Mexican Hat, United States Travel Journals & Blogs

Westwards 2017 World Tour
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- May 15, 2017, 8:44pm
- 🌙 18 °C
- Altitude: 1,242 m
- United States Utah San Juan County Mexican Hat Gypsum Creek Rapids 37.150866, -109.86755137°9’3” N 109°52’3” W
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Atemlos durch das Land
May 15, 2017 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 18 °C
Während ich diese Zeilen schreibe, klampft gerade unser Motel-Nachbar auf dem gemeinsamen Balkon ein paar nette Lieder auf seinem Banjo, während vor unserem Zimmer langsam der San Juan River vor sich hinfließt. Alles sehr entspannend...

...im Gegensatz zu den letzten Tagen. Was für ein Ritt! Wir wussten ja, die Tage vor Kanab könnten ein wenig stressig werden, und so war es letztendlich auch. Innerhalb der letzten fünf Tage sind wir ca. 1.500 km durch vier Staaten und teilweise wirklich atemberaubende Landschaften gefahren, waren in zwei großartigen National Parks: White Sands und Mesa Verde, haben in Alamogordo, Albuquerque und Farmington übernachtet (ich habe es geschafft, Kathrin davon abzubringen, die Breaking Bad Tour zu buchen. Puh! Gerüchten zufolge hat sich die echte Besitzerin von Walter Whites Haus mittlerweile eine Waffe gekauft und schießt auf jeden, der versucht, eine Pizza auf ihr Dach zu werfen), waren in Roswell (big fail - don't go), am VLA (nerdig, aber geil) und Shiprock, sind ein Stück die Route 66 gefahren (hier ganz OK, aber die 163er ist wesentlich spektakulärer, siehe Video), haben mexikanische Schneemänner in 3.300m Höhe gebaut und stehen jetzt in Mexican Hat vor den Toren des Monument Valley, den wir uns morgen anschauen werden. Für die Dinge, die wir anschauen wollten, haben wir uns trotzdem viel Zeit genommen - nur zum Durchschnaufen nicht. Von daher ist es gut, dass es die nächsten Tage ein wenig langsamer vorangehen wird. Mit etwas Glück ist es uns gelungen, morgen Abend eine Lodge innerhalb des Monument Valley zu belegen, und anschließend steht Capitol Reef für ein paar Tage auf dem Programm (aber alles sehr shanti), bevor wir uns für eine Woche in Kanab einquartieren um den Roadtrip kurz zu pausieren, und die umliegenden National Parks zu besuchen.Read more
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Katrin Foerster Wooow!!
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Katrin Foerster Hammer Bilder!! 👍🏻
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Westwards Danke ❤️ Alle von Kathrin. Ich schreibe, sie knipst :)
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Traveler USA 1992 🇺🇸
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- Sep 14, 1992, 8:00am
- ☁️ 20 °C
- Altitude: 4,183 ft
- United States Utah San Juan County Mexican Hat Valles Trailer Park 37.14827, -109.86143837°8’54” N 109°51’41” W
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Mexican Hat Rock
September 14, 1992 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Mexican Hat Rock, hier müssen wir natürlich auch vorbei.
Der Mexican Hat Rock ist ein 65 Meter hoher und 30 Meter breiter Sandsteinfelsen, der auf kleiner Basis steht. Der Felsen trägt seinen Namen, weil er an einen mexikanischen Hut mit heruntergeklapptem Rand erinnert.
Der Weg vom Four Corner Monument zum Monument Valley ist größtenteils Wüste und es gibt nicht viel zu entdecken.Read more
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USA Westküste 2018
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- Sep 2, 2018
- ☀️ 27 °C
- Altitude: 1,271 m
- United States Utah San Juan County Mexican Hat Gypsum Creek Rapids 37.147724, -109.86261737°8’52” N 109°51’45” W
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Tag 12: Horseshoe Bend & Antelope Canyon
September 2, 2018 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Von Page ging es heute zum Horseshoe Bend - einer hufeisenförmigen Schlinge des Colorado River. Nach einem Fußmarsch von etwa einem Kilometer kommt man direkt zu den Klippen - auf einer Höhe von etwa 1300 Metern gelegen. Etwa 300 Meter unterhalb der schroffen Felshänge (eine Absperrung gibt es hier nicht wirklich) hat man die Möglichkeit, Bootstouren auf dem Colorado River zu machen.

