Erika+Manfred's photos with the keyword: Arizona
Der Zaun im Monument Valley - Lonely tree
Der Zaun im Monument Valley, USA
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Das Monument Valley (Navajo: Tsé Biiʼ Ndzisgaii) ist eine Ebene auf dem Colorado Plateau an der südlichen Grenze des US-Bundesstaates Utah zu Arizona. Es liegt innerhalb der Navajo-Nation-Reservation in der Nähe der Ortschaft Mexican Hat in Utah, wird von den Navajo verwaltet und ist daher kein staatliches Schutzgebiet wie das nahegelegene Navajo National Monument. Es ist bekannt für seine Tafelberge und diente bereits vielfach als Kulisse für Dreharbeiten.
Monument Valley (Navajo: Tsé Biiʼ Ndzisgaii, meaning valley of the rocks) is a region of the Colorado Plateau characterized by a cluster of vast sandstone buttes, the largest reaching 1,000 ft (300 m) above the valley floor. It is located on the Arizona-Utah state line (around
Coordinates: 36°59′N 110°6′W) near the Four Corners area. The valley lies within the range of the Navajo Nation Reservation and is accessible from U.S. Highway 163.
Monument Valley has been featured in many forms of media since the 1930s. Director John Ford used the location for a number of his best-known films, and thus, in the words of critic Keith Phipps, "its five square miles[note 1] have defined what decades of moviegoers think of when they imagine the American West
(Quelle: Wikipedia)
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