Montezuma Well (Montezuma Castle National Monument)

A small treasure...

We were pleasantly surprised by Montezuma Well National Monument. It's rather small by NPS standards, and you won't need a lot of time here. But how surprising to find this rather deep well in the mi...

A small treasure...

We were pleasantly surprised by Montezuma Well National Monument. It's rather small by NPS standards, and you won't need a lot of time here. But how surprising to find this rather deep well in the mi...

Water galore !! 4/19/24

Beautiful view when they had so much water, the trail was actually closed beyond the exit point. You can walk down into or go down outside, the walls to witness the water exiting the well and entering...

Water galore !! 4/19/24

Beautiful view when they had so much water, the trail was actually closed beyond the exit point. You can walk down into or go down outside, the walls to witness the water exiting the well and entering...

See the Sinaguan irrigation techniques firsthand

This is a short stop, but a vital one of you want to see the brilliance of native irrigation. They understood the nature of this unusual sinkhole and used it to irrigate food that wouldn’t absorb the ...