montezuma well national monument
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montezuma well national monument印象
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short walk to incredible sight! well worth seeing, hike around the well has nature signs along the way-educational for young ones
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Much cooler temps at the higher elevation. Quiet easy hike around the area. Informative park rangers on site as well. See the well [large sink hole with fresh, moving water] and cliff dwellings plus a native built aqueducts.
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Very interesting monument. Be sure to get the info on the well and how it was formed. We had a volunteer stationed at the well that was very good for explaining.
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This was a nice stop on our way to Sedona and the Grand Canyon. History on some of the dwellings from the early residents of the area. An easy trail/walkway with some interesting factoids about the brush and trees in the area.
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This historical site is indeed worth a visit.It is lake located in an immense open cavern, that is actually fed by a continuously flowing underground spring that provided a water supply for the Sinagua Indians since about 1100.This historical site is well documented in the numerous information tablets surrounding the site, -along the convenient walkway.
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A must see when visiting the area. Montezuma Well is FREE! There is the well and several ruins and Cliff dwellings. Lots of stairs if you choose to walk to the bottom. You can just go for the view or also take one or all of several short walks. The trail is marked with names and uses of many of the native plants. Did I mention NO PARK ENTRY FEE? Nature overs and those interested in ancient civilizations will want to see this. And don't miss the giant, ancient sycamore trees down by the well's outlet.
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Awesome hike.be prepared to hike up the side of the well. Once you reach the top you can look down where the water is and can see the caves surrounding it. You can hike in or go around to beaver Creek where the Indians had a irrigation system.
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While visiting various sites in Northern Arizona, we decided to stop and check out the Montezuma Well National Park. It was interesting to read about the source of the water in the middle of the desert. There are ruins of Cliff dwellers in the well area. Definitely worth the cost of admission (we got in free). A must stop between other sites.
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The National Parks service does a nice job in displaying the significance of this natural water source to hundreds of generations of humans who have lived in the Verde Valley. The park is free and the 1/3 mile trail that winds from the parking lot to the crest of the well, to the outlet is lined with information about this natural water source, the native flora and fauna, and how the natives used these plants for food, medicine, clothing, or other necessities of life. The well produces 1.6 million gallons of water per day which bubbles up from underground springs as a result of water collected underground from mountains miles away. Even in drought years, this water source brought life giving water to the inhabitants. Where the water exits this caldera, native Indians built canals to bring the water to their fields which were up to 10 miles away. This fed the corn and cotton fields of Montezuma's Castle for hundreds of years. The park is a testament to the creativity of human beings and is worth the short visit just 11 miles north of Montezuma's Castle.
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I am ashamed to say I had lived here for some years before visiting Montezuma's Well - yes, maybe it was the name - however what I found was a hidden jewel in the Arizona high desert. If you're looking for spectacular cliff dwellings, Montezuma's Castle will sustain you, but if you want a more intimate glimpse into the lives of the prehistoric residents of this glorious state, you need to visit this unassuming place.The 'well' itself is a spring-fed sinkhole that maintains a steady temperature in the 70s (if I remember correctly), making it an attractive place to settle for the people who lived near it, who built and dwelt in small cliff dwellings on the precipices above the well. The walk to the well involves a short loop trail. There is also at least one pit dwelling you might view on the way in to the well proper, maybe more than one - I can't remember, as I was most interested in the cliff dwellings at the time!The important thing to remember is that sites like this - although unassuming - are more the norm than the oft-photographed sites like Chaco Canyon or the Cliff Palaces of Mesa Verde. Montezuma's Well gives you a picture of where 'every man' lived back in prehistoric times - minus the unique spring-fed well. And in my opinion, it's a more intimate experience with the ancient Hohokam and Sinaguan people than the more impressive-seeming Montezuma's Castle. Well worth the visit.