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El morro national monument Ranger Camel

El morro national monument Ranger Camel

A sleeping camel wears a ranger's flat hat Public domain photograph of educational activity, National Park rangers, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

El morro national monument Buffalo Dance

El morro national monument Buffalo Dance

Ancestral Lands Day 2018 included dances.

El morro national monument Junior Archeologists

El morro national monument Junior Archeologists

Junior Rangers excavate in the sandbox. Public domain photograph of National Park Junior Rangers, children, activity, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Tourist Attraction - North side of rock

Tourist Attraction - North side of rock

Inscription Rock looms above the trail. Picryl description: Public domain photograph of National Park, nature, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

El morro national monument Native Dances

El morro national monument Native Dances

A Native Dance at Ancestral Lands Day 2018

Make your Own Pictograph - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Make your Own Pictograph - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Kids try their hand at painting a pictograph at the Ancient Way Fall Festival.

What we found - National Parks Gallery

What we found - National Parks Gallery

Dr. Richard Woodbury, leader of the 1954-55 excavations of Atsinna pueblo, kneels with pottery sherds found.

Tourist Attraction - The hidden surprise

Tourist Attraction - The hidden surprise

A view of the box canyon from the Headland Trail. Many visitors do not realize this beautiful box canyon exists until they make the climb to the top of the cuesta.

El morro national monument Funny Face

El morro national monument Funny Face

A camel gives us a funny look as it waits patiently for hay!

El morro national monument Flute Playing

El morro national monument Flute Playing

Fernando Cellicion playing traditional flute Public domain photograph - performance, musical, dance, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

El morro national monument Tasty treat

El morro national monument Tasty treat

A butterfly eats from a flower with its proboscis, or mouth, which basically works like a straw.

El morro national monument Winter Wonderland

El morro national monument Winter Wonderland

A winter view of the Inscription loop Picryl description: Public domain photograph of National Park, nature, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

El morro national monument Winter Sunshine

El morro national monument Winter Sunshine

Light melts snow on a winter day

Sandstone carvings, El Morro National Monument, 2016.

Sandstone carvings, El Morro National Monument, 2016.

On El Morro's sandstone you'll find symbols cared by ancient peoples, some as old as 1,000 years.

Sarah "Sallie" Fox - National Parks Gallery

Sarah "Sallie" Fox - National Parks Gallery

Sallie Fox was just 12 years old when she passed by El Morro in 1858 with the Rose-Baley wagon train. She was wounded in the attack on the Colorado River.

El morro national monument Pocket Gopher

El morro national monument Pocket Gopher

A pocket Gopher peaks out of it's hole

El morro national monument Who me?

El morro national monument Who me?

Spadefoots dig underground burrows with their hind feet, which are equipped with sharp-edged spades.

National parks: Hungry - public domain image

National parks: Hungry - public domain image

The cliff chipmunk makes its home in the high arid area of El Morro National Monument. Be sure to collect your trash, so these animals do not become habituated to that food source.

Tourist Attraction - A view to remember

Tourist Attraction - A view to remember

A view of EL Morro from the Headland Trail Picryl description: Public domain photograph of National Park, nature, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

The north side in sunflowers - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

The north side in sunflowers - Public Domain image, National Parks Gal...

Visitors enjoy the sunflower blooms on the North side of the Headland Trail.

A large rock formation surrounded by trees and snow. El morro national monument new mexico mountain.

A large rock formation surrounded by trees and snow. El morro national...

A large rock formation with snow on the ground / A large rock formation with a large window on it public domain stock photo.

El morro national monument Camel Talk

El morro national monument Camel Talk

Presenter Doug Baum talks to a group

Juan de Archeluta - National Parks Gallery

Juan de Archeluta - National Parks Gallery

Translated to English as, "We, Sergeant Major and Captain Juan de Archuleta and Adjutant Diego Martin Barba and Ensign Agustin de Ynojos passed by here, in the year 1636."

Snow in the forcast - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Snow in the forcast - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

A view of El Morro from the Headland Trail in winter

Before and After at El Morro - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Before and After at El Morro - Public Domain image, National Parks Gal...

A ranger in 2016 poses like a ranger in the past with petroglyphs at El Morro.

Try your "Hand" - National Parks Gallery

Try your "Hand" - National Parks Gallery

Volunteer Sora Price helps with an art activity.

Meeting the newest ranger - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Meeting the newest ranger - Public Domain image, National Parks Galler...

Ranger Leslie stands next to a camel who is preparing to meet visitors

You're sure about that, Doug? - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

You're sure about that, Doug? - Public Domain image, National Parks Ga...

A camel gives the camera a questioning look while presenter Doug Baum speaks.

Spot for the day - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Spot for the day - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

A green moth rests during the day on the window of the Visitor Center.

J. B. Davis - National Parks Gallery

J. B. Davis - National Parks Gallery

J. B. Davis was a soldier passing by in 1910.

National parks: Camel - public domain image
Over the rainbow - National Parks Gallery

Over the rainbow - National Parks Gallery

A rainbow appears over El Morro from a passing summer storm.

