Kit and Carol on the Road

Another "National" for our life list. The ruins are only 45 miles from Silver City but a 2 plus hour drive. Hwy 15 is a very windy road up(and down) through forest land. We got to the Visitor Center in time for a picnic lunch and then walked up to the cliff dwellings. The trail was only 1 mile round trip but with 606 steps. I actually made this trip with my bad knee and all. We've seen similar ruins before so it was the challenge of the hike. On the way back we took another route--longer but less curvy. Almost dinner time when we got back. Then the challenge of finding a place to eat in a town where most everything seems to be closed on Monday.

Carol Harma--from my iPad