tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082986783120904424.post4185614046782291744..comments2022-03-26T20:03:34.356-06:00Comments on My Backyard: Mortandad CanyonStephen R. Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16336423800514491700noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082986783120904424.post-32015792120692663692014-02-28T17:40:27.945-07:002014-02-28T17:40:27.945-07:00I grew up in Los Alamos. My scout troop (Troop 19...I grew up in Los Alamos. My scout troop (Troop 193) camped there every year. We camped in the caves in the mesa wall, sometimes using hand holds carved in the rocks to reach caves higher up. The older scouts got first dibs on the caves. Some of the caves had connecting rooms where you could stow your gear. The caves often had shelves and small cubbies carved in the rock where you could place candles like those used in Farolitos. We used a more open cave at ground level for our camp fires. That cave was blackened from smoke from fires made through the centuries. It was one of my favorite outings and a great place to explore.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082986783120904424.post-14514161196063238962012-01-12T15:31:38.912-07:002012-01-12T15:31:38.912-07:00I was fortunate to have visited this site 6-10 tim...I was fortunate to have visited this site 6-10 times over the years but now it seems to be closed all the time. Early one spring we found a bear cub in the farthest cave. According to Hewett's "Pajarito Plateau and its Ancient People"('38, revised '53)this is called Sandia Village. There is a trail connecting it with T'sankawi.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082986783120904424.post-2174136707067830722010-02-13T07:49:09.669-07:002010-02-13T07:49:09.669-07:00Oh how I lamented the closure of this area :( Whe...Oh how I lamented the closure of this area :( When I was growing up in Los Alamos it was open to the public all the time...Were you able to hike to the pueblo on top of the mesa above the cavates? It's impressive! There are even small sections of walls still intact and a very large spiral petroglyph next to the spring at the top of the trail. There are also some very interesting petroglyphs on the cliff face just below the rim if you know where to look for them. Do you know when they will open it again? I would make the trip up there for that.<br /><br />Once when I was young they opened the ruins at the bottom of Pajarito Road for guided tours. If you ever catch wind of them doing that again you should definitely join! It was a wonderful experience and I was only about nine.Mrs. Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00600668789445329470noreply@blogger.com