Bandelier National Monument is still burning or has burnt or what have you as it's hard to find out for sure. It's 33,000 acres and adjoins Los Alamos. From an article a day ago.
Archaeological sites at the northern end of the blaze at Bandelier National Monument hold great significance to area tribes. About half of the park has burned, Bandelier superintendent Jason Lott said.
A picture from there and a bunch of others from going on two years ago now. When Mesa Verde burned a few years ago it uncovered many new sites unknown before. I hope it's not very bad. This was a very cool place and has been on the top of the list to revisit after I move.
Tsankawi, an outlier of Bandelier, was one of my favorite spots for hiking when I lived out there. The view of the Pajarita Plateau from on top of it was one fine view. I hope it remains so, but it isn't looking good....
ReplyDeleteI'm going to try real hard to get down there in October.
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