Tag: cliff dwellings
-
Walnut Canyon National Monument
The grandeur of the Walnut Canyon cliff dwellings is hard to capture in a small photo. Hoping for a better look, we held tight to the railing and started down the dizzying 185-foot, 240-step pathway to reach the Island Trail. The “island” refers to the large rock and hill that stands behind it which jut…
-
Hidden Treasures
We bounced down six long miles on a dirt road today, determined to visit the Palatki Heritage Site, one of the two largest cliff dwelling sites found among the red rocks in the Sedona, Arizona area. After a short walk up through the trees to the bottom of the cliff, we reached the ruins of…
-
Mesa Verde: Home to Pueblo people in the 13th Century
The Anasazis, now referred to as Ancenstral Pueblo people, built some of the most impressive North American structures during the 1100s and 1200s in what is now southwestern Colorado. Known as Mesa Verde, the villages were built beneath cliffs using sandstone. Circular kivas were used for ceremonies. The Pueblo people lived in the cliff dwellings…
carryoncouple 