White House Ruins Canyon de Chelly
by Debby Pueschel
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White House Ruins Canyon de Chelly
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Debby Pueschel
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Photograph - Photograph
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From high atop the nearly 9,000 ft ledge, I was able to take a photo of these ruins of the ancient Anasazi people, decendants of the Najavo people.
On the rock face above these ruins are NOT graffiti from modern days, but RATHER, petroglypys of these ancient people. The symbol that is similar to the swastica, is actually an ancient symbol of luck and peace. It is still used today by many of the artists of the Navajo Nation.
Above the larger house, on the rock wall, are animals. I am still trying to remember all of the meanings, but the brilliance of these builders is totally incredible!
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October 13th, 2017
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Bob Christopher
Hi Debbie... I like your image. Canyon de Chelly is such an intriguing area to visit and photograph. Your photograph is lovely... Cheers Bob fv
Debby Pueschel replied:
Bob, thank you so much for your wonderful comments. It is such an amazing place to visit with such rich history!
Debby Pueschel
Thank you Denise for reading all of the information! I didn't want people to think that terrible graffiti had ruined this beautiful ruin!
Debby Pueschel
James, it is totally an amazing site. It is the only park which is totally run by the Navajo tribe. They run treks into the canary on and also many families live in the canyons. It is truly one of the places which we plan to revisit!
Debby Pueschel
Dear Angela...truly this is an incredible ruin! It IS a must do on the bucket list!!! Thank you for your comments
Angela Davies
Incredible to see these ruins, something on my bucket list. The people have always fascinated me! Well captured, nice angle, LF
Steve Gass
Great image Debby, it's an amazing place! L/F.
Debby Pueschel replied:
Steve, thank you! It is truly an amazing place....BUT the jeep ride was rather rough!
Kunchar Asthula
The swastika is a symbol of growth, prosperity, and profit. It is widely used by businessmen in India. All Indian gods are bespangled with this mark and all festivals prayers begin with a drawing of swastika sign before gods with turmeric powder paste. Sure, it means luck and peace too. A wonderful snap of this ancient remnant! Thanks for sharing. F/L.
Debby Pueschel replied:
Wow Kunchar! Thank you so much for all of the information! WOW....extremely interesting about the businessmen and the numeric posed..I use the numeric powers all the time! Thank you so for your comments and f/l!
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