Posts Tagged ‘Canyon de Chelly’
High Water at Canyon de Chelly
Window Rock, AZ A very deep and welcome snow pack in the Chuska Mountains has led to historically high water in Canyon de Chelly, about 67 miles from Window Rock. The canyon was even closed to tours during late April, but the waters have receded enough in the last week or so to allow people…
Read MoreSpecial Assignment: Spider Rock Girl Graduation Pictures
Chinle, AZ Spider Rock Girl Laramie Blake will be graduating from Chinle High School on May 22nd and I was honored to be asked to take her graduation pictures. We spent about two hours at the Spider Rock overlook at Canyon de Chelly today, taking about 125 pictures that we browsed through over dinner at…
Read MoreCanyon de Chelly: At Spider Rock with the Spider Rock Girls
Window Rock, AZ We had a wonderful day at Canyon de Chelly. We took the half day tour and then met Spider Rock Girls Emily Malone, Alyssa Malone and Laramie Blake at the Thunderbird Lodge for lunch. Emily brought along some of the rugs she and the other girls had just finished abd several are…
Read MoreTaking a Little Break from Weaving at Canyon de Chelly
Window Rock, AZ Our weaving classes in Window Rock are fairly intense, so many students like to take a break in the middle of the week and spend the day at Canyon de Chelly, about 60 miles away. We take the half day tour offered through Thunderbird Lodge. It’s one of the larger tour companies…
Read MoreCanyon de Chelly and Lunch with the Spider Rock Girls
Yesterday, our group did a field trip to Canyon de Chelly for the morning tour. It was cold enough that the tour guide offered us blankets and they were welcome during the first part of the trip out to Antelope House. We took many pictures of the Anasazi ruins in the canyon, and we marveled…
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