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Drove here straight from Petrified Forest, hoping to hook up with a Navajo guide.
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Was able to make a quick arrangement for a four hour guided tour along the Canyon floor - in a Jeep.
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Beautiful sights awaited.
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The guide took me to numerous petroglyph sites. Only a few are shown here.
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Cliff dwellings are the main attraction in the Canyon.
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Canyon walls are impressive and often undercut, as seen here.
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Canyon walls are also very high.
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Many formations take on familiar appearances. This one is called the ---.
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One final image. On my return to Skokie, I bumped into this picturesque storm