Monuments of the Four Corners Region: Our adventure starts at Mesa Verde then going west and south to Canyon de Chelly, up to Monument Valley and back to Hovenweep and Canyon of the Ancients. We'll look at the ancient and modern societies, human impacts, and the geologic features of this vast area of land. We'll look at the the incredible rock features as well as the Ancestral Puebloans who inhabited the mysterious cliff dwellings, mesa top settlements and many archaeological sites in the Southwest that are the ancestors of today's Pueblo culture, the Hopi and Zuni. The other major tribe, the Navajo, arrived a bit later and now occupy the areas in eastern Utah and northeastern Arizona.

Presented by: Bob Dean, Views of Nature Photography https://www.viewsofnaturephoto.com/home.html

Bob Dean is a professional nature and travel photographer, who has been exploring and photographing the outdoors for more than 50 years. He and his wife Nadine "focus" on nature, wildlife, and travel photography with a history flair. Bob holds workshops in the field, teaches, and lectures at many Colorado venues including the Rocky Mountain Conservancy, the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, Highlands Ranch Community Association, Arapahoe Library District, Douglas County Library District, High Plains Library District, Gardens at Spring Creek in Fort Collins, and numerous local camera clubs.