Around a decade ago, I abandoned attempts to describe the awe-inducing exposures of Navajo Sandstone. Efforts to harness in words sinuous ribbons of rock at The Wave at Coyote Buttes, the enveloping ...

Situated in the middle of the Navajo Nation in northeastern Arizona, Canyon de Chelly National Monument is the heart of Navajo country, both geographically and spiritually. Native families have lived ...

CHINLE, Ariz.--Of all the places I've visited on Road Trip 2007, I don't think any have been quite so far off the beaten path as Canyon de Chelly. This is a truly wondrous place. For nearly 5,000 ...

Arizona’s Canyon de Chelly National Monument is definitely off the beaten path, but it’s worth the extra effort to see its wonders. The monument boasts three main sandstone canyons: Canyon de Chelly ...

Visiting Canyon de Chelly National Monument in Arizona will be a different experience from most federal reserves. Because the place is of extraordinary importance to the Navajo people, it remains ...