Hidden Gems in Tuba City
2 places · Spots most visitors never find
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Hidden Gems
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Tuba City, AZ
Coal Mine Canyon
Coal Mine Canyon is a lesser-known erosional canyon featuring hoodoos, spires, and banded layers of coal, sandstone, and clay in muted pastel colors. The formations resemble a miniature Bryce Canyon and are visible from the canyon rim. The site sits on Navajo and Hopi land and sees very few visitors.
golden hourspring · fall
Hidden Gems
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Tuba City, AZ
Dinosaur Tracks at Moenave
Preserved theropod dinosaur tracks from the Early Jurassic period are exposed on a sandstone slab near Tuba City along U.S. Route 160. Local Navajo guides point out three-toed tracks attributed to Dilophosaurus and other species. The site offers an unusual intersection of paleontology and desert landscape photography.
morningspring · fall