We have been seeing yellow green deposits layered in with the rich red sandstone. It turns out that these are low grade uranium ore which has been mined on and off over the years. Much was sent to the Monument Valley upgrader site which is on Navajo Nation land. The left over radioactively contaminated material were relocated and stabilized at the engineered disposal cell at the Mexican Hat mill site in Utah.
Guess why it has that name?
Next stop was Monument Valley
where we drove around the valley floor and made the usual stops for photographs.
Our campground was equally photogenic
and came with a charming feline friend.
Our next stop will be Lake Powel where we hope to go boating however we are arguing over whether it should be a stinkpot or a raggie.
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