A Different kind of House

Indian Hogan  (I think)
Mercer was so excited to see the Indian houses.   There is a little train ride that takes you up to this part of the park.  That was a good thing.

Wishing this had a horse to pull it

It takes strong muscles to plow the
garden.   There were all kinds of chores for the children to try doing at Heritage Park.  It was so fun to watch the kids.  They got to wash some clothing with a washboard, hang it on the line to dry with clothespins, and beat dust from a rug and then plow the garden.  

Afternoon at Temple Square

We visited with several missionary sisters on Temple Square.  One took our picture.  There are 200 sisters during the summer but when winter comes they don't need that many so some are sent out to other areas and cities.  One had just been to Everett Wash. 

Guess Who?

Around the courtyard of Zions  Bank in St. George are different statues and plaques.   This was one I had to take advantage of.    Kind of gave me a
weird feeling but  it was very comfortable sitting next to Brigham.

St. George Temple

This was on Sunday when we visited to
Visitor's Center.  The next morning we
did a session - the Temple is open on
Monday mornings there.  Were chosen
to be the Witness Couple also.

Jacob Hamblin's Home

There are Senior Missionaries here
that give tours.  In front of the home and down at the front of the yard are
some cotton bushes.  They grew
cotton when Jacob lived here and they
still grow and harvest the cotton.  They
have missionaries that do that and then in the spring they replant it again.

Brigham Young's Winter Home

St. George

Brigham Young's Winter Home

Glen Canyon Dam

This was a small hike to get up on the top here.  This is by Lake Powell.
The dam is in the background. They have a nice vistor's center that tells about the dam.  There were several greyhound busses here and tons of tourists.  This was on our way to
St. George the next day.  Stayed here one night at a KOA (again)

Four Corners

We took this one just for CJ

Four Corners

All of the flags from the four states.
There were open windowed buildings all around the area where native americans were selling their different wares they had made.   I did purchase a little hand made pot from a Navajo
lady.  She was making them on the spot and she told me what each symbol stood for on my pot. She was very nice.  

Four Corners

Standing right on the spot where the four states meet. 

Look at the blue sky

This was on our way down the mountain from seeing Mesa Verde.
This was a fire outlook area and it has the most gorgeous view of the valley below.  You can see mountains in the distant and a few different towns.
The post also said you can actually see Four Corners on a clear day.

Mesa Verde National Park

The spectacular cliff dwellings and mesa-top villages were built  between 450 AD and 1300 AD.
It is very ancient and it is amazing to be able to see and walk where perhaps the Lamanites have lived.
The visitor's  centers and museums were excellent sources of information and providing help for
the stories of these peoples.  I have had to pick and choose from our pictures because I don't want to
bore you with too much of the same stuff.

Sun Temple

Sitting by Sun Temple.  You can walk all the way around this building. 

Sun Temple

I wanted to get this post to remember the facts about this place.  This is on the same side of the cliff as Cliff Palace and just on the top of the hill.

Cliff Palace

All along this cliff there are several dwellings but this one is the largest.  Tours actually climb down to this dwelling.  I think Andy has done this one before.
We talked to people who did the climb and it is a hard one.  We were across the canyon and could see and hear people on the other side.

Kiva

This is the remains of a kiva I think.
They would live, and cook etc. in here. I think it was actually built up on the sides more than this originally.

Spruce Tree House - Mesa Verde

It's hard to imagine what life was like here.
They were busy people just living from day to day.
The guide told us that they made their dwellings from the rock and urine because what water they had was needed for drinking.
This is Spruce Tree House and was constructed
between 1211 AD and 1278 AD.  It contains 130 rooms and 8 kivas built into a natural alcove.  It is thought to have been the home to about 60-80 people.  It was closed for repair so we couldn't walk down. This was taken from the museum porch. 

Cortez KOA

The  morning we left Cortez we asked the
KOA manager to take our picture out by the front door.  We stayed in Cortez while touring
Mesa Verde cliff dwellings