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From the Valley
The view is taken from the valley floor. It provides a good overview...
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Geological Sculpture 1
As you walk among paths to view the cliff dwelling you wander in and out of...
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Cliffside
The walls of this canyon not only provided housing, they also provide beauty.
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Pockmarked
The walls of the canyon are pocked with holes. Some have been dug out...
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Gargoyle
Here weather has created a cathedral of its own.
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Sculpture
Nature has created a face to watch over the monument.
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Lichen Rock
Bandelier is filled with many beautiful details - here is a close up...
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Trees
Here are trees still growing and one etched into the mountainside.
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Geological Sculpture 2
Another tree-like etching.
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Bones
The texture of this cliff face seems to show the bones of the mountain.
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Struggle
How this tree must have persevered to find life on the side of this cliff.
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Cogs
I find myself wondering how these small rocks got into the crack in...
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Looking Up
This shot was taken from within the remains of the village on the...
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Weed
A detail of the wall.
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Ruins
This view from the cliffside shows a part of the village ruins on the...
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Ruins Context
In the lower left-hand corner you can see the remains of the village.
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Reconstruction
The caves were all that remained of the cliff dwellings. This structure was...
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Dwelling Cliff
On the lower left-hand corner you can see a row of circular holes. These are...
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Detail
Even a lowly weed provides beauty against the cliff and cave.
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Cliff Face
Here you can see the interplay of the buildings and the caves.
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Growth
Amidst this historic site life goes on.
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Cave Dwellings
There is a walkway with a bannister to take a tour of the cave dwellings.
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Ladder
Obviously, ladders must have been a crucial part of life for the cave...
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Cave Dwellers' Cliff
You can clearly see the rows of holes for the roof supports.
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Petroglyph
There are several petroglyphs on the sides of the cliffs.
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North America
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