Spider Rock Canyon De Chelly #1 is a piece of digital artwork by Bob and Nadine Johnston which was uploaded on September 30th, 2012.
Spider Rock Canyon De Chelly #1
Most views of Spider Rock we see are created from the Rim of Canyon De Chelly. We were fortunate to get a private tour of the Canyon, by a Navajo... more
Title
Spider Rock Canyon De Chelly #1
Artist
Bob and Nadine Johnston
Medium
Digital Art - Fine Art Available On Canvas Or Prints And Gift/note Cards
Description
Most views of Spider Rock we see are created from the Rim of Canyon De Chelly. We were fortunate to get a private tour of the Canyon, by a Navajo who had been born in the Canyon, and whose family is one of less than 50 who still live there. Normally tours only go as far as Whitehouse Ruins. But this is about 26 miles up the canyon.
Canyon de Chelly National Monument was established on April 1, 1931 as a unit of the National Park Service. It is located in northeastern Arizona within the boundaries of the Navajo Nation. Reflecting one of the longest continuously inhabited landscapes of North America, it preserves ruins of the early indigenous tribes that lived in the area, including the Ancient Pueblo Peoples (also called Anasazi) and Navajo. The monument covers 83,840 acres (131.0 sq mi; 339.3 km2) and encompasses the floors and rims of the three major canyons: de Chelly, del Muerto, and Monument. These canyons were cut by streams with headwaters in the Chuska mountains just to the east of the monument. None of the land is federally owned.
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September 30th, 2012
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Comments (6)
Roena King
You really were lucky to have this vantage point on your special tour. Nice capture.
Bob and Nadine Johnston replied:
Our Navajo friend, just drove the jeep where I wanted it, then turned around, backed up to get me in position. As Im partially disabled, he did this at each site, so Id not have to get in and out of the Jeep over 100 times. 8)
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