This expansive and iconic view, as seen from Hunts Mesa in the Navajo Nation, is none other than Monument Valley, also known as the Valley of the Rocks when translated from the Navajo language (Tsé Biiʼ Ndzisgaii). The red sandstone formations are synonymous with the American Southwest and have stunned moviegoers for nearly a century. The largest of American Indian territories, Navajo Nation covers more than 27,000 square miles and reaches into portions of Arizona, Utah, and New Mexico.
In the Navajo Nation for Code Talkers Day
Today in History
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A palace for the public
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Oxbow Bend on the Snake River, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
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Commemorating peace in Antarctica
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Ancient town of Sorano, Tuscany, Italy
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League of Nations, 100 years later
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Village of Labro, Italy
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Dubrovnik, Croatia
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Great white egret, Upper Bavaria, Germany
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Space is for everyone
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It s Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
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Beaver achievers
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So, how long till springtime?
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The forecast calls for blooms
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Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch on the institution s 175th anniversary
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Remembering Jimmy Carter
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Yungang Grottoes, Shanxi, China
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Meet the slowest flirt in the animal world
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Anniversary of Natural Bridges National Monument, Utah
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day
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It s Computer Science Education Week
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Southern gemsbok in the savannah, Botswana
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Hawaii Volcanoes National Park turns 103
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Prasat Phanom Rung temple ruins, Thailand
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Happy International Day of Forests!
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National Park Week begins
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Discovery Day in Yukon, Canada
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Earth seen from the International Space Station
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It’s Penguin Awareness Day
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