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False Kiva

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Debate rages on whether to disclose the exact location of False Kiva as it enjoys a semi-protected status. Park rangers are not required to disclose the location of site, and it does not appear on official maps of the park. Because of the remoteness of the location, the site is not protected from
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if they do so. The trailhead to False Kiva is not marked or signed from park roads, but the route itself is marked by
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arises from the uncertainty about the circle of stones' origins and purpose, whether it is really an authentic
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A photograph of False Kiva by Wally Pacholka, entitled "A True Image of False Kiva," was featured on
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Local guides cannot take interested parties to the site, risking losing their permits from the
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artist Keith Bond was commissioned in 2006 to paint a landscape for the Senate Chamber of the
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in several locations, and can be accessed without technical climbing equipment.
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which hangs on the western end of the ceiling above the senate floor.
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It requires some hiking knowledge or special directions to find.
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Stone circle in a cave in the Canyonlands National Park in Utah
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It has become a popular spot for photographers capturing the
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Religious places of the Indigenous peoples of North America
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Nemiroff, R.; Bonnell, J., eds. (29 September 2008).
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Photographing the Southwest, Volume 1: Southern Utah
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Canyonlands National Park
Utah
stone circle
Canyonlands National Park
U.S. state
Utah
Southwest
alcove
kiva
vandalism
National Park Service
cairns
Logan, Utah
Utah State Capitol
NASA
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Milky Way
"Vandalism at False Kiva: Canyonlands Closes Access"
Archived
ISBN
978-0916189129
"Ancestral Home"
Archived
"TWAN project official website"
the original
"A True Image from False Kiva"
Astronomy Picture of the Day
NASA

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