1 San Juan River near Mexican Hat, UT |
2 getting ready for our river rafting trip |
3 our boat and tour guide. he was very knowledgeable about geology and history of the area. Keith on the right |
4 Keith and Egidio patiently waiting |
5 on the river |
6 Francisco in our raft |
7 Bill in our raft |
8 our first stop, we visited a canyon wall |
9 Petroglyphs |
10 E.T. |
11 Keith and our tour guide |
12 our second stop, we visited a puebloan archeological site |
13 more petroglyphs |
14 cliff dwelling ruins across the river |
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16 Bill and our group walk toward a puebloan cliff dwelling |
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18 we climbed all the way up to the cliff dwelling |
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20 the view from the dwelling |
21 Pictographs |
22 our tour guide, whose grand-father was Salvadorian |
23 Francisco near one of the dwellings |
24 Bill and Francisco take a moment for a picture |
25 time for lunch along the river |
26 beautiful setting for a lunch break |
27 an almost eternal embrace |
28 back on the river |
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31 getting into the only gooseneck on the trip |
32 blue heron |
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34 arriving at Mexican Hat |
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36 in the background, Monument Valley can be seen |
37 Mexican Hat Navajo children playing in the San Juan river |
38 after a long day we relaxed at our hotel with some local brew |
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