SEPTEMBER 20 - KAYENTA, AZ

THURSDAY

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

 

Thursday was open on our schedule so we could

play catch up, or tour the area as we desired.

Russ and I took a 20 mile drive into Kayenta, AZ

for lunch at Burger King where they also

offered a display of NAVAJO CODE TALKER

Memorabilia in the dining area.

Outside, Burger King had an interesting Museum

with three Hogans.  At first I thought,

Male with the point, Female rounded dome,

and Child in a smaller version of the rounded dome.

Well, I was surprised when I looked inside the smallest Hogan.

Look who was there to greet me.

 

 

This little dog was the inhabitant.

We headed back to Goulding's RV Park,
and stopped at their Museum on top of the hill.
The view was gorgeous, and the items in the
Museum very interesting.

The Gouldings were responsible for having
interested John Ford in using the Monument Valley
Tribal Park areas as backgrounds for several movies
in the 1940's and 1950's.  John Wayne was one
of the actors, as was Shirley Temple.

While we were in the Museum they were
showing one of the movies, and
I was able to catch this image.

The upstairs of the Museum as the
actual home of Mr. and Mrs. Goulding,
and it was still furnished as it had
been when they lived there.
Since I am a quilter, I especially
enjoyed seeing this handmade
Grandmother's Flower Garden quilt,
and the sewing machine in their bedroom.

 

This is the view from the Goulding's veranda.

 

Some of the beautiful Navajo

jewelry in their Gift Shop.

 

When we returned to Camp,

we had the pleasure of

another round of

HOBO STEW

and ice cream,

before the Briefing

in preparation for our traveling to

Page, Arizona tomorrow.