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Read and rate Travel Journal Entries for Hovenweep National Monument, Utah, United States
May 12, 2009 - Hovenweep and Canyon of the Ancients
When we left the RV Park this morning, it was cool, as most of our mornings have been. By the time we’d hiked about a total of three hours though, it was quite hot, and I wished I’d packed shorts or my zip off hiking pants before leaving today. Our first stop of the day was at the Sand Canyon Trail in Canyon of the Ancients. The rail begins at Castle rock, and the entire trail is about a 12 mile round trip, so we didn’t try to do it all; we did enjoy the hour hike we did choose to complete. The pathway was almost entirely sandstone rocks,...
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Sep 2, 2007 - Visit to Hovenweep National Monument on the Utah-Colorado border
Hovenweep National Monument protects six prehistoric, Puebloan-era villages spread over a twenty-mile expanse of mesa tops and canyons along the Utah-Colorado border. Multi-storied towers perched on canyon rims and balanced on boulders lead one to marvel at the skill and motivation of their builders. Hovenweep is noted for its solitude and undeveloped, natural character. We headed off this morning for the 35 mile journey to the Towers of Hovenweep. We love Hovenweep - perhaps because it is so far out and peaceful, or because of the ruins...
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Jul 26, 2006 - Hovenweep National Monument
Wednesday Afternoon, July 26 Leaving Four Corners, I nipped a little corner off Colorado and then passed into Utah. The big item on today's list was a visit to Hovenweep National Monument, which is out in the middle of nowhere, but well worth the effort. I hiked a portion of the trail along the rim of Little Ruin Canyon. The trail is rough but not difficult. Most of the buildings still standing were constructed from 1230 to 1275, making it about the same age as Mesa Verde in Colorado. The "centerpiece" of these ruins is the Hovenweep...
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