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Our route to Packard Mesa
We ascended 1300 feet in two miles
After another four miles of hiking
The Sinagua cliff dwelling tucked in a recess in the volcanic cliff
Built with sandstone slabs, pine logs, and mud plaster
This was once a two story structure
Some of the walls have collapsed or been torn down by looters
The site is fragile so we didn't enter the highest section
Vicky the adventurer
Mud plaster still visible on the walls
800 year old wood lintel
The post was hewn by hand with stone tools
These were the floors of the second level
Don't often see intact roofs or floors at the sites we visit
Sycamore Canyon Wilderness
We cooked and dined outdoors on the south side of the ridge
Sunset from our dinner table was beautiful
The Marmot Tungsten 2P performed as expected
The morning view from our breakfast nook
The San Francisco Peaks in the distance, the cliff dwelling was on the other side of the bumpy ridge in the middle distance
