My BAD experience at Monument Valley 

I've been fighting a "family" trying to get another dog. They had theirs put down during covid. Dogs and cats are not objects but family members. Pets like me, for my cat all need prayers to be better.

Those are what we call rez dogs. There is a whole different cultural idea of how dogs should be treated on the reservation. We have a rez dog we raised from a pup because my kids wanted to rescue it. It loves people, but hates other dogs. If we had left it at the family's house on the reservation it likely wouldn't have lived to be 1.

Throw money around, and people will treat you better? Bull... If they want tourists, they need to be tourist friendly. That does not always mean "respect or profit".

@@robbby4011 that’s the problem. They don’t necessarily want tourists. But a tourist infrastructure was set up in their midst without their permission. At one point they were able to claw back sovereignty of most of the area, but the Gouldings complex still draws in crowds. In the last decades, the Navajo have been attempting to accommodate the tourism they can’t stop in a way that doesn’t erode their culture or hurt the land, and benefits the people who are protecting the land. If you go to their sacred place, it’s best to respect and honor that. I

@@robbby4011 I would also suggest that perhaps you should NOT go to Native Nations. If you want multimedia theaters, shuttle buses, and stores full of tourist trinkets, go to one of the overly commercialized National Parks like Zion. The Navajo and other Nations are trying to craft a different kind of experience for a different kind of tourist, those who are curious about their culture, respectful of their land, and don't need a load of tourist honky-tonk to amuse them. When you go to a gas station, you enrich the individual owner (and the Chevron, Shell, or Texaco company). When you seek out a Tribal gas station, you may actually pay less as they don't have to charge certain taxes. But the stations are run by the Tribe and the profits support Native schools, health clinics, and infrastructure. You pay the same or less, but your positive impact is so much more. If you've traveled all the way to Monument Valley or Canyon de Chellys, why not hire a Native guide who will get you into restricted areas and enhance your experience? Otherwise, why the hell go there if you just want to stand on an overlook for five minutes. If you want a souvenir, why buy from Gouldings where they take a hefty cut (and where real Native artwork is interspersed with cheap mugs and made in China feather festooned tat that has nothing to do with the Navajo? Why not walk a few steps to the Tribal run store and museum where the artwork is of a higher quality (often a better price) and the Native artists get a bigger cut? If you really have no money, there are plenty of roadside stands where Tribal members sell their wares. I once bought a beautiful rock that a nine year old girl had carved with pictures of wild horses. She wouldn't take more than $5 for it, but she spent half an hour telling me about her plans to be an artist when she grew up. I still have that rock as a paperweight on my desk and I smile every time I see it. $5 for ten years of smiles is a great bargain in my book. Seek out the unique experiences on Tribal land and don't expect Disneyland. You will leave with great memories.

@@LeftCoastCowgirl That escalated fast.

@@robbby4011 just some lessons if you wanted to learn. But again, I suggest a trip to Tribal land is not a good fit for you.

Sad but i have to agree. Enjoy Easter holiday 🙏

I'm in Mohave desert too. Up around 4,000ft. The wind gusts have been 70mph+ which is ungodly rare!!! These are Kansas like straight line winds. They can peel the paint off your house! My poor hummingbirds....I've refilled their feeders alot cuz the winds have emptied them. I thought my travel trailer was gonna blow over the other day. It's been colder. I'm usually getting my swamp cooler ser up by now???? I'm still running heater and electric blanket. Some spring. Hard to plant anything food wise.

@@underthetornado Same here with the wind gusts blowing things that should not be moving. There have been several days that I delayed driving to town. With the dust blowing here we almost need goggles to go outside.

Little One would of been killed. Write a bad review & report them. Why are they allowed to have campers in their back yard? Crazy ..

Finally got over 80 for the first time since last November today in the Mojave Desert. Hit 91. But yes the coldest winter/spring in like 45 years. Usually it gets in the 20s and 30s for 3 weeks in December and that's basically our winter but this year that did happen but it also got down into the 20s and 30s again in February. I've been here 14 years and that never happened before.

Thank you!

@@wanderingjeepsy you are very welcome 🙏

I am a Native woman from Canada. I went to Monument Valley about 30 years ago and it brought me to tears from the incredible beauty! I found the place where my spirit lives and was humbled by the otherworldly desolation and fell in love. My husband and I will be going there either this late late fall or next winter. ❤

I rescued a puppy in Northern CA. He was appropriately 7-8weeks old. He was found at a remote campground. The host said he appeared on a little knoll one morning. Long story, short...he came from a Native American man's property. I was told he doesn't treat his dogs as pets, they stay outside and keep predators away. They inbred and became an issue chasing wildlife. I've had my pup since he was a handful. He is not a good pet. His prey drive and resource guarding are a full time job. So...if you are in Native Land, it may be the culture? Idk but open to more info

@@lwood8491 Exactly, sounds like they're 24/7 guard dogs and not house pets!

Wow! ☹️

Extreme heat at 4800' elevation? That's where people go to escape the heat!

@@goldfieldgary that's not a very high altitude in like july or August. Denver and Salt lake city can hit 100 and they are over a mile above sea level soooo......you really have to be over 8000 ft to escape heat.