First stop for the day was the Anasazi Heritage Center & Canyons of the Ancients National Monument Headquarters. The Heritage Center, located in Dolores, Colorado, is an archaeological museum of Native American pueblo and hunter-gatherer cultures. Two 12th-century sites, the Escalante and Dominguez Pueblos, are named for the Spanish Franciscan friars who recorded the ancient sites in 1776. The exhibits were some of the best we've seen and it's only a small percentage of the 3 million artifacts they have collected.
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| Heritage Center |
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| Pottery artifacts were beautiful |
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| Photo of the first discoverer's |
After our visit to the museum, we drove to Telluride Ski Resort located in Mountain Village, Colorado. The resort is in the San Juan and Rocky Mountains and is home to the highest concentration of 13,000 and 14,000 foot peaks in North America. It's bizarre to go from green ranches up the mountain to snow covered mountains and a bit of snow flurries.
We stopped at Steamies Burger Bar and talked to a local ski bum. We wanted to know why the mountain was closed and he explained it just closed a couple of day ago because the elk migrate at this time of the year and they go across the ski trails. It was my first taste of a Steamies Burger and it was hot, juicy and delicious.
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| We haven't seen snow in a long time |
Another full day for us and we're glad to be all tucked in at the campground. Wind is picking up again and the fireplace in keeping us toasty warm. Thanks for stopping in to say hi.
Looks like a fun day for you, but no snow faces for us, thanks for the tour.
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