This majestic canyon is lined with towering red sandstones. But the physical landscape is only part of the draw. Canyon de Chelly, replete with thousands of ruins, carvings and paintings on stone, is ...

Arizona’s Canyon de Chelly National Monument is definitely off the beaten path, but it’s worth the extra effort to see its wonders. The monument boasts three main sandstone canyons: Canyon de Chelly ...

CHINLE, Ariz.--Of all the places I've visited on Road Trip 2007, I don't think any have been quite so far off the beaten path as Canyon de Chelly. This is a truly wondrous place. For nearly 5,000 ...

There are plenty of cliff dwellings in the Southwest. One — Canyon de Chelly — is unique. The Diné or Navajo people call the canyon Tsegi (SAY-ih), and clans farm family plots as they have for ...

With its 750-foot-tall, sandstone walls, Canyon de Chelly in eastern Arizona is nearly invisible from the vast tableland of the Defiance Plateau into which the Chinle Wash has carved it. The depth and ...

CANYON DE CHELLY NATIONAL MONUMENT, Ariz. (AP) - This majestic canyon is lined with towering red sandstones. But the physical landscape is only part of the draw. Canyon de Chelly, replete with ...

THE NAVAJO NATION — There is an often-used, traditional Navajo prayer that begins, “In beauty, I walk.” And on this early-September morning, I found myself surrounded by beauty as I roamed the verdant ...

I pat my horse — named Diamond for the patch of white on the bridge of its nose — and look at my Navajo guide, James. “How far could I ride up this canyon,” I ask, “if I had the time and money?” James ...

Situated in the middle of the Navajo Nation in northeastern Arizona, Canyon de Chelly National Monument is the heart of Navajo country, both geographically and spiritually. Native families have lived ...

CANYON DE CHELLY NATIONAL MONUMENT — This majestic canyon is lined with towering red sandstones. But the physical landscape is only part of the draw. Canyon de Chelly, replete with thousands of ruins, ...