Coronado State Park, Sept. 28, 2005
We walked over to the Park today from the campsite where we are staying. It was very interesting. Originally inhabited by the Tiwa Indians, it is the site of a pueblo from years ago. They built up to 7 stories high and accessed the rooms by climbing a ladder and entering through the roof. The rooms were very small, maybe 5 x 10 feet!! Hardly room to turn around. There were separate kitchens though. We were able to go down into a Kiva, which was a ceremonial room for the men, women were only allowed to enter to give the men food, etc.. When it was discovered in the 1930's some of the original wall paintings were still intact. They were removed and are now in a special viewing room, amazing how well preserved they are, some of the colors are still very bright. In the original Kiva, they had reproduced the paintings so that you can see where they were placed. Very interesting.
Late in the afternoon yesterday the wind came up and it showered overnight, a bit of a surprise for here. They say it has been very dry for the last 2 months, so the rain shower was welcome.
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