On March 3, 1923, President Warren G. Harding wielded the Antiquities Act to designate Hovenweep National Monument in southeastern Utah. The designation put a few hundred acres and a handful of Puebloan towers and other cultural sites under the auspices of the National Park Service, and was mainly aimed at
When I lived in Cortez visiting Hovenweep was one of my most favorite things to do. Most of the time I went alone and hiked between towers. Though ancient, it has a very strong quality of being alive. Thanks for the beautiful images.
One of my absolute favorite spots in the four corners region! I get more a feeling of Deep Time there then Chaco, Mesa Verde, Walnut, de Chelly, put together. Best in the winter or early spring. What a sacred place... For all I can judge, just as Yellowstone Lake is the true living heart of the Rockies, Hovenweep is the true spiritual heart of North America.
Truly a special place. The solitude and low visitation for a NPS site is remarkable. We usually camp there in early spring and late fall to begin and end our camping seasons.
When I lived in Cortez visiting Hovenweep was one of my most favorite things to do. Most of the time I went alone and hiked between towers. Though ancient, it has a very strong quality of being alive. Thanks for the beautiful images.
Beautiful photos of Hovenweep
One of my absolute favorite spots in the four corners region! I get more a feeling of Deep Time there then Chaco, Mesa Verde, Walnut, de Chelly, put together. Best in the winter or early spring. What a sacred place... For all I can judge, just as Yellowstone Lake is the true living heart of the Rockies, Hovenweep is the true spiritual heart of North America.
How did it come to have the name “Hovenweep ?”
Truly a special place. The solitude and low visitation for a NPS site is remarkable. We usually camp there in early spring and late fall to begin and end our camping seasons.