ALBUM 8) Thursday 23 July 2009
Bluff, UT - FOUR CORNERS MONUMENT (AZ, NM, CO, UT) + HOVENWEEP NATIONAL MONUMENT
~ getting lost in the farminglands of Canyons of the Ancients, CO and driving back to Bluff via the 491, Monticello + Blanding, UT ~
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%20ThursdayMorning%2023-July%2C%20Enjoying%20Our%20(Executive)%20Cabin%20at%20the%20Desert%20Rose%20Inn%20%26%20Cabins%20(Bluff%2C%20Utah).JPG "a) ThursdayMorning 23-July, Enjoying Our (Executive) Cabin at the Desert Rose Inn & Cabins (Bluff, Utah).JPG")
 (MOVIE)Nestled Between the Sheer RedRock Cliffs of the SanJuan River Valley.jpg)
%20Living%20the%20Good%20Life%20%3B-).JPG "c) Living the Good Life ;-).JPG")
%20Bluff%20Is%20Located%20in%20the%20SouthEastern%20Corner%20of%20Utah%2C%20With%20a%20History%20of%20Ancient%20Anasazi%20Culture%20....JPG "d) Bluff Is Located in the SouthEastern Corner of Utah, With a History of Ancient Anasazi Culture ....JPG")
%20And%20the%20Historic%20Civilizations%20of%20the%20Ute%2BNavajo%20and%20Mormon%20Pioneer%2C%20Along%20With%20Contemporary%20Artist%20Culture.JPG "e) And the Historic Civilizations of the Ute+Navajo and Mormon Pioneer, Along With Contemporary Artist Culture.JPG")
%20(MOVIE)Ready%20to%20Explore!%20Driving%20Out%20of%20Bluff%20(Passing%20By%20Twin%20Rocks%20Cafe)%2C%20Getting%20On%20Hwy%20162.jpg "f) (MOVIE)Ready to Explore! Driving Out of Bluff (Passing By Twin Rocks Cafe), Getting On Hwy 162.jpg")
%20Back%20In%20NavajoNation.JPG "g) Back In NavajoNation.JPG")
%20On%20Our%20Way%20To%20the%20Four%20Corners%20Monument!.jpg "h) On Our Way To the Four Corners Monument!.jpg")
%20Following%20the%20San%20Juan%20River%20Direction%20South%20East.JPG "i) Following the San Juan River Direction South East.JPG")
%20Must%20Be%20Nice%20Quiet%20and%20Serene%20to%20Live%20Here.JPG "j) Must Be Nice Quiet and Serene to Live Here.JPG")
%20162%20South-East%20(Utah)%2C%20Eventually%20Converting%20into%20the%2041%20(Colorado)%2C%20Then%20160%20South-West%20to%204-Corners.jpg "k) 162 South-East (Utah), Eventually Converting into the 41 (Colorado), Then 160 South-West to 4-Corners.jpg")
%20(MOVIE)Natural%20Gas%20and%20FarmingLand%20(Montezuma%20Creek%20and%20Aneth%20Area%2C%20Utah).jpg "l) (MOVIE)Natural Gas and FarmingLand (Montezuma Creek and Aneth Area, Utah).jpg")
%20(MOVIE)Tony%20Hillermans%20Detective%20Novels%20In%20Action!%20(Best%20Known%20For%20His%20Navajo%20Tribal%20Police%20Mystery%20Novels).jpg "m) (MOVIE)Tony Hillermans Detective Novels In Action! (Best Known For His Navajo Tribal Police Mystery Novels).jpg")
%20Actually%2C%20Could%20Have%20Been%20the%20Navajo%20Nation%20Police%20...%20(The%20Law%20Enforcement%20Agency%20on%20the%20Navajo%20Nation).JPG "n) Actually, Could Have Been the Navajo Nation Police ... (The Law Enforcement Agency on the Navajo Nation).JPG")
