Montezuma's Well & figured out the timer on camera

Here we are...in the same picture...finally

An old Sinagua Indian cliff dwelling

Montezuma's Well

I was fascinated by this place! Amazing how over 1 million gallons of water come into this well (from beneath), every day! There were old indian dwelling ruins built all around the well, as they used the water for their crops, etc. The Sinaguas built an irrigation ditch where the water ran into a canal. The water is still running today. The Forest Service did an excellent job of having plaques positioned at different types of trees and bushes. The Sinaguas used every part of every bush or tree for every need; whether medicinal, for preparing meals or for cleaning. The mystery of why they abandoned the area leaves a lot of questions unanswered. Disease? But, wouldn't there be skeletal remains?
The rest of our day was spent locating 3 additional caches, not a whole lot of hiking today. But always a fun time! Henry was carving away at his walking stick, and was asked by a passerby what he was doing. After answering, the guy says "must be nice to have time to do that."
We just looked at each other and said, "Yes, it is!"