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Wupatki National Monument + the usual nonsense
While the rest of the US is going to the beach and planning picnics and lounging outside in hammocks, I am cowering in my house, afraid to open the front door. Why? Because this is what awaits me outside: And if I go out there, this will happen: So I don’t have any current pictures of, well, anything (can’t risk the camera melting along with my face), but I do have a collection of pictures from summers past that I can trot out, so we’ll do that today. But first: Welcome to the Weekend Coffee Share, hosted by Natalie the Explorer! Pull up a seat, grab a treat (I recommend…
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The Ancient Pueblo Ruins of Wupatki National Monument
When I lived in Flagstaff, I was about half an hour from the pueblo ruins of Wupatki National Monument. In this post, I’ll share some photos as well as some links in case you’d like to learn more about this wonderful place. This post is part of Anita’s Amazing Stonework photo challenge. Please click on each image to see the entire picture. For some reason, my WordPress theme cuts off parts of some pictures. Wupatki preserves several pueblos built by the Ancient Pueblo People sometime between 500 and about 1000 AD. The structures are built from the local red sandstone and mortared in place. The fact that these structures are…