May 23
Morning Star at Bisti De Na Zin, 5:29am
No tents. Stocky still mummied up
Sun breaking over badlands
First stop on the Ute Mountain Tribal Park full day tour. Ricky Hayes tour guide. At a kiva telling us the Hopi creation story
Chief’s wives
More women
Showing the horses
More horse pictographs
Bison?
Another animal painting
?
The first three worlds creation story and a solstitial petroglyph
The rock slash on the right represents a sipapu
The whole petroglyph
A part of the trip to cliff dwellings
We climb down the canyon wall via 5 sets of log ladders
Amazing structure
Trail along the canyon wall
Cliff house
Imagine who lived here
Mickey telling stories. Randall K Wilson, L foreground. Get his book!
A kiva with collapsed roof
Trail on the edge of the canyon
This is really impressive
Tucked away across the canyon
On the way out
A different light with San Juan mountains in background
Mancos Canyon campground in Ute Mountain Park
Morning Star at Bisti De Na Zin, 5:29am
No tents. Stocky still mummied up
Sun breaking over badlands
First stop on the Ute Mountain Tribal Park full day tour. Mickey Hayes tour guide. At a kiva telling us the Hopi creation story
Chief’s wives
More women
Showing the horses
More horse pictographs
Bison?
Another animal painting
?
The first three worlds creation story and a solstitial petroglyph
The rock slash on the right represents a sipapu
The whole petroglyph
A part of the trip to cliff dwellings
We climb down the canyon wall via 5 sets of log ladders
Amazing structure
Trail along the canyon wall
Cliff house
Imagine who lived here
Mickey telling stories. Randall K Wilson, L foreground. Get his book!
A kiva with collapsed roof
Trail on the edge of the canyon
This is really impressive
Tucked away across the canyon
On the way out
A different light with San Juan mountains in background
Manco Canyon campground in Ute Mountain Park
