YhdysvallatSquare Tower Canon37°23’0” N 109°4’43” W
22. huhtikuuta 2018, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
One thing we've learned from being here only a few weeks is that it's a challenge to identify seasons. It's often below freezing at night but rarely snows. Days can be warm and pleasant but theLue lisää
YhdysvallatCross Canyon37°25’60” N 109°12’57” W
19. huhtikuuta 2018, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
With friends visiting from Durango we took a day off to explore two nearby canyons known for their petroglyphs and Anasazi ruins. Cross and Montezuma Canyons are only a few miles from Hovenweep butLue lisää
YhdysvallatAneth Chapter37°17’55” N 109°11’2” W
11. huhtikuuta 2018, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
So we have to amend an earlier posting. Turns out there has been more structure stabilization here than we previously believed. At Cajon they used concrete in the 1950s but with poor results. One ofLue lisää
YhdysvallatHovenweep National Monument37°23’3” N 109°4’40” W
9. huhtikuuta 2018, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
Took a break from camp hosting duties today. We joined a troop of ranger trainees for the day as they toured various ancestral Pueblan structures at Hovenweep. What made this memorable was a hike downLue lisää
YhdysvallatCajon Mesa37°26’35” N 108°58’56” W
4. huhtikuuta 2018, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
One of Hunt's former managers liked to say "you are the people you meet and the things you read." [Unlike a certain addled president who just watchesTV.] So in addition to the parks we visit ourLue lisää
MatkaajaI love hearing of your adventures...keep the photos coming. A couple of books you might enjoy: Pacific and The Emerald MIle. The first touches on amazing history of some of the indigineous people around the Pacific Rim. The second is a great adventure of the Southwest that provides a history of the Grand Canyon and the Glen Canyon dam in the telling. And I agree that #45 is what he reads (nothing) and the fact free people he meets (on Fox and from the porn industry).
MatkaajaThanks for the feedback, Mike. Added Emerald Mile to my Goodreads but can't find the Pacific book.
John LovaasLove your tales of US parks and cultural history sites. Need more pics—your pics are lovely especially those taken by Lorraine!
YhdysvallatDry Gulch37°17’20” N 107°52’55” W
2. huhtikuuta 2018, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Today we visited two more of the Hovenweep pueblos-- Hackberry and Horseshoe. While these are certainly impressive strctures the highlight of the hike was chatting with a Hopi Indian who doesLue lisää
YhdysvallatCajon Lake37°24’54” N 109°3’29” W
1. huhtikuuta 2018, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
We hiked four miles up a nearby canyon to Holly Pueblo, which is one of six villages in the Hovenweep Monument. The hike began with us squeezing through a very tight cracked rock. Then we walkedLue lisää
YhdysvallatYellow Jacket37°32’13” N 108°44’15” W
31. maaliskuuta 2018, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
As noted, the Anasazi were remarkable masons. And the ones at Hovenweep were the best of the best. They shaped and fitted stone walls together almost seamlessly. See the one picture here that showsLue lisää
YhdysvallatHovenweep National Monument37°23’1” N 109°4’12” W
30. maaliskuuta 2018, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Hovenweep is Paiute for "deserted valley." This supposed deserted valley, however, is anything but. Eight hundred years ago it was home to a couple thousand Anasazi and they left behind dozens ofLue lisää
MatkaajaYou guys are amazing. I am glad to see your adventures. I have been to Hovenweep many years ago. Thanks for sharing! I'll be in Durango in August.
MatkaajaSnake whisperers...I’m reading Abbey’s Desert Solitaire and thinking of your adventures. Great pictures are from a formerly celebrated high school yearbook photographer I assume.
MatkaajaYes, read Desert Solutaire last year and Monkey Wrench Gang. Have to wonder if Abbey were still alive he'd have founded his own monkey wrench gang.