John Wayne's Long Shadow by Anthea Gerrie

You may have seen it a dozen times on celluloid, but nothing prepares you for coming upon Monument Valley in your own hire car at the place where Arizona meets Utah - the astonishing configuration of gigantic red rocks which has served as the backdrop to countless westerns. To really experience it, tour into the Valley with one of the Native Americans who have inhabited this land for centuries - and don’t leave without grabbing some Indian fry bread from a roadside kiosk.