4 Corners Road Trip - Chaco Culture Historical Site

From Utah I traveled to New Mexico in a few hours and headed towards the remote area of Chaco Culture National Historical Site of the National Park Service. I have wanted to go here for years, but well, it's a bit out of the way and you need some time. There was some recent rain and had to cross a wash that was flowing with water but arrived to the mysterious ruins in the morning.  

You could spend eons here exploring the ancient ruins where thousands of people lived between 850 and 1250 AD. The construction and architecture is the finest around.  What was at the heart of this center?  Pueblo descendants say that Chaco was a special gathering place where many peoples and clans converged to share their ceremonies, traditions, and knowledge.