Cliff dwellings! Cliff dwellings by the dozens! This small national monument just outside of Flagstaff, AZ has a huge collection of cliff dwellings, all located within the three arms of the semi-arid but high-altitude Walnut Canyon. The canyon used to flood often, bringing life-giving water to the ancient people who lived here, but dams upstream have reduced the flow of water to only seasonal bouts of trickling streams except after heavy rains. Now nothing but the remnants of an ancient way of life remain, visible by a short but steep hike into the canyon from the visitors center on the rim. Alisha and I were still healing after our epic Grand Canyon hike and could hardly put one foot in front of the other, let alone hike a steep canyon trail, so we skipped out on getting into the canyon proper. We view some of the dwellings from the rim with a promise to come back and see them up close next time we were in the area!
Leave me a comment below and tell me if you've ever heard of Walnut Canyon. History nerds only?
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