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Snow Days (Part 2) – Bandelier National Monument, NM
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March 25, 2019 by Deb W. Trotter

If you follow my blogging, you know that Bandelier is a place I can’t stay away from. This year’s visit …
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Category: National Parks | Tags: ancestral peoples, Bandelier National Monument, cavates, cliff dwellings, February, Frijoles Canyon, hike, Jemez Mountains, ladder, Long House, mesas, narrow ruts, New Mexico, petroglyphs, rock formations, ruins, Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Snow days, spiritual, trail, trail head, Tsankawi, Tyuonyi, views, vigas, Yosemite
Bandelier National Monument, NM – Good Timing
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February 28, 2018 by Deb W. Trotter

It is a disappointment when a long-planned national park visit coincides with closure of a favorite trail or limitation of …
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Category: National Monuments, National Parks | Tags: "Alerts" tab, Alcove House, Ancestral Pueblo people, Bandelier, Bandelier National Monument, Cave Kiva, cave rooms, cliff dwellings, deer, fear of heights, Frijoles Canyon, Frijoles Creek, kiva, ladders, Long House, loop trail, National Park Service, New Mexico, peaceful walk, petroglyphs, roof beams, ruins, stone dwellings, trail, Tyuonyi, Visitor Center, volcanic tuff
Mesa Verde National Park, CO – In the Neighborhood
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June 18, 2013 by Deb W. Trotter

As neighborhoods go, Mesa Verde is unique. Rising up from the surrounding plateau to elevations of 6,000 to 8,000 feet, …
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Category: National Parks | Tags: 32-foot ladder, ancestors, ancient culture, ancient ones, archaeologists, Balcony House, cliff dwellings, Cliff Palace, climb, cowboys, crawl, green table, hiking, Long House, Mesa Verde, Mesa Verde National Park, narrow tunnel, neighborhood, old neighborhood, open year round, Park Ranger, Pueblo Indians, rich history, ruins, Spruce Tree House, Square Tower House, stair steps, stone dwellings, strenuous, summer, tickets, tours
Canyon de Chelly National Monument, AZ – Two Fine Days
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February 11, 2013 by Deb W. Trotter

It was sometime in the 1960’s, early morning of a spring day in Arizona. Really cold outside, gray, threatening sky. …
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