Mesa Rim Trail sits behind The View Hotel - open only to guests, rarely crowded, rarely photographed. Just 0.8 miles, but every step reveals a different view. Let's start our journey with one of my favourite pictures of Monument Valley - a storm rolling in, the last light cracking open, and the Mitten Shadow caught at exactly the right moment.Swipe to discover where the trail leads. ��#monumentvalley #visitarizona #arizona_landscapes #nationalparkphotography #americanroadtrip The scale of these monuments is hard to believe until you're standing at their base - East Mitten alone rises over 1,000 feet from the valley floor, with Merrick Butte visible just behind. From Mesa Trail, the dirt road below looks like a scratch someone made and forgot about. Halfway up the trail, an ancient juniper grew into itself and formed a natural arch - a window the desert built over centuries. The kind of frame you don't find, you discover. West Mitten sits perfectly on the other side. Mitchell Butt...