%20Shiprock%20(New%20Mexico)%20In%20the%20Distance%20~%20Volcanic%20Rock%20Formation%20That%20Can%20Be%20Seen%20For%20Miles%20in%20All%20Directions.JPG "o) Shiprock (New Mexico) In the Distance ~ Volcanic Rock Formation That Can Be Seen For Miles in All Directions.JPG")
%20Ultra%20Zoomed%20In%20~%20Known%20to%20the%20Navajo%20as%20Tse%20Bitai%20or%20Rock%20With%20Wings%20(Center%20of%203%20Volcanic%20Pressure%20Ridges).JPG "p) Ultra Zoomed In ~ Known to the Navajo as Tse Bitai or Rock With Wings (Center of 3 Volcanic Pressure Ridges).JPG")
%20Arrival%20at%20the%20Four%20Corners%20Monument%20~%20This%20Location%20Is%20Very%20Remote%20(With%20Unpredictable%20Strong%20WindWaves).JPG "q) Arrival at the Four Corners Monument ~ This Location Is Very Remote (With Unpredictable Strong WindWaves).JPG")
%20Four%20Corners%20Region%20Is%20Part%20Of%20(Semi-Autonomous)%20Indigenous%20American%20Indian%20Nations%20(Navajo%2BUte).JPG "r) Four Corners Region Is Part Of (Semi-Autonomous) Indigenous American Indian Nations (Navajo+Ute).JPG")
%20This%20Is%20The%20Only%20Place%20in%20the%20US%20Where%204%20states%20Intersect%20at%201%20point%20~%20Arizona%2CNew%20Mexico%2CUtah%20and%20Colorado.JPG "s) This Is The Only Place in the US Where 4 states Intersect at 1 point ~ Arizona,New Mexico,Utah and Colorado.JPG")
%20Both%20the%20Navajo%20(Dineh)%2BUte%20People%20Live%20in%20the%204-Corners%20Area%20(Ute%20Mountain%20Reservation%20-%20Colorado%20Corner).JPG "t) Both the Navajo (Dineh)+Ute People Live in the 4-Corners Area (Ute Mountain Reservation - Colorado Corner).JPG")
%20Artisans%20and%20Craftsmen%20From%20Both%20Indian%20Nations%20Are%20Represented%20At%20The%20Monument.JPG "u) Artisans and Craftsmen From Both Indian Nations Are Represented At The Monument.JPG")
%20The%20Legend%2C%20the%20Lay-Out%20of%20The%20Isolated%20But%20Unique%20and%20Popular%20Landmark%20Monument%20Area.JPG "v) The Legend, the Lay-Out of The Isolated But Unique and Popular Landmark Monument Area.JPG")
%20This%20Must%20be%20Facing%20North-West%2C%20Borderline%20Of%20The%20States%20Arizona%20and%20Utah.JPG "w) This Must be Facing North-West, Borderline Of The States Arizona and Utah.JPG")
%20Exploring%20the%20Authentic%20Navajo%20Crafts%20~%20Buying%20Handmade%20Jewelry%2C%20KeyHangers%2C%20DreamCatcher%20And%20....JPG "x) Exploring the Authentic Navajo Crafts ~ Buying Handmade Jewelry, KeyHangers, DreamCatcher And ....JPG")
%20Bookmarks!%20%3B-).jpg "y) Bookmarks! ;-).jpg")
%20David%20Trying%20to%20Conquer%20the%20Landmark%20(Original%20Marker%20Located%20In%20the%20Center%2C%20A%20Popular%20PictureTaken%20Point).JPG "z) David Trying to Conquer the Landmark (Original Marker Located In the Center, A Popular PictureTaken Point).JPG")
%20Waiting%20Patiently%20For%20Our%20Chance%20To%20Set%20Foot%20On%20the%20LandMark%20~%20Meanwhile%20Reading%20Some%20Information.JPG "za) Waiting Patiently For Our Chance To Set Foot On the LandMark ~ Meanwhile Reading Some Information.JPG")
