Mesa Verde National Park is dedicated to the protection of over 4,000 Ancestral Puebloan archaeological sites, including 600 cliff dwellings, in southwest Colorado.
Canyons of the Ancients National Monument protects over 8,500 archaeological sites in southwest Colorado.
Hovenweep National Monument, located in southeast Utah and southwest Colorado, protects six different groups of Ancestral Puebloan villages.
Bluff is a friendly small town in southeastern Utah near several natural attractions and a few historical sites.
Goosenecks State Park is a small park in southeast Utah. It provides views of one of the most incredible river meanders in the world.
Mexican Hat is a tiny village in southeast Utah on the border of Navajo Nation.
Monument Valley is a tribal park within the territory of Navajo Nation. It’s a spectacular natural place with an otherworldly landscape.
Navajo National Monument protects three hidden Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings. It’s located in northern Arizona within Navajo Nation.
The Moenave Dinosaur Tracks are about five miles west of Tuba City, Arizona, in Navajo Nation.
Williams is a town on historic Route 66 in Arizona and the gateway to the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. We spent a night there en route to the Grand Canyon.