Palatki Ruins,Sedona, AZ February 5, 2007

Lee Seabolt, Explorer, examining the Palatki Ruins. Our friends Jan and John found this spot- call the Ranger first to tell them you are coming. We went out 89A then a turn, then a drive on a dirt road, and we ended up in a canyon, that has been farmed for thousands of years. The Sinagua Indians had built cliff dwellings (behind Lee) sometime between 650-1300 AD that used the natural caves in the red rocks. The Homesteader farmer in the 1840's dismantled the bricks and rebuilt an apple/produce storeroom further up the rocks, which kinda messed up the archeological protocols. But, standing in the rooms/ caves/overhangs you can really visualize what life must have been like then. The walls are covered with pictographs, and our guide could tell which ones were painted in what period. This was a truly amazing visit.