While this wasn’t the true hike that I expected to take at Bandelier National Monument, it was enjoyable. On my trips, I’ve discovered that I find the parts regarding ancient civilizations really interesting, especially cliff dwellings. This was a short path but it packed a lot into it. The beginning passed through the valley along the ruins of a large kiva and the pueblo ruins of Tyuonyi. Then the path turned north to the cliff face and then took me through the cliff dwellings themselves, even a few opportunities to climb into them and see the insides. The final part of the hike amounted to a leisurely nature walk with presentations on the flora and fauna found in the park.
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- Cliffs at Bandelier National Monument The cliff dwellings were built along the base of the cliff face that spans the length of the park
- Kiva Remains
- Cliff Textures The textures were porous, really interesting.
- Ruins of Tyuonyi The village of Tyuonyi was down below the cliff dwellings.
- Cliff Dwelling There were a few opportunities, like this one, to enter the cliff dwellings themselves.
- Interesting View
- Petroglyphs If you look closely, you can see designs in the rock. As you can see from the post holes, these were basically inside someone's home.
- Nature Walk The last part of the hike was a path through the cover of mostly pine trees.
- Wildlife Info Along the nature walk portion of the hike, there were numerous signs describing the flora and fauna found in the park, along with information on recent fires.
- Parting Shot of Cliffs Back towards the beginning of the hike.
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- Long House at Bandelier National Monument View Location Walking through part of the Pueblo Loop Trail at Bandelier.
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