This might be my favorite name for a National Monument.
We had a bad storm our first night in Mesa Verde (glad we were not in a tent). The next day was going to rain all day so we checked weather and decided to do a mini road trip. It wasn’t raining to the west of us so we decided to visit 2 national monuments we have not seen before: Canyons of the Ancients and Hovenweep.
Canyons of the Ancients contain the highest known archaeological site density in the United States. It is estimated the area contains up to 30,000 sites.
PAINTED HAND PUEBLO
Painted hand pueblo dates to the 13th century
We were the only one’s there.
THANKS FOR VISITING, STEVE