Originally Posted by
bryanwallace
just come across this now-so you dont necessarily need to do the MV loop to get the great views?
If you want to see the mittens and Monument Valley up close and personal, the loop road in MV is the way to do that.
The image shared here is the iconic one from Forrest Gump, and that is from Highway 163 looking back toward MV. There is a pull-off just as you crest the hill (or at least there was when we visited), and the road is fairly quiet so it's possible to walk back a little ways - and carefully position yourself in the middle of the road if traffic allows - to capture an image of the view shown here.