Arizona Trip, Apache Trail

Besh Ba Gowah Archaeological Park (Besh Ba Gowah means “metal village” in Apache.) Darlene at the reconstructed ruins and archeological dig of the ancient Salado & Hohokum Indians from 700 years ago. These Indians lived here from 900 – 1,400 AD. The area was abandoned for lack of water.	Bill on the pole ladder inside the stone building.
Cactus garden at Besh Ba Gowah.
	Spiny cactus with orange-ish blossoms. (close-up at left) Blue-ish/purple cactus.
Tonto National Monument and cliff dwelling. (center black spot in photo)	Cliff dwelling of the Salado Indians from around 1400AD.
Darlene on the trail up to the cliff dwelling.	View from the cliff dwelling of distant natural caves.
View of Roosevelt Lake from the cliff dwelling path. (This is one of our favorite photos. We're using it as our computer background.)

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