Monument Valley & Grand Canyon

Of all the places in the U.S. I wanted to see, Monument Valley in Arizona was at the top of the list. The views, the rocks, the history, the movie magic. And just down the highway is something just as majestic: the Grand Canyon.

A wide view of Monument Valley showing large sandstone buttes under a cloudy sky, with a dirt road and vehicles in the foreground.
Sunset over the Grand Canyon with soft light illuminating the canyon's layered rock formations and a partly cloudy sky.
Three large sandstone buttes in a desert landscape with a cloudy sky at sunset or sunrise, with reddish terrain and sparse vegetation.
A desert landscape with large red rock formations and buttes, under a partly cloudy sky.
Two large sandstone buttes in a desert landscape under a partly cloudy sky, with sparse vegetation on the ground.
View of the Grand Canyon with layered rock formations, some clouds, and mist.
A view of the Grand Canyon with layered rock formations, clouds, and a partly cloudy sky.
Three large sandstone buttes in Monument Valley with dark storm clouds overhead and a dirt road in the foreground
Desert landscape with large rock formations and mesas under a cloudy sky in Monument Valley.
Wide view of the Grand Canyon at sunrise or sunset, showing layered rock formations and a partly cloudy sky.
Sunset over Monument Valley with three large, flat-topped sandstone buttes rising from the desert landscape, under a sky with dark clouds and soft orange light.
Snow-covered trees and landscape at the Grand Canyon with a cloudy sky.
Two large rock formations in a desert landscape with dark clouds overhead and sunlight breaking through near the horizon.