When school starts, I have a weekend routine.
Friday night- stay home and do nothing
Saturday- explore AZ
Sunday- church, baking, and cleaning
It's pretty great.
This weekend, Hannah and I decided to check out Montezuma's Castle National Monument up near Camp Verde.
My favorite part of this was the diorama. After they took down the ladders and no longer allowed people in the ruins, someone built a diorama of what the inside looks like. You press a button for a narration that tells you what life was like for these people.
For some reason, this scene just cracked me up.
A blind man leading his wife around. Why did they need to include this?? There was also a little boy about to jump off a roof, and his mom throwing her hands up in consternation. I could not stop laughing.
Also part of this monument is Montezuma's Well.
Over a million gallons of water flow into this pool each day from an underground spring. You would not want to swim in this water... It is carbonated, has high levels of arsenic, and contains at least five endemic species (many of which are leeches). No fish. It is 124 feet deep.
West Clear Creek is also in the area, so we decided to check out a popular area called the Bull Pen. Hannah was not feeling well, and we weren't sure how long the hike was. So rather than hike the trail, we just found a spot near the parking area and parked our chairs in the creek.
It was a peaceful little spot, and Hannah napped and I read a book. We were perfectly content.
But then I got home and saw that a friend of mine had also been at the Bull Pen. And the spot he was at looked nothing like me and Hannah's spot! Much to my chagrin, he informed me it was only a ten minute hike. Ten minutes of walking and we could have been here!
Oh well. Maybe next time.
P.S. If you are looking for people to follow on Instagram, my friend az_canyon posts some pretty amazing pics.
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