11 June 2024 – Trip Day 72
After Petroglyph, the next day we drove north towards Santa Fe and visited the Pecos National Historical Park.
We arrived at Pecos NHP and the kids got their books. We had lunch outside while they worked on them.
There was a nice museum inside that documented the Pueblo and its history.
The monsoons were building while we enjoyed our lunch.
Numerous mock ups were inside the museum, as well as information on the civil war era battle of Glorieta Pass that took place nearby.
After they completed the books, the kids had an interview with the Ranger and received their badges.
After the kids received their badges, we went out for a walk on the short trail that took us to the pueblo and the mission church remains.
The ruins of the mission stand above the trees.
There was a large reconstructed kiva on the trail that we were able to climb down into. I helped Ducky descend the ladder.
Down in the bottom of the kiva, we took a look around. This kiva, like most reconstructed kivas, was unpainted. We would later (and had been previously to) visit the Coronado State kiva which was partially repainted.
An informational sign showing the previous structure and what remains of the mission church. The mission church had several kivas which were incorporated on the church grounds. This was unusual because most mission churches did not have kivas on their grounds. This was also one of the pueblos that was successful in revolting against the Spanish rule.
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