At a small meeting with Tom, aka Zeta on Sportsmobile forum, he advised me to visit the Hovenweep National Monument, a site where are grouped different Anasazi ruins. When I went there, it was raining but I still visited seven different sites.
 
 
1. The Twin Towers, on the main site in Utah.
 

 
 
2. Hovenweep Castle and Square Tower. These sites were all built on springs and have likely been built to protect those They were all built between 1220 and 1280, were inhabited by three generations before being abandoned for unknown reason.
 

 
 
3. Hovenweep Castle, consists of two horseshoe towers and a large main house.
 

 
 
4. We go to Colorado, just ten miles away, at Holly site. Amazing how these builders were able to anchor foundations on vertical blocks of sandstone.
 

 
 
5. While walking through the canyon of Holly, I spotted this petrograph symbolizing the sun.
 

 
 
6. Here is the Horseshoe ruin, an house shaped like a horseshoe with double row walls.
 

 
 
7. Farther, the Cutthroat Castle. Yet the Anasazi Indians were farmers, not warriors.
 

 
 
8. A well-preserved window. The covered – a large flat stone – is ensured with two poles of juniper.
 

 
 
9. At the foot of the sandstone block on which the castle sits, there are other structures, probably granaries.
 

 
 
10. Not far away, a known petrograph: Painted Hands. It dates as the ruins of the 13th century.
 

 
 
11. On the site of Cajon, again in Utah, the spring still exists and was protected by two walls.
 

 
 
12. Some petroglyphs in Cajon Cayon.
 

 
 
A part ordered for VLV still not arrived, I went to spend a few days in South San Rafael Swell, beautiful region that contains many canyons.
 
 
13. It is rather gray and very cold when I enter Crack Canyon.
 

 
 
14. This is not really a slot canyon but some portions have beautiful overhangs dug by flash floods.
 

 
 
15. This is the narrowest part.
 

 
 
16. Columns carved by wind and water…
 

 
 
17. Sandstone colors…
 

 
 
18. Pot…
 

 
 
19. Late afternoon on Temple Mountain with finally some sunshine…
 

 
 
More to come in San Rafael Swell soon. 😀