Moki Dugway

After leaving Natural Bridges State Park, we continued our journey to our B&B in The Valley of the Gods with the final leg of the journey being a ride down the Moki Dugway.

Moki Dugway

The Moki Dugway is a 3 mile, nicely graded dirt road, with a lot of switchbacks, descending at about an 11% grade into The Valley of the Gods.

Moki Dugway

 

The Moki Dugway was built in the 1950’s during the uranium boom by Texas Zinc Minerals to provide a route for ore haulers from the mines on the Cedar Mesa.

Moki Dugway

Needless to say, the views from the top and along the descent are breathtaking! You can even see Monument Valley off in the distance (though probably not in my photos).

The Moki Dugway is a 3 mile, nicely graded dirt road descending at about an 11% grade into The Valley of the Gods.

And there it is before us, The Valley of the Gods ready to be explored.

The Moki Dugway is a 3 mile, nicely graded dirt road descending at about an 11% grade into The Valley of the Gods.

But first, we need to check in to our Bed & Breakfast – called, of course, Valley of the Gods Bed & Breakfast – or as I’d like to call it “a little piece of off-the-grid heaven on earth!”

Valley of the Gods B&B mokia6

(more pics coming in a future post)

As it is late, and there is literally nothing around here – the B&B is the only home within the 360,000 acre Cedar Mesa Cultural and Recreational Management Area – we meet Gary, one of the owners,

Valley of the Gods B&B

get checked in and then head into the town Mexican Hat (don’t you just love the names of places around here) for a bit of dinner.

Mexican Hat

Our first day of adventure in The Valley of the Gods begins tomorrow!

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Lita