(Flagstaff AZ) Another pueblo ruin of the Sinagua natives was found right next to the highway at the base of Mount Elden. Again, it was of rock-n-mortar construction, likely 60 rooms and occupied by about 300 people for around 200 years. Elden Pueblo Ruins It is believed to have been along a trade route based […]
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Tuzigoot
(nr Cottonwood AZ) Tuzigoot National Monument features pueblo ruins of the Southern Sinagua natives. Actually, reconstructed as supposed from excavated finds. Built with stone construction, it had 87 rooms in two stories. Tuzigoot Pueblo Ruins Believed to have been inhabited between 1200 and 1400. It sets on a ridge overlooking a valley where fields for […]
Hike to Bomb Target
(nr Caballo NM) During World War 2, the southwest was used for training bomber pilots and crew. Concentric circles were plowed into the ground as targets that airmen used to practice dropping dummy bombs filled with flour. From as high as 10,000 ft, they made a noticeable splash. Bomb Target – Aerial View Today, some […]