This morning (our last day!) we toured Taos Pueblo. Our tour guide was a Taos Puebloan woman who had just graduated from college, with a degree in native policy and law. She explained the impact of the Spanish on Taos… Continue reading

Bandelier National Monument is in beautiful Frijoles Canyon. The Puebloan people used the cavates as well as built structures in and on the ground. These look so different from Chaco Canyon’s buildings. There is also a kiva up in the… Continue reading

We started early and had the canyon to ourselves. Warmed up by hiking around Chetro Ketl and Pueblo Bonito and then headed up to hike the Pueblo Alto loop. It was beautiful – perfect weather, blooming cactus and Indian Paintbrush,… Continue reading

Back to Mesa Verde: we started the day at Cliff Palace and then hiked around the Far View site. On to New Mexico, to Aztec, the site of a reconstructed kiva and a distinctive row of green bricks in one… Continue reading