Farmington, NM to Shiprock to Towaoc, CO

Ute Mtn Casino RV Park, Towaoc, CO

 

 

    A view of Shiprock (elev: 7178') to the southwest from US64 not too far past a rock outcropping [not pictured] called Hogsback.

 

 

 

    Shiprock as seen from the road to the First Wash Assembly of God Church (Pastor Lee officiating) off of US491 north of the town of Shiprock, which, incidentally, is in the Navajo Nation [Reservation].

 

 

    I drove south on US491 and took this photo of Shiprock from the ESE.
    It's my opinion that Shiprock is to New Mexico as Half Dome is to California. (Of course, some natives of the New Mexico might complain that I have not seen all of its state's mountains.)

 

    A final look at Shiprock from the Navajo Nation road #18 to Red Valley, AZ, and Lukachuka in the Chuska Mountains. David Brower, one-time head of the Sierra Club, and others climbed Shiprock in 1939. [See Wikipedia article link below.] Of course, if the Navajo Nation Police catch you climbing on Shiprock, they just might stake you out in the desert sun -- with water just out of your reach. :-)>

 

    Crossing the NN road I took a photo of the mesa and two mountains to the SSE. One of the mountains may be Beautiful Mountain (elev: 9388'), for they are 3 or 4 times further away than Shiprock.

 

    As I approached the junction of US491 and US160 I saw the other side of this "interesting rock formation." And since I crossed a wash called Chimney Rock Wash, this must be one of the many Chimney Rocks in the U.S. (It looks like two adjacent chimneys from the south.)
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Links:

• Wikipedia article on Shiprock
• Flicker photos of Shiprock
• Towaoc's Ute Mtn Casino RV Park

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T 27 Mar Route: Ruins RV Park - Farmington - Mom & Pop RV Park

W 28 Mar Actual Route: Mom & Pop RV Park - Shiprock - Ute Mtn Casino RV Pk, CO

Th 29 Mar Actual Route: Ute Mtn Casino RV Pk, CO - Cortez - Hovenweep Natl Monument

F 29 Mar Route: Hovenweep Natl Monument - Blanding, UT - KampPark RV Park

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• Family Camping Directories from Woodalls.com
• Free campsites website

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