A few years back I was roaming thru antiques stores in New England and came across a box of old photos you could paw thru and buy singles. This one jumped out and bit me. I rather like it and it’ll end up framed on a wall.
Have no idea of it’s location or age. If anyone recognizes anything I’d be glad to know.
…sitting in his nowhereland.
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I can't recall it's name, but it's on the rim of the Grand Canyon.
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Gary
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Very interesting. I googled this up about it. http://www.hankandas.de/BorksSite/pages/page4.htm
Yup, that's the one. It wasn't open the last time I was there, but the views from the top are spectacular.Namaste,
Gary
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I was at the Grand Canyon years ago, but had only limited time to look around. I was driving from Moab Utah to Phoenix, so I made a detour and did a quick tour of the canyon. I was impressed, it's much better than photographs show. I didn't know about the watch tower though.
There's a fine, uncrowded gift shop in the Tower's base, and a rarely visited, Native American, archeological site nearby. Because that end of the Canyon is less visited, you can more easily feel it's sacredness. Namaste,
Gary
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I am going back to the Grand Canyon someday. That will be one place in particular that I am going to visit. It is a spiritual place that is indescribable. It made me feel small while standing on the rim. Monument Valley was also spectacular, as well as Arches National Park. I rented a jeep in Moab and toured Cane Creek Canyon, and Arches park. The "roads" were identical to the roadrunner cartoon roads. I am not kidding!
must be the north rim of the canyon.
I worked at the south rim in ' 79 and don't remember that thing.
There are many round and pit style old native structures and remants of such along the north rim and up to Bryce Canyon.
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Actually the Tower is on the south rim about a 25-mi drive east of, or up river, from Canyon Village.
The Hopi and Navaho occupied all of the Southwest: Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico, and both sides of the Colorado River. There are ruins everywhere, though perhaps the most notable are Canyon de Chelly, Chaco Canyon, and the Pueblo settlements along the Rio Grande. Namaste,
Gary
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It was built in 1932 (designed by Mary Jane Colter), but looks to be a millenium old. Steel framed with a rock exterior. Currently it is a gift shop. I think Colter designed a number of buildings there.
Mark,
Google search Mary Elizabeth Jane Coulter, an architect interested in Southwestern, especially Hopi style.
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Gary
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Edited 12/26/2002 2:13:14 PM ET by Gary
Thanks Gary.
This is very interesting! I will go to the library and check out some books about her also.