With things starting to open up a little bit, we were able to make a trip over to revisit Hovenweep National Monument which we had previously visited in 2006. This was part of the southwest that the Ancestral Pueblo People built impressive stone walled homes, only to abandon them by about 1300 AD. This national monument has several units protecting pueblo ruins, but the main unit is the Square Tower Ruins. Even though the visitor's center was still closed, the loop trail around Little Ruins Canyon was open and there were surprisingly few other people there.
A view from the trail showing a few of the ruins along the edge of the canyon.
"Twin Towers"
"Eroded Boulder House"
"Tower Point"
"Hovenweep Castle"
"Hovenweep House"
"Square Tower"
"Unit Type House"
Remains of a round tower in the canyon bottom
"Stronghold House"
We saw a few plants still blooming.
Cliff Rose
Spiny Hop Sage
Cactus
