Elden Pueblo is an archaeological site just north of Flagstaff, AZ along U.S. highway 89. Like the cliff dwellings and other structures at Walnut Canyon, it was built by people of the Sinagua Culture. The place has a parking lot and a metal box containing a book in which visitors are asked to sign their names. A trail leads visitors from the parking lot to the remains of old buildings. Here's one with a tree growing on the inside.
The trail forms a loop, where visitors are directed to turn left. Here's another set of ruins, with some modern things in the background.
If you were a bad boy or girl, you might have had to sit in the corner. The small circle of stones might have been a fire pit, with air coming in through what looks like a hole at the bottom of the left wall.
I kept walking on the trail, which went around and passed more ruins.
Here are more remains of old rooms.
On my way back to the parking lot, which you can see in the background, I decided to take a picture of this last ruin.
To learn more about Elden Pueblo, go to U.S. Forest Service, Discover Flagstaff, Archaeology Southwest, Arizona Natural History Association and Archaeology's Interactive Dig.
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