Monday, June 10, 2013

The last stop in Bluff

I took the walk to the cemetery to get a sense of history in the town. On the way up I came across some ruins that explained the towns roots going back to 650 AD. Here is what I saw.


Information about the great kiva.

The great house site.

What has been excavated and stabilized so far.

I started to get closer to these ruins when something announced it had already claimed this piece of shade. The growl was rather decisive and so I backed off. 

Another one of the towns big houses.

View from the top of cemetery hill.

Another direction.



Some of the graves were marked.


And many weren't.

And a lot of them told sad stories.

And some told sad stories of whole families.

Looking to the North.

And another sad story.

I have made the big circle and have arrived back in Cortez. I have decided to set up a base camp and explore the area from here. There is a lot to see and do to help me enjoy the good life.

8 comments:

  1. Glad you didn't stay there in the cemetery, even though it did have a good view.

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    1. Great view for a final resting place, too bad the stick the guest in the ground so they can't see it.

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  2. That town goes back to 650 AD! I think it is amazing how they know how to figure that out.

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    1. Archaeologist determined that's when the Chacoan culture was present in the area.

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  3. Very interesting site. What do you think was growling at you?

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    1. I'm not sure, but it wasn't a cat or dog and it was happy with me looking in his house.

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  4. I so enjoy visiting cemeteries...I am weird that way.

    I find they have a lot of stories to tell although some are rather sad like you witnessed.

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    1. Cemeteries all have a story to tell and remind us how much more difficult things were just one hundred years ago.

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