Petroglyph National Monument Albuquerque

6001 Unser Blvd NW, Albuquerque , New Mexico, United States - Phone: 505-899-0205

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  • Easter among ancient etchings...

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    pykesonthego 5 contributions Livingston, TX is our home base, United States Apr 8, 2012

    Very interesting - and surprising how close we could get to these ancient treasures. Also very sad how many people have felt it necessary to leave their own marks - perhaps today's citizens can't be trusted to get so close. : (

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  • Petroglyphs are pretty

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    wlkbout 2 contributions Denver Colorado, United States Jan 14, 2012

    It took some time to find them but there are many that are damaged and there was a lot of broken beer bottles around, it backs up to a busy road and there are power lines running through the space. It's hardly in a remote area that exudes tranquility, but the petroglyphs are cool.

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    Sky City

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    We left the campground and headed east towards Albuquerque on our way to Santa Fe. But we made a few stops along the way. The first stop was the Pueblo of Acoma - the oldest continuously inhabited community in North America by the Acoma Native Americans. We took the exit and headed down into the valley where the visitor center was located. We had …

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    Easter among Ancient Etchings!

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    It was a beautiful day to wander and climb on the short trails of Boca Negra Canyon, part of Petroglyph National Monument, and to feel the thrill of seeing etchings in rocks that are between 700 and 3,000 years old!

    The rock is part of a 17-mile long table of land west of the Rio Grande, which emerged about 150,000 years ago when lava …

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