Day 12

It seems we did a lot this day.  We had been staying in Cottonwood.  First we drove up to the old ruins right north of the town.  They call them Tuzigoot.  I had loaded pictures on here this morning but didn't have time to post them.  Now some of them are gone.  At this sight we could walk around the apartments.

"Approximately 800 years ago, this Sinagua pueblo was home to the Native American population once inhabiting this area."

For some reason the people disappeared and no one knows why.

Then we went to see Montezuma Castle.  This ancient cliff dwelling dates back to 1150.  The Castle stands in a cliff recess 100 feet above the valley.  They called it Montezuma Castle when the first discovered it because they mistakenly thought they were Aztec ruins.

After that we went to Montezuma Well which is a natural limestone sinkhole, and was an important source of water for the Sinagua Indians.

We hiked down the trail to the bottom of this.  And we saw the outlet.

I didn't get any pictures loaded of Sedona other than this one.  We found the area absolutely beautiful.  The red rocks were awesome. 

Leah wanted a ride on this.  We all enjoyed the 20 minute ride.  The lady told us they pay $14 a bale for a small 100 pound square bale which they have to feed their horses year round.  They have to truck them in from somewhere else. 

It was a good day.