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Guadalupe Mountains National Park An old stake truck, long since abandoned, still remains near the Williams Ranch House.
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Guadalupe Mountains National Park
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Many interesting pictographs, painted more than a hundred years ago, have weathered the elements of time
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Pictographs still remain today in several areas of the park, and though we can often clearly identify what they depict, we can only guess at what they meant.
 
For over 10,000 years, the Guadalupes Mountains have witnessed a constant stream of human history, including bloody conflicts between Mescalero Apaches and Buffalo Soldiers, the passing of the Butterfield Overland Mail, the coming of ranchers and settlers, and finally, the making of a national park. Today, the history is preserved at the Frijole and Williams Ranches, and at the ruins of the Pinery Station.



Protecting Cultural Resources



It is always exciting to discover evidence left behind by earlier inhabitants, but in order to preserve our history, and continue to interpret the cultures that came before us, it is imperative that all cultural and historic artifacts and evidence remain undisturbed. Please help us preserve these items. It is illegal to collect them.

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Big Tooth Maples turn color in the Guadalupes in late October or early November.

Did You Know?
As the green chlorophyll pigment in an aging leaf disintegrates and disappears, other pigments or colors already within the leaf appear. For example, shades of yellow and orange, are caused by the presence of xanthophyll and carotin.
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Last Updated: November 04, 2007 at 16:09 MST