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Scenic Byways: Abo Pass Trail, Billy The Kid National Scenic Byway, Corrales Road Scenic Byway, Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway, Dry Cimarron Scenic Byway, El Camino Real National Scenic Byway, Geronimo Trail National Scenic Byway, Guadalupe Back Country Byway, High Road to Taos, Jemez Mountain Trail National Scenic Byway, La Frontera del Llano, Lake Valley Back Country Byway, Mesalands Scenic Byway, Narrow Gauge Scenic Roadway, Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway, Quebradas Back Country Byway, Route 66 National Scenic Byway, Salt Missions Trail, Santa Fe National Forest Scenic Byway, Santa Fe Trail National Scenic Byway, Socorro Historical District Scenic Byway, Sunspot Scenic Byway, Trail of the Ancients, Trail of the Mountain Spirits National Scenic Byway, Turquoise Trail National Scenic Byway, Wild Rivers Back Country Byway

Puye Scenic Byway

The only Scenic Byway located entirely on an Indian Pueblo, the Puye Scenic Byway is a route into the rich cultural and historic areas of the Santa Clara people. The Tribe's nearly 46,000 acre reservation epitomizes the beauty and majesty of New Mexico's diverse landscape. To visit the Puye Cliff Dwellings, best known landmark of the Santa Clara Pueblo, is to appreciate the 12th Century heritage and surroundings from which the present day tribal way of living and beliefs evolved. The ancient dwellings located in the Puye Cliffs were carved into the jagged volcanic tufa, a rock formed from compressed volcanic ash and cinders, and were eventually expanded to include adobe structures along the slopes and on top of the numerous mesas.

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