Mark's Scenic Arizona

Nordhoff-Hope Cliff Dwellings = June 15, 2011

A short but treacherous hike to the dwellings

Followed by an easy hike above the dwellings

On the way to the dwellings
Insects all over (under) a Century Plant
On the way to the dwellings
On the way to the dwellings
On the way to the dwellings
Below the dwellings
Largest (and highest) 'room'
At the base of the dwellings
At the base of the dwellings
Upper dwellings
Not many intact walls at the base
View from the base
Along the base of the dwellings
Along the base of the dwellings
Along the base of the dwellings
Above the dwellings
Along the base of the dwellings
Another shot of the upper dwelling
Largest and highest dwelling
Along the base of the dwellings
Room almost completely enclosed
Along the base of the dwellings
Openings too small to climb in
The (Mad) Great White Hunter!
Along the base of the dwellings
One of the most intact walls
Along the base of the dwellings
Inside view of the wall
Another view
Room with a view
Looking toward the main dwellings
Along the return hike
Along the return hike
Along the return hike
Century Plants along the return hike
Largest of the blooming Century Plants
Colorful base
Along the return hike
Along the return hike
Aztec Peak
Sierra Ancha Wilderness
Sierra Ancha Wilderness
View from above the cliff dwellings
Another view from above the cliff dwellings
Another view from above the cliff dwellings
Looking down the ravine on the cliff dwellings
Another view from above the cliff dwellings
Another view from above the cliff dwellings
Another view from above the cliff dwellings
Sierra Ancha Wilderness
Sierra Ancha Wilderness
Sierra Ancha Wilderness
 

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