The third leg of our Arizona journey took us to Walnut Canyon - which is less than 10 miles outside of Flagstaff, and yet a world away. According to the NPS.....
Walk in the footsteps of people who lived at Walnut Canyon more than 700 years ago. Peer into their homes, cliff dwellings built deep within canyon walls. The presence of water in a dry land made the canyon rare and valuable to its early human inhabitants. It remains valuable today as habitat for plants and animals.
#1 - "The Canyon"
#2 - Here you can see the trail leading down to the dwellings along the bottom of the photo. The dwellings start at about the 4:00 position in this shot.
#3 - The dwellings on the other side of the canyon. You can't visit these up close.
#4 - Getting closer - but you still can't get into these.....
#5 - The remains of one dwelling. Most of the front walls are missing, and some of the side walls are going. The "room" on the far right was assumed to be the kitchen, due to the fact the ceiling is all black (upper right corner) - probably from thousands of fires in that room.
#6 - Another dwelling - In much better condition.....
#7 - One more view of the canyon from above.....
An interesting step back in time, if you're in the area.
Next up - The Great Flagstaff Fire of '10 - in a few days.....
Thanks for stopping by,
Tim