Yesterday we spent the day playing tourists and visited Montezuma Castle National Monument, Fort Verde State Historic Park and Tuzigoot National Monument. These pictures are from Montezuma Castle. It is neither a castle nor did Montezuma ever travel this far north, but the name has stuck. It is the best preserved and most dramatic cliff dwelling in North America. Visitors used to be able to go inside, but once the freeway was built nearby, they had to stop allowing access because there was just too many people visiting the park. It is amazing to us how intelligent these ancient people were in constructing their homes. The Sinaguans left this area in the late 1300's, although it is not known why.
Montezuma Castle.
Montezuma Castle.
Arizona Sycamore trees.
Their spotted bark was
so different from other trees.
This is Castle "A", next to Montezuma Castle.
Snake!!! There were several
small snakes & lizards in the
brush.
Depiction of the inside of the
Montezuma Castle.
Beaver Creek...the water source
for the Sinaguans.
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