Don Smith, College of Eastern Utah, San Juan branch: "I think we're becoming more aware that those people were far more familiar with astronomy, science and possibly math than we give them credit for." In a secluded ravine near Blanding, scientists and researchers gather to watch mysterious images forming right before their eyes. Although the rite of Spring, at least on our calendar, slipped in here yesterday almost unnoticed, it's literally in your face in this strange little canyon. We arrived weeks before spring equinox because people studying this place can come here eight different times during the year to watch a series of events. It's a little hike to get down to this site, but once here, you can almost feel what it was like a thousand years ago." For us, the silence is almost unnatural. A bird in the distance, our footsteps - that's about all we could hear. Some spots warmed enough we didn't need a coat. Others cooled off so much - we put them back on. It's not hard to visualize how people a long time ago, tuned their senses in this canyon.
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