Saturday was the perfect example of the benefit of planning for only 150 miles traveled in a day. We started out from our campsite on the Colorado River and when we drove into Blanding, UT, we turned in to a Visitor's Center. There we learned of The Edge of the Cedars State Park in the other end of town. There is an excavation of a Kiva, a round room where Pueblo Indians held ceremonies 700 years ago. We were allowed to actually crawl down into the structure. We then learned about Hovenweep (deserted valley in Pueblo Indian language)National Monument about 60 miles out of our way - so we went there too. It was awesome.
We ended the day in Bluff, UT where the San Juan Mission pioneers arrived in 1880. It was one of the hardest journeys ever through some of the most treacherous terrain imaginable. The photo above is of the inside of one of the original cabins. Later Saturday evening I got to meet the grandson of the builder of the cabin and learned that his father was born in the cabin. I also learned that you can find stone Pueblo Indian structures in any direction you set out from Blanding, UT.