El morro national monument Show off

El morro national monument Show off

A rare sight at El Morro, a brightly colored horned lizard searches for ants.

El morro national monument Bear witness

El morro national monument Bear witness

While not commonly seen in El Morro National Monument, black bears are definitely present in the area. Please take the proper precautions.

George Grant's El Morro - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

George Grant's El Morro - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

An image of El Morro by George Grant, the National Park Sevice's first photographer, in 1934.

El morro national monument Cultural flowers

El morro national monument Cultural flowers

This member of the aster family lacks ray flowers and is also known as cota tea.

El morro national monument Seldom seen

El morro national monument Seldom seen

It is more common to see the tunnel of the shy pocket gopher than to spot a pocket gopher itself.

El morro national monument Winter's search

El morro national monument Winter's search

White-breasted Nuthatches are common, year-round residents at El Morro.

The "dog on the rock" - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

The "dog on the rock" - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Some people can make out the image of a dog's profile formed by the dark desert varnish on the face of El Morro.

National parks: Pretty - public domain image

National parks: Pretty - public domain image

A butterfly in the sand Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The "point" in winter - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

The "point" in winter - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

The "point" of El Morro's cuesta is the most dense section of inscriptions.

Reminders of the past - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Reminders of the past - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

In the winter of 1933 and 1934 The Civilian Works Administration etched a trail over the cuesta top.

Juan Alvarez Eulate - National Parks Gallery

Juan Alvarez Eulate - National Parks Gallery

Governor Eulate is believed to have left the longest inscription on El Morro.

High above the pool - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

High above the pool - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Cliff Swallows build nests with dirt and water they find at the pool.

Hand-carved steps - National Parks Gallery

Hand-carved steps - National Parks Gallery

The Civil Works Administration (CWA) built the trail to the top and across the top of the mesa in the 1930s. These hand-carved steps are typical of the detailed work the CWA performed during the New Deal Era.

Getting its bearings - National Parks Gallery

Getting its bearings - National Parks Gallery

A few minutes after flying into the visitor center window, this MacGillivray's Warbler shook it off and flew away.

Sandstone carvings, El Morro National Monument, 2016.

Sandstone carvings, El Morro National Monument, 2016.

On El Morro's sandstone you'll find symbols cared by ancient peoples, some as old as 1,000 years.

Making an entrance - National Parks Gallery

Making an entrance - National Parks Gallery

The first entrance to El Morro National Monument was much farther to the west than it is today.

National parks: Sunset - public domain image

National parks: Sunset - public domain image

The sun sets over a ceremonial room in Atsinna Pueblo, viewed from the Headland Trail, on a winter day.

Sunset over Atsinna's rooms - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Sunset over Atsinna's rooms - Public Domain image, National Parks Gall...

A sunset view over Atsinna pueblo Public domain photograph - American ruins, National Parks, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

View of the "Point" of El Morro

View of the "Point" of El Morro

The point of the rock at El Morro seen from the trail

El morro national monument "Good Camel!"

El morro national monument "Good Camel!"

A Junior Ranger pets a camel during El Morro's "U.S. Camel Corps Commemoration"

Caterpillar, El Morro National Monument, 2015.

Caterpillar, El Morro National Monument, 2015.

Scientists have discovered that some caterpillars can whistle! How? You see, insects breathe through spiracles (i.e., the holes in their sides that you see in this photo). After some experimentation, it has bee... More

Sandstone carvings, El Morro National Monument, 2016.

Sandstone carvings, El Morro National Monument, 2016.

On El Morro's sandstone you'll find symbols cared by ancient peoples, some as old as 1,000 years.

El morro national monument Deer Dance

El morro national monument Deer Dance

The Deer Dance is performed at Ancestral Lands Day 2018.

National parks: trail5 - public domain image

National parks: trail5 - public domain image

trail-5 Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

National parks: trail2 - public domain image

National parks: trail2 - public domain image

trail-2 Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Pedro Romero - National Parks Gallery

Pedro Romero - National Parks Gallery

"By here passed Pedro Romero on the 2nd of August, year of 1751."

Snow in the Pueblo - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Snow in the Pueblo - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Snow covers the rectangular ceremonial meeting room seen on the Headland Trail.

El morro national monument Scrambled eggs?

El morro national monument Scrambled eggs?

Yellow corydalis is also known as scrambled eggs because of the appearance of it's flowers.

El morro national monument Dakota Sandstone

El morro national monument Dakota Sandstone

Hike to the top of the mesa to see how colorful El Morro's different types of sandstone are.

El morro national monument Say what?

El morro national monument Say what?

Say's Phoebes nest each summer in the eaves of the visitor center.

Color in the desert - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Color in the desert - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Hedgehog cactus Public domain photograph of cactus plant, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

El morro national monument Hidden figure

El morro national monument Hidden figure

Bobcats are not commonly seen but are definitely in the area. Make sure to keep your pets on a leash.

El morro national monument The pool

El morro national monument The pool

A view of the pool at El Morro's base, one just after the area was graded by the CWA removing a deep arroyo, and the other from 2016.

National parks: SW2 - public domain image

National parks: SW2 - public domain image

SW-2 Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Don Martin de Elizacochea - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Don Martin de Elizacochea - Public Domain image, National Parks Galler...

