It was a warm, bumpy, dusty day today, as we took an open truck tour of Monument Valley with a Navajo tour company. We rattled around the canyon and valley for about 3 and a half hours, and saw some pretty amazing sights…many of which you would recognize in movies; not just westerns, but also thrillers and espionage films as well.

It wasn’t just rock we saw, but also plenty of Navajo craftspeople. It seemed that every stop included someone wanting to sell jewelry. Some of it was really nice, some not so much. No wildlife, but some sheep and some horses livened things up.

After the tour our group went to Gouldings, a local inn, for lunch. The inn was founded about 100 years ago as a trading post and lodge. It’s changed over the years, and has added a gift shop and gas station. They also have what they claimed is the cabin John Wayne used in the movie “She Wore a Yellow Ribbon.”

Tomorrow brings a bus tour of the neighborhood, then our last driver’s meeting of the trip.