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Oct 10, 2017

Video TR: Valley of the Gods/Monument Valley/Navajo Nat'l

DW, the dogs and I just got back from a week-long trip through southern Utah, northern Arizona and southern Nevada. Our first two nights were at Valley of the Gods and Navajo National Monument, with a swing through Monument Valley in between.


Above our camp at Valley of the Gods


Our camp at Valley of the Gods


Our camp at Valley of the Gods


Our camp at Valley of the Gods


Along the way we accidentally found ourselves atop the Moki Dugway, and got to pull our trailer down that road. Now, that was exciting!


In the Navajo Nation, north of Kayenta, Arizona.


Our camp in Navajo National Monument. This was the only campground we'd stay in this trip as everything surrounding it is Navajo Nation, but it was free and only half full. The rest of the trip was entirely boondocking.

I created an 11-minute YouTube video that tells the story and contains some great footage, and uploaded it to Grand Adventure, my new YouTube channel:
Click here for the video

Further TRs, covering the rest of our trip through Flagstaff, Sedona, the Grand Canyon, Wupatki and Sunset Crater National Monuments, Lake Mead and Valley of Fire, will be coming as soon as I get them finished.
  • Hahaha! Blindly following Google. ;) Driving from SLC Google Maps sent us down UT-261. By the time I realized "Oh ****, we're atop the Moki Dugway" it was too late. Turning back would've meant many, many extra miles and arriving at Valley of the Gods after dark. I've done extensive off-roading in Moab, the Utah mountains and elsewhere, so I just went for it.

    Really, it wasn't that bad. Anything beyond the edge of the road is just background noise.

    Appreciate your comments!
  • Phenomenal photography -- well done! I watched most of the video but could not find an explanation of how you ended up on the Dugway with the trailer?? You have a lot more courage than I do -- I unhitched the trailer and went up that road (and down) with my 4X4, very carefully.
  • Great Video Thanks for posting. The drone footage blows me away.

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