Today was another day of exploration for us. We wandered our way out and around Red Rock Park to enjoy the many wonders of the area. Our first stop was the Chapel of the Holy Cross, a church built into the rocks. After we left from there we worked our way around to some of the more well know red rocks like Bell and Cathedral rocks. Both of these areas were so full of people that we decided to forego climbing up them.
Our next stop was Honanki Ruins. As we slowly drove along the road into the ruins the first thing we saw was a coyote crossing the road. We stopped to get a better look and as we rolled the window down to see if we could
get a photo he took one quick look at us and darted off toward the back of the truck and into the woods. Since we didn’t want to disturb him any more than we already had, we drove away. I looked in my rearview mirror as we drove away and noticed him move to the center of the road and a female popped out from the opposite side of the road. They greeted one another and then disappeared into the woods. These coyotes reminded us to have fun and laugh out loud.
get a photo he took one quick look at us and darted off toward the back of the truck and into the woods. Since we didn’t want to disturb him any more than we already had, we drove away. I looked in my rearview mirror as we drove away and noticed him move to the center of the road and a female popped out from the opposite side of the road. They greeted one another and then disappeared into the woods. These coyotes reminded us to have fun and laugh out loud.
The drive into the ruins is incredible. Any high clearance vehicle will have no problem getting there. The hike into the area again had an invigorating and uplifting feeling about it. These ruins are believed to have been occupied between AD 1130 and 1300 and the name Honanki means “Bear House”.Without a doubt, the Bear Spirits looks over this place very well. You can tell this by the serene feeling of the walk in to the ruins. As with many of the places we have visited, we were allowed time alone with no other human being around. We took in the wonders that were given to us. On our ride out, taking in our surroundings I saw movement out of the corner of my eye. It was a javelina. As I stopped and backed up so I could let Judy have a look another one jumped and ran. We pulled up under the trees to see if we could get another look and more of them wandered out into view .We sat for a few minutes and watched them peacefully feeding.
We moved on with a thank you to Creator for letting us enjoy this moment.
We moved on with a thank you to Creator for letting us enjoy this moment.
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