%20OriginalMarker%20(Simple%20CementPad)%20Placed%20After%20GovernmentSurveys%20Showed%20this%204-States%20ConnectionPoint.JPG "zb) OriginalMarker (Simple CementPad) Placed After GovernmentSurveys Showed this 4-States ConnectionPoint.JPG")
%20The%20Monument%20Was%20Refurbished%20In%201992%20With%20A%20Bronze%20Disk%20Embedded%20In%20Granite.jpg "zc) The Monument Was Refurbished In 1992 With A Bronze Disk Embedded In Granite.jpg"){kind=small}
%20Conquered!%20%3B-)%20Claims%20Are%20Sometimes%20Made%20That%20The%20Monument%20Was%20Misplaced%20In%20The%20Initial%20Surveys.JPG "zd) Conquered! ;-) Claims Are Sometimes Made That The Monument Was Misplaced In The Initial Surveys.JPG")
%20(InternetPic)The%20Accuracy%20of%20The%20Surveys%20Has%20Been%20Defended%20by%20the%20U.S.%20National%20Geodetic%20Survey.JPG "ze) (InternetPic)The Accuracy of The Surveys Has Been Defended by the U.S. National Geodetic Survey.JPG")
%20Each%20of%20the%20State%20Boundaries%20Radiate%20From%20The%20Disk%2BEach%20States%20Seal%20Rests%20Within%20That%20States%20Boundary.JPG "zf) Each of the State Boundaries Radiate From The Disk+Each States Seal Rests Within That States Boundary.JPG")
%20The%20Four%20Corner%20Region%20~%20The%20Dineh%20(Navajo)%20And%20The%20Nuchu%20(Ute)%20Living%20Peacefully%20in%20Harmony.jpg "zg) The Four Corner Region ~ The Dineh (Navajo) And The Nuchu (Ute) Living Peacefully in Harmony.jpg")
%20Ute%20Tribe%20(CO)~Supreme%20Law%20of%201987%20Legalized%20Gambling-Economic%20Sovereignty%20For%20All%20Native%20American%20Tribes.JPG "zh) Ute Tribe (CO)~Supreme Law of 1987 Legalized Gambling-Economic Sovereignty For All Native American Tribes.JPG")
%20White%20Settlement%20...%20Btw%2C%20Native%20Americans%20Were%20Not%20Granted%20Citizenship%20Until%201924%20(Right%20To%20Vote%20in%201948).JPG "zi) White Settlement ... Btw, Native Americans Were Not Granted Citizenship Until 1924 (Right To Vote in 1948).JPG")
%20The%20Ute%2C%20Interesting%20Tribe%2C%20But%20We%20Go%20Back%20into%20Utah%20via%20Arizona%20~%20Feeling%20at%20Home%20in%20NavajoNation%20by%20Now%20%3B-).JPG "zj) The Ute, Interesting Tribe, But We Go Back into Utah via Arizona ~ Feeling at Home in NavajoNation by Now ;-).JPG")
%20In%20Teec%20Nos%20Pos%20(Arizona)%20Filling%20Up%20With%20Unbranded%20Gas%2BBuying%20the%20Navajo%20Times%2BIndependent%20NewsPapers.JPG "zk) In Teec Nos Pos (Arizona) Filling Up With Unbranded Gas+Buying the Navajo Times+Independent NewsPapers.JPG")
%20And%20Indeed%20We%20Should%20Have%20Bought%20That%20Navajo%20Rug%20There!%20(220%20Dollars%2C%20But%20Beautiful%2BAuthenthic).JPG "zl) And Indeed We Should Have Bought That Navajo Rug There! (220 Dollars, But Beautiful+Authenthic).JPG")
%20A%20Note%20For%20Later%20~%20Another%20Time%2C%20When%20Were%20Are%20On%20Indian%20Lands%20Again%20of%20the%20South-West.JPG "zm) A Note For Later ~ Another Time, When Were Are On Indian Lands Again of the South-West.JPG")
