From Brisbane, Australia to Flagstaff, Arizona via LA and Phoenix is a long haul. We were jet lagged and weary when we collected our hire car and drove into town to a motel.

Next morning, bright and fresh, we headed down Route 66 and peeled off north to the Utah/Arizona border and the spectacular landscape of Monument Valley National Park.

Old Trading Post along the northbound Highway

Strange sign leading to an Indian Reservation.

Goose Necks on the San Juan River

Mexican Hat

Bridge across the San Juan River.

San Juan Motel perched above the river at Mexican Hat – a mecca for bikers from all over the country. This group were from Florida via Texas.

Small scale oil drilling – Mexican Hat

Patriotic Cowboys.

…Off into the sunset