Petroglyph National Monument

We spent some time in Albuquerque, New Mexico this week. I was able to go on a short (yet bitterly cold) hike through the Petroglyph National Monument. The area is home to thousands of petroglyphs carved by the Pueblo Indians.

The hillsides are strewn with volcanic rock
The hillsides are strewn with volcanic rock
Wind and water cause many unusual formations
Wind and water cause many unusual formations
Another glyph of a person
Another glyph of a person
The ancient Pueblo Indians loved doodling in stone
The ancient Pueblo Indians loved doodling in stone
Doing the Macarena
Doing the Macarena
I wouldn’t like to walk up this hill
I wouldn’t like to walk up this hill
The bright winter sun casts no warmth upon the canyon
The bright winter sun casts no warmth upon the canyon
My last petroglyph
My last petroglyph
Distant mountains
Distant mountains
There was still some snow in the protected shady areas
There was still some snow in the protected shady areas
The snow pressed the grass into an ocean-like form
The snow pressed the grass into an ocean-like form

This article was updated on January 19, 2007