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LAND OF THE ZIA: WALKABOUT '09 - DAY 4 - MILE 596 - THE VIEW
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WALKABOUT '09 - DAY 4 - MILE 596 - THE VIEW. From the Grand Canyon we headed north. It was weird.the Grand Canyon just seemed to end. Not long after leaving the Grand Canyon; however, we came across another 'not so grand' canyon. This one cost $2 bucks to get in [as opposed to the $25 per car fee at the GC]. It was actually pretty impressive. Along side of the canyon was a Native American market place where I picked up some pottery and a cool handcrafted Christmas ornament. Now as to be expected, this ki...
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LAND OF THE ZIA: FLAGSTONE FOOTSTEPS
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Quarai is the smallest of the three monuments and dates back to about 1300 A.D. It's early indian dwellers were farmers and traders. Between 1626 and1628 Fray Juan Guiterrez arrived and began the conversion of the local natives to Christianity. The church was built by pueblo women and children around 1630. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. There was an error in this gadget. LANDS OF THE LOST. Acoma: City in the Sky 1100 AD - Present. Bandelier National Monument Pt. 1. Rants, R...
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LAND OF THE ZIA: WALKABOUT '09 - DAY 2 - MILE 118 - INSCRIPTION ROCK [*UPDATED!!]
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WALKABOUT '09 - DAY 2 - MILE 118 - INSCRIPTION ROCK [*UPDATED! After hiking down from Acoma, we headed further west for another hike to what is known today as Inscription Rock at El Morro. El Morro National Monument is located on an ancient east-west trail in western New Mexico. The main feature of this monument is a great sandstone bluff with a pool of water at its base, a shaded oasis that has seen many travelers. This is the pool that many travelers, including us, have stopped at over the centuries.
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LAND OF THE ZIA: ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH
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Now come on, you knew. Dang well eventually I was gonna use that title.ha ha. Here is some final video footage from The Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs. Notice the dark tornado clouds in the background which at the time we had no idea was a tornado [only to find out that night on the news]! It's like I went into the looking glass at times. An amazing trip. Home again, home again jiggity jigg. BUT WAIT.THERE'S MORE! FOUR DAYS LATER I WAS IN THE AIR AGAIN! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). PIGEON ...
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LAND OF THE ZIA: WALKABOUT '09 - DAY 5 - MILE 680 - CITY IN THE CLIFFS
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WALKABOUT '09 - DAY 5 - MILE 680 - CITY IN THE CLIFFS. The road well traveled. Our adventure vehicle, Magellen 2, has taken us to some great places thus far.'but you ain't seen nothin' yet'. New Mexico to Arizona to Utah and now into Colorado. After checking in to our hotel in Cortez, Colorado we drove about nine miles out of town to Mesa Verde National Park. The Mesa Verde ruins are a World Heritadge Sight and are the best preserved cliff dwellings in the United States. You don't want to miss it! I just...
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LAND OF THE ZIA: THE CAVE DWELLERS PART 1
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THE CAVE DWELLERS PART 1. 114 million years ago, the Valles Caldera exploded covering the area. In volcanic ash [Bandelier tuff. The volcanic overflow varied in hardness: the firmer materials would be used by the native people for bricks the softer material along canyon walls would be excavated and used for shelter. The rich soil and near by river also made it perfect for agricultu. Re The area is green and lush at times, rocky in others. This area is now known as Bandelier National Monument. Santa Fe is...
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LAND OF THE ZIA: CITY IN THE SKY
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CITY IN THE SKY. This is my 100th post. WOO-HOOOOO! In 1540 Francisco Vasquez de Coronado [see my post: CITIES OF GOLD] visited the people of Acoma in search of the seven cities of gold. The city of Acoma is on a rock formation 367 feet high and 7000 feet above sea level. Coronado along with 300 Spaniards and 1,000 Mexican Indians, led an assault [like that of Masada] against the Acomans, eventually taking the mesa. Unfortunately you are not allowed to take pictures inside the church or of the cemetary.
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LAND OF THE ZIA: LIGHT MY FIRE
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I know I know.where the hell have I been? One by one I have seen my friends blogs just . stop. Months and months go by and more and more stop posting. Is it finally time for me to try facebook? I am sad to report that the area trails were washed away. You only know your way by ribbons tied around charred trees that lead you to the now closed cliff dwellings. If you go I recommend good waterproof hiking boots as you will have to cross streams where bridges were washed away. If not you, who? Another place ...
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LAND OF THE ZIA: The Visit
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My buddy T-Rob out of Oklahoma was in town last week for some r&r. I was able to have some snowy peaks waiting for him. As of this writing, Sandia Peak still has a 42 inch base. Although the peaks were snowy, in town it was mild and in the 50's. Perfect for a trip to the Rio Grande Zoo and Biological Park. On this visit, we would head north to Santa Fe, Taos and the northern frontier. The story was the subject of the 1998 movie 'The Staircase' starring Barbara Hershey and William Petersen. I took a littl...
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LAND OF THE ZIA: The Long Walk of Barboncito
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The Long Walk of Barboncito. In the midst of the Civil War, the U.S. military decided to move the Navajo people forcibly from their traditional homeland to a tiny reservation on the high plains of east-central New Mexico called Bosque Redondo near Fort Sumner [where Billy the Kid would eventually be shot and buried]. The Navajo leader at the time was a man called Barboncito [Little Beard - what the Navajo called a 'mustache' ], a noted spiritual leader. Specifically, Canyon de Chelly [pronounced 'shay'].
