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This morning's #CanyonCountry hike: The Citadel ruin. The ruin itself is amazing, very well preserved and out on a point of rock where two canyons converge, the only access via a "land bridge" (second photo). About half of the hike in is over slickrock which is really fun.

#ColoradoPlateau #Hiking #Ruins #CedarMesa #SlickRock #DirtbagLife #Dirtbagger

This morning's #CanyonCountry hike: The Citadel ruin. The ruin itself is amazing, very well preserved and out on a point of rock where two canyons converge, the only access via a "land bridge" (second photo). About half of the hike in is over slickrock which is really fun.

#ColoradoPlateau #Hiking #Ruins #CedarMesa #SlickRock #DirtbagLife #Dirtbagger

Took a little hike today down Slickhorn Canyon, a place I've wanted to go for many, many years. Hiked down what known as the first canyon, went back up the second canyon and then cut cross country due North to get back to the truck.

Hiked up to Perfect Kiva, an Ancestral Puebloan ruin that had been occupied for over 1000 years, but abandoned 800 years ago.

The kiva is in perfect shape, hence the name. The original ladder was taken to a museum in the '80s and replaced with the replica you see in the photos. In general, you don't want to enter these places because they are fragile, but this is one of the well known, oft-visited ones where it's OK to do so. Just don't touch the fragile plaster on the walls.

The second photo is the top of the kiva looking out toward SlickHorn Canyon. Note the two poles of the ladder protruding from the access hole.

#CedarMesa #ColoradoPlateau #CanyonCountry #BearEars #Hiking #PublicLands

Took a little hike today down Slickhorn Canyon, a place I've wanted to go for many, many years. Hiked down what known as the first canyon, went back up the second canyon and then cut cross country due North to get back to the truck.

Hiked up to Perfect Kiva, an Ancestral Puebloan ruin that had been occupied for over 1000 years, but abandoned 800 years ago.

The kiva is in perfect shape, hence the name. The original ladder was taken to a museum in the '80s and replaced with the replica you see in the photos. In general, you don't want to enter these places because they are fragile, but this is one of the well known, oft-visited ones where it's OK to do so. Just don't touch the fragile plaster on the walls.

The second photo is the top of the kiva looking out toward SlickHorn Canyon. Note the two poles of the ladder protruding from the access hole.

#CedarMesa #ColoradoPlateau #CanyonCountry #BearEars #Hiking #PublicLands

@elaterite Great catch in a great spot.
I love watching sunrise from the Cedar Mesa rim above them. As early morning shadows of giant stone spires race across the landscape, you can literally see the earth rotating.
#MuleyPoint photo, a favorite #camping location on #CedarMesa, overlooking the #Goosenecks of the San Juan river. #Utah #Geology

@elaterite Great catch in a great spot.
I love watching sunrise from the Cedar Mesa rim above them. As early morning shadows of giant stone spires race across the landscape, you can literally see the earth rotating.
#MuleyPoint photo, a favorite #camping location on #CedarMesa, overlooking the #Goosenecks of the San Juan river. #Utah #Geology

#PhotoFriday Katchina Bridge 37.60, -110.03
Natural Bridges National Monument #CedarMesa #Utah
Trail of the Ancients Scenic and Historic Byway
http://www.jqjacobs.net/southwest/trail_of_the_ancients.html
Yes, those are people walking across the stream.
If you can't go in person, explore the photo layer in #GoogleEarth.
#Southwest #Archaeology #Geology #NaturalBridges

#PhotoFriday Katchina Bridge 37.60, -110.03
Natural Bridges National Monument #CedarMesa #Utah
Trail of the Ancients Scenic and Historic Byway
http://www.jqjacobs.net/southwest/trail_of_the_ancients.html
Yes, those are people walking across the stream.
If you can't go in person, explore the photo layer in #GoogleEarth.
#Southwest #Archaeology #Geology #NaturalBridges