5 miles out this is the view.
Someone had a warm feeling and wanted us all to put the bikes in line for a photy
At the edge of the carpark overlooking the valley these were the views
The tracks you can just make out is the route around the Valley – All unmade loose gravel and sand off roading for 15 miles round trip.
With trepidation I set off with the off road god's in front, showing me how to do it.
The sand on this hill is 6 inches thick and it gets your front wheel and will not let go until it has wrenched it from under you and put your bike on it’s side.
I made it down slowly and safely.
One of the God's didn't make it!!!!!! and it won't pick itself up.
That's me in front, they kindly let me go first, great pic though isn't it?
We dropped down 600-700 ft into the Valley and the temp rose to 37 degrees.
Once in the Valley the scale and the reality of the effect of erosion certainly makes it’s mark on you.
This is very serious sacred Navajo Indian Land.
The upstands / pinnacles are the harder rock and are all that is left after thousands of years of erosion, the valley itself and the plateaus above were all the same height and have just disappeared into dust and gone.
After taking all these surroundings in you cant help but take a moment in the valley looking out and thinking about the world that surrounds us.
Back to the hotel and to Sidney the spider and a few cold beers. Laundry to do and then chill before tea.
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