A Long Hike

Into the past...

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