I've decided my faithful camera has worn out. For a long time I thought the shutter was slow because of some setting combination, but the camera is more than 7 years old, so maybe it's time has run. Maybe I'll take it in to a camera store to make sure before I replace it. I have another digital camera that works okay, but I don't like it as well.

The drive from Las Vegas is supposed to take around 13 hours, but I went a different route so I could visit my favorite uncle (come to think of it, he's the only uncle I have left) who recently moved into a nursing home. It is a very scenic drive through part of Monument Valley and I got a few pictures out of that camera, but it was a struggle.

Miss Cutie's last day in Las Vegas:



Monument Valley is Tony Hillerman country.







On top of this cliff is a rock formation that looks like an elephant or a man standing up. It had two eyes and a nose. Because of the camera problems, this is all I got of it:



I have mixed feelings about being back here, more about that later.