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...Hovenweep Natl Monument

In a wild, remote and somewhat forgotten part of the Southwest, Hovenweep National Monument comprises six separate prehistoric ruined villages dating from the Pueblo period of the mid-thirteenth century. Although in some cases little more than a pile of stones or low wall remnants remain, the interest and appeal is enhanced by the general remoteness and peaceful nature of the surroundings.

Hovenweep is a Paiute word meaning "deserted valley," and the name was bestowed on this region by explorer and photographer William Jackson in 1874. The site became a national monument in 1923.

Of the six villages, the one pictured here is Little Canyon Ruin, and I won't begin to try to give directions on how to get there except that it's in Utah and just a hollering distance from the Colorado border, off a B-road numbered 262, which appears to go in three different directions. But between the direction signs and a good map and navigator, it can be found.

Little Ruin Canyon
Little Ruin Canyon
Little Ruin Canyon
Little Ruin Canyon
Little Ruin Canyon
Little Ruin Canyon
Little Ruin Canyon
Little Ruin Canyon
Little Ruin Canyon

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