Monday I left Durango, CO early and drove south to Aztec, NM.
At the state park where the ruins are preserved, many of the rooms are open to walk through.
This chamber below ground level is thought to have been a religious temple. The temperature was cool and it was absolutely silent the morning I was there.
As the afternoon got old I started over the mountains, heading east to Taos, NM. They close the pass every evening from 6PM to 6AM. I started up the mountain at 5PM and just made it through.
