Sacred Navajo (Diné) Locations On the Mysterious Comb Ridge

This image illustrates numerous locations which are part of First Nations Diné (Navajo) traditional history. I have created this image location key as shown above to denote each location.  Be sure to open these images full screen to see all the details clearly.

Chistla Butte, Lion Rock, Owl Rock and Half Dome are all volcanic neck remnants while the Porras Dikes are a very peculiar volcanic plug formation. 

Chistla Butte (a.k.a. Turkey Butte) in traditional Diné (Navajo) teachings is called “To Support The Sky’s Underside”. 

This is one of the 5 sacred rocks that holds the sky up; according to Blessingway Singer Billy Yellow “Should this butte fall, the world would end”.   
(Research Source) 

Owl Rock is also known as both “Spindle (wool-twiner) and Slim Rock and is a spindle left behind by the Holy Beings.
(Research Source)  

This is the image without the location key on top:

This is the southern end of the mighty Comb Ridge, an 80 mile long monocline that runs from this location northward to the Abajo Mountains.Known to the First Nations Diné (Navajo) people as "Tséyíkʼáán" this ridge is peppered with many cliff dwelling ruins from the Ancient Anasazi people. 

This entire landscape, south of the Four Corners area (where Utah, Arizona, New Mexico and Colorado come together) is part of the Navajo Volcanic Field. Scattered throughout the field are 80, highly eroded volcanic necks (diatremes) which were created during the Oligocene age through the Miocene age.

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It is worth noting that not all the images I shoot from up here are going to be stunningly beautiful landscapes. To me, even stark deserts or a featureless prairie covered in snow is still a beautiful vision to be admired. Open space and wilderness areas bring a sense of peace, just knowing they still exist!

These images are from my ongoing project in which I am trying to raise awareness of the 47% of the USA and 90% of Canada that remain unpopulated wilderness.  

Where Eagles Fly - The American Wilderness Expedition is my personal mission to introduce people to these amazing locations that surround us.  

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