Extremely experiential for me personally. A long, mostly climbing, hike thru beautiful forest. A thunderstorm slowly passed by and provided constant thunder from the sky as a backdrop to the whole experience, not to mention humidity.
To think human families in groups built this and lived here in these structures, bringing their water all the way up from the stream below. Being protected from dangers; other tribes, bears and other critters, and the climate. While I was in the spaces it was amazing to think these families with children scratched out an existence with its ups and downs (literally). You could actually make out where their sleeping spots were carved out of the sandstone, assuming they most likely had straw mats and blankets to make it cozy.
Thank you New Mexico for allowing me to have this experience.
