cliff dwellings

Stop #7B Walnut Canyon

Recognizing the importance of preserving these resources, President Woodrow Wilson established Walnut Canyon as a national monument on November 30, 1915, protecting its archaeological sites for future generations.

Stop #6 Mesa Verde National Park, CO

Step House is especially significant because it demonstrates that people used the same alcove during two very different periods. Earlier inhabitants constructed pithouses there around 700 CE, while a later community built a 27-room masonry