Edge of the Cedars

While in Utah we went to the Edge of the Cedars State Park in Blanding. Edge of the Cedars State Park is the site of a pre-Colombian Pueblo Indian ruin and a modern museum, which is the regional archaeological repository for southeast Utah. Remains of the Ancestral Pueblo Indian Village with its unique architectural structures is a testament to the Indian civilization that once flourished in southeastern Utah. Edge of the Cedars museum houses an excellent collection of Anasazi pottery and other exceptional ancient Indian artifacts. Additional exhibits display cultural materials and information about Navajo and Utah Indians.  It’s a really interesting museum. It has so many artifacts and displays.  The boys really seemed to enjoy it especially the great house and the sun “dial”.

Learning about crops
wall painting
The boys with Kokopelli, the flute player
Exploring the great house
Going down into the great house to take a look around
The sun "dial". It tells the different seasons.
Peeking through
Looking through to the other side
Just a few more inches

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  1. One of my favorite childhood memories is camping at Lake Powell and hiking up to and around the indian ruins that are there. Back in the day when one had to hike to see Rainbow Bridge. Don’t know if you still have to hike to it. The last time I saw a picture of it boats were driving under it!

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