There are many ancient sites where the Puebloan tribes lived in Colorado.
Moab has some of the most scenic red rock, secluded places to hike and stay, and Blanding’s Edge of the Cedars Museum contains hundreds of Puebloan artifacts, including stories about the way the tribes lived and artifacts from hundreds of years ago.
Bluff is known for its petroglyph walls. Sand Island’s wall is full of petroglyphs, as well as markings made in the last century, which has provoked controversy between tribal leaders and people who find those sites sacred. Wolfman Petroglyph site contains some cliff dwellings and a petroglyph wall.
Mesa Verde’s cliff dwellings showed how ancient people lived as well as how sacred these places are to descendants of those tribes. It was an amazing site to see, and it was a nice rest before getting back to playing competitive tennis, and all the other aspects of life.
Most of the time was spent in Moab, Salt Lake City, Bluff, and Durango. The Bears Ears Conservation group, the Bears Wars Partnership, which overseas the threatened Bears Ears Monument land which is sacred to the tribes here, hosted the Grand Opening of an ADA trail connecting the town of Bluff to the Sand Island lands and San Juan River. There were many archeologists, conversationists, volunteers, and other involved groups in attendance as well as Najavo tribal leaders.
