Was not easy to find. Maybe some road signs are missing?

After visiting Hovenweep continue your travel through the Canyon of the Ancients NM and visit Lowry Pueblo. Lowry is not as well known but worth the trip to view. It's a nice ride on the way to Lowry even though the last five miles or so is on dirt road. Keep an eye out for mule deer, we saw many!... More

This gently rising landscape on the foot of Sleeping Ute mountain is riddled with the remains of human culture going back thousands and thousands of years ago. It's a beautiful place to visit and to live.

If you are in Southwest Colorado and want to experience the past this is a great place to go. The entrance is just West of Cortez, CO. You can hike as far as you want. There is one visible ruin just about 45 minutes in on the main trail. Bring plenty of water in warmer temperatures. The views include the... More

We started out on a small hike and ended up spending the whole day exploring this wilderness area.

We thoroughly enjoyed this surprisingly delightful museum in pueblo country. Modern, clean, AC, cool water fountain. Lots of artifiacts under glass in scholarly arrangements, also a contemporary art room, hands on metate grinding stones, recreation of pueblo homes and digging site, info about the huge settlement of native homes that were flooded for reservoir. Short paved triail to ancient native... More

We've been to the Canyons of the Ancients a few times and LOVE the views! It is incredible to see how far up the cliff dwellers built their houses...seems like so much work to get anything up that high in the cliffs. Definitely something that everyone must do while in the four corners area!!

We were alone this evening. It is definitely a quiet location and home to a few Kivas. It is a neat location and we're headed to more sites within the Canyons of the Ancients tomorrow.

The Canyons of the Ancients National Monument has several sites near Cortez/Delores, CO. Stop at the Ansazi Heritage Center to find out where the sites are located and to gather more information. The Lowery Pueblo is about 20-30 minutes from the center and is located off a gravel road. Follow the directions on the map provided by the Heritage Center... More