1This is what we're looking for on this first hike of the day.
2 This is a very easy trail, except for the first 30 feet which is very steep and sandy.
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4 Where did this come from?
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6 About a mile in, a side trail branches off and climbs to this initial view of the House on Fire Ruins.
7 BobF comes "bobing" up the trail. A fellow, not of our tribe, is just leaving.
8BobsPic-DSC When the sun comes out, it brings out the color and striations in the rock, making it look like fire eminating from the tops of the structures. Thus, House Rock Ruin.
9 A few petroglyphs nearby.
10 Not a petroglyph or a pictograph of a snake, but a white mineral or white substance in the rock.
11 Ed exploring one of the rooms in this ruin.
12 Bob and Ed enjoying the view,
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15 BobF either has a serious dandruff problem or that must be snow/sleet. It's the latter as the weather patterns change quickly here on this day. It moved out in short order.
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17 What the inside of the rooms look like.
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21 We look back across the canyon, before heading back the trail to the Lexas and on to our next site.
