Next on our itinerary was Canyon de Chelly National Monument in Arizona. The canyons here are so massive that it is hard to image that the space in between the canyon walls was once filled completely by water.
In the smallest spaces, cracks, and slots in the canyon walls you can occasionally spot ancient Puebloan ruins. There is only one public access trail in the area. The three mile roundtrip trail takes you 600 feet down to the bottom of the canyon and gives you a distant look at the White House Ruins. The National Park service recommends that you allow two hours to complete the trail, but I think MH and I were able to do it in a little over a hour.
I wish we could have gotten closer to the ruins to see them up close. It is hard to imagine how these tiny ruins were once bustling homes for the people living in the canyon.
Spider Rock
In the smallest spaces, cracks, and slots in the canyon walls you can occasionally spot ancient Puebloan ruins. There is only one public access trail in the area. The three mile roundtrip trail takes you 600 feet down to the bottom of the canyon and gives you a distant look at the White House Ruins. The National Park service recommends that you allow two hours to complete the trail, but I think MH and I were able to do it in a little over a hour.
White House Ruins
I wish we could have gotten closer to the ruins to see them up close. It is hard to imagine how these tiny ruins were once bustling homes for the people living in the canyon.
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