%20(MOVIE)Feeling%20Like%20Foreigners%20At%20Times%20%3B-).jpg "zn) (MOVIE)Feeling Like Foreigners At Times ;-).jpg")
%20On%20Our%20Way%20to%20Hovenweep%20National%20Monument%2C%20the%20BackRoads%20~%20Literally%20Driving%20in%20the%20Middle%20of%20Nowhere%20%3B-).JPG "zo) On Our Way to Hovenweep National Monument, the BackRoads ~ Literally Driving in the Middle of Nowhere ;-).JPG")
%20(MOVIE)Little%20Confused%20Here%20%3B-).jpg "zp) (MOVIE)Little Confused Here ;-).jpg")
%20Btw%2C%20Check%20Out%20this%20Map!%20Notice%20the%20CH%20(ChapterHouse).JPG "zq) Btw, Check Out this Map! Notice the CH (ChapterHouse).JPG")
%20A%20Chapter%20House%20Is%20The%20Navajo%20Equivalent%20of%20a%20Town%20Hall.jpg "zr) A Chapter House Is The Navajo Equivalent of a Town Hall.jpg")
%20Navajo%20Tribal%20Headquarters%20(Equavalant%20of%20Washington%20D.C.)%20is%20Located%20in%20Window%20Rock%20(Further%20South).JPG "zs) Navajo Tribal Headquarters (Equavalant of Washington D.C.) is Located in Window Rock (Further South).JPG")
%20Approaching%20Montezuma%20Area%20(Utah)%20Again.JPG "zt) Approaching Montezuma Area (Utah) Again.JPG")
%20This%20Time%20Driving%20Direction%20North-East%20(Hovenweep%20National%20Monument%20Area%20In%20the%20Distance).JPG "zu) This Time Driving Direction North-East (Hovenweep National Monument Area In the Distance).JPG")
%20Horses%20Happily%20Grazing.JPG "zv) Horses Happily Grazing.JPG")
%20The%20Good%20Life%20~%20Indian%20Land%20is%20the%20Place%20To%20Be!%20%3B-).JPG "zw) The Good Life ~ Indian Land is the Place To Be! ;-).JPG")
%20Montezuma%20Creek%20Is%20A%20Center%20For%20Oil%2BGas%20Field%20Work%20In%20The%20Area%20%2B%20A%20School%2C%20As%20Well%20As%20Several%20Churches.JPG "zx) Montezuma Creek Is A Center For Oil+Gas Field Work In The Area + A School, As Well As Several Churches.JPG")
%20Montezuma%20Creek%20(San%20Juan%20River)%2C%20Named%20For%20A%20Tributary%20Of%20The%20San%20Juan%20River.JPG "zy) Montezuma Creek (San Juan River), Named For A Tributary Of The San Juan River.JPG")
%20Located%20Within%20And%20Partially%20Outside%20The%20Boundaries%20Of%20The%20Navajo%20Nation%20(Known%20Locally%20As%20The%20Rez).JPG "zz) Located Within And Partially Outside The Boundaries Of The Navajo Nation (Known Locally As The Rez).JPG")
%20Driving%20Off%20the%20Beaten%20Path%20(With%20Solitary%20Residences%20In%20the%20Distance).JPG "zza) Driving Off the Beaten Path (With Solitary Residences In the Distance).JPG")
%20Far%20from%20Centers%20of%20Human%20Population%20...JPG "zzb) Far from Centers of Human Population ...JPG")
%20Secluded%2C%20But%20...%20On%20the%20Right%20Track.JPG "zzc) Secluded, But ... On the Right Track.JPG")
%20Arrival%20at%20Entrance%20Area%20of%20Hovenweep%20National%20Monument%20~%20Check%20It%20Out!%20(Ruin%20in%20the%20Nearby%20Distance).JPG "zzd) Arrival at Entrance Area of Hovenweep National Monument ~ Check It Out! (Ruin in the Nearby Distance).JPG")
