On an already windy day we were about to get a close up video of the Mexican Hat Rock in southern Utah when a strong dust devil threatened to take our flying camera away away!<br /><br />A dust devil is a strong, well-formed, and relatively short-lived whirlwind, ranging from small to large. The primary vertical motion is upward. Dust devils are usually harmless, but can on rare occasions grow large enough to pose a threat to both people and property.<br /><br />After passing the eroded mesas of Monument Valley, highway US 163 crosses 20 miles of rather flat landscape past scattered Navajo houses to Mexican Hat, a small settlement named after a curious formation nearby consisting of a large flat rock 60 feet in diameter perched precariously on a much smaller base at the top of a small hill.<br /><br />Mexican Hat, Utah is a census-designated place on the San Juan River on the northern edge of the Navajo Nation's borders in south-central San Juan County, Utah, United States.<br /><br />nmosg.com<br />...<br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhHgoSUJ1qY" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhHgoSUJ1qY</a>