Tsankawi Prehistoric Sites: The Tsankawi section of Bandelier National Monument is on N.M. 4, some 12 miles from the main section of Bandelier National Monument and where hikers can walk the same trails used by the Ancestral Pueblo people. The hike includes a 1.5 mile walk along a mesa, viewing of cavates, petroglyphs and the Ancestral Pueblo village of Tsankawi. Ladders are a required part of this trail. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs

Flower along the trail. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs

View along the Tsankawi Prehistoric Sites trail. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs

View along the Tsankawi Prehistoric Sites trail. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs

View along the Tsankawi Prehistoric Sites trail. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs

Sign at the entrance to the Tsankawi Prehistoric Sites at Bandelier. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs