Every Thursday, she delivers the news, a memory at Tsébii’ndzisgaii
Navajo Times | Marsha Carl
Morning light breaks through clouds above Monument Valley, illuminating the red sandstone formations that rise from the desert floor.
By Krista Allen
Navajo Times
PAGE – Every Thursday morning before sunrise, Marsha Carl is already on the road, beginning a route she has driven for years and a ritual she has kept even longer. By the time she reaches Monument Valley, the light is just beginning to change, and she drives up to The View Hotel to take a photograph she has taken in some form every week using her smartphone.
Carl is a newspaper carrier for the Navajo Times Publishing Co. Inc., responsible for Route 6, a long loop that starts from her home and stretches west through Fort Defiance, Central and Western communities before reaching Page-Lake Powell. The drive includes about 30 stops and hundreds of miles each week. Taking photographs is not part of her job description, but it has become part of her routine.
“It’s like you never forget,” Carl said of Tsébii’ndzisgaii. “I always look forward to driving there to see it. Because it’s amazing. It reminds me of my mom.”
To read the full article, please see the Dec. 26, 2025, edition of the Navajo Times.
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