| Most viewed - 2014-09-20 America's Majestic National Parks |
This morning we visited Mesa Verde National Park.72 viewsMesa Verde (Green Table) National Park is the first UNESCO World Hermitage Site in the US. It is the largest archaeological preserve in the US. The Pueblo native Americans inhibited Mesa Verde from AD 600 to AD 1300. They abandon the site in the start of the 15 century possibly due to the deforestation of the area by over usage.
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In this picture, you can see rock climbers on it.69 views
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We make a brief stop in Afton, WY. We continue to Logan, Utah for our lunch stop. We drove through the Logan Canyon, along the Logan river, and arriving in Logan. I can't believe that they name a town, a canyon and a river after my grandson Logan :).69 viewsThis was the only other time (the first time was during our river rafting) that was raining during this trip when we were on the bus traveling to Salt Lake city.
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Samuel Tom Holiday, one of the remaining code talkers, is 90! JoAnn bought one of his books, 'Under the Eagle'. He signed it for us. Amazing story of the code talkers was made into the movie "Windtakers" (starring Nicolas Cage).68 viewsIt was a surprise stop on our way to Monument Valley to meet Sam Holiday. During WWII, the Japanese was able to break our coded transmissions. We countered by making complicated codes that take hours to encode and decode. It became almost impractical in the battle field. 29 Navajos developed a code that can be encoded and decoded in minutes. For this reason, we were able to win the island hopping battles that really shortened the war in the Pacific. It is said that the Navajo code saved many hundred thousands of life, if not millions, in the war. The effort was so secret that even after the war, it was kept secret for many years. Many Navajos in the war were not recognized, many didn't even receive veteran's benefits. Finally, the Navajo Code Talkers were awarded Congressional Gold Medals of Honor in 2000, and Congress passed the Code Talker Recognition Act of 2008 which expressed the nation’s gratitude for “the dedication and valor of Native American code talkers”.
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We stayed one more night in Denver and went down to Colorado Springs to visit JoAnn's sister. We visited the Garden of Gods. It is a rock garden, but the rocks are huge!68 views
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