Quarai Ruins - April 18, 2004

One of the ruins of the Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument is along the route I took, so I stopped for a quick look.


The road up to the ruins. [2048x1536]

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There are apparently snakes. [2048x1536]

The old mission. [2048x1536]

Another part of the old mission. [2048x1536]

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Here's what it looked like a few centuries ago. [2048x1536]

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The slightly longer way back to the visitors center. [2048x1536]

A mostly-dry stream. Which explains the trees. [2048x1536]

On the way out, some more modern ruins? [2048x1536]

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More "ruins" approaching the main highway. [2048x1536]

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E-mail domain: teresco.org, username: terescoj - Sun Apr 18 17:10:30 MDT 2004

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