Mystery Valley Jeep and Hike Tour

 We took a guided hiking and jeep tour of Mystery Valley on the Navajo Reservation south of Monument Valley. This was very interesting. We did about 5 miles of hiking besides touring in the jeep.

 We saw several Anasazi ruins,

 and lots of petroglyphs and pictographs (rock art)

 It is thought that the Anasazi used these holes in the cliffs to store food.

There are lots of pottery shards from the Anasazi.

 Lots of beautiful sandstone cliffs

 One place where water pools after a storm.

 This ruin is called the House of Many Hands as there are many, many hand paintings,

 along with other rock art here.

 There are also many arches in this valley.
This is a chimney arch.

 Looking up at the chimney arch.

 Free range cattle












This looks like hoodoos in the making

 Honeymoon arch

 an Anasazi ruin inside Honeymoon Arch

 View from above Honeymoon Arch.

 On the far side of Honeymoon Arch is Half Moon Arch

Panoramic views from above Honeymoon Arch:

This Anasazi ruin is called Baby Feet Room

 A small ruin

 the rock art includes petroglyphs of babies feet along with adult handprints and other art work.

 Anasazi ruin called Square Room














Square Room as seen from the other side

 more rock art from this site

 Interesting mushroom shaped sandstone formations.

 Monument Valley seen in the far distance.

Panoramic view from the part of Mystery Valley

 Double Arch

 as you climb up toward the arch, you'll find a third arch tot he right side.

 Looking through Double Arch from the one side

 The third arch

 View from inside Double Arch

 Some of the wildflowers and other flora we saw on the trail: