The Canyon de Chelly (pronounced de Shay) is a both a national park and Navajo tribal land. Because of this, it's the only national park I've been too that charges no entry or camping fees. To enter the canyon itself you need a Navajo guide and a 4 wheel drive or to join a tour (The proprietor of The Changing Woman Coffee Shop called the tours "shake and bakes"). The rest of us have to explore the canyon from the rim. This is a beautiful place with a long history. The "Ancient Ones" built cliff dwellings here. Navajo's were cornered here by Kit Carson in one of our nation's attempts to round up the Navajo's and move them to a different reservation. Current residents farm the valley floor and protect the ancient ruins.
Here are a few more images from the Navajo Tribal Park: Monument Valley. This is really a wonder to see and if you ever have the chance. . .
Monument Valley is a Navajo park in the Four Corners area. The access is in Arizona but the park itself is in New Mexico. A number of westerns were filmed here. I was impressed with the stark beauty of the landscape.
I took several hundred shots at Arches. Here are the final two sets. It's time to move on. Next stop will be Monument Valley.
You're not going to believe this, but there are arches in Arches. Here are a few taken near sunset.
While I enjoy getting close and photographing detail, sometimes only a stand-back-and-take-in-the-whole-scene approach works to capture the feeling of a place. Here are some of the shots I took using the wide end of the lens.
Most of you have viewed the exceptional images posted by Birdie and Wildman. Here's my take on the park.
One of my all-time places to visit is Whitesands, New Mexico. A few minutes of walking eliminates the noise of cars and people; a few more minutes of walking allows the pretense of solitude. I can literally spend hours out here with nothing but my thoughts, a camera and water. . .
Here's a preview. For some reason the slides wouldn't go where I wanted them to go, so things are out of order. Oh, well.
When the sand dunes move, root systems are exposed and some interesting sculptures emerge.
Just off I-10, just before the Trinity River Bridge, going east, where there is no exit so you have to know to exit early, is a little used park (I've never seen anyone else there). 
The day I went out with the disposable, I took a backup camera along -- just in case...
I thought, how hard could it be? Just point and shoot right. Here are some samples. 
My church started something called Prime Time Wednesdays. . . so we eat and then spend an hour in some class or other. I volunteered to teach a class on photography. Here are some results.
Okay, third set. I'll quit now.
