June 2022 – Page 2 – Piddlin' Around

Canyon de Chelly – Navajo Nation

Posted on June 11, 2022June 9, 2022 by piddlinaround

Canyon de Chelly National Monument has been on our “wish list” of places to go for quite some time now. We had planned to visit it two years ago but they closed it due to COVID. Located in northeastern Arizona on Navajo Reservation lands, the national monument is actually owned by the Navajo Tribal Trust. … Continue reading Canyon de Chelly – Navajo Nation →

Knock on Wood?

Posted on June 4, 2022June 1, 2022 by piddlinaround

What does the Petrified Forest National Park and Costa Rica have in common? At one time the land in northeastern Arizona was at the same latitude as current day Costa Rica and it was a tropical rain forest. What remains is preserved in one of America’s oldest parks, which was declared a national monument in … Continue reading Knock on Wood? →