Montezuma Castle National Monument
View from the visitor center.
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As you want closer, you see how big it is (20 rooms on 5 levels) and how high it is above the valley floor.
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Entry was by ladders. When it was first opened to visitors, they could climb ladders up to enter it themselves.
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This cliff dwelling is remarkably well preserved.
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View as you want along the valley below.
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View as you want along the valley below.
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View as you want along the valley below. Note the moon in the sky.
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The limestone cliff is filled with caves.
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The limestone cliff is filled with caves.
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Another site in ruins on the valley floor.
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Another site in ruins on the valley floor.
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Another site in ruins on the valley floor.
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This shows the inaccessibility of the dwelling except by ladders.
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Look near the middle, for the rectangular "cave."
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It's a doorway surrounded by stones, another dwelling in a cave.
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Great gnarly old tree.
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Looking down the cliff, you can see the river.
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Having running water was the same requirement for Indian villages as was for settlers from Europe.
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How the castle was built. The next 6 slides will show the construction sequence.
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More on the construction.
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More on the construction.
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More on the construction.
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More on the construction.
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More on the construction.
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More on the construction.
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