This picture is a little hard to understand,

but it's worth the effort. We're at the top and back of the cave; the black is the ceiling, that has been covered with the grease and soot from cooking. The floor is smooth here, whereas at the front (opening) of the cave it was layered with rock. I didn't touch the ceiling (because of threat of losing a hand), but it looked like you would be able to pick off the charred rock.)

Gila Cliff Dwellings

May 6th 2011
(Gila Cliff Dwellings) Our last sight-seeing adventure before we left Glenwood was a Saturday trip to the Gila (pronounced He la) Cliff Dwellings. We went with Jeff & Alyce, the camp managers. The dwellings are only 38 miles from camp if you can fly there, but if you have to drive it’s a distance of 150 miles~~remember that we’re in the mountains, and the roads can’t go the shortest dist ... read more

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