# Pitting Some People at a Navajo Landmark **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 9, 2023, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-some-people-at-a-navajo-landmark/980945 "2023-03-09T19:30:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 65
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2023, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-some-people-at-a-navajo-landmark/980945/65 "2023-03-11T17:31:41Z")
I don’t want to extend the hijack, but, simply want to say thank you @CC. Back to the thread… there are many places in the southwest US that I’d love to see and are controlled by the Diné Navajo Nation. I hope they remain open and accessible. Someone upthread mentioned Monument Valley and control of visitors. My understanding is that anyone can enter the valley unescorted but is limited to a basic loop road (a dirt road) within the valley. To go farther in and get closer to the buttes requires a Navajo guide. I plan to be there (Monument Valley) for the annular solar eclipse in October. I have reservations at the View Hotel and will be taking a guided tour of the valley. > **[I just learned about the annular solar eclipse of October 14, 2023, which...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-learned-about-the-annular-solar-eclipse-of-october-14-2023-which-will-be-passing-right-over-my-house/962945)** > > That said, I do live in Oregon, and my history with attempted eclipse viewing has been less than stellar. There may still be some posters on here who were with me at Jonathan Chance’s viewing party in South Carolina, where it got rained out. ... --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-some-people-at-a-navajo-landmark/980945)._