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El Morrow National Monument, New Mexico
At the bottom of the monument there is a pool of water. This is something precious in the desert of New Mexico. It made this a very popular spot for people over the last Millenium. How do we know this was a popular place? Well dating back to the 1100s the people who stayed at El Marrow, etched things in the rock. You can also see some etchings from 12th Century, 1605 and 1859. The 1605 was the Spanish Governor of the Territory after seeing the Pacific Ocean, and felt the need to brag about that in the rock. In 1859 the Calvary stopped there testing out a way to get supplies from Texas to California (following the 1849 gold rush) across the vast deserts of Texas NewMexico, Arizona and California. The US Camel Corps was testing Camels as a mode of transportation when they stayed at El Morrow. Many names of the individuals in this expedition are etched into the sandstone at El Morrow. 40 camels came to America from Northern Africa, with their trainer. He was a Syrian man named Hadji Ali. The Americans of the time called him "Hi Jolly" in an effort to simplify his name. The US Camel Corp never made it to California. They stopped at Quartsite, Arizona. The Railroad was built and the West was tamed by an iron beast instead. The camels were placed in Zoos and sold to circuses and carnivals. Some Camels were let loose, and it is claimed that there are wild camels that roam in Arizona. However, I do not know anyone who has seen any wild camels personally.
Anyway, ( back to El Morrow). You gradually climb to the top of the Sandstone cliff. Once at the top besides this view in the photo you will find the ruins of a village that belonged to those earliest people who stayed at El Morrow .
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mon 14 Nov 2005 00:21
comments (15 from 17)
Elena HL
#1
mon 14 Nov 2005 00:42
Beautiful shot of the great place! Thank for comments - this place is a dream for mountain-climbers! Best regards!
A. Girao
#2
mon 14 Nov 2005 00:54
Thanks for your description...
Very beautiful view
Regards
William Tan
#3
mon 14 Nov 2005 01:14
Excellent work with excellent notes,thank you very much!
My best regards!
William
fele
#4
mon 14 Nov 2005 01:27
Excellent details and general composition!
Very good tones and mood evoqued.
Thanx for the detailed notes too!
Best compliments!!!
Nuno Milheiro
#5
mon 14 Nov 2005 02:05
Very good natural colours and light, interesting place!
Thanks for the notes!
Regards
Craig Hansen
#6
mon 14 Nov 2005 02:36
Interesting notes! Looks like a rock climbers' paradise!
Fernando Dinis
#7
mon 14 Nov 2005 02:57
Thanks for your notes, great capture
regards
B.K. von Bernhard
#8
mon 14 Nov 2005 05:08
Very well done my friend ! Thanks for the history lesson ! Best regards , Barry 
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Guenter-Georg
#9
mon 14 Nov 2005 09:03
Thanks for the great history notes.
Your picture is a very good composition with fine natural colors, best regards, my freind!
Yuriy Gogin
#11
mon 14 Nov 2005 15:06
Very beautiful view!
Very nice colors!
Best regards
miguel
#12
mon 14 Nov 2005 18:39
Breathtaking view!
Regina Lopes
#13
Tue 15 Nov 2005 05:55
Beautiful view. Well composed. Regards.
Galina Lebedeva
#14
Tue 15 Nov 2005 23:11
Surprisingly beautiful district and very interesting foreword !!
Best regards
alexander uspeshny
#15
Wed 16 Nov 2005 11:35
Very well done! I would leave a bit more of the sky and colors are little pale t me.
