Highway 163
by Inge Johnsson
Title
Highway 163
Artist
Inge Johnsson
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Photograph - Digital Scan Watermark Not On Actual Prints
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Monument Valley (Navajo: Tse Biiʼ Ndzisgaii, meaning valley of the rocks) is a region of the Colorado Plateau characterized by a cluster of vast sandstone buttes, the largest reaching 1,000 ft above the valley floor. It is located on the Arizona-Utah state line, near the Four Corners area. The valley lies within the range of the Navajo Nation Reservation and is accessible from U.S. Highway 163. Monument Valley has been featured in many forms of media since the 1930s. Director John Ford used the location for a number of his best-known films, and thus, in the words of critic Keith Phipps, "its five square miles have defined what decades of moviegoers think of when they imagine the American West."
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March 2nd, 2012
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Charles Dana
Somewhat of an oft repeated, classic shot of the wide open spaces in the Southwest but your version excells. Fantastic colors, what make it for me is the continuation of the road in the far distance. Few images do a better job of defining the vastness, emptyness and beauty of this part of our country. Well done. vf
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