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191 21 9 7 Southeast Bill Proud 16 Welcome 11 Monticello i National Park Service Center 20 491 © Mike Norton/BigStockPhoto.com San Juan County Visitor Services Dove Creek Lowry Edge of Pueblo Pleasant the Cedars CC View Natural Bridges NM State Park 9 U 95 McPhee Reservoir 16 12 10 Blanding 13 Anasazi 95 14 Dolo Heritage re iver 15 Butler 491 Center s R John Aldrich Wash 7 Grand Mule 184 6 Galloping Goose 17 Canyon 262 10 Hovenweep Railcar & Museum Gulch Dolores NM Bill Proud 17 13 191 145 Colorado Welcome Center Crow Canyon

S. Taylor 8 4 Valley Archaeological 3 ç 18 of the 20 162 Center Cortez 5 Gods Cortez Mancos Bluff 262 Cultural 160 160 Utah 21 Center 491 261 163 5 Sand Island iver Recreation Mesa Verde NP n R 19 a Area Goosenecks u r J 162 e 5 San Aneth iv

San Juan County Visitor Services State Park R 2 os LeRoy DeJolie Mexican Hat nc 191 a 11 41 Tribal Park M - 163 160

San Juan County Visitor Services 22 Monument Monument 1 12 Valley 160 491 18 San Juan County Visitor Services 163 Tribal Park Mexican Water 160 64 8 3 4 Wendy Mimiaga Navajo NM Branson Reynolds Cortez Cultural Center 23 163 Kayenta 1 191 SYMBOLS OF LOCATION FEATURES 564 2 Fee charged Vault Toilet 19 1 George Konizer 59 ©[email protected] Restroom Water

Lynn Dyer Information Picnic Tables 23 National Scenic Byway status pending

Many Farms Food Camping Bernadette Heath C 191 Canyon Lodging de Chelly NM High Clearance Vehicle National Scenic Byway status pending 24 Wheelchair Accessible Chinle œ 2 Bernadette Heath

22 Utah Office of Tourism 6 LEAVE NO TRACE... ACTIVITIES CREDITS All cultural sites, artifacts, fossils, and historic remains are fragile and irre- • Don’t camp on or in sites. Numerous recreational activities are available along the Trail Of The SCENIC PHOTOGRAPHS: Many of the images used in this brochure are placeable. It is unlawful to injure, destroy, excavate, or remove any historic • Don’t leave trash, “offerings,” or other personal items at sites. Ancients, such as hunting, camping, fishing, picnicking, hiking, mountain courtesy of Bill Proud. His photography is available by contacting him or prehistoric site, artifact, or object of antiquity on public lands. Our cultur- • Offer to help by adopting a site. Contact a local Bureau of biking, wind surfing, boating, four wheel driving, mountaineering, at 970-882-3101. al heritage depends on your care! Here’s how you can help: Land Management or Forest Service office for more information. snowmobiling, gaming, and cultural experiences. Many of the recreational opportunities are on public lands. To ensure continued enjoyment of these COVER PHOTOS: Colorado: Bill Proud, Utah: Robert Riberia • Before entering a site consider how you can minimize your impact. Enjoy your visit and please remember to recreational opportunities, please treat the land and other recreational ARTIFACT PHOTOS: Anasazi Heritage Center • Always remain on designated trails. TAKE ONLY PICTURES, LEAVE ONLY FOOTPRINTS. users with respect. GRAPHIC DESIGN: Graphic Interpretations • When entering/leaving through a closed gate, please close it behind you. • Don’t sit, climb, stand, or lean on stone walls. VARIOUS NAMES... FUNDING: This project was partially funded by • Look, but don’t touch! WHEN VISITING INDIAN LANDS... Please ask permission before taking pictures of people, their homes, Visitors may encounter several names used to identify the people referred to a National Scenic Byway grant. 24 Moisture and oil from your hands may destroy ancient surfaces. or their livestock. in this brochure as the Ancestral . Other identifying names include • Please do not remove artifacts from any site. Anasazi, Hisatsinom, ancient ancestors, or old people. Bill Proud Galloping Goose Society