For six days in November, 2007, I photographed in and around Indian reservations in Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado. We visited the Acoma Pueblo, Cayon De Chelly National Monument on the Navajo reservation, Mesa Verde National Park, and Chaco Culture National Historic Park, as well as Albuquerque's Old Town, and Santa Fe.
If you've viewed the previous articles of travel impressions I've posted on this site, you'll note that my photographic intentions are focused on interpretation, rather than description. I wanted
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Albuquerque Old Town Fronting Albuquerque's historic Old Town Plaza is San Felipe de...
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San Felipe de Neri Albuquerque's oldest church, San Felipe de Neri is made of adobe. Named...
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Indian Market, Old Town This woman appears to be making necklaces. I photographed her at...
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Kachina, Old Town Kachina is a Pueblo Indian word meaning spirit, or life. Kachinas...
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Hidden Treasure, Old Town There's a hidden treasure behind Old Town Albuquerque's historic San...
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Museum Window, Old Town The Parish museum of Old Town Albuquerque's San Felipe de Neri church was...
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Stairway to heaven, Laguna A mural on the back of San Jose Mission Church at the Laguna Pueblo near...
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San Jose Mission Church, Laguna This mission was established in 1699 at the Laguna Pueblo, west of...
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Geometry, Acoma Pueblo The Acoma Pueblo, also known as Sky City, is the oldest continuously...
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Repairs, Acoma Pueblo Much of the Acoma Pueblo was built in the 16th and 17th centuries from...
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Bus, Acoma Casino Like many Pueblos in New Mexico, casino gambling is a revenue producer...
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Camaraderie at day's end A spectacular sunset at El Malpais, near Gallup, New Mexico, proves to be a...
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Dog's Night Out, El Malpais, As our group of photographers was working on a sunset, another tripod-bearing...
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Fire in the sky, El Malpais Alone on a precipice, this photographer seems overwhelmed by the natural...
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Welcome, Hubbell Trading Post The Hubbell Trading Post at Ganado, Arizona, had served the Navajo Nation for...
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Jewelry Room, Hubbell Trading Post Travelers can view, and buy, authentic Navajo arts and crafts at the Hubbell...
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Entrance, Hubbell Trading Post A plaque bearing the profile of a Navajo is mounted over the entrance to the...
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Tracks, Canyon de Chelly Puddles on the sandy floor at Canyon de Chelly National Monument reflect red...
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White House Ruin, Canyon de Chelly This ruin, built by ancient Puebloan people within a cave on the...
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Fall colors, Canyon de Chelly Canyon de Chelly embraces nearly 84,000 acres within the Navajo reservation....
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White House Ruin in context The thousand foot high cliffs of Canyon de Chelly rise straight up from the...
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Red autumn in Canyon de Chelly Hundreds of cottonwood trees flourish on the floor of Canyon de...
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Junction Ruin, Canyon de Chelly Ancient cliff-dwellers found a sanctuary in the great gorge of Canyon...
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Navajo riders, Canyon de Chelly They came from behind us, riding hard, seemingly from out of the past. They...
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Golden puddle, Canyon de Chelly Just before sunset, the puddles on the canyon floor turn gold, because of the...
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