Lowry Pueblo — Attraction in Colorado

Out in the middle of the agricultural fields in Montezuma County, CO. are prehistoric villages of the Ancestral Puebloans. Lowry Pueblo is one of them. The road is accessible to all vehicles, but be aware parking is very limited and once the parking lot is full there is no where to overflow. Driving a large vehicle out there is not recommended. Once there, the trail up to and through the site is very easy. There are informative signs along the paths that offer good information about what you are looking at. "Don't miss" stops are the painted kiva inside the main building that you are allowed to enter and the great kiva with its dancing dieties built into the floor a short ways to the east of the main village building. There are picnic tables among the trees and an outhouse facility. Even though only about one third of the 40 room pueblo village has been eccavated, this site offers a view into the village lifestyle of the Ancestral Puebloans during the 12th century. The views in any direction are incredible with the Sleeping Ute mountain to the south, the Abajo mountains to the west in Utah, the San Juan mountains are on the far northeast horizon, and the La Plata mountains near Durango, CO are to the east. The vistas...

Second time here. Astounding atmosphere and the realization of how much work it took the ancients in the 11th century and modern efforts to discover, excavate and I assume to rebuild what they found. I question the mortar as it seems very hard, and though not an expert, I had geology at Pasadena CC years ago. After 1K years I would expect it to crumble in such an intense environment. Even with Portland cement a thousand plus years would weather most mortar. If I've fallen off the path, let me know. I'll research a bit more. Low entries give way to an indoor Kiva where spiritual ceremonies were held. You can be inside where people from 10 centuries ago lived and called their home. Let your imagination accept a much different surrounding with the gully to the left being a river where they gained their water. Shrubbery, trees and game more than likely were the norm. Listen...and you will hear the silence and solitude they more than likely...

Lowry ruins are interesting but only held our interest for a few minutes. So, we traveled down the road 30 minutes to a much larger ruins in the canyon of the ancients to see Hovenweep. This decision proved to be worthy of a short drive in the middle of nowhere. The Temps in early Sept 2020. (Labor day weekend ) were edging 100 degrees....really unseasonably hot but we were prepared with lots of water and sunscreen. Hovenweep is a treasure just waiting to be discovered. Post - covid 19 would be a jewel when the museums will be open so you could learn more of the inhabitants who once roamed the area. Its ok to be on self guided tours but so many questions remain without an experienced guide. We would love another opportunity to discover the incredible ruins nearby the...