Saturday, December 5, 2015

Tonto National Monument

Posted by Daisy at Saturday, December 05, 2015

We went to see the Tonto National Monument. A nice little 1 mile hike (round trip) up the hill and we got to see the 700 year old cliff dwellings right up close.

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Tonto National Monument showcases two Salado-style cliff dwellings. Colorful pottery, woven cotton cloth, and other artifacts tell a story of people living and using resources from the northern Sonoran Desert from 1250 to 1450 CE.

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On our way to Mesa we went trough this bridge and the boys wanted to take picture of it.

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