Drove to the Canyon De Chelly National Monument in NW Arizona today. It’s located within an Indian reservation which made for long, scenic, desolate driving. Along the route we passed the Hubble Trading Post, National Historic Site. It’s the oldest continuously operating trading post in the Navajo Nation. Trading began here is 1876.
Life seems a little different on the Indian reservation. For instance there were what appeared to be wild dogs running around. At one spot there were two in the road eating some sort of carcass. Not at all what I’m used to. Also livestock seems to be unrestricted, even within the National Monument. We saw several horses and a burro, all of which appeared to be wild.
The Canyon holds many clues to the ancient history of the area. Great views of the cliff dwelling remains, which are quite obvious in some places, and riverside farming plots along the river in the canyon bottom. Very cool views and look back in time. Overall another great day trip for us.
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