Missions an Museums around El Paso
June 2009
June 2009
| Ritual and Symbolism Top Shelf - From left to right Macaw Effigy Vessel, Doubled Macaw Motif, Cruciform Motif, Flaked Stone Cruciforms, Horned Serpent Motif, Cruciform Bowl. Bottom Shelf - From left to right Human Effigy Vessels, Snake and Frog Effigies. |
| Casas Grandes Painted Pottery Top Shelf - From left to right Ramos Polychrome, Carretas Polychrome, Villa Ahumada Polychrome, Huerigos Polychrome. Bottom Shelf -From left to right Escondida Polychrome, Dublan Polychrome, Corralitos(sp) Polychrome, Madera Black-on-red |
| Plaquime is in Northwestern Chihuahua about 200 miles Southwest of El Paso, Texas. This pre-Columbian archaeological zone was inhabited between 1130 and 1300. Wikipedia and other informational sites have lots of fascinating information. |
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Ken identified this bird who refused to turn around as a Curve-Billed Thrasher |
| Day 1 - Fluorite Mine and Wildfire ~6 seconds |
Day 1 - Kilbourne Hole ~4 seconds |
Day 2 - Three Rivers Petroglyphs ~15 seconds |
Day 3 - Fluorite Mine ~11 seconds |
| Day 4 - Hueco Tanks trip #1 ~12 seconds |
Day 5 - El Paso Missions ~9 seconds |
Day 5 - Wilderness Park Museum ~12 seconds |
Day 6 - Hueco Tanks trip #2 ~15 seconds Hueco Tanks information ~3seconds |
| Day 6 - Guadalupe Mountains ~13 seconds |
Day 7 - White Sands National Monument ~17 seconds |
Day 8-9 - The El Paso Loop Trail ~5 seconds |
Day 10 - Hueco Tanks trip #3 ~12 seconds (The best of the trip) |
| Day 11 - Trip Home ~9 seconds |
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