Bandelier National Monument

Bandelier National Monument is located about an hour northwest of Santa Fe, in the Jemez Mountains. I trudged up and down the sights on the "main loop" today, the one most tourists take, so I figured I'd done a good day's work. I also took over 250 pictures, but have (blissfully) narrowed them down to the 37 in this folder.

I think I'm definitely on to something here.


The mountainside mainly consists of tuff, a soft rock that is the result of volcanic eruptions. So ancient injuns cut out caves, or simply improved upon already existing holes.


There were plenty of natural and unnatural holes.


This picture was taken out of the opening of a tiny room which I climbed a ladder to reach. I am becoming a real outdoorsman. Ok, you can stop laughing now.


This was the inside of the cave.


I didn't go inside this one.


A flash photo of the inside of a cave.


A long gallery of windows.