| The songs on this site are copyrighted by their respective artists and are placed here only as a reminder of good times singing on the road. Please support the artists you like by buying their commercial CDs and downloads. |
|
| 2001 |
When researching online to find out the location and name of the big red rock area, I had come across an place called "Valley of the Gods". So, of course, when we saw the road signs, it was hit the brakes and hang a right. It is an eerie, desolate, magnificent landscape and immediately one understood it's name.
The map showed a road - unpaved over the sand. Being on a time budget and not knowing where it led, we did not venture too far in - just far enough to know it was somewhere we wanted to come back and explore. |
|
|
| 2002 |
| We arrived intact at the bottom of the butte and west entrance to the "Valley". A Chevy Cavalier is not exactly 4-wheeling it, but we also made it through the 17 miles of dusty roads, washed out creeks and fallen rocks. The Valley road had not been graded after the winter and a couple of vehicles were not as adventurous and turned back. I guess size isn't everything. What's a little high-centering here and there?. A quick check of the muffler and undercarriage and we were on our way to connect with Hwy 163. |
|
|
|
| 2003 |
| We reached Valley of the Gods from the west side, but didn't have time do the whole route. So we only drove in a short way, turned around and headed for the base of Hwy 261. |
|
|
This year, we had made sure our travels brought us to the bottom of Hwy 261 so we could drive "up" it. It was just as much a thrill as the drive down - except the "straight down 1100 foot cliff" was now on Doreen's side of the car. Thanks goodness, we were hugging the mountain side. The expression on her face was priceless and I'm sure she was grateful she had a change of underwear in her suitcase. (that would be that fear of heights thing again)
At the top, we met a group of five touring bikers and stopped to chat for a few minutes. They were businessmen on a road trip - not unlike us. So we took pictures of the group with their cameras and forgot to take one with our own camera. Bidding them farewell and safe journey, we continued north to Hwy 95, then east back onto Hwy 191 north to Moab. |
| June 2007 |
|
|
|
| Valley of the Gods is a small scale version of Monument Valley, but, without a doubt equally as impressive and beautiful. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Home
|
|
