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You’ve probably seen Monument Valley before, even if you’re not quite sure what it is. There’s a famous scene in Forrest Gump where Tom Hanks is running up a hill in the desert, beard gone mad, dozens of people following him, and he just stops. He turns to his followers and says that after three years of running he’s pretty tired and it’s time to go home.
In the background, massive sandstone buttes rise from the red desert floor. A lonely road divides them in the distance. This is Monument Valley at the border of Utah and Arizona, and it’s one of the most fascinating landscapes on earth.