Our trip! For our 25 th anniversary we decided to take a drive. We love to ride the road and go to places we have never seen before. So we went on a mission. To find Chaco canyon! Three states away to New Mexico. The trip was so pleasant and the weather was perfect. We had just passed the long winter and reached the first winds of spring.
The first stop was to the Drag races at the Phoenix Firebird Raceway. It was great fun sitting in the stands watching the rails roar pasts us. But it very sunny and we both got extremely sunburned. To top of the day we went to the pits to see the technicians working on there cars. Walking past the crowd I would spot the "T" shirt concessions Ohing and Aghing all the wonderful artwork. Then we passed John Force's store. Where I spotted the man himself! For many years I've been a great fan of his. But seeing him is hard to do for he is always surrounded by a huge crowd. But here he was signing shirts and I could see him clearly. So I stopped and reached out my arm, asking politely and timidly, "Please sign my shirt". And there I was with the biggest smile, thanking him and telling him what a huge fan I am!
Chaco Canyon was a major center of ancestral Pueblo (known as the Anasazi) culture between AD 850 and 1250. They had magnificent engineering and masonry skills to create an ancient urban center of public architecture. This site is Remote and isolated, nestled in the valley of tall butts. It was a meca for all the southwest ancient civilization. These remains is all that is left of a city standing four floors high or more. Architects believe it lasting a thousand years. To this day they do not fully understand why they lived here. Or what drove them to make this the center of a civilization.
It was believed that they had to travel 60 miles carrying the wood walking to this place. They used this wood for there building structures and roofs. As well the wood was used as the heating for there community Kiva. There kitchen and meeting room. Among these Kiva's were many rooms, rooms upon rooms with many small doorways leading one room to another. The best part of this trip was the opportunity to walk though the buildings and pass from room to room. You began to feel there life, as you went about the city. These were small people and small doorways. Simple but when you entered the area for the kiva you must have known the greatness of there culture and art. It was very spiritual and I for one was glad I made the trip.
I have place some links here were you can get some more information about Chaco Canyon, National Park. A must see?
