Approaching Una Vida

One of the walls

Fajada Butte in the distance

Petroglyphs above Una Vida

 

 

 

Approaching Hungo Pavi

Notice the line of holes where wooden posts went in

Wall remains and possible stairs up the cliff

Walls were usually aligned E and W.  Note the log ends.

 

Some of the community remains

More remains towards a side canyon.  They had a dam there to gather run off rain water for irrigation.

Pueblo Bonito in the distance

The main building

Windows

You can see part of a kiva through the window

A large kiva in Chetro Ketl.  They were mainly for ceremonial use.

Many kivas.  Some were for clans/families.

On the left is a round kiva built in a square room.  Apparently Chaco is the only place where this was done.

Chetro Ketl's east/west wall

A current resident at Chetro Ketl

Petroglyphs

Petroglyph spiral

Petroglyph cat?

 

Approaching Pueblo Bonito

Pueblo Bonito from the SE corner

Theatening Rock (which the builders proped up with logs) fell onto part of Pueblo Bonito when it was abandoned.

Looking west to the plazas from the rock fall

Within the remains you can see some to the logs that were used for roofs and shelves.  250,000+ logs were used in construction, some brought over 50 miles without horses.

Their rock work was amazing.  Internal walls were plastered.  A bit of that remains.

Us in Pueblo Bonito

Michael

Chaco has many T shaped door ways

Me in one of the rooms

Klin Kletso walls

A cliff dwelling in Chaco

Views along the road as we drove to and from Chaco

 

Some of the badlands along the way

Rock pillars wiht resistant rock resembling a flat top mushroom

More NM badlands similiar to those of Theodore Roosevelt National Park in ND

Colorful cliffs

More color in the landscape