Hovenweep National Monument News

The Community Artist-in-the-Parks program highlights the connection between artist and his/her inspiration.

Fall and winter months often are best spent researching road trips, and to help you plan a trek through the Southwest with stops at such places as Mesa Verde National Park and Hovenweep National Monument there's a great new website that takes you down the "Trail of the Ancients." The Southwest around the Four Corners states is a huge landscape of ...

When it comes to summer vacations, families often seek out historical sites. From museums to battlefields to colonial homes, reenacting history combines fun, relaxation and a healthy dose of learning what it was like "in the old days." In the United States, most of those trips look back 200 or 300 years.

The second of three "fee-free" weekends announced by Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar as a way of encouraging Americans seeking affordable vacations to visit their national parks is quickly approaching.

On Tuesday, June 2, 2009, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced that the nationa TMs national parks would be offering three "fee-free weekends" throughout the summer to encourage Americans seeking affordable vacations to visit these national treasures.

In special remote places, erosion has uncovered the deep red dirt used to dye this unusual shirt.

The Cortez area is one of my favorite places to visit. May 31, 2009 based on 1 vote If the Ancestral Puebloan sites at Mesa Verde fascinate you, visit these places to expand your experience.