Spanish inscription translated as, "The 28th day of September of 1737, the illustrious lord Don Martin de Elizacochea, Bishop of Durango, arrived here, and the day following, went on to Zuni."

Isaac Holland - National Parks Gallery

Isaac Holland - National Parks Gallery

Isaac T. Holland was a member of the Rose-Baley wagon train that passed by El Morro in July 1858.

T.H. O'Sullivan - National Parks Gallery

T.H. O'Sullivan - National Parks Gallery

T. H. O'Sullivan, known today for his pictures of the aftermath of the Civil War, accompanied part of the Wheeler Survey expedition to the area in 1873.

El morro national monument Keep away

El morro national monument Keep away

Early park workers planted yucca near the sandstone cliff to keep people away.

Rainbow from Atsinna - National Parks Gallery

Rainbow from Atsinna - National Parks Gallery

A rainbow appears over El Morro as viewed from the Atsinna Pueblo.

El morro national monument Big fauna

El morro national monument Big fauna

The elk is the largest animal to graze at El Morro. Unfortunately, elk sightings most frequently occur along area roads at night.

El morro national monument Feeding time

El morro national monument Feeding time

This Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon race) is gleaning insects from the visitor center wall.

El morro national monument Woodpecker Rock

El morro national monument Woodpecker Rock

Hikers who continue on the trail past the inscriptions will see that this sandstone slab is aptly named.

The rock at sunrise - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
National parks: Showy - public domain image

National parks: Showy - public domain image

The pagoda mint has beautiful flowers. Public domain photograph of a wildflower close up, nature, flowers, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

El morro national monument Watch out

El morro national monument Watch out

The prairie rattlesnakes in this area tend to have a green color to them.

Tinaja filled with rain, El Morro National Monument, 2016.

Tinaja filled with rain, El Morro National Monument, 2016.

With spring rains, the monument's tinajas (i.e., depressions in the sandstone) are filled to their brims with rain water. This water is vital to the local ecosystem, as it would've otherwise soaked directly int... More

Pack a Camel activity - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Pack a Camel activity - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Ranger John helps a Jr. Ranger "Pack A Camel" during an event

El morro national monument Shady spot

El morro national monument Shady spot

The fence lizard is one of the most common reptiles seen in the park.

Headland Trail Switchbacks - National Parks Gallery

Headland Trail Switchbacks - National Parks Gallery

A switchback trail descends the side of the cuesta about 200 ft. Many visitors prefer to walk down the switchbacks.

El morro national monument Winter view

El morro national monument Winter view

El Morro National Monument averages 42 inches of snow a year and may get snow from October to May.

The bluff at El Morro - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

The bluff at El Morro - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

El Morro, or "the bluff," is seen here with a dusting of snow on the ground.

I see you - National Parks Gallery

I see you - National Parks Gallery

Bobcats will often leave their young in a tree while they are away hunting.

El morro national monument Winter meal

El morro national monument Winter meal

The desert cottontail rabbit gets most of its water from the food that it eats.

El morro national monument Break TIme!

El morro national monument Break TIme!

Presenter Doug Baum takes a break to read

Tourist Attraction - Out of place

Tourist Attraction - Out of place

A praying mantis sits on the counter in the Visitors Center.

National parks: Exotic? - public domain image

National parks: Exotic? - public domain image

The stork's-bill is an invasive species brought in 300 years ago from Spain.

National parks: RW4 - public domain image

National parks: RW4 - public domain image

RW-4 Public domain photograph of ruins, National Park, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

National parks: Minty! - public domain image

National parks: Minty! - public domain image

Horse mint is common is disturbed areas.

National parks: RW2 - public domain image

National parks: RW2 - public domain image

RW-2 Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

"Point" in winter - National Parks Gallery

"Point" in winter - National Parks Gallery

A view from the return trail of the Inscription loop Picryl description: Public domain photograph of National Park, nature, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Atsinna Pueblo from the sky - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Atsinna Pueblo from the sky - Public Domain image, National Parks Gall...

Changes in vegetation reveal the extent of the pueblo that existed at El Morro more that 700 years ago.

Etching inside Atsinna Pueblo - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
Stay on the trail - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Stay on the trail - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

If you are lucky, you may spot a Sonoran Gopher Snake crossing the trail. These are the most common snakes seen at El Morro National Monument and are non-venomous.

The top of the bluff - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

The top of the bluff - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

View of the Headland Trail at dusk. Public domain photograph of Canyon, mountains, national park, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

El morro national monument Autumn colors

El morro national monument Autumn colors

A view from the Headland Trail on a late fall day

Sandstone carvings, El Morro National Monument, 2016.

Sandstone carvings, El Morro National Monument, 2016.

On El Morro's sandstone you'll find symbols cared by ancient peoples, some as old as 1,000 years.

El morro national monument Bee-autiful

El morro national monument Bee-autiful

The bee plant is a beautiful sight on the trails in late summer.

All About Camels - National Parks Gallery

All About Camels - National Parks Gallery

Ranger Leslie and Volunteer Minhee Price set up a display for Camel Day.

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