Film director John Ford used Monument Valley as a location for many Westerns between 1939 (Stagecoach) and 1960, and one site that featured often is now known as John Ford's Point - a promontory at the edge of a plateau overlooking a large area of uneven, undulating desert with several isolated peaks beyond. Visitors can recreate the iconic image of a lone rider on a horse standing at the edge of the viewpoint for just $2 per person - paid to the owner of one of the horses stationed here most of the day just for this purpose. When I arrived he was nowhere to be seen but suddenly a bus load of tourists arrived and he magically appeared. I grabbed my shot as they did and cleared off!!