We had signed on to an all day jeep
ride in the Canyon with a Navajo guide. We had an excellent guide, Leone of Canyon de Chelly Tours. We explored most
of Canyon del Muerto with our turn around point being the base of Mummy Cave. We saw a number of ruins including
Antelope House, Mummy Cave, junction Ruins. There were also a number of
pictographs and petroglyphs to be seen. Leone was also very receptive to
requests to stop to get photographs.
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| CAVE WITH PICTOGRAPHS |
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| PICTOGRAPH |
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| MAN OF ROCK |
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| WIND AND WATER EROSION |
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| FIRST RUIN |
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| FIRST RUIN IN WALL |
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| JUNCTION RUIN |
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| ANTELOPE HOUSE |
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| ANTELOPE HOUSE AND ROCK FACE |
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| DESERT VARNISH AND FOLIAGE |
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| MUMMY CAVE (big picture) |
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| MUMMY CAVE DETAIL 1 |
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| MUMMY CAVE DETAIL 2 |
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| A MONOLITH |
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| LEDGE RUIN |
After the tour, George and I went to
the White House Ruin Overlook and hiked down to that ruin which is right on the
canyon floor. It is the only place within the Canyon that you can walk to
without a Navajo guide. We thoruoughly enjoyed the experience. The hike was
2.5 miles in length and the elevation change was +/_ 800 feet.
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| WHITE HOUSE RUIN FROM CANYON FLOOR |
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| WHITE HOUSE RUIN DETAIL |
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| RIDGES AND SWIRLS |
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| ROCK SWIRLS |
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| TSEGI OVERLOOK VIEW |
Lots of interesting history to absorb here and an old way of life
still continues.
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