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Arches National Park is a red-rock wonderland
that preserves an unparalleled collection of massive
stone arches carved by the forces of nature.
The 3.2 m (5.1 km) round-trip hike to Delicate
Arch is a favorite activity.
Mesa Verde has been home to
ancient native cultures for over
Grand 9,000 years. It is best known for the
Junction
Salina spectacular cliff dwellings of the
70 Ancient Puebloans that can be
Montrose
Moab seen from overlooks on a rim drive
15 around the park, or visited during
Torrey
191 COLORADO guided hikes.
Cedar City UTAH
Lake 550
Powell Alamosa
St. George
89
Farmington
Lake Page
Mead Taos
Las 160
Vegas 191
Colorado Grand Tuba City Española
Canyon 550 Santa Fe
93 Gallup
89 40
Flagstaff Albuquerque
40
40 Chambers 40 Pecos National Park features the reconstructed,
Needles Vaughn massive Pecos Pueblo, which housed over 500 native
ARIZONA NEW MEXICO warriors when Coronado passed through in the 1500s
93 191 60 (see p29). Its strategic position guarded the Glorieta
Payson
Socorro Pass, which was the primary route from the Great
Alpine Plains to the Colorado Plateau.
Blythe 17 25
10 54 Roswell
Phoenix Globe Rio Grande
180 Alamogordo
8 Silver City
Yuma
25 Carlsbad
10 Las Cruces
Tucson 10 Deming 10
El Paso
Nogales
Carlsbad Caverns is a
collection of over 100 caves
that lie below the parks
46,000 acres (18,000 ha) of
desert. The aptly named
4,000 ft (1,200 m) long “Big
0 kilometers 150
Room” can be visited on a
0 miles 150 self-guided tour. Ranger-
led tours visit many of
the other notable caves.
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