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[golding76]

Kachina624, did you "summit" Kachina Peak or have you frequented Taos Ski Valley often?  In truth, I do not know what one actually does at Kachina Peak.

If a response is too revealing of your location, I will understand if you respond that you are unable to answer this question.

Just wondering...

[Kachina624]

@golding76    Hardly.  The Kachinas Peak slope is one of the most technically difficult in the US.  I've never been on a pair of skis.  That ship has sailed.  I go to Taos as a tourist and to eat at my favorite breakfast place there.

[golding76]

Thank you for the response, Kachina.  I was reading something about Taos Ski Valley last night, and Kachina Pass and Kachina Peak were mentioned.  Then I began to wonder if you had ever visited that peak.

[golding76]

Photo of Kachina Peak (for those interested)

[Kachina624]

@golding76   Kachinas Peak is in the Taos Ski Valley, the predominant peak.  It would be spectacular to ride the lift up there, then ride it down, just for the view.  There's nothing up there.

Are you visiting Taos?

[Tinkrbl44]

@golding76   @Kachina624 

I once watched a TV show about actual aliens (from other planets) possibly inhabiting Planet Earth many eons ago.   Interesting topic, well presented.

During the presentation they mentioned "Kachinas" ... which are celestial beings ... can't be sure, but I think Native Americans coined that term.

It caught my attention and I thought ... hmm ... I know a Kachina.  

[golding76]

I'd dearly love to.

Since I'm not a skier, I'd be hanging out in the lodge sipping hot cocoa.

[golding76]

Tinkrbl44, thank you for this.  Who knew?  Kachina's  online name is packed with a lot of references.

[Kachina624]

@Tinkrbl44   @golding76   A Kachinas is merely a doll carved from the root of the Cottonwood tree usually in a costume which represents Native American lore.  They can be very detailed and the good ones are quite collectible.  They have nothing to do with aliens.

[Tinkrbl44]

I guess there are many interpretations.

Astonishing Secrets Of Legendary Kachinas: Watchers Of The Hopi

AncientPages.com | April 8, 2017 | Civilizations, Featured Stories, Myths & Legends, Native American Mythology, 

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The Austrian J.F Blumrich - a friend of the White Bear, an old and wise member of the Hopi Tribal Council - documented some of the Hopi's beliefs.

He also had an interesting dialogue with the White Bear. During this conversation, the White Bear revealed astonishing secrets regarding the legendary Kachinas (Kyakyapchina).

The Hopi Indians are an American culture consisting of about 5000 inhabitants living in Arizona. The Hopi consider their land to be sacred.

According to the Hopi, the Kachinas were no gods but they could be described as watchers. The gods sent them and their mission was to teach, defend, and watch over the Hopi.

The Kachinas were real physical beings of flesh and blood, and they looked just like ordinary humans. They came from a distant planet the Hopi called Tóonáotakha, located outside our solar system.

The Kachinas used flying vehicles to move around on Earth, or when they traveled back to their home planet.