The
second day we explored Wetherill Mesa,
and took the ranger led tour of Long House. This is their most in depth walk,
and we were on the first of the day. The ruins is quite large with a variety of
rooms, and a commanding view out into the canyon.
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| LONG HOUSE CANYON |
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| LONG HOUSE |
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| LONG HOUSE |
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| LONG HOUSE AND CANYON |
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| LONG HOUSE ARCHITECTURE |
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| LONG HOUSE W/KIVA |
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| LONG HOUSE, ANOTHER VIEW |
After visiting the ruins we
walked around the Badger House Community which were pit houses located on the
top of the Mesa.
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| FIRE SCULPTURE |
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| LUPINE BLOOM |
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| REMAINS OF FOREST AFTER FIRE |
After lunch we took the shuttle to the overlooks for Kodak
House and Long House. Kodak House received its name from
the camera that was left in one of the rooms by early investigator Gustaf Nordenskiold.
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| KODAK HOUSE |
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| KODAK HOUSE RUINS |
We also took the short hike
to Step House Ruins which faced East. This ruin has both pithouses and cliff
dwellings and shows how the area was occupied both in the late 500’s and then again in the 1200s.
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| STEP HOUSE RUINS |
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| STEP HOUSE DETAIL |
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| PIT HOUSE DATED TO ABOUT 500 A.D. |
As in all the Parks we have visited,
there is much more to explore.
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| LONG HOUSE FROM OVERLOOK |
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| CLIFF DWELLING IN DISTANCE (at tip of cloud shadow) |
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| VIEW FROM PARK POINT OVERLOOK |
Long House was always my favorite tour. I played an ocarina from the dance plaza which softly echoed off the alcove walls. You took some great shots. Thanks for the memories.
ReplyDeleteThe sound of the ocarina would be a very nice touch. Glad you enjoyed the pictures.
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