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Equipment & Techniques => Landscape Photography Locations => Topic started by: vciinc on January 21, 2006, 10:18:07 am

Title: Canyon de Chelly AZ
Post by: vciinc on January 21, 2006, 10:18:07 am
Has anyone been on these Navajo run tours and if so, is it worth doing. I will be there in early May.

Thanks

Jerry
Title: Canyon de Chelly AZ
Post by: danborge on January 21, 2006, 10:46:27 am
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Has anyone been on these Navajo run tours and if so, is it worth doing. I will be there in early May.

Thanks

Jerry
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I took a jeep tour about 4 years ago. Well worth it. I don't think you can go up into the canyon any other way. You can get close to ruins that are barely visible from the canyon rim.
Title: Canyon de Chelly AZ
Post by: David White on January 22, 2006, 07:14:33 pm
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I took a jeep tour about 4 years ago. Well worth it. I don't think you can go up into the canyon any other way. You can get close to ruins that are barely visible from the canyon rim.
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I went in a few years back and would highly recommend it for anybody with the opportunity.  It wasn't a tour per se.  We hired a guide for the day and he took us to all the ruins.  We also stopped at his hogan.  He has 500 acres near Spider Rock.  Our guide's name was Bobby VanWinkle.  He said it was a long story about his name.     Ask for him at the visitor's center.  4WD drive was required and the guide rode in our vehicle.

They also have tours on the back of large trucks with a bunch of seats bolted on the bed.  Bobby called them "Shake and Bakes"  It didn't look like a very pleasurable way to see the canyon.  Not sure about "jeep tours".


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David White
Title: Canyon de Chelly AZ
Post by: Christopher Sanderson on January 23, 2006, 06:43:14 pm
Michael, Alain Briot  & I did a small feature on Canyon de Chelly in LLVJ-4 (http://www.luminous-landscape.com/zencart/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=10)

A good Navajo guide and a 4WD are essential. It is a wonderful and magical place.

Chris S
Title: Canyon de Chelly AZ
Post by: rothberg on January 26, 2006, 03:07:33 pm
Hire a guide & a jeep

best way to see this really wondefull location
Title: Canyon de Chelly AZ
Post by: alexrodriguez on September 14, 2006, 12:38:04 pm
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A good Navajo guide and a 4WD are essential. It is a wonderful and magical place.

Chris S
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Hi Chris-

Can you recommend a good Navajo guide?

Alex
Title: Canyon de Chelly AZ
Post by: nma on September 14, 2006, 01:14:36 pm
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Has anyone been on these Navajo run tours and if so, is it worth doing. I will be there in early May.

Thanks

Jerry
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Another way to do this is on horse back. That is truly magical, if you are interested in a more atmospheric trip. It's like a time machine, sort of.