From: eggness@dontemailme.com   
      
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   george.kincaid@worldnet.att.net says...   
      
   >Monument Valley looks   
   >like mostly open desert; not sage brush or anything?   
      
   I think the one word that best describes the region is "bleak."   
   But there is beauty in bleakness too - albeit a "stark beauty."   
   One thing to consider in visiting in springime is the likelihood   
   of unremitting wind and wind-driven sands/dust.   
      
   As for visiting UTAH in general, and specifically the   
   southern regions of the state, it has one of the highest   
   "National Park" densities of anyplace in the USA. There   
   are five principal parks, and an equal or greater number   
   of national monuments, each one with its own uniqueness.   
      
   http://www.nps.gov/applications/parksearch/state.cfm?st=ut   
      
   There is a ton of information available on the web, both   
   from official web sites like the one above, and unofficial   
   sites where tourists post their photos from their trips, etc.   
      
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