La Cieneguilla Petroglyphs

Rating: 
Round Trip Distance: 0.8 miles
Difficulty: Moderate
Elevation: 6147 - 6247 feet
Cellphone: 1-4 bars
Time: 1 hr. 30 mins.
Trailhead: La Cieneguilla
Fee: none
Attractions: Petroglyphs

The La Cieneguilla Petroglyphs (pronounced sienna-GEE-ya; English: small swamp) are located off of Paseo Real, just south of Santa Fe, New Mexico in the vicinity of La Cienega. Hundreds of petroglyphs, attributed mostly to the Keresan speaking puebloan people that lived in the area between the 13th and 17th centuries, can be found above the valley along the basalt cliffs.

Pecos National Historical Park

Rating: 
Round Trip Distance: 1.4 miles
Difficulty: Easy
Elevation: 6890 - 6968 feet
Cellphone: 1-4 bars
Time: 1 hr. 30 mins.
Trailhead: Visitor Center
Fee: none
Attractions: Pueblo, kivas, Mission

The Pecos National Historical Park is located about 21 miles east of Santa Fe, New Mexico. The park protects numerous ruins that are all part of the Pecos Pueblo, a 'thriving village of perhaps 2,000 people', as well as a Spanish Mission Church that was originally constructed in 1625 and then rebuilt to a fraction of its original size 100 years later.