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Thanks 👍for the comment! and for subscribing!

Yes you do. fyi- the fee to get in has been raised.

@@TheWestisBig So what? I'm sure it is totally worth it.

thanks. that’s the goal for all my videos

sounds like great trip

glad the work helped

That’s a good time to go.

Thanks for recognizing the effort. I'm hoping to go in Dec. I've never been there in the winter.

Thanks! Be sure to check out my "Road Less Traveled" which covers other interesting destinations in the Four Corners.

Thanks!

I hope you know Monument Valley tribal park is closed!!!! Due to COVID 19

Thanks for the information. We will plan our trip accordingly. Not going until Sept 🙏 things may change. I see other places around the valley are open so is there enough to do in other areas for a couple days?

I hope it will be open by then too, I need a trip! There lots of things to do and see in the 4 corners. I have several videos on the 4 corners area including a couple on Monument Valley Side Trips and little monument valley- they and the others likely will help you plan what's best for you.

It's well worth it but also check out nearby Valley of the Gods, Of course my channel has a video about it

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Thanks for commenting

It's still a great place. But more commercialized but still nice. I'm hoping to go there this winter to see it with snow.

you’re welcome

Agreed. I've stayed at Gouldings and its nice.

Tell me more. I’m planing a week long road trip and I want to go here. A hotel would be nice but camping in tent would be cool too. Trying to figure it all out now. I’m going in May

@@tonygareth221 Did you go? My daughter and I are planning to go this month. I hope everything goes well.

Do you have any idea how much those "sheds" cost per night ? Utter ripoff.

@@martinforrester8249 sleep in your car

Thanks! You might also enjoy my 90 min version that covers much more in the greater Four Corners area including Utah’s nothional Parks. My Road Less Traveled series includes other places in NW New Mexico, like chaco Canyon and ShipRock

Thanks! Glad you like it!

Glad you enjoyed it!

you’re welcome. thanks for appreciating the work

I waited for hours for that shot. Saw the weather was going to get interesting at the right time and just waited until it did. Weather knowledge is handy.

Thanks! Btw- this segment is part of my 90 min travel guide covering 8 national parks in the four corners area. It’s on my youtube channel. And last week I released a video called Beyond Monument Valley. It covers more places within an hour of Monument Valley. These videos will be quite helpful.

Said quite well.

Thanks!

You bet!

Thanks. Fyi i’m about to release a Beyond Monument Valley where i show other thing to see within an hour’s drive. it’s a part of my Riad Less Traveled series on my Channel.

wow! I wish I was! Be sure to tell them my video helped you decide where to stay. Maybe they’ll comp me a room on my next trip. The TearDrop requires a guide but its a nice spot.

Thanks, I assume you havent seen my Covid update. Please know Monument Valley and all Tribal parks are closed due to Covid

@@TheWestisBig such a bummer 😞

thanks

Many thanks!

Yes the Goosenecks is a great place. Be sure you go to Muley Point too.

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Just do it! it'll be great

Glad you like them!

Go to the high look out point as the sun sets to view monuments ! You won’t regret it!

I hope this virus won't effect your plans.

@@TheWestisBig given the situation right now we probably won't be able to make the trip :(

Friend, you deserve the accolades for your lovely, inspiring and informative videos. Subbed.

thank you! it’s nice to hear the work is appreciated!!

Thanks!! it gets cool at night. The other places have AC and the Owner of that place was in the process of renovating when I was there last year- some of the rooms my have AC now.

Good to know thanks! The post pandemic travel boom by has given lots the place the ability to raise prices. I bet the little motel in Mexican Hat is less than $50. Didn’t know they require singles to buy 2 tickets! the place has changed for the worse.

@@TheWestisBig actually i went to canyonlands Motel in Mexican hat, the price is $60 which is very reasonable but they had some problems no hot water, so i stayed at Kayenta in a Motel called wetherill inn , about $160 anight, its a nice town about 25 minutes south of Monument Valley, thanks again for your input i felt like i knew the area before i came in.

