(Montezuma Lake AZ) The ancestral pueblo at Montezuma Castle National Monument had a small but nice Visitor Center. A dwelling, high on the cliff in a recess, and rock walls of the lower pueblo were featured. Beaver Creek flowed past, which provided water for the village. Paved walkways passed by the ruins; but, the cliff […]
(Marble Canyon AZ) Lees Ferry, part of the Glen Canyon NRA, is on the Colorado River near Marble Canyon. In the 1870s, it was the only crossing of the river for 50 miles. A small fort was constructed to protect the operator and those traveling through. The ferry and fort were built by the Mormon […]
(Black Mesa AZ/NN) Navajo National Monument was established to protect pueblo ruins in the area. It was named for the Navajo because it is on their land. However, they arrived in the region hundreds of years after the cliff dwellers abandoned the place and had left for better conditions further south. The Hopi and Zuni […]