Bluff Utah, Hovenweep National Monument

These are the ruins of the Paiute and Ute Indians.  These buildings were built on the bluffs, not into the cliffs as the Navajo did.  We hiked the full circle around the gulch and saw the structures along both sides.  The stones were shaped square and tightly fitted together.  Very good craftsmen did beautiful work many hundreds of years ago and they still stand. 

We had an observer as we drove toward our goal.

This was quite a lengthy hike, and it was a hot day!

Round Tower

Twin Towers

Square Tower

Stronghold House

Round Tower again

Boulder House

Stronghold House, different angle.