Canyon de Chelly Arizona

84*f today and blue skies with fluffy clouds We are making the most of this sun before we go home to rain and frosty mornings😎

This is canyon de Chelly. We are in Navajo Indian country in Arizona.

Here the ancient pueblo peoples lived in the caves high up the cliffs. Also the Hopi Indians 

but before they even came people have lived here for 5000 years, the basket peoples lived high up on the ledges of the canyon. The Spanish conquistadors exterminated as many pueblo people as they found them in the canyon and hiding on the ledges. So merciless…The tall tower is called Spider Rock

So now we are staying in Mokee motel on the 191 near to monument valley. It is basic but clean and the only kind of accommodation available in this area. We are in Utah and so lost an hour again.

We have been worried about these 3 nights all holiday wondering if it was a mistake but to our relief the room is ok

Only one week left now but we will continue enjoying the experiences each day. Hope you are not tired of reading about our adventures xxx