We drove to the Frijoles Canyon area at Bandelier National Monument at dawn this morning hoping to hike up to Alcove House before heavy rain and thunderstorms started. We ended up having the trail to Alcove House to ourselves and saw only a handful of people when we returned on the Pueblo Loop Trail. 3 miles round trip with lots of interesting pueblo ruins and interesting cliffs and rock formations.
We saw some wildflowers in bloom along with the wonderful cliffs in Frijoles Canyon.
We missed the west side of the Pueblo Loop (side without the ruins), so we took a quick look as we hiked towards Alcove House. Here a large kiva.
I loved looking at these canyon walls.another
another kiva
part of Tyuonyi Pueblo
zoom of Talus House (reconstructed in early 1900's to show what cave dwellings with a front building may have look like)
Interesting rock formations
sites of cliff dwellings alongLong House
Carvings can be seen, where the ancient Pueblans stood on their roofs to make these designs.
Cliffs and rock formations along the trail to Alcove House
Alcove House up in the cliffs
warning sign
Looking up one of the ladders.
Walkway between ladders, Alcove House above
Looking back down one of the ladders
Last ladder up to Alcove House
Almost to Alcove House
View looking our from inside the alcove
Inside the alcove
On our way back to the Pueblo Loop Trail, we decided not to do the other side of the loop, but return as we had started and spend more time along the way and visit the cliff dwellings we missed on the way in. View to Long House
more dwellings and carvings along Long House
Along the side trail up to the cliff dwellings. Unfortunately, this one was no longer accessible due to vandalism.
trail to the other cliff dwellings and rock formations seen along the way.
Inside one of the cliff dwellings
Continuing on the trail back
The reconstructed cave dwelling front
These cliffs are so amazing!
We drove to the Frijoles Canyon area at Bandelier National Monument at dawn this morning hoping to hike up to Alcove House before heavy rain and thunderstorms started. We ended up having the trail to Alcove House to ourselves and saw only a handful of people when we returned on the Pueblo Loop Trail. 3 miles round trip with lots of interesting pueblo ruins and interesting cliffs and rock formations.
We saw some wildflowers in bloom along with the wonderful cliffs in Frijoles Canyon.
We missed the west side of the Pueblo Loop (side without the ruins), so we took a quick look as we hiked towards Alcove House. Here a large kiva.
I loved looking at these canyon walls.another 
another kiva
part of Tyuonyi Pueblo
zoom of Talus House (reconstructed in early 1900's to show what cave dwellings with a front building may have look like)
Interesting rock formations
sites of cliff dwellings alongLong House
Cliffs and rock formations along the trail to Alcove House
Alcove House up in the cliffs
warning sign
Looking up one of the ladders.
Walkway between ladders, Alcove House above
Looking back down one of the ladders
Last ladder up to Alcove House
Almost to Alcove House
View looking our from inside the alcove
Inside the alcove
On our way back to the Pueblo Loop Trail, we decided not to do the other side of the loop, but return as we had started and spend more time along the way and visit the cliff dwellings we missed on the way in. View to Long House
more dwellings and carvings along Long House
Along the side trail up to the cliff dwellings. Unfortunately, this one was no longer accessible due to vandalism.
trail to the other cliff dwellings and rock formations seen along the way.
Inside one of the cliff dwellings
Continuing on the trail back
The reconstructed cave dwelling front
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