(El Morro NM) El Morro National Monument featured Inscription Rock with hundreds of signatures on a sheer sandstone cliff. The Visitor Center had nice displays about the history of the site and those that made it a well known stop-over. A paved path took me past the signatures. It contained historic graffiti spanning over a […]
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Casamero Pueblo
(Prewitt NM) Little known Casamero Pueblo was an outlying settlement of the Chaco Culture. It was fairly small, and most likely a farming community. Signs on the site explained the ruins, how they were built, and the probable lifestyle of the native inhabitants. That area was supposed to have been a flood plain; but, I’m […]
Bluewater Lake
(Prewitt NM) Spent a few days at one of my favorite state parks, Bluewater Lake. It’s several miles off the interstate near Grants. Some campsites overlook the large lake, and you can dry camp along the shore. There’s also a pretty canyon for hiking. Hiked down into Bluewater Creek Canyon that was on the east […]