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my brother worked at Mesa Verde. That park is kinda busy. On the way back east I met up with him and went to see the ruins at Chaco Culture national park (men
by acomjean 10y ago
my brother worked at Mesa Verde. That park is kinda busy.
On the way back east I met up with him and went to see the ruins at Chaco Culture national park (mentioned in the article).
its beautiful but not super popular. Its far away from things and marginally difficult drive. You can stay overnight at a camp ground on site. The ruins are really interesting, but they know very little about the people who made them, and the wildlife is less prevalent, so its not for everyone. All those reasons make it less popular.
I think wildlife is the big draw of the more popular parks.
The directions give some idea of how remote:
https://www.nps.gov/chcu/planyourvisit/directions.htm https://www.nps.gov/chcu/planyourvisit/directions.htm
pictures
https://www.nps.gov/media/photo/gallery.htm?id=9CAF0AAE-155D-451F-6734567B7B7CB737 https://www.nps.gov/media/photo/gallery.htm?id=9CAF0AAE-155D...
- rallison 10y agoChaco is definitely on the remote side. I think you are right about the reasons for it being not as popular. I'll also throw out that Chaco can be incredibly gorgeous right after a snowfall. I was lucky enough to see it right after a few inches fell: https://roundme.com/tour/23482/view/57102/ https://roundme.com/tour/23482/view/57102/
- acomjean 10y agoSnow in the desert. It does get very cold at night even in september. Beautiful. Nice panorama photo. The place is beautiful.
- dreamcompiler 10y agoHigh desert, like much of New Mexico. Chaco Canyon is at 6200 feet.
- sizzzzlerz 10y agoChaco also has some of the darkest skies in the US. It even as an astronomy program during the summer months with several telescopes people can look through. It is a really amazing place to visit.
- dreamcompiler 10y agoI live in a rural area, so I'm used to seeing the Milky Way at night. But the night sky at Chaco Canyon still blows me away.