#612CrossCountryRoadTrip / Monument Valley

On my recent trip across the country, during the drive west, I visited Monument Valley on the border of Utah and Arizona. Monument Valley embodied everything that I imagined "the American West" would be. Giant red rock formations rising hundreds of feet into the air and a view on the road that extends for miles and miles, showing undisturbed natural beauty that stretches as far as the eye can see. It's an iconic landscape featured in a number of movies by director John Ford, including 1939's "Stagecoach" starring John Wayne.
   This was my second visit to Monument Valley. It's a magical place, and I hope that I can experience it many more times in the future.

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6:12 Road Trip: Monument Valley

   Photographer, Eric McKinney of 6:12 Photography and makeup artist Missy Young took the opportunity to travel across the country, from Tennessee to California in January 2016. Our sights and stops along the way included Monument Valley, on the border of Arizona and Utah.
   Since travel photography was how I originally fell in love with the art of photography, this trip across the U.S. was very special. Missy and I both agreed that we were able to see some incredible sights and cram a lot of traveling into what seemed like a short ten days on the road.
   You may notice a lot of photos that include pieces of the road. This is because I wanted this collection of travel photos to focus on the term "road trip." One of the best parts of our trip was not the sights we stopped at, but the drive itself --- the landscapes, the skies, the colors and being able to see miles ahead.
   Here's a look at our visit to Monument Valley...

Photographer, Eric McKinney of 6:12 Photography
overlooking Monument Valley
Photo credit: Missy Young

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