|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Bob Walker | profile | all galleries >> Nature Photos >> The Tsankawi Loop Trail | tree view | thumbnails | slideshow |
We walked the loop trail at the Tsankawi Prehistoric Site, part of the Bandelier National Monument.
The site is an unexcavated ancestral Pueblo Indian settlement, and abounds with cave dwellings, petroglyphs,
and panoramic vistas of the Jemez Mountains to the West, the Sangre de Cristo Mountains to the East,
and the Sandia Mountains to the South.
 Tsankawi Entrance (1973) |
 The Trail Begins (1976) |
 Park Service Signs at the Trailhead (1978) |
 Trail Marker #2 -- Vegetation (1979) |
 Walking to the Mesa (1980) |
 Trail Marker #3 -- Tuff (1981) |
 Yellow Wildflowers in an Arroyo (1982) |
 Approaching the Mesa (1983) |
 New Mexico Evening Primrose (1985) |
 At the Base of the Mesa (1986) |
 Climb to the Mesa Top (1988) |
 The First of Several Ladders (1989) |
 Trail Marker #4 -- Rock Platform (1990) |
 Along Ancient Trails (1991) |
 Looking SW Back to Platform (1992) |
 Climbing Higher Along the Loop Trail (1993) |
 Ancient Footpaths Worn Deep into the Tuff (1994) |
 View Back to the West (1995) |
 Trail Marker #5 -- Original Trails (1996) |
 Apache Plume Growing Among the Boulders (1998) |
 Footpath to the Mesa Top (2000) |
 The Path is Narrow (2002) |
 Trail Marker #6 -- Petroglyphs (2003) |
 Last Narrow Climb to the Very Top (2004) |
 Tree Root Growing Down Through the Tuff (2005) |
 Looking down from the Top (2006) |
 Last Footpath to the Top (2007) |
 Alternate Ladder to the Top (2008) |
 View to the Jemez Momuntains from the Top (2009) |
 Trail Marker #7 -- The Mesa Top (2010) |
 Panorama from Tsankawi to the North (2011-2015) |
 Trail Marker #8 -- View to the Duchess Castle (2016) |
 Closer View of the Duchess Castle (2017) |
 Trail Marker #9 -- Geology (2018) |
 Path to Tsankawi Ruins (2020) |
 Trail Marker #10 -- At Tsankawi Ruins (2021) |
 Trail Marker #10 -- Tsankawi Ruins Overgrown with Brush (2022) |
 Tsankawi Ruins Looking into the Plaza (2023) |
 Trail Marker #11 -- Kivas in the Plaza (2024) |
 Cholla Cactus (2026) |
 Four-wing Saltbush Plant (2027) |
 Tsankawi Ruin Wall (2028) |
 Common Yellow Daisies (2029) |
 Exposed Section of Ruin Wall (2030) |
 Trail Marker #12 -- Tsankawi Ruins (2031) |
 Trail Marker #12 -- Tsankawi Ruins (2032) |
 Trail Marker #13 -- Kiva (2033) |
 Looking into the KIva Depression at Trail Marker #13 (2034) |
 Footpath to the East end of the Trail (2035) |
 Trail Marker #14 -- Retaining Wall (2036) |
 Looking back Along the Trail (2037) |
 Descending at the East End of the Trail (2038) |
 Laurie Going Down the Ladder (2039) |
 View Down the East Ladder (2040) |
 Ladder at the East End of the Trail (2041) |
 Petroglyphs and Caves at the East End of the Trail (2042) |
 Ladder at the East End of the Trail (2044) |
 Heading Back on the Return Trail (2045) |
 A Pinon Pine Growing out of the Rocks (2047) |
 A View of the Canyon to the South (2049) |
 Curl Leaf Mahogany Shrub (2051) |
 Trail Marker #15 -- Cave Dwellings (2052) |
 Cave Dwelling (2061) |
 Trail Marker #16 -- Hand and Toe Trail (2063) |
 Looking Back to the East (2065) |
 Mountain Mahogany (2066) |
 Trail Marker #17 -- Eroding Landscape (2068) |
 Looking Back to the East of the Mesa (2069) |
 Canyon Floor Southeast of Tsankawi (2070) |
 Canyon Floor Southwest of Tsankawi (2071) |
 Eroded Petroglyph of Man with Raised Arms (2072) |
 Tuff Boulder with Green Lichens (2073) |
 Tuff Boulders on Volcanic Ash Bedrock (2074) |
 Rabbitbrush and Grass (2076) |
 Looking Back -- Footpath Erosion (2077) |
 The Trail Ahead (2079) |
 Trail Marker #18 -- Many Petroglyphs (2080) |
 Trail Marker #18 -- The Path Ahead (2082) |
 View Westward to the Jemez Mountains (2084) |
 More Petroglyphs (2085) |
 Spiral Petroglyph (2088) |
 Petroglyphs (2089) |
 Small Cave (2090) |
 Trail Marker #19 -- View to the Southeast (2091) |
 Postholes in the Rock (2092) |
 Small Caves along the Return Trail (2093) |
 Apache Plume (2095) |
 More Caves (2096) |
 Return Trail Along Cliff Ledge (2099) |
 More Small Caves Near the Trail End (2101) |
 Looking from the Return Trail to the First Ladder Up (2103) |
 Approaching the Entrance Rock Platform (2105) |
 Walking Out Along an Arroyo (2106) |
 Yellow Daisies (2108) |
 Wild Purple Asters (2111) |
 Wild Purple Asters (2114) |
| comment |