The View Hotel, Monument Valley (4/7-8/2015)

Monument Valley provides perhaps the most enduring and definitive images of the American West. The isolated red mesas and buttes surrounded by empty, sandy desert have been filmed and photographed countless times over the years for movies, adverts and holiday brochures. Because of this, the area may seem quite familiar, even on a first visit, but it is soon evident that the natural colors really are as bright and deep as those in all the pictures... (from americansouthwest.net)

Taken at Monument Valley, Arizona/Utah

TheView Hotel | Monument Valley

Monument Valley, Utah/Arizona

Explore Navajo Interactive Museum (4/7/2015)

The Explore Navajo Interactive Museum is located in Tuba City, Arizona, USA. Traveling this museum, you are introduced to the land, language, history, culture and ceremonial life of the Navajo. You will understand the exhibits of Navajo culture, traditions, family systems and more.

Taken at Explore Navajo Interactive Musuem

Montezuma Castle National Monument, Arizona (4/6/2015)

Montezuma Castle is one of a number of well-preserved ancient dwellings in north central Arizona, including the Wupatki, Tonto, Walnut Canyon, and Tuzigoot national monuments. It is probably the most spectacular; an imposing 20 room, 5-story structure built into a recess in a white limestone cliff about 70 feet above the ground... (from: americansouthwest.net)

Taken at Montezuma's Castle National Monument

http://www.nps.gov/moca/index.htm
http://www.americansouthwest.net/arizona/montezuma_castle/national_monument.html

Red Rock Scenic Byway (4/6/2015)

The Red Rock Scenic Byway Road is your Gateway to the world-famous Red Rock Country of Sedona, Arizona, USA....just 110 miles north of Phoenix, about 40 miles south of Flagstaff, and only a few hours south of the Grand Canyon. (http://redrockscenicbyway.com/)

Taken at Red Rock Scenic Byway in Sedona, AZ

Sedona's All-American Red Rock Scenic Road - Gateway to Sedona's Red Rock Country

Saguaro in New River, AZ (4/6/2015)

http://www.desertusa.com/cactus/saguaro-cactus.html

Taken in New River, Arizona

Downtown Phoenix, Arizona (4/5/2015)

Phoenix is the capital and largest city of the state of Arizona, USA.

Taken at Downtown Phoenix

Griffith Observatory (2/5/2015)

Griffith Observatory is a facility in Los Angeles, California, sitting on the south-facing slope of Mount Hollywood in Los Angeles' Griffith Park. (Wikipedia)

Official Site: Griffith Observatory Los Angeles, CA

Southern California’s gateway to the cosmos! Visitors can look through telescopes, explore exhibits, see live shows in the Samuel Oschin Planetarium, and enjoy spectacular views of Los Angeles and the Hollywood Sign.

griffithobservatory.org