So far our journey has been so packed with activity, experience and adventure, I've barely had time to catch my breath. I will be making in depth posts about the incredible things we've seen and done when I arrive home, but for now I will get you up to speed with the highlights.
Bloomfield New Mexico: Salmon Ruins, constructed by migrants from Chaco Canyon around 1090 CE
Heritage Park features the 1890’s homestead of the Salmon family that protected the ruins for almost a century
I can't say enough about this next place, which is not famous, we just happened to find about it from locals. Because it isn't very well known we had it all to ourselves, which made it pure magic, especially since it was our first real taste of the desert. I look forward to writing a full feature on the 'badlands.
Aztec New Mexico: 900-year old ancestral Pueblo Great House of over 400 masonry rooms
Heading out of New Mexico and into Arizona
In the multi-hued badlands of the Painted Desert you can find the Petrified Forest National park which offers everything from historic structures, archaeological sites and displays of 225 million-year-old fossils. The park features a portion of the painted desert and one of the largest and most colorful concentrations of petrified wood in the world.
So much of what we've seen has been like being dropped into a Sci-Fi movie- I am still processing. And we're moving right along- see you at the Grand Canyon!
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