Why is it that with all of the technology available today that homes built do not last for a lifetime without crumbling to the ground, yet the ancient peoples built things that have lasted hundreds of years? The Montezuma Well and Castle is a national monument located near Camp Verde, Arizona. This is another place of serenity in Arizona. I didn’t want to leave. I felt really connected to the land and whomever else still occupied the place.
These are a few photos I took while visiting. To view more, go to my portfolio here.
Welcome
View of the well
Montezuma Well info
Architecture that has lasted hundreds of years
About the homes
I believe this is a Velvet Mesquite
Rain clouds approaching
Jim Morrison’s favorite guy
Stairway around the cliff
The grass really was greener.
Perfect place for a picnic.
Keeps cool in the summer.
Built to last.
Overhang “blackened by cooking and fires.”
View of well
Arizona Sycamore Tree – huge
Along the trail
A river runs through it.
Abandoned.
End of Trail.
Tagged: ancient, Architecture, Arizona, cliff houses, history, landscape, Montezuma Well and Castle, national monuments, photography, pueblos, Sinagua, travel, water
