Gouldings Lodge or Firetree Bed & Breakfast - Reviews - Monument Valley

Monument Valley is a Navajo Tribal park that sits on the Arizona and Utah border. Absolutely a marvel of nature and a strong spiritual center for the native americans. Huge rock formations spring from a flat red bowl-type valley in varying shapes and sizes. It feels almost mystical to be there. Many Navajo traditionals still live within the valley and most are sheep herders.

You can drive the loop road through the park with your car, take a tour with a guide, or ride on horseback.

Across the way is the Gouldings Lodge (www.gouldings.com), which is actually the site of one of the first trading posts in the area. The hotel was built by the old post and has many arts and crafts for sale, as well as a lot of really cool historical information.

Down the road a bit is the Firetree Bed & Breakfast (www.firetreeinn.com). The accommodations are actually an authentic Navajo Hogan, which has been "modernized" inside with a nice bed. Stay here and you'll get a true sense of the traditional ways and its a real slice of the southwest.

Lots and lots of local jewelry for sale at good prices - you'll be amazed by the creative style and detailed designs of the braclets, earrings, and rings. As good as anything you'd see in Santa Fe!