We arrived at Root 66 RV Park near Holbrook, AZ on 10/04/2006. We visited Petrified Forest National Park on 10/07/2006. In 1906 President Theodore Roosevelt set aside selected stands of the petrified trees as Petrified Forest Natonal Monument. The picture is of Petrified Forest National Park Crystal Forest.
In 1932 53,000 more acres of the Painted Desert were bought and added to the monument and in 1962 Congress designated the monument as a national park. The picture is of Petrified Forest National Park from Painted Desert Stop.
Then on 10/08/2006 we visited Canyon De Chilly National Monument. The Monument was established in 1931 to preserve archeological ruins within these canyons and their important record of human history. Embracing nearly 84,000 acres within the Navajo Reservation, the monument is administered by the National Park Service. But these rock canyons belong to Dine, the Navajo people. The picture is of Canyon DeChelly National Monument White House.
On 10/09/2006 we visited Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site near Ganado, AZ. John Lorenzo Hubbell’s contribution as a trader was significant. During his half century on the reservation, he was known for his honesty in business dealings, for his hospitality, and for his wise counsel to the Navajo. The picture is of Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site BullpOn 10/09/2006 we visited Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site near Ganado, AZ. John Lorenzo Hubbell’s contribution as a trader was significant. During his half century on the reservation, he was known for his honesty in business dealings, for his hospitality, and for his wise counsel to the Navajo. The picture is of Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site Bullpen.
On 10/11/2006, we drove to Bar S RV Park in Milan, NM. We visited El Morro National Monument and El Malpais National Monument. El Morro is a cuesta which is a long formation with a gentle upward slope that drops off abruptly at one end. This land is composed of sandstone layers deposited by wind. The picture is of El Morro National Monument Inscription Rock.
