On the road again part two
Wukoki Ruin from a couple of distances and views.
We left Flagstaff and headed north toward Page.
We found a scenic loop road that led to this place and others.
First there was a mound of volcanic sand that we climbed hoping to look into a crater. Maybe we didn't go far enough, but it didn't look like much of a crater.
The other ruins looked pretty much like this one, but we played around all of them.
Interior view, showing wall construction and "T" shaped doorway.
Shape kinda reminds me of a "Kachina doll" shape.
Further on, at Wapatki ruin we found a place where a ranger and his wife lived in one of the rooms of Wapatki for awhile with a modern, (for it's time, the 20's or 30's or so) kitchen and all the mod cons. Of which there were few.
Sounds pretty romantic.
Wapatki was a bit larger and more spread out and had a circular pit arena.
Then we went on to Page and Antelope canyon.
We left Flagstaff and headed north toward Page.
We found a scenic loop road that led to this place and others.
First there was a mound of volcanic sand that we climbed hoping to look into a crater. Maybe we didn't go far enough, but it didn't look like much of a crater.
The other ruins looked pretty much like this one, but we played around all of them.
Interior view, showing wall construction and "T" shaped doorway.
Shape kinda reminds me of a "Kachina doll" shape.
Further on, at Wapatki ruin we found a place where a ranger and his wife lived in one of the rooms of Wapatki for awhile with a modern, (for it's time, the 20's or 30's or so) kitchen and all the mod cons. Of which there were few.
Sounds pretty romantic.
Wapatki was a bit larger and more spread out and had a circular pit arena.
Then we went on to Page and Antelope canyon.
posted by Lane Savant at 11:17 AM
3 Comments:
You missed your calling, fella--you would have made a crackerjack tour guide. When we were walking around in ruins it was late June, early July and like 105 degrees. With my walking issues, I did not get to peruse some of them as thoroughly as you two did. Walnut Canyon had a ranger station right on the face of the cliff, overlooking the cave houses and dwellings, with very steep stairs dropping down into the canyon. In that sense it was like Mesa Verde. Melva took the hour plus and did the hiking while I sat in the shade on top of a jutted out cliff with railings and watched her progress with a 20x50 HH monocular. It is a honey; brought the faces on Mt. Rushmore right into my lap.
Hey, Anonomann--good to have you in the Palmer fold, Rancho Red Wing, Palmer Palace, Savant Hacienda.
From the pics it looked like you wore a long sleeved shirt a lot, and considering the snow you encountered earlier, I doubt the temps were in the triple digits.
This is the most detailed explication you have ever offered your readers. You are to be congratulated. Our gratitude leaps from our chests beyond boundaries.
Glenn
O.K. it was Walnut Canyon where it snowed. Couldn't walk the trail because a rockfall closed it.
Hmmm...a mud slide closed toe Amtrak tracks, too.
Cue spooky Theramin music.
The temperatures for the whole trip hovered around 70.
The snow came on the day we left Az.
More Theramin?
Hallo, Lane!
Lovely rocks!
Tschuess,
Anonomann
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