I decided to start trying to keep my travel days sort and sweet. A few hundred miles and few hours, what ever comes first (or second). So when I was getting ready to head north out of Flagstaff, Az I looked at the map and saw the Navajo National Monument. It offered free camping in two separate campgrounds. The reviews I found were good, but It was a tight fit getting through, but I was able to squeeze in.
What a great choice, it was one of the most peaceful places I have stayed. There were only a few other campers in the area I was in. I didn’t one jet fly overs. It was just so quiet and peaceful.
The Navajo National Monument is in place to protect an area that has few Cliff Dwelling located in the canyons. The cliff dwellings are the Keet Seet and Betatakin. Currently both are only accessible with a ranger/guide. The Keet Seet dwelling are done on a 17 mile 2 day trip with a ranger. The Betakatin tour is a 5 miles round trip and run Fridays and Satudays. After looking at the available trails at the Navajo National Monument I was hoping that I would be able to do the Keet Seat trail as a long run, but unfortunately that wasn’t possible. Which I completely understand. They are trying to protect the cliff dwelling and keep artifacts from being taken.
Speedboat 50k and G2G Training
July 15th
Betakatin Hike
5 Miles
1162 Elevation Gain
July 16th
Sandal Trail-Aspen Trail-Canyon View Trail
5.6 Miles
725 Elevation Gain
July 17th
Pyramid Workout-Repeat 4 times
3.59 Miles
Warm-up
30 seconds up hill
Recover
60 seconds uphill
Recover
90 seconds uphill
Recover
Cool Down
