10.24.21 Canyon de Chelly - Canyon Floor - Pt. 1

This afternoon I went on a guided tour of the canyon floor. My guide was a Navajo who had grown up coming to the canyon regularly and he still hikes in the canyon several times a week. It was a great experience.

©10.24.21 Canyon de Chelly - Canyon Floor - Petroglyphs

©10.24.21 Canyon de Chelly - Canyon Floor - Petroglyphs

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©10.24.21 Canyon de Chelly - Canyon Floor - I see a bird in the water stains, do you?

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©10.24.21 Canyon de Chelly - Canyon Floor - Richard pointed out the woman walking, this is natural effect and not human generated.

©10.24.21 Canyon de Chelly - Canyon Floor - Riverbed we drove up. The cottonwoods in the canyon were planted by the park service to prevent erosion.

©10.24.21 Canyon de Chelly - Canyon Floor - Petroglyphs, they are kind of hard to see. You might need to zoom in to see them.

©10.24.21 Canyon de Chelly - Canyon Floor - Petroglyphs

©10.24.21 Canyon de Chelly - Canyon Floor - Petroglyphs

©10.24.21 Canyon de Chelly - Canyon Floor

©10.24.21 Canyon de Chelly - Canyon Floor - Petroglyphs

©10.24.21 Canyon de Chelly - Canyon Floor - Petroglyphs

©10.24.21 Canyon de Chelly - Canyon Floor

©10.24.21 Canyon de Chelly - Canyon Floor

©10.24.21 Canyon de Chelly - Canyon Floor

©10.24.21 Canyon de Chelly - Canyon Floor

©10.24.21 Canyon de Chelly - Canyon Floor - Petroglyphs

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©10.24.21 Canyon de Chelly - Canyon Floor - I think this was one of the pathways to the canyon rim that Richard pointed out. He should us so many.

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©10.24.21 Canyon de Chelly - Canyon Floor - ruins

©10.24.21 Canyon de Chelly - Canyon Floor fall has arrived

©10.24.21 Canyon de Chelly - Canyon Floor - Richard thought this rock formation looks like a cat. I agree.

©10.24.21 Canyon de Chelly - Canyon Floor