We finally made it, after about 6 years of saying we would "swing by" this place on our way back to Tucson. After leaving Durango, we headed to Bloomfield, NM, to park the trailer at an rv park. We knew there is camping at Chaco, but had heard the road was pretty bad going in. And it was....all washboard for 13 miles. The story of Chaco Canyon so fascinated us, because the historians still don't know for sure the real story of why this huge complex was built. Archaeologists don't feel that the buildings were lived in, so it's believed this was a huge trade center, with facilities for religious ceremonies. We drove out twice, the second day climbed to the top of the mesa behind Pueblo Bonito.
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