Overview looking down on winding canyon rock formations in an arid desert landscape at Canyon de Chelly; foreground rock face has what looks like five crevices fanning out in a star pattern.

Overview looking down on winding canyon rock formations in an arid desert landscape at Canyon de Chelly; foreground rock face has what looks like five crevices fanning out in a star pattern.

Overview looking down on winding canyon rock formations in an arid desert landscape at Canyon de Chelly; clustered in the center of the composition is an outcropping of sheared vertical rock formations resembling huge columns.

Overview looking down on winding canyon rock formations in an arid desert landscape at Canyon de Chelly; clustered in the center of the composition is an outcropping of sheared vertical rock formations resembling huge columns.

Closeup view of a gravel two-lane road with trees and desert scrub along the roadway, car coming from the opposite direction.

Closeup view of a gravel two-lane road with trees and desert scrub along the roadway, mountain range faintly visible on the horizon.

Closeup of dirt road with gravel; trees and native scrub along roadside.

Closeup of dirt road strewn with rocks and gravel; native scrub along roadside and faint view of mountain range on horizon.

Closeup of dirt road with tire tracks, strewn with rocks and gravel; native scrub along roadside and faint view of mountain range on horizon.

Desert landscape overview of a winding section of the Chama River, rolling slopes with chamisa, scrub, and trees.