Nach dem Horseshoe Bend ging es ein paar Kilometer weiter ins Navajo-Land zum Antelope Canyon - dem meistbesuchte Slot Canyon im Südwesten der USA. Die beeindruckenden Felsformationen des Sandsteins sind durch den Antelope Creek, einen etwa 30 km langen Bach gebildet worden - der aber nur selten bei Sturzregen Wasser führt.

Einfach beeindruckend, welch unterschiedliche Naturphänomene man hier auf recht kleinem Raum erleben kann.Read more
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Traveler USA Tour & Rocky Mountains
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- May 30, 2022, 10:32am
- ☀️ 16 °C
- Altitude: 1,297 m
- United States Utah San Juan County Mexican Hat Mexican Hat Rock 37.174908, -109.85554537°10’30” N 109°51’20” W
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Day 9
Mexican Hat
May 30, 2022 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
Wie lange der noch hält
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Urs Gaul Eine beeindruckende Landschaft. Top Aufnahmen, danke.👍
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Traveler New Mexico, Utah, Colorado
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- Jun 26, 2023, 4:05pm
- 🌬 37 °C
- Altitude: 1,243 m
- United States Utah San Juan County Mexican Hat 37.171667, -109.83666737°10’18” N 109°50’12” W
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Day Three-Mexican Hat
June 26, 2023 in the United States ⋅ 🌬 37 °C
Slept 😴 💤 Great woke up around 7:20. Leisurely got us and the bus ready for today's trip. We decided to go back to Fredrico's for breakfast Greg got the Ultimate breakfast burrito and I got the Chorizzo (cheese, potato and egg) they were Humongous. Could have split one and still had leftovers. Again the Best Mexican food I have ever had. Today we are headed to Mexican Hat. A short 5 hour drive compared to what we have been doing. We just reached 7000 ft in elevation my ears are popping.data. Entered Arizona at 2:05pm. Greg decided to take the bus off roading. He saw a bunch of trails down by the river we crossed over so he decided to check it out. We got to place in the very narrow path where it seemed to be exceedingly muddy. Greg got out to walk it and came back covered in mud. He hadto back out for a bit then got the bus turned around. We are now back on the road 20 minutes from Mexican Hat. Fingers crossed we find a camping spot. Arrived at Mexican Hat 4:03. Drove down to the river very narrow, winding, steep roads, not sure we would get back up. Went to the end of the road to the last campsite. You could see the river and completely surrounded by towering red cliffs and Mexican Hat behind us. The wind was blowing so hard (about 40mph) it almost knocked you down. The sand was being blown around and giving us a Great dermabrasion :) The temperature was 99 and kinda hard to breathe, Miserably Hot!!! The clouds were getting dark and we were afraid if it rained we would never get out. So we decided to move to higher ground. We camped for the night still in Mexican Hat but on much higher ground. Once the sun went down we opened the windows and it got nice and cool in the bus for sleeping 😴Read more
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USA 2016
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- Aug 12, 2016, 4:14pm
- 🌙 35 °C
- Altitude: 1,274 m
- United States Utah San Juan County Mexican Hat Valles Trailer Park 37.149412, -109.85870637°8’58” N 109°51’31” W
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Frühstück am Mexican Hat, Utah
August 12, 2016 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 35 °C
Nach unserer nächtlichen Tour ins Monument Valley haben wir am Mexican Hat eine Frühstückspause eingelegt. Kofferraum auf, Teller raus, so schmeckt es am besten.
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Traveler South West America
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- Aug 12, 2008, 3:00pm
- ☀️ 36 °C
- Altitude: 1,291 m
- United States Utah San Juan County Mexican Hat Gypsum Creek Rapids 37.15195, -109.8670737°9’7” N 109°52’1” W
Day 12
Mexican Hat
August 12, 2008 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 36 °C
Sulla strada per la Monument Valley ci fermiamo a Mexican Hat, così chiamato per la roccia a forma di cappello messicano che si erge vicino alla strada... La foto è d'obbligo 😉
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BiotanteJudith Der Westen der USA
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- Nov 19, 2013, 2:30pm
- ☀️ 13 °C
- Altitude: 1,284 m
- United States Utah San Juan County Mexican Hat Gypsum Creek 37.136303, -109.85654337°8’11” N 109°51’24” W
Day 13
unterwegs
November 19, 2013 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
Mexican Hut und Aussichten rechts und links
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Nancy Webb...Pat Bonetar The 2022 Motorcycle Adventure
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- May 20, 2022, 3:48pm
- ☀️ 68 °F
- Altitude: 4,081 ft
- United States Utah San Juan County Mexican Hat Gypsum Creek Rapids 37.15179, -109.868737°9’6” N 109°52’7” W
Four Corners & Monument Valley
May 20, 2022 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 68 °F
I am so happy that Leann decided to join me on the road today!

