Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument
New Mexico 2/20/00)

 The road to the Gila cliffs was 34 miles long over very steep terrain with many switchbacks up and down the mountains. It took about 1 1/2 hours to make the journey back into time where these stone structures were built in the late 1200s. The children participated in the Junior Ranger Program, took the pledge and received their badges.

This cave is the largest of those used by the ancient Anasazi as they occupied this area. Possibly as many as 70 people occupied these cliff dwellings for a generation. 

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