Back from a trip on a photography excursion to Hunt’s Mesa in Monument Valley with my friend Charles Wood last weekend. Monument Valley is largely closed to the public so this was a trip guided by a local Navajo Tom Philips. I really enjoyed the trip – short but since Tom and his crew drive you right to the good spots, drop you off to photograph sunset while they set-up camp and cook makes this a perfect way to shoot over 600 frames in less than 24 hours. Furthermore, Tom is a photographer himself, so he provides great local knowledge with the photographer’s eye.

Here is his website: monumentvalley.com

I did the overnight the Hunt’s Mesa Photo Tour. Expensive but well worth it. Without Tom, I would never get to see the back country of the 8th Wonder of the World.

Click the mosaic below to see my images from the trip:

http://corneveaux.com/gallery2/v/Hunts (Direct link to photos)

Also, since there were 8 people in our group, 4 of whom are photographers – there wasn’t enough room in Tom’s vehicles for everyone and our tons of cameras, tripods, and other photonut gear – I got to take my truck on the 3 hour 4×4 trail to the top of the mesa!! So awesome!!!!! Few white guys have had the fortune of backcountry wheeling in Monument Valley!

You can also download the Google Earth KML file of my GPS tracks here —>

Or, you can view the tracks in a google map —-> HERE!