Junction Ruin & Canyon Wall
Canyon de Chelly National Monument, AZ
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Last Thursday I posted a close up photo of this ancient puebloan ruin. See the post here: https://techhub.social/@bosquebill/110786619532243689

Today I show the entire facade of the canyon which barely fit in the picture. The white sandstone at the top of the image is the floor of the mesa top. You can see autumn cottonwoods on the canyon floor.

https://www.nps.gov/cach/index.htm

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Junction Ruin
Canyon de Chelly National Monument, AZ

The ruin is named (by us bilagáana at any rate) because it is located at the junction between the main canyon, Canyon de Chelly, and Canyon del Muerto. It is closer to the canyon mouth than White House Ruins that I've featured previously. View point is on the main southern road.

https://www.nps.gov/cach/index.htm

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Butler Wash Ruins
Cedar Mesa, Bears Ears National Monument, UT

This is one of the most spectacular ancient puebloan cliff ruins that is easily accessible to the public. It is only a one mile round trip hike from the paved parking lot off UT-95 west of Blanding.

https://www.blm.gov/visit/butler-wash-ruins

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Monarch Cave Ruins
Butler Wash, UT

A hike of about a mile up a sandstone canyon in SE Utah reveals this wonderful ancient puebloan ruin perched in a shallow cave up a cliff side.

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Walls of ruin.
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