Climbing (& often crawling) up a sketchy sandstone dome to view this monumental scene was well worth the effort. I’m pretty sure that the ancient Anasazi people who lived in the alcove below came up here to guard their settlement, as one can see for many miles in all directions from this perch. From up here it’s also possible that they observed the stars in the sky and figured out how to adapt these phenomena into their culture. According to archaeoastronomy professionals, much of the rock art & solstice/equinox observation points they left behind confirms that possibility.
Anyway, the epic sunset I hoped for didn’t occur. In fact, I was afraid the clouds would totally obscure the sun as the day progressed. But just before sunset, the sun came through a render in the clouds, giving me the pleasure of this wonderful view of NE Arizona.
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Sig Nordal 