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   Message 941 of 1,275   
   George Kincaid to May O. Naise   
   Re: Monument Valley, Utah   
   11 May 06 03:01:31   
   
   From: george.kincaid@worldnet.att.net   
      
   Thank you. Did you get to see the American Masters special on John Ford/John   
   Wayne this evening? Those movies are one of the reasons I'd like to visit   
   Monument valley.   
   "May O. Naise"  wrote in message   
   news:tL-dnXedSMuye_zZRVn-sQ@valortelecom.com...   
   > In article ,   
   > george.kincaid@worldnet.att.net says...   
   >   
   > This is clipped from another web site:   
   >   
   > "There is only one main road through the valley, US 163, which links   
   > Kayenta,   
   > AZ with US 181 in Utah. The stretch approaching the AZ/UT border from the   
   > north is the most famous image of the valley, and possibly of the whole   
   > Southwest - a long straight empty road leads across flat desert towards   
   > the   
   > 1,000 foot high stark red cliffs on the horizon, curving away just in   
   > front.   
   > The highway cuts through the mesas at Monument Pass, near which several   
   > dirt   
   > tracks leave both east and west and criss-cross the red sandy landscape,   
   > offering a more close up appreciation of the rock formations."   
   >   
   > http://www.americansouthwest.net/utah/monument_valley/   
   >   
   > On the web site is a description of the 17-mile DIRT road that can be   
   > driven after paying an entrance fee for the Navajo Park area.   
   >   
   >   
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