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Mongollon cliff dwellings, Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument, 201...

For thousands of years, groups of nomadic peoples used the caves of the Gila River as temporary shelter. In the late 1200s, people of the Mongollan culture decided that it would be a good place to call home. Th... More

Mongollon cliff dwellings, Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument, 201...

For thousands of years, groups of nomadic peoples used the caves of the Gila River as temporary shelter. In the late 1200s, people of the Mongollan culture decided that it would be a good place to call home. Th... More

Monument to President Madison erected at Montpelier, Virginia The appe...

Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, v. 5, no. 113 (1858 Jan. 30), p. 140.

[James Madison Monument, Montpelier, Virginia]

H114242 U.S. Copyright Office. Public domain photograph - historical image of Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Man rowing canoe inside flooded dwelling]

Title devised by cataloger. Not published. (DLC/PP-1933:0080). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "The Case of Jennie Brice" by Mary Roberts Rinehart, Everybody... More

Sinagua cliff dwelling, Montezuma Castle National Monument, 2014.

Over 600 years after their departure, the legacy of the Sinagua people continues to inspire the imaginations of this and future generations. This 45-50 room pueblo ruin was excavated in 1933, uncovering a wealt... More

Sinagua cliff dwelling, Montezuma Castle National Monument, 2015.

Over 600 years after their departure, the legacy of the Sinagua people continues to inspire the imaginations of this and future generations. This 45-50 room pueblo ruin was excavated in 1933, uncovering a wealt... More

Pithouse Dwelling Cover - National Parks Gallery

This ramada isn't shading picnickers. It's covering and protecting the pithouse excavated in the 1950s, and chosen to be on display for visitors, but also left open to the elements.

Pithouse Floor - National Parks Gallery

This Pithouse at Montezuma Well is only one of many that were excavated in the 1950s. This one was chosen for public display, and thus surrounded with a modern masonry wall and covered with a metal roof. Even... More

Tuzigoot National Monument - Desert Christmas Cactus

This picture of the Desert Christmas Cactus, Opuntia leptocaulis, was taken in September, but the red fruits stay on the stems for much of the winter.

Tuzigoot National Monument - Common Chicory- free images of flowers

Although this Common Chicory, Cichorium intybus, is surrounded by grasses you can still see the characteristic squre-tipped petals each with five teeth.

Lesser Goldfinch, National Parks Birds Images

Lesser Goldfinches are present year round, but gather in large, noisy flocks in the winter.

Tuzigoot National Monument - Trailing Four O'Clock

Trailing Four O'Clock, Allionia incarnata, can grow up to 10 ft. long. It blooms from March to October covering the hillside along the Tavasci Marsh Overlook Trail in small purple flowers.

Rock Wren, National Parks Birds Images

Male Rock Wrens have been known to have a repertoire of up to 100 different songs!

Tuzigoot National Monument - Crowded Rayweed- free images of flowers

Crowded Rayweed, Parthenium confertum, has typical desert adaptations such as hairy stems and leaves. Growing to 2ft it blooms from May to October and the sap contains rubber.

Great Horned Owl - National Parks Gallery

Great Horned Owls are the most commonly seen and heard owls at Montezuma Castle and Montezuma Well. Their diet consists primarily of small rodents which they locate by using their dish-shaped facial feathers to... More

Tuzigoot National Monument - Sunflower with Bee

Sunflowers grow wild along the marsh trail at Tuzigoot. This bee was one of many having a field day in the big bank of sunflowers on the southern edge of Tavasci Marsh.

Gambel's Quail, National Parks Birds Images

The colorful male Gambel's Quail uses his bright plumage and head tuft to attract the attention of females. His loud, nasally "ka-KAA-ka" can be heard in the parks year round.

National parks: Phainopepla - public domain image

Phainopeplas, a type of silky flycatcher, can be spotted in the picnic areas at both Montezuma Well and Montezuma Castle during the summer months. They can be easily identified by their striking white wing-stri... More

Tuzigoot National Monument - National parks: Sunflowers - public domai...

Sunflowers add a lot of color in the late summer months. They also provide pollen to many bees and cover to other insects like dragonflies.

Gambel's Quail, National Parks Birds Images

Gambel's Quail are commonly seen and heard at both Montezuma Castle and Montezuma Well. In the spring, family groups can be spotted scurrying together across the roadways, with the chicks spread out between bot... More

Baby Common Blackhawk - National Parks Gallery

This baby Common Blackhawk, still in its nest, was eagerly awaiting the return of its mother and some food.

