Southwest Trip Pictures: Mesa Verde, 4 Corners, Painted Desert, etc.
June 2004
Mesa Verde National Park entrance
Cliff Palace, ancient cliff ruins
Climbing the ladder to enter the ruins
Standing in Cliff Palace
Close-up view of Cliff Palace
Enjoying the Colorado sun by the ruins
Spruce Tree House back wall
Family by 700+ year old cliff dwelling (a fixer upper)
Our youngest daughter picking out her bedroom
Family in 4 states at once: Arizona, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico
Canyon de Chelly National Monument entrance
Looking down into Canyon de Chelly cliff dwellings
Closer view of cliff dwelling
Diane and Mike at Canyon de Chelly
Navajo hogan at Canyon de Chelly in Navajo country
Hubbell Trading Post entrance sign
Trading Post used to trade with Navajo (rugs, etc., inside)
Petrified Forest National Park entrance
Petrified logs in the Painted Desert
Family off into the Painted Desert
Closer view of kids scrambling up the hills
Climbing the sand in the Painted Desert
Climbing steep faces of Painted Desert hills
A look out into the Painted Desert
Goal: climb to the top
We made it! Where's Mom?
There's Diane, with help from son
Hiking up the hill in the Painted Desert
Diane and son make it to the top
Happy hikers on top of the world in Painted Desert
Family on hilltop in the Painted Desert
Mike and Diane enjoying Painted Desert warmth
Petrified logs in Painted Desert
Painted Desert near sunset
Swearing in for two new Junior Ranger girls
Walnut Canyon National Monument entrance
Family hiking down trail to ruins in Walnut Canyon
Scouting out new apartments in Walnut Canyon
Finishing another Junior Ranger booklet in Walnut Canyon
Son gets his own room in cliff dwelling (with no TV though)
Looking over Walnut Canyon, Arizona
