USA - 1986

Yei Bi Chei and Totem Pole formation, Monument Valley, Arizona The PiP shows a photo of the trip 10 years later, other light, other film, other colors, may be, the reality is between the two scans. Sometimes it's not easy to achieve the correct colors, if the slides don't contain the right ones. The Totem Pole was first climbed in June 1957 by Bill Feuerer, Jerry Gallwas, Mark Powell and Don Wilson. A second route called "Never Never Land" was climbed in 1979. Parts of the 1975 thriller "The Eiger Sanction" (U.S. director Clint Eastwood) were filmed at Totem Pole. According to author Ron Hogan, in addition to directing and starring in The Eiger Sanction, Clint Eastwood did all his own stunts during the mountain-climbing sequences. Eastwood and his film crew were the last people to climb Monument Valley's Totem Pole. In order to gain permission for the shoot, they had to agree to clear the mountainside of all the pitons from previous climbing expeditions.

SE-end of "Rain God Mesa" to the left, "Rooster Rock" and "Meridian Butte" in the far background, and "Yei Bi Chei / Totem Pole" formation, Monument Valley / Arizona scanned slide, Minolta X700

A little Navajo girl in Monument Valley in the year 1986. - scanned slide, Minolta X700

"Three Sisters" formation at the end of southeast arm of "Mitchell Mesa", Monument Valley, Arizona. - scanned slide, Minolta X700

"Elephant Butte" at the left border, then "Stagecoach", "East Mitten Butte" in the dead juniper tree's centre, and "Cly Butte" to the right. This is the so called "North Window" of Monument Valley. - scanned slide, Minolta X700

"Elephant Butte" at the left border, then "Stagecoach", "East Mitten Butte" in the dead juniper tree's centre, and "Cly Butte" to the right. This is the so called "North Window" of Monument Valley. - scanned slides, Minolta X700

"Elephant Butte" at the left border, then "Stagecoach", "East Mitten Butte" in the dead juniper tree's centre, and "Cly Butte" to the right. This is the so called "North Window" of Monument Valley. The PiP's show other formats and treatments. Surprisingly I couldn't find any coincident image in the internet. - scanned slides, Minolta X700

Looking back south from North Window Overlook to Camel Butte, Three Sisters in the right background. - Monument Valley, Arizona. scanned slide, Minolta X700

Monument Valley, Arizona scanned slide, Minolta X700

View from John Ford's Point (nearby) - Monument Valley, Arizona. "West Mitten Butte" and "Sentinel Mesa" behind, then "Big Indian", the big one is "Merrick Butte", at last "Stagecoach" and "Castle Rock" behind. scanned slide, Minolta X700

and the journey through the Monument Valley goes on......Spearhead Mesa scanned slide, Minolta X700

Monument Valley, Arizona. scanned slide, Minolta X700

Monument Valley - Arizona. Search for the horses in the green valley! scanned slide, Minolta X700

Monument Valley, Arizona scanned slide, Minolta X700

From left to right: "Sentinel Mesa" and "Big Indian", the group of "Castle Rock", "Bear and Rabbit" and "Stagecoach", and finally "East Mitten Butt" - Monument Valley, Arizona scanned slide, Minolta X700, 200mm

The last image of this series about Monument Valley with West Mitten Butte and Castle Rock right behind. See PiP for kitsch ;-) - scanned slide, Minolta X700

scanned slide, Minolta X700