Hovenweep National Monument

We're still in Cortez, we'll be leaving tomorrow. We've enjoyed our stay in Cortez once again.
Yesterday we visited the Canyon of Ancients and Anasazi Heritage visitors center. Afterwards we had a late breakfast at a wonderful little diner at the junction of CO. 184 and US 491. Fantastic food and service, if you're in the area definitely stop. Afterwards, we journeyed through the Canyon of the Ancients, visited the Hovenweep National Monument visitor center and hiked the The Little Ruin Canyon. The Canyon is home to many pithouses, pueblos, kivas and the towers that are Hovenweeps trade mark. On our way back to Cortez we stopped for a visit at the Ismay Trading Post and closer to Cortez we found a very nice winery.
Tomorrow we'll drive through some of my old stomping grounds as a kid, memories will be good tomorrow. My next post will be from Santa Fe.

Escalante Pueblo behind the Anasazi Heritage Center

A couple of the "Towers" at Hovenweep.

At end of the canyon, Hovenweep House on the left, Hovenweep Castle on the Left and square tower in the canyon bottom.

Hovenweep Castle

Little Ruin Canyon, there is 3 tower remnants in the photo.

Hovenweep House

Carol & I standing at the canyon edge with a tower wall behind us. The mountain in the distance is "Sleeping Ute" Mountain.

Here I am visiting with Robert Ismay owner of Ismay trading post. Quite the store, quite the history