure. A close look at what strength (and patience) rivers have.
frank_delargy Says: The view! The ravens flying out from the rim, catching the updraft and soaring up.
Driving from Mexican Hat by...
Pavlik_NL Says: Driving from Mexican Hat by the shortest road to Natural Bridges N.P. one crosses a plain heading towards what seems to be a higher and higher getting wall. Suddenly the oad starts winding and at some points one things to be a snake that glides it's way vertically against...
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The view! The ravens flying out from the rim, catching the updraft and soaring up.
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Valley of the Gods - Goosenecks - Monument Valley
Definitely worth the 17 mile trip We passed 2 cars going the opposite direction.. One on a blind curve / blind hill combination! Large (scrollable) version of the picture...
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Gooseneck State Park. An Incredible Surprise!
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Mexican Hat, the Goosenecks and Valley of the Gods
Mexican Hat, you will understand why if you drive along the strangly shaped stone that is balancing on top of a rockformation. Go to the goosenecks-overlook-point to have a great impression of natures...
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In 2004 I visited Capital Reef and wanted to swing down to Monument Valley. I was on Highway 95, where I aw a lot of great scenery going through the Glen Canyon area. I was aware of Gooseneck State......
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