Coral Sand Dunes, Petroglyphs, and A Mormom Home
Besides being a good location from which to visit Zion and Bryce Canyon National Parks, St. George is also a good jumping off point for many other points of interest.
I dedicate this section on the Coral Sand Dunes to Bobbi and David, who didn't see any beauty in the White Sands National Monument in New Mexico - something has got to be wrong with you guys!!! Since I loved the dunes in NM, I couldn't wait to take the 12 mile gravel road to the coral dunes. Barefoot and loving it, these are some of the pictures I captured.
Looking down, I saw this fellow scramble away from me... wonder how he can live - where is the water for him.
There was a wooden fence separating the walking and playing area from the dune buggy area - now that looked like fun! In places the fence was getting buried by the ever shifting waves of sand.
The color of the sand changed depending on which direction I was facing; this area was more protected so the fence stood solidly.
The same day we visited the dunes, we stopped at Pipe Springs National Monument. It is an area where the Piaute Indians settled and were then driven off the land by the mormoms who wanted to raise cattle there. The springs has flowed continuously for centuries. In the mid 1800's, it flowed at 65 gallons an hour, today it is just over 10 gallons an hour. Now the area is a shared monument... well kinda - there was a Native American who greeted us and an example of their homes, but the rest was all a tribute to the mormon settlers...
A huge home (for the time) was built. This is what a typical bedroom for one of the women of the house may have looked. The "window" is a gun turret for protecting what was theirs...
One tradition I rather liked was to set the table for a meal with the chairs facing out - it was done as a reminder to pray before being seated.
The old plum and gooseberry bushes and apple trees on the grounds were starting to blossom and the butterflies were everywhere.
This is the type of hut the Piaute's used only for sleeping; for nighttime protection, these units were constructed around a fire and they slept with their feet towards the fire.
It was an interesting stop, although I would have liked to have heard a more balanced presentation.
I dedicate this section on the Coral Sand Dunes to Bobbi and David, who didn't see any beauty in the White Sands National Monument in New Mexico - something has got to be wrong with you guys!!! Since I loved the dunes in NM, I couldn't wait to take the 12 mile gravel road to the coral dunes. Barefoot and loving it, these are some of the pictures I captured.
Looking down, I saw this fellow scramble away from me... wonder how he can live - where is the water for him.
The small plants were still dormant as spring has only recently come to the area.
There was a wooden fence separating the walking and playing area from the dune buggy area - now that looked like fun! In places the fence was getting buried by the ever shifting waves of sand.
The color of the sand changed depending on which direction I was facing; this area was more protected so the fence stood solidly.
The same day we visited the dunes, we stopped at Pipe Springs National Monument. It is an area where the Piaute Indians settled and were then driven off the land by the mormoms who wanted to raise cattle there. The springs has flowed continuously for centuries. In the mid 1800's, it flowed at 65 gallons an hour, today it is just over 10 gallons an hour. Now the area is a shared monument... well kinda - there was a Native American who greeted us and an example of their homes, but the rest was all a tribute to the mormon settlers...Imagine how the natives felt when the first settlers pulled up with their wagons and cattle, ready to take over.
A huge home (for the time) was built. This is what a typical bedroom for one of the women of the house may have looked. The "window" is a gun turret for protecting what was theirs...
One tradition I rather liked was to set the table for a meal with the chairs facing out - it was done as a reminder to pray before being seated.
The old plum and gooseberry bushes and apple trees on the grounds were starting to blossom and the butterflies were everywhere.
This is the type of hut the Piaute's used only for sleeping; for nighttime protection, these units were constructed around a fire and they slept with their feet towards the fire.
It was an interesting stop, although I would have liked to have heard a more balanced presentation.On another day, we visited Black Canyon, which is an area that preserves Indian Writing on the rocks. Some of the symbols, we had never seen at other sites of this type. And, of course, I found desert flowers waiting to be photographed.
And an animal face in the rocks.
Three very different places, all interesting and worth visiting.
And an animal face in the rocks.
Three very different places, all interesting and worth visiting.posted by jf and me | 4:10 PM
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
Subscribe to Post Comments [Atom]
<< Home