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Some try to spare money by taking 'their' car (mostly a rental, which seems to make it even more easy to choose this option) into the dusty roads of the Monument Valley Park. The roads are however bumpy and the dust penetrates everything. However, we saw what happens when seldomly the rain strikes and turns the land in one big red muddy swamp. Believe me, the penalty that the rentalcompany or the bill that your garage gives you, is a lot higher then the price of a jeepsafari.
Written Oct 15, 2002
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If you have a fear of horses, don't ride. The outfitters ask you what kind of experience you have riding and try to gear your ride to your ability. This is obviously much easier to do if you are not in a group. If you ride in a group, they must try to keep the group together. If you're doing an overnight trip there's quite a distance to cover, so you will at least be going at a trott, more times than not. I find galloping much more comfortable as you aren't bouncing up and down as with trotting. Ouch! The Navajo wranglers will also explain to you how to make the horse turn, stop, etc. Pay attention! IF YOU GALLOP, DON'T BUNCH UP WITH OTHER HORSES AS THEY MAY KICK! Bunching up at a gallop also gives you a better chance of getting knocked off.
Written Aug 25, 2002
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You might think that you have allready have seen Monument Valley before? This might be true... Many major films and TV episodes have been shot using Monument Valley sites. This particular site also is often used in automobile commercials. Following are some of the better known films shot in the Valley:
1940 - Kit Carson
1941 - Billy the Kid
1946 - My Darling Clementine
1948 - Fort Apache
1949 - She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
1956 - The Searchers
1962 - How the West Was Won
1969 - Mackenna's Gold
1974 - The Trial of Billy Jack
1975 - The Eiger Sanction
1981 - The Ledgend of the Lone Ranger
1983 - Back to the Future II
1991 - Back to the Future III
1993 - Forrest Gump
1993 - Tall Tales
1994 - Lightning Jack
1995 - Waiting to Exhale
Written Aug 24, 2002
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If you do venture out anywhere around here, please make sure that you bring some water. You can never tell when you might need it.
Written Oct 8, 2004
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