OK, have to drive from Needles to Monument Valley? Do not take the fast route, but choose to see the most wonderful views from State Hwy 95/261 (UT). Just before Maxican Hat you arrive to the edge of Cedar Mesa for a GRAND view. Driving down from the mesa itself is most rewarding and just a few kilometers before Mexican Hat visiting Goose Neck is a must. Mexican Hat is a good palce to overnight to later attack Monument Valley just a few tens of kilometers away. Early morning start and you see the Valley in the morning sun.
REMEMBER---REMEMBER: Click thumbnail to magnify and then zoom to FULL web size by clicking the image with the magnifying glass (each panorama is 776 pxls high). They look really great in full size.