Trees-Tent Rocks

This collage is the last of the series. Rock formations and the slot canyon are not the only things of beauty in Tent Rocks.  Many of the trees add another beautiful dimension to the area.

Between every two pines is a doorway to a new world.  ~John Muir

Slot Canyon-Tent Rocks #6

The path through the Slot Canyon can be very narrow!

Rachel Carson:

"Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts."

Tent Rocks #4

More unusual formations with different shaped "tents." The whole place is totally awesome.

Linda Hogan: "There is a way that nature speaks, that land speaks. Most of the time we are simply not patient enough, quiet enough, to pay attention to the story."

The Cave-Tent Rocks #3

The Cave is another interesting formation on a different path that leads to the Slot Canyon.

ABC Wednesday "M": Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument

The tent rocks were a little known site before their elevation to national monument status in January 2001, but now the area has improved access and facilities, and sees a steady stream of visitors. Kasha-Katuwe is a Keresan phrase meaning 'white cliffs', Keres being the traditional language of the pueblo tribes of northern New Mexico. The teepee-like formations cover a small area but are quite remarkable, unique in the Southwest - hundreds of white, pinkish or grey spires, sharply conical in shape, lacking any covering vegetation, that occur in several groups on the east side of Peralta Canyon, on the Pajarito Plateau 40 miles west of Santa Fe. For more information about this marvelous place, click here.

Randem of Santa Fe Daily Photo recently featured several photos of the area, and I'd like to add to his collection because visiting this area is a remarkable experience. If you want to visit, better hurry because I recently read in the New Mexican newspaper that the site will be closed during June and July, 2010 to upgrade the dirt road into the park to asphalt pavement, making the drive in more accessible. It is a national monument not to be missed, especially if you enjoy hiking and beauty!

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