Mesa Verde Centennial- summer, 2006

I'm standing in front of Spruce Tree House, one of the ruins at Mesa Verde National Park, on the weekend celebration of the park's Centennial. The Ancestral Puebloan People (formerly called ...

nobody@smugmug.com (marilynandbob) — Mon, 03 Jul 2006 11:10:20 -0700

marilynandbob
I'm standing in front of Spruce Tree House, one of the ruins at Mesa Verde National Park, on the weekend celebration of the park's Centennial. The Ancestral Puebloan People (formerly called ...

We hiked the 3-mile Petroglyph Trail, which is just delightful! Gorgeous views, outstanding rock structures and twisty-turny little bends revealing surprises all along the way. Bob had his c ...

nobody@smugmug.com (marilynandbob) — Mon, 03 Jul 2006 11:08:48 -0700

marilynandbob
We hiked the 3-mile Petroglyph Trail, which is just delightful! Gorgeous views, outstanding rock structures and twisty-turny little bends revealing surprises all along the way. Bob had his c ...

Yet another intimate and unexpected part of Petroglyph Trail.

nobody@smugmug.com (marilynandbob) — Mon, 03 Jul 2006 11:10:30 -0700

marilynandbob
Yet another intimate and unexpected part of Petroglyph Trail.

Along the trail, a small ruin. These walls are original, built out of native rock. At one time they had thatch and wood beam roofs. Along the way we saw many gouges worn in the rock where th ...

nobody@smugmug.com (marilynandbob) — Mon, 03 Jul 2006 11:10:40 -0700

marilynandbob
Along the trail, a small ruin. These walls are original, built out of native rock. At one time they had thatch and wood beam roofs. Along the way we saw many gouges worn in the rock where th ...

Here's the petroglyph panel at the end of the canyon hike. Pictographs are painted on rock whereas petroglyphs are carved into the rock. The Anasazi stood on the ledge below and chipped the ...

nobody@smugmug.com (marilynandbob) — Mon, 03 Jul 2006 11:10:48 -0700

marilynandbob
Here's the petroglyph panel at the end of the canyon hike. Pictographs are painted on rock whereas petroglyphs are carved into the rock. The Anasazi stood on the ledge below and chipped the ...

To help celebrate the Centennial, some Hopi people came to the park and performed some of their traditional dances. In this photo, a young boy represents an eagle. He and the other "little e ...

nobody@smugmug.com (marilynandbob) — Mon, 03 Jul 2006 11:09:00 -0700

marilynandbob
To help celebrate the Centennial, some Hopi people came to the park and performed some of their traditional dances. In this photo, a young boy represents an eagle. He and the other "little e ...

In front is one of two dancers representing deer. The "canes" represent the deer's front legs.

nobody@smugmug.com (marilynandbob) — Mon, 03 Jul 2006 11:09:18 -0700

marilynandbob
In front is one of two dancers representing deer. The "canes" represent the deer's front legs.

These Hopi girls represent the people of the clan (I think) encouraging a sucessful hunt.

nobody@smugmug.com (marilynandbob) — Mon, 03 Jul 2006 11:09:28 -0700

marilynandbob
These Hopi girls represent the people of the clan (I think) encouraging a sucessful hunt.

Two deer dancers, three eagle dancers.

nobody@smugmug.com (marilynandbob) — Mon, 03 Jul 2006 11:09:49 -0700

marilynandbob
Two deer dancers, three eagle dancers.

The dancer in the middle is the hunter. He sang, along with the drum group, and his movements and attitude were bold and courageous. He carries a bow and arrow.

nobody@smugmug.com (marilynandbob) — Mon, 03 Jul 2006 11:10:12 -0700

marilynandbob
The dancer in the middle is the hunter. He sang, along with the drum group, and his movements and attitude were bold and courageous. He carries a bow and arrow.