El Morro Inscription Rock ELMA Black Canyon of the Gunnison

Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park Cap reflects the steep cliffs and narrow canyon carved by the Gunnison River

both obvious and not-so-obvious

more detailed picture of Southwestern life

a larger version of the artwork captures the sweeping dunes and the vast New Mexico sky

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El Morro Inscription Rock ELMA Black Canyon of the GunnisonA unique window to the past, Inscription Rock at El Morro National Monument in western New Mexico is a simple sandstone outcrop with a complex history. Thousands of written inscriptions have been carved in the soft rock face document over six hundred years of human activity. These inscriptions provide cultural evidence from three distinct groups of people: Indigenous ancestral Puebloan inhabitants of the region; colonial Spanish military, government,