{"id":5121,"date":"2018-11-25T17:00:22","date_gmt":"2018-11-26T01:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cowlesmountain.com\/Travels\/?p=5121"},"modified":"2018-11-22T10:34:01","modified_gmt":"2018-11-22T18:34:01","slug":"petroglyph-national-monument","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cowlesmountain.com\/Travels\/2018\/11\/25\/petroglyph-national-monument\/","title":{"rendered":"Petroglyph National Monument"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cowlesmountain.com\/Travels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Petroglypha-009.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5116\" src=\"http:\/\/cowlesmountain.com\/Travels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Petroglypha-009-113x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"113\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cowlesmountain.com\/Travels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Petroglypha-009-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/cowlesmountain.com\/Travels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Petroglypha-009-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cowlesmountain.com\/Travels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Petroglypha-009-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 113px) 100vw, 113px\" \/><\/a>During our stay we ventured out to find the Petroglyph&#8217;s which were almost in Albuquerque itself.\u00a0\u00a0 Its spread out over a large area so we hit the visitor center first and checked out the map.\u00a0 After looking at all the sites in the area we chose the one they <a href=\"http:\/\/cowlesmountain.com\/Travels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Petroglypha-001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-5111\" src=\"http:\/\/cowlesmountain.com\/Travels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Petroglypha-001-150x113.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cowlesmountain.com\/Travels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Petroglypha-001-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cowlesmountain.com\/Travels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Petroglypha-001-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cowlesmountain.com\/Travels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Petroglypha-001-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cowlesmountain.com\/Travels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Petroglypha-001-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>allowed dogs on the trails which was quite a few miles north of the visitor center.\u00a0 We drove\u00a0 thru lots of neighborhoods getting there.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 When <a href=\"http:\/\/cowlesmountain.com\/Travels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Petroglypha-007.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5114\" src=\"http:\/\/cowlesmountain.com\/Travels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Petroglypha-007-113x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"113\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cowlesmountain.com\/Travels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Petroglypha-007-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/cowlesmountain.com\/Travels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Petroglypha-007-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cowlesmountain.com\/Travels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Petroglypha-007-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 113px) 100vw, 113px\" \/><\/a>we finally got there we were kind of surprised to see the trailhead was in a housing development and right behind a small <a href=\"http:\/\/cowlesmountain.com\/Travels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Petroglypha-008.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-5115\" src=\"http:\/\/cowlesmountain.com\/Travels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Petroglypha-008-150x113.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cowlesmountain.com\/Travels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Petroglypha-008-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cowlesmountain.com\/Travels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Petroglypha-008-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cowlesmountain.com\/Travels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Petroglypha-008-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cowlesmountain.com\/Travels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Petroglypha-008-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>store.\u00a0\u00a0 We parked and headed out on the trail.\u00a0 Luckily for us it was nice and cool for the uphill hike.\u00a0\u00a0 There was no shade anywhere in sight,\u00a0 I bet its blazing here in the summer months. \u00a0 I was amazed how many drawings were on the rocks, there were hundreds,\u00a0 probably thousands of them.\u00a0\u00a0 It made me wonder if the parents of the people doing this to the rocks were unhappy akin to the parents of today&#8217;s taggers?<\/p>\n<p>This was a nice walk thru the desert just west of downtown Albuquerque.\u00a0\u00a0 We finished the loop and then headed back to the car.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cowlesmountain.com\/Travels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Petroglypha-012.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-5118\" src=\"http:\/\/cowlesmountain.com\/Travels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Petroglypha-012-150x113.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cowlesmountain.com\/Travels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Petroglypha-012-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cowlesmountain.com\/Travels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Petroglypha-012-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cowlesmountain.com\/Travels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Petroglypha-012-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cowlesmountain.com\/Travels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Petroglypha-012-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/cowlesmountain.com\/Travels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Petroglypha-010.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-5117\" src=\"http:\/\/cowlesmountain.com\/Travels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Petroglypha-010-113x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"113\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cowlesmountain.com\/Travels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Petroglypha-010-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/cowlesmountain.com\/Travels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Petroglypha-010-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cowlesmountain.com\/Travels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Petroglypha-010-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 113px) 100vw, 113px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/cowlesmountain.com\/Travels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Petroglypha-005-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-5113\" src=\"http:\/\/cowlesmountain.com\/Travels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Petroglypha-005-1-113x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"113\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cowlesmountain.com\/Travels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Petroglypha-005-1-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/cowlesmountain.com\/Travels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Petroglypha-005-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cowlesmountain.com\/Travels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Petroglypha-005-1-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 113px) 100vw, 113px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/cowlesmountain.com\/Travels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Petroglypha-004.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-5112\" src=\"http:\/\/cowlesmountain.com\/Travels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Petroglypha-004-113x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"113\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cowlesmountain.com\/Travels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Petroglypha-004-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/cowlesmountain.com\/Travels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Petroglypha-004-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cowlesmountain.com\/Travels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Petroglypha-004-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 113px) 100vw, 113px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During our stay we ventured out to find the Petroglyph&#8217;s which were almost in Albuquerque itself.\u00a0\u00a0 Its spread out over a large area so we hit the visitor center first and checked out the map.\u00a0 After looking at all the sites in the area we chose the one they allowed dogs on the trails which &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cowlesmountain.com\/Travels\/2018\/11\/25\/petroglyph-national-monument\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Petroglyph National 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