Walnut Canyon & the Sinagua tribe by danapommet
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This is Walnut Canyon, the home for part of the Sinagua Indian nation, from 1125 to 1250. It is 7.5 miles east of Flagstaff, AZ on I-40. There are 2,249 acres with the rim being 7,000 feet above sea level. They built their homes beneath the canyon’s limestone overhangs. There is no understanding why the Sinagua came to this canyon and their departure is downright mystifying. You can see some abandoned home sites about half way down and left of center. ZOOM will help. I could have cropped this in tighter but you need to understand how far down they had to go for water.
Some info from the National Park Service.
This photo was scanned from a photo taken in the spring of 1996.
Thanks for stopping by, taking a look and for all your previous comments.
Dana
Comments (17)
PD154
WOW! Zooming this is fabulous Dana!...Well done.
waldomac
Don't you just love draws like this where ancient peoples once roamed? Mystifying is correct. Over the years I've heard so many anthropologists present theories, accept them as virtually fact, and then revise and/or reverse them a decade or two later. And we're no closer to knowing definitively why these various people groups came to these areas, built some wonderful structures -- some of them in precarious and not really easily defensible places -- and then just abandoned their homes. It does spark the imagination, though, as does your photo. Thanks for sharing it.
DAVER2112
Wondeful image Dana! Thanks for the info. :)
durleybeachbum
Astonishing place to call home! thankyou for this fascinating series.
Str4wB34ry
Dana, another fascinating image, backed up with a story. Looks very very good for a scanned image.
jendellas
I just love these pics & the history. I find it fascinating to think people once lived there.
flavia49
Fantastic places and series!!!
THROBBE
Beautiful scene Dana and great info!
orig_buggy
This is fantastic ....wonder if people realize how easy they have it now?..
mgtcs
Great view my friend, nice shot!
lizzibell
great view...
timtripp
amazing!
moochagoo
I was a little bit scarred of heigh at the beginning of the path :)
ShadowsNTime
In researching my own native history I read some about this. I am always fascinated by the location of the homes and the hardships the people went thru just to be safe. This is awesome, thanks for sharing it Dana!
3x3
great shot my friend x
Katraz
Fantastic place , I must admit I cant think of why they would choose to live there, but I can understand why they moved on ,After half the people fell down the cliff some bright spark said what the %*#! are we doing here lets move somewhere safer. Great shot.
lucindawind
wow amazing view and shot !