Bye Arizona

Its been a great stay at the Distant Drums in Camp Verde near Sedona. We had the perfect lot where Aussie could run for sticks in front of the coach.

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An interesting coach pulled in a few days ago. It’s a 1962 Greyhound bus. Very retro indeed.

Yesterday Gary went to Sedona to mountain bike with his new friends at Bell Rock. Today those new friends are dirt biking. Oh no, I hope this doesn’t mean we will see a dirt bike in our future. No more room for toys.😲

Then we took a quick drive through Sedona.

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Today, our last day we went to tour Montezumas Castle.

Montezuma Castle National Monument protects a set of well-preserved dwellings located in Camp Verde, Arizona, which were built and used by the Sinagua people, a pre-Columbian culture closely related to the Hohokam and other indigenous peoples of the southwestern United States, between approximately 1100 and 1425 AD. The main structure comprises five stories and about 20 rooms and was built over the course of three centuries. Montezuma Castle is situated about 90 feet up a sheer limestone cliff, facing the adjacent Beaver Creek, which drains into the perennial Verde River just north of Camp Verde. It is one of the best-preserved cliff dwellings in North America, in part because of its ideal placement in a natural alcove that protects it from exposure to the elements. The precariousness of the dwelling’s location and its immense scale of floor space across five stories suggest that the Sinagua were daring builders and skilled engineers. Access into the structure was most likely permitted by a series of portable ladders, which made it difficult for enemy tribes to penetrate the natural defense of the vertical barrier.

Gorgeous Sycamore trees next to the castle.

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We will say goodbye to Arizona in the morning as we make our way to Albuquerque New Mexico.

Note to self, remember Lot #48 for next time. 🚍