White Throated Swift - National Parks Gallery

This White-throated Swift was found on the trail just after trying to fledge out of its nest which was located above. The bird, which was unharmed by its failed first attempt at flight, was placed on a sycamore... More

American Wigeons at Montezuma Well

Throughout the winter months, Montezuma Well offers a refuge to dozens of waterfowl.

Loggerhead Shrike, National Parks Birds Images

Loggerhead Shrikes can occasionally be seen hunting throughout the parks. Their habit of impaling their prey (grasshoppers, lizards, and even small mammals) on the spines of mesquite trees has earned them the n... More

Rock Wren, National Parks Birds Images

Rock Wrens are year-round residents of Montezuma Castle and Montezuma Well. Their plaintive "pi-TEW" calls can be heard easily from the rim of the Well, and they can often be seen hopping around the rocks near ... More

Tuzigoot National Monument - Puncture Vine- free images of flowers

Puncture Vine, Tribulus terrestris, is also known as Goat's head due to the fruits which are two-spined and resemble a goat's head with horns. Originally from the Mediterranean, then have now been naturalized i... More

Black-throated Sparrow - National Parks Gallery

Black-throated Sparrows are a common site in the spring and summer along the trails at Montezuma Well. Their numbers are declining across the western United States due to loss of habitat to human development.

Tuzigoot National Monument - National parks: Thistle - public domain i...

This bright purple thistle was found flowering near Tavasci Marsh. The constant water found in the marsh allows for plant life not found on the hill.

Milky Way at the Square Tower Group

The Milky Way arcs above the structures at Square Tower Group, Hovenweep National Monument, Colorado / Utah. Trails at Hovenweep are closed at sunset to protect these fragile archeological and natural features... More

Tourist Attraction - Montezuma Castle 2

The contrast of the two color of mortar colors is evident in this photograph. The red/darker morter on the bottom two thirds was applied by the NPS in the late 90's. The white/lighter morter on the top third wa... More

Smoke House at Montezuma Well - Public Domain image, National Parks Ga...

The Back Family who ran a ranch at Montezuma Well smoked the pork they raised. This Smokehouse still reminds us of the many stories found at the Well.

Montezuma Well - First Overlook

This view from the first overlook at Montezuma Well shows the steep sides around the limestone sinkhole. The water springs are at the cetner bottom, and feed water that has been traveling underground for 10,000 years!

Plant Life at Montezuma Well - Public Domain image, National Parks Gal...

Plants find amazing ways of surviving in the desert. At Montezuma Well the extra water makes life a bit easier, but this prickly pear still shows the amazing ability plants to find enough soil and water almost anywhere!

Pithouse Hearth, Montezuma Castle national monument

This hearth is found at the Pit House of Montezuma Well. Fires were located near doorways in this type of dwelling.

Large Pueblo Room at Montezuma Well

This masonry room is found on the southeastern side of Montezuma Well.

Cliff Dwelling, Montezuma Castle national monument

This cliff dwelling is seen from the first overlook at Montezuma Well. The door looks over the water, while the window seems to look along the cliff.

Back Cabin, Montezuma Castle national monument

The Back Family owned the Montezuma Well property in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. They ran a ranch, and also started tourism of the Well.

Upper cliff dwelling, Tonto National Monument, 2015.

Tonto National Monument protects two well-preserved cliff dwellings that were created by the Salado people around 1300 CE and remained occupied until the basin was abandoned sometime between 1400-1450 CE. The w... More

Trail to the dwellings, Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument, 2015.

The Mongollon, who lived here over 700 years ago, traveled a rugged path to their dwellings while carrying water, wood, carcasses and all of the burdens needed for everyday life. Today, the path visitors must c... More

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Betatakin cliff dwellings, Navajo National Monument, 2016.

Betatakin' means 'house built on a ledge' in Navajo. These dwellings were built in an enormous alcove 452 feet high and 370 feet wide sometime between 1267-1286 CE. At the time of abandonment, Betatakin support... More

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Nalakihu pueblo, Wupatki National Monument, 2016.

Less than 800 years ago, the new agricultural community was spreading and small scattered homes were replaced by a few large pueblos, each surrounded by many smaller pueblos and pithouses. This is when Wupatki,... More

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Wupatki pueblo, Wupatki National Monument, 2016.

Wupatki pueblo rises four stories above the landscape and contains over one hundred rooms. Less than 800 years ago it was the tallest, largest and perhaps richest pueblo around! This pueblo was home to 85-100 p... More

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