An image from last summer’s vacation in southwest Colorado. More info here.
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An image from last summer’s vacation in southwest Colorado. More info here.
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That looks really cool! I need to visit Colorado again, I love your state, so beautiful
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It is cool. Thanks Lisa.
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Me too, I need to vist Colorado! Thank you Mike.
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Come on over, although it is snowy today.
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Fantastic!!! Can I
have hope in some snowy shots from you? 🙂
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Every now and again I produce something of a snowy shot. You never know 😉
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Thanks, Mike!
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I totally would like to hike through this area.
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Good luck and be careful. As a National Monument they charge a fee, but I’m sure a clever guy could find a way around that.
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I do live in Germany, so, I am sadly too far away anyway… but maybe some day.. how knows 🙂
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You are always welcome here my friend.
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Thank you Mike 🙂
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Looks a bit like a pyramid, nice work! 👍
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Thanks. It is a real interesting place.
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I just looked up the history of that monument, wow. From a geology perspective it is incredibly ancient, when hiking here in Red Rock Canyon I like to touch the rocks I know are so very old. A kind of connection to the past.
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I lived for 20 years just 5 miles from Red Rocks.
I touch them too and collect rocks along the way. I literally have a house full of rocks I’ve picked up. I found a large piece of fossilized wood that dates back to the Tertiary period. That happened not far from my home in Greeley.
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Nice!! I forget how many millions ago that epoch was but wow! The concept of ‘millions’ of years has always fascinated me.
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Yeah, that is a long time ago. I have some decent photos of this piece and now that I think about it, it would make a good post. Perhaps it will be my next post….on Tuesday. Thanks!
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Glad to help!
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Wonderful landscape.
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And a bit odd as well, eh.
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Looks like an Egyptian pyramid with a chimney. Perhaps the Pharaoh needed to cook in the afterlife? 😉 Great shot. Can you hike it or is it sheer rock up to the chimney?
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I think it is probably illegal to hike it, but that is just a guess. It is a national monument with a visitors center, tours, and admission cost. It looks like quite a hike, at the very least.
I’m not sure a pharaoh is in play here, unless he had a relationship with the Pueblo Indians, and I’m good with that. My truth lies in uncertainty, so anything goes.
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Glad you shared the link. I remember learning about Kivas when visiting Mesa Verde. Fascinating history.
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I wasn’t too far from Mesa Verde on this trip. That part of Colorado is very beautiful as well as being rich in history.
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The mountain looks almost pyramid-shaped. Just as I now see that Sonia has said above!
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If you and Sonia both say the same thing then it has to be true.
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Yep, I can see where this one got its name! 🙂
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And that would be an interpretation from a native language, I assume.
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