Today we traveled about an hour northwest of Santa Fe to Bandelier National Monument. This 33,000 acre monument preserves the homes and territory of the Ancestral Puebloans in the southwest. It is rugged, beautiful canyon and mesa country. There are petroglyphs and dwelling dating back over 11,000 years ago. We were able to climb up into some of the preserved dwellings. Kay and Richard climbed all the way up to the Alcove House. They first climbed stairs and then 4 sets of ladders that went straight up. Pops, Michelle and I declined to climb that one. Going up would have been okay but getting down worried me. We just took pictures of the two brave ones. It was spectacular at Bandelier. There are many trails in this park, but we just did the main loop and Alcove House trails. Someday we may go back for a few more.
After we had lunch, showered and rested, Michelle and Rich came out to the RV for supper. Then we went in town for drinks at Thunderbirds and La Fonda's Bell Tower.
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