Here’s the secret of Navajo National Monument. If the hike to the Betatakin cliff dwellings ended at a big blank wall, it would still be worth going. The canyon is beautiful and peaceful with the ...

Sixty miles from Monument Valley, this site makes you earn it. Beginning from the rim, a 17-mile round-trip (permit required; 20 people daily), best done as an overnight backpack, descends to a remote ...