26 th day & a good drive

Woke up this morning with sun shinning in my eyes, had to be the day to go see the
old Indian dwellings.Did pretty good getting there only 1 wrong turn and 60 miles
out of our way, a narrow dirt road, creek crossing and a small private copper mine
we were back on the right trail. So we ended up above Roosevelt Dam on the Salt
River. It was about 1/2 mile hike up to the lower dwellings. These were established
around A.D. 1250 by the Tonto basin people and mysteriously abandoned them
around 1450 A.D. These caves were high above the Salt River so flooding shouldn't
have been a reason for leaving. I suppose the reason will never be known. In 1907
Theodore Roosevelt declared the dwellings a National Monument. Vandalism has
made it so you can't go inside but the view high above the river is remarkable.
Made our way back to Sun Lakes less the 60 mile detour. GOOD DAY!
Plan to go to the other Desert King's Antique car site tomorrow.

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