Bandelier National Monument (# 0913)

Just below center, Talus House, an interpretation of what cliff-side houses might have looked like. Built in 1920 from rock debris, I seem to recall that there had been in the past some discussion among preservationists and archaeologists as to whether to build such models and the decision was to not do so. While such models help illustrate the relationships between structures and the dynamics of housing, given the lack of diagrams or artistic renditions it is questionable the extent such models accurately reflect a culture that has largely disappeared.

Much further off in the distance, the road from the park out to NM-4