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Bandelier Monumentby ~aelice

Photography / Animals, Plants & Nature / Landscapes

Yes, sorry, this is not art but some photography from yesterday's trip with some family to Bandelier National Monument. Absolutely gorgeous place. Wish we could have looked around more, but we got lost on the way there and didn't have as much time as we had hoped. The person in the middle is some tourist from South Carolina that was seeing the inside of one of the restored caves.

This is a Native American ruins, I believe they lived here around.. 1200-1500? I forgot to bring a guidebook from the visitor center. During the Great Depression era, the government employed 3 million out-of-work men to restore places like this across America. There was a path that we walked on, allowing us to see where they lived in the soft rock caves (to stay out of the freaking sun, we were melting) and their petroglyphs. There was also a bat cave, but since it wasn't dusk, they didn't show themselves at all.

This was a 2 hour drive from where I live. (1 and a half hours if you have an SUV XD)

It's amazing the places you can see on a small budget. Gas + picnic + walking stick + beautiful national monument = priceless.

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*AcinaD May 18, 2008 Student Photographer

I want to go there! I live in Albuquerque, NM, and ever since I went crazy over birds, I went CRAZY over New Mexico and its landscape, no matter how dry! I love it here! It's in the top ten and five in the country for many things (including top five in most species of birds) and....AAAHHH!!!

If only others saw it like you and I do....

Gorgeous pictures you have here! I love it!

~aelice May 19, 2008 Professional Digital Artist

It's definitely worth a visit!!

I wish I had time to visit the ice caves when I was there. I had to move to Arizona, and while AZ has its own share of gorgeous parks and monuments, New Mexico is still home to me.

I'm so impressed with your birdwatching photos and landscapes-- they're so gorgeous and inspire me to brave the heat and explore some more!

*AcinaD May 27, 2008 Student Photographer

You really think so?

Thank you so much....that really
makes me happy!

!CausticStock Sep 8, 2006

Like this .. thanks so much for showing it to me

really like the 3rd pic over .. would be great as a stock image .. has a certain feel of Tatooeen to it

~aelice Sep 9, 2006 Professional Digital Artist

Some day, I'll make you fly (like when we're geezers XD) over so I can show you all the preserved monuments.

!CausticStock Sep 13, 2006

LOL sounds cool ..also when I got some money .. Then we can do a return trip and you can check out some of the cool stuff here

~aelice Sep 13, 2006 Professional Digital Artist

Sounds like a plan.

:bones:

!CausticStock Sep 14, 2006

!1one1yartist Jun 1, 2005

O____O You know what's terribly ironic. I was there a year ago. lol We were on a school trip and we visited just that place. I remember it really well too.. Talk about coincidence... *is now nostalgic*
nice pics too ^^

~aelice Jun 1, 2005 Professional Digital Artist

..!! Do you live in Burque or Santa Fe???

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