Monument Valley looks today the same way it looked thousands of years ago – you will see an endless horizon with an expansive skyline and enormous otherworldly buttes sticking out and separated by deep canyons. Created by millennia of relentless work on behalf of wind and water, the buttes (Video) can be seen in comfort from the 14-mile long dirt road that crosses the Valley. Hikers will find many easy and some not so easy trails through the canyons, under natural bridges, and to the site of some spectacular Anasazi ruins.

Look for a native Navajo guide to take you to the places not easily accessible and you will also hear some wonderful legends and the history of the Navajo Nation that still lives in the area.

More ideas: watch this unique video of Buckskin Gulch, Utah

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