Navajo National Monument preserves some awesome cliff dwellings in the base of the canyon. . .
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Mojave National Preserve
The wildflowers were beautiful in the springtime. . .
Mesa Verde National Park
Mesa Verde National Park has over 600 cliff dwellings and over 5,000 archaeological sites left by the Pueblo people who lived here hundreds of years ago. . .
Hovenweep National Monument
People have lived around Hovenweep for more than 10,000 years. . .
Death Valley National Park
Although it is hot and dry below sea level in Death Valley National Park, the higher elevations often get snow. . .
El Morro National Monument
El Morro National Monument is a wealth of history written on a canyon wall. . .
El Malpais National Conservation Area
Run by the Bureau of Land Management, El Malpais National Conservation Area surrounds El Malpais National Monument. . .
Canyon de Chelly National Monument
Navajo still live in Canyon de Chelly, and it has been inhabited for over 5,000 years. . .
Bandelier National Monument
It’s hard to imagine living here in the base of a cliff as Native Americans did over 11,000 years ago. . .