Harold was our Navajo guide

We met our guide, Harold Simpson, at the modern Navajo visitor center near the entry to Monument Valley. Harold, a full-blooded Navajo Indian, is the son of a medicine man and medicine woman. His family has lived in this valley for many generations. He now operates his own tour guide service and proudly presents his spectacular homeland to visitors from everywhere.

We climbed into Harold's van and rode into the magnificent Monument Valley. He showed us all the spectacular sites that are so often portrayed on postcards and calendars. At each feature, Harold added his own interesting and witty commentary. He told us about the Dineh (Navaho) people and the history of the valley. He told us about his ancestors that have lived in this magnificent place for many generations. After visiting all of the usual tourist attractions, Harold took us to the restricted regions of the Valley barred to everyone except Navajo guides. There, he showed us many other wondrous sites: magnificent buttes, spires, arches, ancient ruins, petroglyphs and scenic grandeur that most tourists never see.