From a travel website: "Hovenweep was home to thousands of Ancient Puebloan people from 600-1300 AD, long before the first Europeans set foot upon the continent. Along with the nearby Canyons of the Ancients National Monument, the landscape is an other-worldly preserve that has been unchanged for hundreds of years. The two landscapes occupy one of the densest concentrations of Archeological sites in North America." Here are some of the images from Sunday:
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| Alyssa in her homemade "Easter-Colored" sling. Made up of a pastel-striped table cloth I found at a thrift store and a long flowered scarf she had in her closet! She, like my friend Heather, prefers animal prints and darker colors, but whatever works! The sling from the surgical center was a kids size and hurt way too much. |
Meanwhile back at the ranch, here are a couple of flowers poking out of yesterday's snow and two of the birdies at the feeders this morning. . .
Alyssa is hoping to get a physical therapy appointment today, so for the poor lady the "real recovery" may begin today.
Hovenweep
was home to many thousands of Ancestral Puebloan people from 600 AD to
1300 AD, long before the first European stepped foot onto this
continent. Along with the nearby Canyons of the Ancients National Monument, the landscape is an other-worldly preserve that have been wholly unchanged for hundreds of years.
In fact, the two monuments occupy one of the densest concentrations of archaeological sites in North America. A good way to see all the major ones (including Mesa Verde National Park) is along the 114-mile Trail of the Ancients Scenic Byway.
At Hovenweep, most visitors begin exploring at Square Tower Group in Little Ruin Canyon near the visitor center to get a first glimpse of the Puebloans’ expert masonry. Still-standing circular towers, walls with pictographs, kivas (ceremonial underground rooms), stone dams and more can be found along Hovenweep’s several short hiking trails.
- See more at: http://www.colorado.com/articles/hidden-colorado-gem-hovenweep-national-monument#sthash.yhJAIYDQ.dpuf
In fact, the two monuments occupy one of the densest concentrations of archaeological sites in North America. A good way to see all the major ones (including Mesa Verde National Park) is along the 114-mile Trail of the Ancients Scenic Byway.
At Hovenweep, most visitors begin exploring at Square Tower Group in Little Ruin Canyon near the visitor center to get a first glimpse of the Puebloans’ expert masonry. Still-standing circular towers, walls with pictographs, kivas (ceremonial underground rooms), stone dams and more can be found along Hovenweep’s several short hiking trails.
- See more at: http://www.colorado.com/articles/hidden-colorado-gem-hovenweep-national-monument#sthash.yhJAIYDQ.dpuf
Hovenweep
was home to many thousands of Ancestral Puebloan people from 600 AD to
1300 AD, long before the first European stepped foot onto this
continent. Along with the nearby Canyons of the Ancients National Monument, the landscape is an other-worldly preserve that have been wholly unchanged for hundreds of years.
In fact, the two monuments occupy one of the densest concentrations of archaeological sites in North America. A good way to see all the major ones (including Mesa Verde National Park) is along the 114-mile Trail of the Ancients Scenic Byway.
At Hovenweep, most visitors begin exploring at Square Tower Group in Little Ruin Canyon near the visitor center to get a first glimpse of the Puebloans’ expert masonry. Still-standing circular towers, walls with pictographs, kivas (ceremonial underground rooms), stone dams and more can be found along Hovenweep’s several short hiking trails.
- See more at: http://www.colorado.com/articles/hidden-colorado-gem-hovenweep-national-monument#sthash.yhJAIYDQ.dpuf
In fact, the two monuments occupy one of the densest concentrations of archaeological sites in North America. A good way to see all the major ones (including Mesa Verde National Park) is along the 114-mile Trail of the Ancients Scenic Byway.
At Hovenweep, most visitors begin exploring at Square Tower Group in Little Ruin Canyon near the visitor center to get a first glimpse of the Puebloans’ expert masonry. Still-standing circular towers, walls with pictographs, kivas (ceremonial underground rooms), stone dams and more can be found along Hovenweep’s several short hiking trails.
- See more at: http://www.colorado.com/articles/hidden-colorado-gem-hovenweep-national-monument#sthash.yhJAIYDQ.dpuf
Hovenweep
was home to many thousands of Ancestral Puebloan people from 600 AD to
1300 AD, long before the first European stepped foot onto this
continent. Along with the nearby Canyons of the Ancients National Monument, the landscape is an other-worldly preserve that have been wholly unchanged for hundreds of years.
In fact, the two monuments occupy one of the densest concentrations of archaeological sites in North America. A good way to see all the major ones (including Mesa Verde National Park) is along the 114-mile Trail of the Ancients Scenic Byway.
At Hovenweep, most visitors begin exploring at Square Tower Group in Little Ruin Canyon near the visitor center to get a first glimpse of the Puebloans’ expert masonry. Still-standing circular towers, walls with pictographs, kivas (ceremonial underground rooms), stone dams and more can be found along Hovenweep’s several short hiking trails.
- See more at: http://www.colorado.com/articles/hidden-colorado-gem-hovenweep-national-monument#sthash.yhJAIYDQ.dpuf
In fact, the two monuments occupy one of the densest concentrations of archaeological sites in North America. A good way to see all the major ones (including Mesa Verde National Park) is along the 114-mile Trail of the Ancients Scenic Byway.
At Hovenweep, most visitors begin exploring at Square Tower Group in Little Ruin Canyon near the visitor center to get a first glimpse of the Puebloans’ expert masonry. Still-standing circular towers, walls with pictographs, kivas (ceremonial underground rooms), stone dams and more can be found along Hovenweep’s several short hiking trails.
- See more at: http://www.colorado.com/articles/hidden-colorado-gem-hovenweep-national-monument#sthash.yhJAIYDQ.dpuf