%20Zoomed%20In%20....JPG "zze) Zoomed In ....JPG")
%20Nearly%20There%20...%20.JPG "zzf) Nearly There ... .JPG")
%20Arrival%20At%20Destination%20%3B-)%20Entrance%20at%20Visitor%20Center%20(Which%20Was%20Closed%20Yet%20Btw).JPG "zzg) Arrival At Destination ;-) Entrance at Visitor Center (Which Was Closed Yet Btw).JPG")
%20Today%2C%20the%20Area%20Seems%20Deserted%2BIsolated%2C%20But%208%20Centuries%20Ago%20It%20was%20the%20Heart%20of%20Ancestral%20Puebloan%20Culture.jpg "zzh) Today, the Area Seems Deserted+Isolated, But 8 Centuries Ago It was the Heart of Ancestral Puebloan Culture.jpg")
%20Amazing%20Little%20Ruin%20Canyon%2C%20All%20To%20Ourselves%20...%20We%20Are%20The%20Only%20Human%20Beings%20(In%20Present%20Time%20%3B-).JPG "zzi) Amazing Little Ruin Canyon, All To Ourselves ... We Are The Only Human Beings (In Present Time ;-).JPG")
%20The%20Ruins%20We%20Could%20See%20From%20Where%20We%20Were%20(Towards%20Dusk).jpg "zzj) The Ruins We Could See From Where We Were (Towards Dusk).jpg")
%20Stronghold%20House%20~%20What%20You%20See%20Is%20Actually%20The%20Upper%20Story%20of%20A%20Large%20Pueblo.JPG "zzk) Stronghold House ~ What You See Is Actually The Upper Story of A Large Pueblo.JPG")
%20Twin%20Towers%2C%20Eroded%20Builder%20House%2C%20Rim%20Rock%20House.JPG "zzl) Twin Towers, Eroded Builder House, Rim Rock House.JPG")
%20Together%2C%20Twin%20Towers%20Had%20Sixteen%20Rooms.JPG "zzm) Together, Twin Towers Had Sixteen Rooms.JPG")
%20Hovenweep%2C%20the%20Deserted%20Valley%20(Its%20A%20Ute-Paiute%20Word).JPG "zzn) Hovenweep, the Deserted Valley (Its A Ute-Paiute Word).JPG")
%20Stronghold%20Tower%20in%20The%20Foreground.JPG "zzo) Stronghold Tower in The Foreground.JPG")
%20Many%20Dwellings%20Stood%20Right%20On%20the%20Canyon%20Rim.JPG "zzp) Many Dwellings Stood Right On the Canyon Rim.JPG")
%20Why%20Did%20They%20Build%20Here%20....jpg "zzq) Why Did They Build Here ....jpg")
%20Maybe%20Perhaps%20Because%20Of%20The%20Water%20(Springs%2BSeeps%20Near%20Canyon%20Heads).JPG "zzr) Maybe Perhaps Because Of The Water (Springs+Seeps Near Canyon Heads).JPG")
%20Facing%20To%20The%20Left%20Again%20~%20StrongHold%20House%2C%20Named%20For%20Its%20Fortress-Like%20Appearance.JPG "zzs) Facing To The Left Again ~ StrongHold House, Named For Its Fortress-Like Appearance.JPG")
%20Hier%20Ben%20Ik!%20(Meanwhile%20David%20Walking%20Further%20Down%20The%20Trail%20To%20The%20Right).JPG "zzt) Hier Ben Ik! (Meanwhile David Walking Further Down The Trail To The Right).JPG")
%20Mirjam%20Follows%2C%20But%20Is%20A%20Little%20Scared%20For%20the%20WildLife%20(Typically%20Coming%20Out%20At%20Dusk).JPG "zzu) Mirjam Follows, But Is A Little Scared For the WildLife (Typically Coming Out At Dusk).JPG")
%20From%20This%20Point%20Closer%20Look%20At%20the%20(Eroded)%20Boulder%20House.JPG "zzv) From This Point Closer Look At the (Eroded) Boulder House.JPG")
