Southeast of Flagstaff Arizona (click to enlarge and spot the cliff dwellings hidden in the rock face),
on a plateau,
is a six hundred foot deep canyon,
carved by Walnut Creek, a stream that flows east into The Grand Canyon.
Walnut canyon has been occupied by people for thousands of years.
The first permanent residents,
who occupied the region from CE 600- 1400,
left approximately 800 remaining structures.
We visited here as part of an exploration of lesser visited, and even unpublicized cultural sites in the American Southwest. In the next few posts I will show you some of what we have found. But our explorations are still ongoing. It becomes quite addictive finding sites that aren’t widely known. We even found some at The Holler.
For more about Walnut Canyon see:
https://www.nps.gov/waca/learn/historyculture/people.htm
cindyknoke.com 
Interesting Cindy, looking out for the upcoming posts… 🙂
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Thank you. I am glad you are დ
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That’s just wonderful! It’s amazing how resourceful humans can be, without destroying the earth. Super photos Cindy
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Thank you very much Helene. We could learn quite a lot from them couldn’t we დ
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Spectacular, Cindy. You captured the immensity of this location.
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I hope I did. It is immense and the people built dwellings that blend so intelligently and beautifully into the natural environment. We could learn a lot from them if we were so inclined დ
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What an amazing place. All that stone work.
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Yes. The stone work seemed to blend so organically with the environment. Beautiful დ
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Thank you for the wonderful photos of these ancient dwellings!
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You are most welcome Sharon. Take good care დ
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We were there a few years ago, we loved it and we were amazed by it all.
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So glad you had this experience! It is an amazement დ
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At last! A place you have been that I have actually visited! Although I don’t recall seeing you there! I saw my first hummingbird while visiting Walnut Canyon and I was beside myself with excitement!
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I saw a Golden Eagle flying over the canyon as we left. The Hopi believe these are spiritual visitors. I understand your excitement and I am happy you have experienced this magical place დ
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This was fascinating. Thank you for showing us less known sites and the beauty –both natural and man made there.
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Thank you more for seeing and appreciating the beauty Kathy & take good care my friend დ
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Amazing Cindy!
I hope you’re wearing your pith helmet! ❦
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Good point. Although I’m more afraid of falling than something falling on me! დ
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Really wonderful, Cindy!
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Merci beaucoup mon Ami Amy დ
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😍
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Amazing sites and photos!! Thank you for sharing them!!!
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You are most welcome Katie. Happy you enjoyed them დ
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Wow. These are remarkable structures, Cindy. Looking forward to more.
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Thanks much Cynthia. I do have more ready to post, so much appreciate your interest დ
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This is so cool! Thank you for sharing!
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So very pleased you enjoyed Helen & cheers to you დ
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Absolutely magnificent. Nature at its best. ❤
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Thanks much my friend. It was incredible დ
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The many faces of nature!
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Yes! Nature has the most beautiful faces in the world დ
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Diversity is astonishing. A face comprises eyes, mouth, nose,lips, but we are different. 🙂
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Very true. Difference lies in commonality which is a good thing. It is the font of creativity.
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These are awesome🙂I think the best and most interesting places are the ones least visited. Makes them far more mysterious and exciting!
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Agreed. It is also is so much better to visit on your own, than in large crowds დ
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Very nice!
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Thank you Rajiv დ
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