Infinite Road
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Narrated by The Drifter 71 km · about 50 min · 11 stories

Through the buttes of Monument Valley: Agathla Peak, the Navajo Code Talkers' unbroken language, the Long Walk and the return, Goulding's trading post, and John Ford's camera — which made this valley stand in for the entire American West.

The stories

In order along the route. Tap a dot on the map, or play them here.

  1. 1
    Kayenta, Arizona

    The Ascent of Agathla Peak

  2. 2
    Kayenta, Arizona

    The Unbroken Language of War Deep Dive · Part 1 of 3

  3. 3
    Kayenta, Arizona

    The Unbroken Language of War Deep Dive · Part 2 of 3

  4. 4
    Kayenta, Arizona

    The Unbroken Language of War Deep Dive · Part 3 of 3

  5. 5
    Kayenta, Arizona

    Goulding's Trading Post and Film

  6. 6
    Kayenta, Arizona

    The Long Walk of the Navajo Deep Dive · Part 1 of 3

  7. 7
    Monument Valley, Utah

    The Long Walk of the Navajo Deep Dive · Part 2 of 3

  8. 8
    Monument Valley, Utah

    The Long Walk of the Navajo Deep Dive · Part 3 of 3

  9. 9
    Monument Valley, Utah

    John Ford's Cinematic Monument Valley

  10. 10
    Monument Valley, Utah

    Geology of the Colorado Plateau

  11. 11
    Mexican Hat, Utah

    The Meandering San Juan River

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Where the stories come from

Infinite Road draws from a library of primary sources — public-domain county histories, the WPA American Guide Series, National Register of Historic Places records, local records, and encyclopedic sources — then writes and narrates each story in its own words.