Southern Colorado, Northern New Mexico - July 2019

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July 16th 2019

Published: August 25th 2019

In mid July, Anne and I traveled to northern New Mexico and southern Colorado to do a bit of hiking. We started in Colorado and finished in New Mexico. All of these areas were at higher elevations than we are used to hiking in, but we decided we’d just take it easy and do what we could. That worked out pretty well but in hindsight we probably should have started in New Mexico at the lower elevat... Read Full Entry

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Anne & Lee

NPHiker

Anne and I started our hiking trips back in 2001 and have managed to get two or three trips in each year since. Most of the trips were part of our quest to hike in all of the US National Parks, a quest we completed in 2015 with our trip to Alaska and the Gates of the Arctic and Kobuk Valley parks. At that time there were 59 parks. Since 2015 we have revisited some of our favorite areas and those have been blogged as well. Additionally, along the way we’ve taken a couple of trips to Canada where we hiked in most, if not all, of the Canadian National Parks in the Rocky Mountains. And then ... full info

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Christ of the Mines

The Christ of the Mines Shrine is located 500 feet up the slope of Anvil Mountain above Silverton, CO. Constructed in 1959 made of Italian marble, it weighs 12 tons and stands 16 feet tall.

Tsankawi Prehistoric Site

Climbing one of the ladders on the trail. The Tsankawi ite is part of Bandolier National Monument.

Tsankawi Prehistoric Site

The mesa upon which the prehistoric pueblo is located with the valley to the right.

Tsankawi Prehistoric Site

Trail along the side of the mesa.

Tsankawi Prehistoric Site

Petroglyphs.

Tsankawi Prehistoric Site

Petroglyphs. Stick figure partially in shadow on the left. Miscellaneous other things to the right.

Tsankawi Prehistoric Site

More Petroglyphs. The spiral on the left is a common one seen several different places. Several stick figures below the spiral and to the right.

Valles Caldera

From the summit of Cerro Grande in Bandolier National Monument.

Cerro Grande Summit

This pile of rocks marked the summit of the highest point in Bandelier National Monument.

Cerro Grande Trail

View from near the top looking over the rest of Bandelier NM to the south.

Cerro Grande Trail

Another from lower on the trail looking toward the trailhead.

Coronado Historical Site

Site that preserved the ruins of Kuaua Pueblo near Albuquerque. The round structure at the end of the walk is the top of a reconstructed Kiva.

Coronado Historical Site

The Ramada where we ate lunch overlooking the Rio Grande river.

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