We left early this morning, while it was cooler, and toured Montezuma’s Castle, a multi-level Indian cliff dwelling not far from here and then drove to Tuzigoot National Monument, another multi-room Indian dwelling on a high plateau. The Sinagua (seen-a-wah) Indians, in this area, were hunters & gatherers and then eventually they farmed in the fertile valleys near the rivers. Like the Anasazi Indians, they disappeared in the early 1400’s and no one knows where or why. We also stopped at Fort Verde, an Indian Wars fort out in the middle of nowhere. Can’t imagine the daily life of a soldier back then. One elderly gentleman, who was a volunteer tour guide, told us it was a great place for a women to find a husband – saying “them soldiers would marry even the ugliest woman!”
ak Canyon area. 
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Kathy and Roger,
Wendell,Kyle, Kaara,and I explored around the areas where you are back in the early 80's. I hope that you can explore some very interesting Hopi Indian areas not far from Tuba City called First, Second, and Third Mesa. We managed to climb to the tops of those mesas with a 26 foot RV. The roads are probably much better today. I always wanted to do more exploring there, but the Indians were very shy at that time and stayed in their pueblos. I wanted to get a piece of the basketry, pottery, and the coiled basket which they are known for. I finally found the coiled basket at a trading post and it is worth a fortune today. I presume that you will go to Mesa Verde as well. It's fascinating. You can really use your walking sticks there when you climb down to get to the cliff dwellings. Enjoy all of this and know that I am enjoying it with you. I have been through these areas twice in my life and would love to go one more time. Sharon
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