AlanLichty
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Monika already started a primary thread for the Lewis Lodge on Cedar Mesa and I am going to add some more images from that location from our adventure to these ruins.
One of the interesting features to this cliffside village is a highly defensible entrance. This is the only way in and out of the dwellings.
It would be very simple to defend this community from intruders with an entrance like this although the archaeologists who recorded the site in the mid 1950's saw no other indications for conflicts that would necessitate this.
The Kiva is the first structure you encounter upon entering the ruins. Unlike the reconstructions at the 3 Kiva site in Montezuma Canyon this is entirely original construction and quite well preserved. This is a pair of TS-E panoramas from the interior:
While not really visible in these images you can see where the archaeologists used an auger on the ceiling logs to extract dendrochronology samples in order to determine the construction dates.
Venturing beyond the kiva and it's attached rooms are more scattered structures with the always breathtaking view from the ledge.
A window into the past:
Looking farther along the ledge are even more structures including on large complex of rooms that have had some reconstruction/preservation measures applied. In this case for a sense of scale my image includes Monika busy working on close up shots.
I decided I had been venturesome enough in getting this far with these ruins and "visited" the far ruins with my 100-400mm lens.
The stabilization efforts are pretty easy to spot - the middle third of this set of walls and just to the left of the window on the right hand side.
Monika - feel free to add some more of your own shots if you want.
C&C always welcome.
One of the interesting features to this cliffside village is a highly defensible entrance. This is the only way in and out of the dwellings.
It would be very simple to defend this community from intruders with an entrance like this although the archaeologists who recorded the site in the mid 1950's saw no other indications for conflicts that would necessitate this.
The Kiva is the first structure you encounter upon entering the ruins. Unlike the reconstructions at the 3 Kiva site in Montezuma Canyon this is entirely original construction and quite well preserved. This is a pair of TS-E panoramas from the interior:
While not really visible in these images you can see where the archaeologists used an auger on the ceiling logs to extract dendrochronology samples in order to determine the construction dates.
Venturing beyond the kiva and it's attached rooms are more scattered structures with the always breathtaking view from the ledge.
A window into the past:
Looking farther along the ledge are even more structures including on large complex of rooms that have had some reconstruction/preservation measures applied. In this case for a sense of scale my image includes Monika busy working on close up shots.
I decided I had been venturesome enough in getting this far with these ruins and "visited" the far ruins with my 100-400mm lens.
The stabilization efforts are pretty easy to spot - the middle third of this set of walls and just to the left of the window on the right hand side.
Monika - feel free to add some more of your own shots if you want.
C&C always welcome.
I am sure you know I am kidding. I know I never could have made it up there.
