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I like to go out there in October myself.
I agree completely. I prefer early winter clouds and they seem to be best in NW New Mexico in October, though it is reeeeally hard to predict these days. You just have to roll the dice.
One of my favorite events is the Shiprock Navajo Fair. I first went there many years ago on assignment to photograph the rodeo for Sunset magazine. I have been back many times since:
The Oldest Navajo Fair on the Navajo Reservation. The annual Fair is held in Shiprock, New Mexico at the Shiprock fairgrounds the first weekend of October. The event usually includes exhibits, rodeo, pow-wow, traditional song & dance, parade and carnival. The main attraction is the Ye'ii Bi Chei ceremony conducted for the first time of the year any where on the Navajo Nation. The famous "Yei" rugs, depicting the Yei deities, have traditionally been woven in the Shiprock area.