A Lost Day

During the time that we were having problems with the computer, we traveled to two places in Southeastern Utah.  The first was a state park called  Goosenecks State Park and the second was called the Valley of the Gods.  Goosenecks is a park where the San Juan River snakes around for about 3 different horseshoes

that can be seen from the top of the bluff.  This very similar to HorseShoe Bend part of the Glen Canyon National Recreational Area.

From Gooseneck we drove about 4 miles to the Valley of the Gods.  This about 15 miles from Monument Valley, which being a Navajo  owned  area has been closed for nearly 2 years first for someone filming a movie without permission and then the COVID continued the shutdown.  Valley of the Gods is a 17 mile dirt road through some of the most spectacular monoliths

.  This was a good replacement for Monument Valley.  There was very little traffic and plenty of time to enjoy.  When we left the area we drove a state highway that became DIRT and vertical.  The sign at the bottom

of the mountain said it all.  The look from the middle of the hill says it all.