DV to AZ 2022 winter trip

[Daymoth]

I've got old 16mm movies (now digitized) my dad took of our family vacation and us looking over the sides of the bridge and the new Glen Canyon dam in 1963.

Nice so before they made the second one!

[DAW89446]

I've got old 16mm movies (now digitized) my dad took of our family vacation and us looking over the sides of the bridge and the new Glen Canyon dam in 1963.

Nice so before they made the second one!

Didn't know they had a second bridge. Last time I went over it was in 1994, when my wife and I and two other couples spent a week on a houseboat on Lake Powell. Unless they built it directly against the original to make a four lane bridge and I just didn't notice.

[Daymoth]

I've got old 16mm movies (now digitized) my dad took of our family vacation and us looking over the sides of the bridge and the new Glen Canyon dam in 1963.

Nice so before they made the second one!

Didn't know they had a second bridge. Last time I went over it was in 1994, when my wife and I and two other couples spent a week on a houseboat on Lake Powell. Unless they built it directly against the original to make a four lane bridge and I just didn't notice.

They are side by side,  the new one ( the one to the right of the photo) was built in 1993-1995 for cars and the original is now for pedestrians.

[DeathValleyDazed]

I'd love to view those 1963 videos. I was there as a high schooler in 1968 & 1969 when the lake was still filling up.

Three years ago caught some video of the condors at the bridges.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZH7FAM_ncM

[Daymoth]

I'd love to view those 1963 videos. I was there as a high schooler in 1968 & 1969 when the lake was still filling up.

Three years ago caught some video of the condors at the bridges.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZH7FAM_ncM

Dang nice video DVD! Beautiful closeups!!

[Daymoth]

So, the next day we woke up early and went to the office of Navajo Nation Parks because I wanted some permits but guess I forgot it was the observed christmas day so they were closed. Ugh.

Anyways we drove to meet our guide who would show us some amazing stuff they have in Hopi Land ( and make sure we dont ruin whats left).

The Hopi have become more and more protective about visitors ( after many tourists have disrespected their traditions and rituals, sigh...) and now require you are escorted by a guide to visit their land. But they still havent fully reopened with areas still off limits.  

Many of the guides had to take on other jobs since they closed to outsiders and have either stoped guiding or guide only on their days off. So we were really lucky.

This was probably what I was most excited about and yet my brains still were blown. WHAT CRAZY MAGIC PLACE IS THIS. How is it even possible? 

Candy cane dinosaurs






Somebody explain this to me, the place is full of these crisscross patterns. Magic surely.

[Bluegreen kayak]

Wowzers, what a pictorial treat this morning, thank you!  The rounded rocks with colors remind me of the onion domes on Russian churches. I am enjoying your adventure and am glad you're sharing it.

[ski3pin]

Nice work with your photography. It was a treat to follow along on your trip, thank you.

[Daymoth]

Well with all the rain and floods here in north california ( we are in atmospheric river #3 of 5 or so) im stuck in the sofa with my cat on my lap and making quite some progress on my SD cards.

So our guide took us to Dawa Park. A fantastic sacred site in Hopi land. Its this big flat area surrounded by yellow cliffs heavily decorated with rock art. You are literally surrounded by rock art. My totally uninformed opinion thinks this place must have been a trading center or a place of gathering and celebration.

There are a lot of depictions of the sun, people, animals water and what maybe looks like maps.





This one to me looks like a celebration, ready to eat the turkey on the right.



I havent seen a lot of rock art  ( yet) compared to many of you here, but this was my first time seing birds, and a lot of them! Made me so happy.



The 4 worlds. The Hopi came from the third world into the current fourth world through caves in the gran canyon.



Fun fact, to preserve the art in Dawa Park and another sacred Hopi site Tutuveni, there has been a project to digitize them. So you can feely access all photos and point clouds.

[MojaveGeek]

Those are some super photos, both the rock art and the crazy shapes and colors of the rock!