Cliff Dwelling, Montezuma Castle National Monument by John Wright

John Wright

Cliff Dwelling, Montezuma Castle National Monument by

Cliff Dwelling, Montezuma Castle National Monument near Sedona AZ, off highway 17.

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  • RavenSoul
    RavenSoulover 3 years ago

    WOW!

  • Thanks Vonne. ;-)

    – John Wright

  • janpiller
    janpillerover 3 years ago

    I’m floored when I see stuff like this.. how did they live this wya???? How did they get up there? ladders?

  • Me too Jan. They had fires going in there too, it was a smoky place. Their lungs couldn’t have looked good. They used a pair of ladders which they pulled up after themselves every night. Very safe.

    – John Wright

  • janpiller
    janpillerover 3 years ago

    Are you allowed to climb up there? Presuming you know how to rock climb..? Or is it off limits to people now?

  • John Wright
    John Wrightover 3 years ago

    I believe it is off limits, at least to the general public. I think a person needs to be part of a special team to get up there.

  • LeslieBattjes
    LeslieBattjesover 3 years ago

    amazing….always wanted to see these…thanks for sharing.

  • Thank you Leslie.

    – John Wright

  • Dara Hurt
    Dara Hurtover 3 years ago

    Excellent shot John!! Mesa Verde in Colorado has similar dwellings..just amazing!!

  • Thank you Dar. In some ways, Mesa Verde is even more amazing since they were so high up, where this is near the valley floor. I think a fall would still be fatal but it seems less scary.

    – John Wright

  • DawsonImages
    DawsonImagesover 3 years ago

    Nice take on this monument, not an easy place to shoot

  • Thanks. Much of the light on the dwellings was indirect when I went, that helped.

    – John Wright

  • Gary L   Suddath
    Gary L Suddathover 3 years ago

    great shot of this ancient place

  • Thank you Gary.

    – John Wright

  • Chet  King
    Chet Kingalmost 3 years ago

    Stopped here with the kids in the middle 90s. Shot color film. Tuscon, Tombstone, here, Sedona and the Grand Canyon. Also stopped at the old calvary fort on 17.

  • It is a really amazing area.

    – John Wright