For this photo challenge I decided to step back in time and post pictures of the past, which I shot these past weeks in the USA – in honor of the Native Americans. Their ability to live in harmony with nature was impressive and admirable. They can teach us a LOT.
Mesa Verde National Park
Sun Temple at Mesa Verde National Park
Wupatki National Monument
Wupatki National Monument
Mesa Verde National Park
Anasazi Heritage Center
Mesa Verde National Park
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Beautiful! Thanks!
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Wow, what a place. I never knew this place existed, and better still it has stood the test of time very well.
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What an incredible site, it must have been amazing to visit.
They were clever our ancestors 🙂
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Great photo inspiration! I, too, love the ancient architecture of the Southwest and Mesoamerica; this region was my primary area of interest when I was studying archaeology in college 🙂 One of my favorite things about these cultures was that they tended to draw inspiration for their architecture from their surrounding environments, so you often see the lines of the mountains and hills reflected in the “skylines” of their cities – you can really see it in the pyramids and temples of Teotihuacan. Like you said, so in harmony nature. Thanks so much for this post!
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Love this, Marion, what a stunning part of the country! xxx Ailsa
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I want to go here so BADLY! Beautiful Anne!
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Thank you for sharing these – I don’t think many people over here knows about this monument. Great shots.
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Nice and different post. Loved it.
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Glad you like it!
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I love the SW of the US , Mesa Verde, I think.
Marvelous place. If you haven’t seen Canyon de Chelly and Antelope
Canyon , they are wonderful, too! Thanks
for the like. . . Namaste. . .Anne
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We tried to visit the Antelope Canyons – both the Upper and the Lower – Anne, but both canyons were closed when we arrived: big thunderclouds made the conditions too dangerous.
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Bummer! I am sure you have seen photography taken there! Breathtaking!
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I would indeed have loved to see those wonders of sand, water, wind and sun.
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This is so interesting. I did not know that they used to live like this.
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It must have been hard to climb up and down the cliffs, but they managed. I loved visiting the various sites! 🙂
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Beautiful and unique – telling stories to the ones who know how to listen 🙂
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Thank you so much, Ese! 🙂
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