Mesa Verde National Park protects thousands of archaeological sites, including hundreds of cliff dwellings. 418
Window Rock Tribal Park (Arizona), Shiprock (New Mexico), and Chimney Rock (Colorado), USA
I photographed the three distinguished-looking rock formations while traveling from Gallup, New Mexico, to Cortez, Colorado. 417
Canyons of The Ancients Visitor Center, Escalante Pueblo and Lowly Pueblo, Colorado, USA
Canyons of the Ancients National Monument is a national monument protecting an archaeologically significant landscape. 416
Chaco Culture National Historical Park, Nageezi, New Mexico, USA
The massive buildings of the Ancestral Puebloan people still testify to the organizational and engineering abilities not seen anywhere else in the American Southwest. 415
Gallup Downtown and Residence Area, New Mexico, USA
With the Navajo Nation, Pueblo of Zuni, and the Hopi Reservation nearby, Gallup is truly the gateway to the Native American experience. 414
Zuni Pueblo, Zuni, New Mexico, USA
Zunis have occupied the site that they call “the middle place” for at least 700 years. 413
El Morro National Monument, Ramah, New Mexico, USA
Rising 200 feet above the valley floor, this massive sandstone bluff was a welcome landmark for weary travelers. 412
Albuquerque Museum, New Mexico, USA
The Albuquerque Museum, formerly known as the Albuquerque Museum of Art and History, is a public art and history museum. 411
Sandia Peak Tramway, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
The Sandia Peak Tramway is an aerial tramway adjacent to Albuquerque, New Mexico. 410