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NEW MEXICO: LAS TRAMPAS AND BANDELIER

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Looking up out the entrance of the Alcove House Kiva. <br /> <br /> "Spiritually, our ancestors still live here at Bandelier. You see reminders of their presence here -- their homes, their kivas, and their petroglyphs." -- Affiliated Pueblo Committee.<br /> <br /> There definitely is a presence here; A palpable history; Long forgotten stories screaming for remembrance; Dramas and dreams beyond our modern comprehension; Relations and revelations of families and shamans.<br /> <br /> What a gift we have been given in having remains which reveal just enough details and yet hide just enough in mystery to create such wonderful interest and maintain such exquisite fascination.
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Looking up out the entrance of the Alcove House Kiva.

"Spiritually, our ancestors still live here at Bandelier. You see reminders of their presence here -- their homes, their kivas, and their petroglyphs." -- Affiliated Pueblo Committee.

There definitely is a presence here; A palpable history; Long forgotten stories screaming for remembrance; Dramas and dreams beyond our modern comprehension; Relations and revelations of families and shamans.

What a gift we have been given in having remains which reveal just enough details and yet hide just enough in mystery to create such wonderful interest and maintain such exquisite fascination.

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  • Kivas were structures for important meetings and religious activities (which were often one and the same for these people).
  • Looking up out the entrance of the Alcove House Kiva. <br /> <br /> "Spiritually, our ancestors still live here at Bandelier. You see reminders of their presence here -- their homes, their kivas, and their petroglyphs." -- Affiliated Pueblo Committee.<br /> <br /> There definitely is a presence here; A palpable history; Long forgotten stories screaming for remembrance; Dramas and dreams beyond our modern comprehension; Relations and revelations of families and shamans.<br /> <br /> What a gift we have been given in having remains which reveal just enough details and yet hide just enough in mystery to create such wonderful interest and maintain such exquisite fascination.
  • By the way, the National Monument is named after a Swiss-born archeologist, Adolph F.A. Bandelier, who explored this area in the 1880's. Even though he went on to studies in such places as Peru and Bolivia, he referred to the ruins of this area as "The grandest thing I ever saw."<br /> <br /> Thanks, Mom and Dad, for taking me to Bandelier National Monument and allowing me to spend a few hours exploring on my own.<br /> <br /> By the way, here you see the Visitor Center in the background. Built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930's, it is an official National Historic Landmark in its own right.<br /> <br /> Sometimes I think I'm becoming a Hysteric Mark myself.....
  • Back to a relaxing evening with the modern comforts of Mom and Dad's cabin in the Valley of the Pines.

  • Pam

    on September 27, 2009

    Great photo. Symbolic, too, of reaching upwards.....striving towards goals and dreams. Seeing how these ancient people lived and worked as a community is a good reminder to our current generation: work together for the good of all.

  • OptimImagery

    on September 11, 2009

    Thanks!

  • BeverLi

    on September 10, 2009

    Your writing is as good as the photos....or vise versa....anyway, both are incredible and interesting.
    Thank you

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