The morning started out with a bang. Literally. While I was waiting for Leann in the hotel parking lot, a lady driving a camper van thought she could fit under the hotel portico. She couldn't. Her rooftop air conditioner hit the rooftop overhang and was dragging along when she stopped. She looked around inside her van, then kept going. Now she's halfway through. She stops, looks around again, then keeps going until she hits the opposite edge of the roof. She stops and finally gets out to see what the noise is. She looks at the top of her van then gets back in and drives off dropping pieces of her air conditioner and the roof on the street as she drives away. I'm glad I wasn't behind her.

Leann met me right after and off we went. We stopped briefly to take some photos of Ship Rock (https://maps.app.goo.gl/6m7YV8AijRgPR8py7). But our first real stop was Four Corners Monument! Yay! I rode by here last year, but it was still closed from COVID. Now I can check it off my list.

Then we took a break at Bluff Fort, which was much more elaborate than I expected and definitely worth a stop if you're in that area.
(https://maps.app.goo.gl/hxzsWUL2hFCaWw488)

A tour guide at the fort told us about a cool place just out of town, so we stopped briefly at the Sand Island Petroglyph Panel (https://maps.app.goo.gl/6ZRKBrHNWsWgTwuL6). Really amazing!

Our next stops, well, I'll just list them:
- Mexican Hat Rock https://maps.app.goo.gl/4g9DSqtJ5ww2ikyd7
- Monument Valley https://maps.app.goo.gl/bA4CV3H8d68YqkBY7
- Monument Valley Tribal Park Visitor Center https://maps.google.com/?cid=113083947877316669…
- Goulding's Stagecoach Dining Room https://maps.app.goo.gl/Vby6MBQ4ZjhKXbPM7

We back tracked about 25 miles to Mexican Hat (the town), where we were lucky to find a hotel room. We were just about resigned to sleeping in the car (Leann) and tent (me) for the night. Bonus: we wound up right next to the river. Wonderful!

So long [for now], and thanks for all the fish! ✌️

Day 70 mileage: 198.3 (total 18211.3)
HD Dealerships: 0 (total 185)
National Parks: 0 (total 33 in 18 states)
10 Rides for 2022: 0 (total 5 of 10)
MCGTTX Stops: 0 (total 23 of 50)Read more
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Nancy Webb...Pat Bonetar Summer on the Harley
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- May 13, 2021, 11:59am
- ☀️ 75 °F
- Altitude: 4,255 ft
- United States Utah San Juan County Mexican Hat Mexican Hat Rock 37.175, -109.85537°10’30” N 109°51’18” W
Day 55
Monument Valley
May 13, 2021 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 75 °F
After that great ride on US 191, I wound back into New Mexico to spend the night in Gallup. Wow. They're really strict on mask wearing. They wouldn't let me in the hotel--at all--without one. Same at Walmart next door.

I left that totalitarian nightmare at just after 08:00 because at 06:00 the temperature was 29°F. 😱😱😱 Isn't this May?

From Gallup, I went North to the Four Corners Monument, which was closed indefinitely, then cut the corner of Colorado to go into Utah.

I'm now at the Mexican Hat formation in Monument Valley, the photo stop for Utah's 50 Rides, 1 Nation. Oh, if I only had that new Pan American Harley. Then I could zip off on the dirt tracks around the base of the formation and get a really good pic 🤣.

So long [for now], and thanks for all the fish! ✌️

Day 54 mileage: 442.8 (total 12298.1)
50 Rides, 1 Nation: 1 (total 8)Read more
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