Are you looking for the best hikes in New Mexico state? You can find exciting trails in the Bandelier National Monument, located near Los Alamos and Santa Fe. Moreover, you will see here the ancient cave dwellings on rock cliffs and masonry pueblos. People lived there for more than 11 000 years. So, hiking in...
America’s oldest capital city, Santa Fe, in New Mexico, is the only one to have fascinated travelers for more than 400 years. Moreover, Santa Fe is one of the nation’s highest significant towns. It is located at a top a rim of the vast upper Rio Grande basin 7,000 feet above sea level. Santa Fe...
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We saw a lot of interesting things when we visited New Mexico. But we unfortunately missed Bandelier National Monument. Good to know that parking is limited inside. So we may need to take a shuttle in. Or a group tour from Santa Fe. Love that there are a range of hiking paths at different experience and fitness levels. Fascinating to see the cave dwellings and wonder how people lived in those times.
This would be amazing to see in person! I appreciated the history on it! It’s crazy to think about how old it actually is!
Bandelier Is so fascinating, I love any chance to see how people lived centuries ago. There’s just not enough general knowledge about how the Native American peoples lives. Besides being a beautiful landscape to hike and explore, I would love to visit Bandelier and see these dwellings in person.
We have a lot of those rock cave houses in Turkey. I suppose back in previous generations, making your home in a rock was a really safe place to settle yourself, that way you could see danger coming from a long way off, and nobody could creep up behind you!
Bandelier looks to amazing! I would love to visit some day. To see all of the caves would be so amazing! and to get insight into how people used to live.. even its it does look quiet claustrophobic! Amazing to think how old this is. I hope i get to visit one day
I think it would be awesome to visit the cave dwellings and actually see inside them! I love learning about the history around the people who used to live in areas like this. It’s very helpful to know the best ways to get there, and I think a guided tour would be great to learn more (I’m not much of a hiker anyway so I’d be there to learn).
I have a friend living in Santa Fe and he’s been inviting me to visit the place since a long time now. Hiking the Bandalier National Monument looks like one more reason why I shouldn’t miss Santa Fe. Intriguing to read about Ancestral Puebloans. As someone interested in history & culture, this place is definitely a must-visit for me. Rock paintings, petroglyphs & pictographs??? I’m sold. I need to visit here! Good to know that the trail is easy and can be done with kids too.
What an excellent guide on New Mexico, I would love to visit Bandelier and attempt hiking it one day!
Bandelier National Monument looks marvellous. The trails look so interesting and I would love to visit the place just to hike. Thanks for that important list of items to carry along with you while camping. It is important to hydrate yourself. Glad you explored this place.