%20Huge%20Rock%20Under%20Which%20It%20Sits%20As%20Part%20Of%20Its%20Roof%20and%20Walls.JPG "zzw) Huge Rock Under Which It Sits As Part Of Its Roof and Walls.JPG")
%20That%20Must%20Be%20The%20Unit%20Type%20House.JPG "zzx) That Must Be The Unit Type House.JPG")
%20The%20Twin%20Towers%20Seen%20From%20A%20Different%20Angle.JPG "zzy) The Twin Towers Seen From A Different Angle.JPG")
%20Back%20to%20The%20StrongHold%20House%20~%20A%20Fortress%20Or%20Not%2C%20Feel%20Safer%20Here%20%3B-).JPG "zzz) Back to The StrongHold House ~ A Fortress Or Not, Feel Safer Here ;-).JPG")
%20Why%20the%20Ancestral%20Puebloan%20People%20Leave%2CWhere%20Did%20They%20Go%2CWhy%20the%20Towers%2BWhat%20Were%20They%20Used%20For.JPG "zzza) Why the Ancestral Puebloan People Leave,Where Did They Go,Why the Towers+What Were They Used For.JPG")
%20So%20Many%20Questions%20With%20Various%20Speculations%2C%20But%20Just%20A%20Few%20Answers%20....JPG "zzzb) So Many Questions With Various Speculations, But Just A Few Answers ....JPG")
%20What%20We%20Know%20Is%20That%20They%20Moved%20to%20the%20Rio%20Grande%20Valley%20(NM)%20%2B%20Into%20the%20Little%20Colorado%20River%20Basin%20(AZ).JPG "zzzc) What We Know Is That They Moved to the Rio Grande Valley (NM) + Into the Little Colorado River Basin (AZ).JPG")
%20So%20Too%20We%2C%20Have%20To%20Move%20On%20...%20Back%20To%20The%20Car%20to%20Return%20To%20Our%20Cottage%20in%20Bluff%20(Utah).JPG "zzzd) So Too We, Have To Move On ... Back To The Car to Return To Our Cottage in Bluff (Utah).JPG")
%20Its%20Getting%20Dark%2C%20Lets%20Try%20To%20Take%20Another%20Route%20Back%20To%20Avoid%20to%20Deserted%20Roads%20This%20Time.JPG "zzze) Its Getting Dark, Lets Try To Take Another Route Back To Avoid to Deserted Roads This Time.JPG")
%20(MOVIE)But%20Instead%20Of%20Going%20West%20We%20Were%20Going%20East%2C%20Lost%20in%20Canyons%20of%20the%20Ancients%20%20...jpg "zzzf) (MOVIE)But Instead Of Going West We Were Going East, Lost in Canyons of the Ancients ...jpg")
%20This%20Was%20The%20Map%20We%20Used%2C%20But%20We%20Got%20Lost%20...%20So%2C%20Change%20of%20Route%2C%20Eventually%20Ending%20Up%20In%20Pleasant%20View.JPG "zzzg) This Was The Map We Used, But We Got Lost ... So, Change of Route, Eventually Ending Up In Pleasant View.JPG")
%20Right%20...%20.JPG "zzzh) Right ... .JPG")
%20Wish%20I%20Had%20This%20Map%20On%20Me!%20%3B-)%20Anyhow%2C%20Eventually%20We%20Made%20It%20Back%20To%20Bluff.jpg "zzzi) Wish I Had This Map On Me! ;-) Anyhow, Eventually We Made It Back To Bluff.jpg")
%20A%20Stop%20Along%20the%20Way~TakeOut%20Subway%20Vegie%20Delight%20Sandwiches%20in%20Blanding%20(Just%20In%20Time%20Before%20Closing).JPG "zzzj) A Stop Along the Way~TakeOut Subway Vegie Delight Sandwiches in Blanding (Just In Time Before Closing).JPG")
%20Eating%20the%20Healthy%20Ingredients%20in%20Our%20Cozy%20Cottage%20~%20Bon%20Appetit%20and%20Goodnight!%20%3B-).JPG "zzzk) Eating the Healthy Ingredients in Our Cozy Cottage ~ Bon Appetit and Goodnight! ;-).JPG")