August 14, 2015
We traveled north of Santa Fe today to visit Bandelier National Monument, “over 33,000 acres of rugged but beautiful canyon and mesa country as well as evidence of a human presence here going back over 11,000 years.”
In addition to the wealth of natural beauty the park holds, it also boasts a rich history, much of which is evidenced to this day by way of ancient ruins, cliffside dwellings, and petroglyphs carved into the soft, sandstone-like volcanic tuff.
We took this shot from Alcove House, a ceremonial cave reached by climbing 140 feet worth of stone stairs and steep wooden ladders that was once home to 25 Ancestral Pueblo people.
Click the image to zoom in; you can see more images from our trip on our Instagram feed.