Ah good you tried the Canyonlands. Too bad about the hot water and the drive all the way down to Kayenta

its one of my favorite places

I think that’s a great idea, i’ll be out there around them also. weather could be interesting in good and bad ways. i’ll be flexible with route

@@TheWestisBig can't stop watching this video. This has so much info that I need to write down. TY. I may not take a tour so this will be perfect. I'll be renting a truck or something from AZ. Thinking to go to Antelope, Monument Vally, Canyon de Cheelly and lastly meteor. Last Q. You think 4 full days is good enough with teens? Thanks again

Did you have to air down tires.

first, i assume you’ve subscribed and have seen my 2hr Utah Parks tour that talks about the places u mentioned. It doesn’t take long to see meteor crater. Canyon de Chelly can take all day especially if you hike down to WhiteHouse. since it’s on the way, drive through Petrified Forest. When in Page AZ check out Lake Powell and hike up to the Horseshoe overlook. that’s a day. Mon valley is a day. There will be no cel coverage for at least some of the trip - tough for teens. 4 days will be busy depending weather. no need to reduce tire pressure at mon valley. Shader trail can be tougher

thanks. that and all the music used is youtube safe from their download site. any other recorded music causes lots of copyright hassles- as i know to my cost

since you like deserts you should also watch my Utah videos

It’s a great place

That should be a good time to go. Might be windy/ dusty. Ive been there around then and it was very good! ive seen lots of harleys in the parking lot there but don’t recall seeing any on the loop road. road conditions vary with weather etc. some of the sand is deep.

Good to know. Thanks for contributing!

To make the most of your time, check out My Road Less Traveled series which includes 3-4 videos you might be interested in- Bisti, Valley of the gods, Mexican Hat, Moki Dugway, Hovenweep, Chaco the 4 corners site (which isn't great) and more 4kzfaq.info/get/bejne/o9tgg9CKt5-5Y58.html

There's a large parking lot near The View Hotel.

It’s better in your own car

True! My channel has a drone flyover video of valley of the Gods. Soon I'll have a narrated version of it that will include Mexican Hat

@@TheWestisBig, Jijiji.. ariba arriba

There an RV campground a few miles up the road. Also, the amazing Goosenecks State Park is 30-or so up the road near Mexican Hat. See my Monument Valley Side trips video or My Road Less Traveled series on the area for slightly more info.

what does that mean?

I assume you’re aware of Dr Scotese and his paleo geography channel. great stuff

Really! When were u there? this is news to me.

A week ago, and I got kicked out because I was going to take a morning sunrise photo. @@TheWestisBig

Wow!! i’m heading that way to shoot an update- if they kick me out i’ll get it on video!

I take my photography very serious, and I have spent many days and nights shooting photos there, never got a wall hanger though. I was at Artist Point just before sunrise and it was looking good, there was a lot of color in the sky all I was waiting for is the sun to raise just to give some side light, when all of a sudden, a new Chevy Suburban dove up, I thought, great here comes the photographers now. I had two cameras sitting on tripods when this Indian guy jumps out of the Suburban saying, go, go, right now, go, go, he was mad as hell. I was completely taken of guard; I thought the guy wanted to fight me. I'm 53 and had a major stoke a few years back, I'm paralyzed on my right side and can barely talk. He said,'' I'm sick and tired of you photographers thinking that you own the land and just go''. I told him many times have I been here and that there's been no problem what's so ever. At this point a man jumps out of the passenger side of the Suburban with a camera and tripod and I say, "what's this, what's this?'' The Indian said I'm his guide and you have to pay me before you can take a photo. I asked him when it is OK to take photos and he said between 1p.m. and 5p.m. the other photographer just laughed and said you can't take a photo during the day the light is horrible. I packed up my cameras while the sun was just starting to come up and the photographer got a killer shot the one, I've been waiting all my life to get. That place has now become Animal Farm the greedy pigs have taken over the farm, you'll have to hire a guide to do anything in the park, they had a good thing going there for years and they screwed it up. They're just going to get their money from the foreigner, that's what they think and they're right, you can up the prices on everything, and the foreigners will still come while drowning out the working-class Americans. @@TheWestisBig

Wow!!! Thanks for the detail! I'll include this story in the next update. I've been there 6ish times over the last 30 yrs. Since they built the hotel its been getting worse and there have been many more fees but requiring a guide to take a sunrise shot is ridiculous. It used to be one of my favorite places- they are ruining it. again thanks for the info.