Chinle, AZ, Santa Fe & Albuquerque, NM: April 13-28
We left Monument Valley early April 13th with the intent of spending a couple nights in Chinle, AZ. This would give us a day or two for exploring Canyon de Chelly National Monument. The monument is managed by the National Park Service, but the canyon itself resides on Navajo land. The Navajo currently live within the canyon, farming and raising livestock. It is said that the canyon has been inhabited for over 4,000 years. https://www.nps.gov/cach/learn/historyculture/index.htm As we approached the monument we noticed…