Indian Country - 2003

Anasazi ruins above Chaco Canyon

Pueblo Bonito ruins

Acoma, the Sky City, is a pueblo perched atop a red rock mesa. Our group took the mandatory bus up, but most of us decided to make the optional hike (climb?) down the narrow defile that led back to our vehicles.

Acoma is noted for its beautifully detailed pottery.

The Acoma pueblo, in New Mexico, dates back perhaps more than 900 years.

Navajo pickup truck after driving through Canyon de Chelly

Anasazi cliff dwellings nest in a sandstone arch at Canyon de Chelly National Monument.

These horses were relaxing below the White House ruins at Canyon de Chelly National Monument.

These cats hang out at the Hubble Trading Post, the most historic and still functioning trading post in the southwest.

Tech note: I did a little experimentation with Photoshop to equalize the light and dark portions of the picture.

Historic trading post in Ganado, Arizona

Interior of underground religious chamber at Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado.

Neon! The Blue Spruce is just up the road from the famed El Rancho Hotel, along Route 66, in Gallup, New Mexico.

The El Rancho is a landmark in Gallup, New Mexico, on Route 66.