Today we headed toward Albuquerque (how would you like to type that several times each day) with the intent of staying tonight at Kirkland AFB, but on the way I saw a sign for the Coronado State Monument, so decided we had time to stop by.
It turned out that there was a nice RV Park at the monument, so we decided to stay here for the night.
We spent a good part of the day taking a ranger guided tour of the Coronado State Monument. It was a great follow-up to our trip to the Mesa Verde National Park. That visit helped us better understand the culture and history of this site.
The Coronado State Monument is the site of the Kuanu Pueblo on the banks of the Rio Grande River, which was settled in 1300 and abandoned toward the end of the 16th century.
The Kuanu ruins were excavated in the 1930's at which time they discover mural in a square kiva (ceremonial meeting place). We went into the reconstructed Kiva as part of a tour that was conducted by a very informative Park Ranger.
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| We stayed on the trail!!! |
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| Inside the Kiva, which is mostly underground. |
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| The remains of the pueblo village. These remains were reconstructed in the 1930's and are rapidly deteriorating because they are made of dirt. |
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| The insides of a pueblo |
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| The remains of the pueblo. |
Tomorrow we are off to the Balloon Festival.
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