Gila Cliff Dwellings, Pinos Altos

The Dwellings are located in the Gila Wilderness Area, the first such in the US We drove through the Gila National Forest to reach the Gila Cliff Dwellings IMG 1790 IMG 1355
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IMG 1797 IMG 1800 Archeologists have identified 46 rooms in the five caves, and believed they were occupied by 10 to 15 families IMG 1802
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pictographs IMG 1829 as we were leaving, we came upon this beginning of a forest fire! we tried to put it out, but couldn't We went to the nearest house and called the fire department
later, we stopped here for a drink IMG 1845 IMG 1846 IMG 1847
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