Talking to the Ground: One Family's Journey on Horseback Across the Sacred Land of the Navajo

published	1996 by University of New Mexico Press
binding	Paperback
isbn	0826317405 (isbn13: 9780826317407)
pages	284
description	In 1992 Doug Preston and his family rode horseback across 400 miles of desert in Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico. They were retracing the route of the N...more [close] In 1992 Doug Preston and his family rode horseback across 400 miles of desert in Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico. They were retracing the route of the Navajo deity Naayéé' neizghání, the Slayer of Alien Gods, on his quest to restore beauty and balance to the Earth. More than a travelogue, Preston's account of the journey is a tale of two cultures meeting in a sacred land. The engaging account of a family's experience in tracing the path of the Navajo creation story in the Four Corners area.
date added	03-10-07 edit book

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JR rated it:

02/09/08

bookshelves: adventure

Read in February, 2008

I thoroughly enjoyed this book! Doug Preston takes you on a journey from southern Utah, through Arizona, and ultimately ending up in eastern New Mexico on horseback. He, along with his girlfriend and step-daughter, set out on the 400 mile horseback ride to follow in the footsteps of the mythical Navajo God Monster Slayer and in the process tells the story of their month long journey. The author weaves in the stories told by the people they meet along the way, about the Navajo culture and reli...more

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