Yesterday I had another one of those amazing days I seem to be experiencing lately. It was Sunday, January 11th, the weather was supposed to be in the mid 40s and clear. My friends Hal, Ann and I had planned ahead for this trip and we left early in the morning.
I drove my car because I wanted to test out the mechanical work it had done last week and this drive was to take us up real high up in the mountains. I had no idea it was this high!
This is what it looks like from way up there! That way down there are rain clouds over the valley.
This above is an untouched photo and the colors were amazing!
We arrived at the visitor center and I had to walk over and get a picture of Geronimos marker.
Even though it was a beautiful day there was still snow down in the canyon floor leading up to the cliff dwellings. We saw a few people coming down and a lot of beautiful views on our way up.
I just can't describe the feeling I got when I first looked up and saw the dwellings hundreds of feet up on the cliffs. The Indians that built them must have been such resilient people to have been able to see what this could be for them.
Once I got up there and looked down it was scary to know that if you took a wrong step you could fall about five hundred feet! When I looked around and saw where they cooked...
Where they slept....
The construction....
The views they had out of the caves looked directly across to the mesas on top of the mountain where they did their farming. They didn't have any large animals like cows, horses, sheep or goats.
Once again I am so thankful for the incredible opportunities I encounter on this journey. Thankful for all of my friends making it possible and for health because without it I wouldn't be able to go anywhere.
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