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What unique rock formations! They protrude 1,000 feet above the valley floor. Much, much larger than they appear in this photo. Chimney Rock is between Pagosa Springs and Durango, Colorado. The Anasazi lived in this area from about 900 A.D. to 1100 A.D. before moving on, possibly due to climate change. We visited the site because our friend Cheryl, from Austin, was taking an Anasazi pottery class for the several days that we were in Pagosa Springs. The class made pottery the way the Anasazi did; Cheryl said it's very difficult to paint designs with a yucca stem!
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At the edge of the trail to the Chimney Rock.
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Papa Tom taking a photo of me while I'm taking a photo of him
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Papa Tom, our friend Cheryl, and tour guide Susan descending from the uppermost pueblo.
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View of the valley from the pueblo. As far as is known, the 200 years that the Anasazi resided here were very peaceful. The view would have allowed them to see anyone coming from very far away. Archeologists believe the only interaction among area peoples was peaceful, for trade and festivals, for instance.
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Mesas, far away. Archeologists posit that the pueblo dwellers could communicate with each other via fire/smoke signals for up to 90 miles distance.
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Top of the trail. The chimney rocks are very far behind me, much larger than they appear in this picture. Turns out there are chimney rocks in Nebraska, Oregon, and the Carolinas, to name a few other places.
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