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The same, but Different

Bandelier NM We really didn’t plan on it, but we’ve spent a good deal of time visiting the ruins of early Native American settlements.  Most of the sites we’ve visited date back roughly 1,000 years and...

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Photo Op at John Ford Point

I don’t mean to keep talking about Monument Valley, but I did want to mention the “photo op” at John Ford Point.  John Ford Point, of course, is this little outcropping of red rock that has been...

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Language is a Bitch

One of the traits that defines humans, I believe, is the tendency, or should I say compulsion, to send (or leave) other humans messages.  For whatever reason, we like to let people know that we’re here...

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Skylight

This is one of those places that you look at and scratch your head.  How in the heck did the hole in the roof of this alcove get to be so perfectly round?  And was it there 1,000 years ago when the...

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Bad Day at the Little Bighorn

If you’re going to spend a few days driving across the United States to get to your destination of choice, it’s helpful if you can find a few “points of interest” along the way.  As I’ve said,...

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Walking Through Time

In the overall scheme of things, the Native American ruins at Mesa Verde aren’t all that old.  The largest structures – those that were built around 1200 to 1300 AD – are relatively “new” when...

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Language is a Bitch (Part II)

About a year ago I wrote a short piece comparing thousand year-old petroglyphs (images engraved in stone by early Native Americans) to images we find today, whether they be carefully painted murals on...

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Starry, Starry Night

The Big Dipper, Monument Valley Before we left on this most recent trip I happened to come upon an article on astrophotography.  I’d never even thought about playing with my camera in the dark; if I...

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