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The Mogollon people made the Pueblo style housing inside caves used by prehistoric peoples for thousands of years. The dwellings were built in 1270, they know the date because of the age of the timber used to build the roofs. They only stayed there 30 years and had migrated there from the original village due to a drought.
We drove over winding passes with blue skies when we arrived but when we woke up in the morning the passes were covered in snow so we had a slow beautiful drive out.
We drove to the other side of the park to the Catwalk Hike with walking bridges through the canyon where catwalks were when a mining company was using the canyon to create power for their steam engines.Read more