Petroglyphs National Monument - Albuquerque, NM

Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Today we decided to find the part of the Petroglyphs National Monument that actually had petroglyphs.  We had success!
This area was identified and made into a national monument in 5 years.  Many people pushed for it because Albuquerque was encroaching on the area.

This is the hill we climbed to find most of the petroglyphs.  We watched a movie at the visitor center and learned that this area was a path that several different groups traveled through on their way somewhere else.  Each group left petroglyphs on these lava rocks.

Part way up the hill, we could see how close housing got to this area.

The following pictures are of some of the petroglyphs we saw.

  

Lots of interesting petroglyphs.  Hope I didn't put too many pictures. 

The pictures both above and below are of tonight's sunset!

God has blessed us with another wonderful day of getting to enjoy His Glory.