Honanki and Palatki Indian Ruins
Located approximately 15 miles west of Sedona, AZ are two well preserved ancient American Indian ruins… [more]
Besh-Ba-Gowah
Besh-Ba-Gowah Archaeological Park (Besh-Ba-Gowah is Apache for "Place of Metal,"or "Place of Hard Rock")… [more]
Salado Indian Ruins
Hidden on the eastern slopes of the majestic Superstitions Mountains is a remote canyon containing some… [more]
Cliff Dwelling
Honanki and Palatki Indian Ruins
Located approximately 15 miles west of Sedona, AZ are two well preserved ancient American Indian ruins that are open to the public. The Sinagua, ancestors of the Hopi, lived here from about AD1100 to 1300 preparing meals, raising their families, and … [Read More...]
Besh-Ba-Gowah
Besh-Ba-Gowah Archaeological Park (Besh-Ba-Gowah is Apache for "Place of Metal,"or "Place of Hard Rock") has been reconstructed where visitors walk through a 700 year old Salado Culture pueblo, climb ladders to second story rooms and view the typical … [Read More...]
Shoofly Indian Ruins
Shoofly Village Archaeological Ruins offers visitors a self-guided tour back into another era. At one time, the Rim Country was home to probably 1,000 different sites, the very heart of the prehistoric cultures in the Southwest. The people who lived … [Read More...]
Tonto National Monument
[/caption]Tonto National Monument consists of the ruins of two cliff dwellings established by the Salado Indians in about 1300 AD. The southeast-facing settlements were built quite high up a steep hillside within well-protected natural caves … [Read More...]
Canyons
Tsegi Canyon
The Ruins: There are two options for hiking to Betatakin. The shorter (1.5 mile) route starts along the Aspen Trail, then descends another 400 feet to the canyon floor, and continues to the base of the ruin. Rangers guide people on the descent and … [Read More...]
Walnut Creek, AZ
In densely-wooded plateau country southeast of Flagstaff, the small seasonal stream Walnut Creek has carved a 600 foot deep canyon as it flows east, eventually joining the Little Colorado River en route to the Grand Canyon. The exposed Kaibab … [Read More...]
Grand Canyon
Considered one of the great 7 Wonders of the World, the Grand Canyon, located in the far northwestern corner of the state of Arizona, USA, is indeed a spectacular sight that no number of pictures can truly prepare you to see. The Grand Canyon … [Read More...]
Dragoon Mountains
The Dragoon Mountain range was home and fortress to the famed Chiricahua Apache chief and warrior, Cochise and his 1000 followers, 250 of whom were fighting men. The place came to be known as Cochise Stronghold. One feature of this natural … [Read More...]
Sedona, AZ
The quaint little town of Sedona is located deep in a valley of magnificient red rocks and is the second most visited place in Arizona after the Grand Canyon. The two main routes south of Flagstaff are interstate 17 to Phoenix and then exit 322 west … [Read More...]