So, we packed up a quick lunch, jumped in the car and drove north on the I-17 about 2 hours into the Coconino National Forest. The native Sinagua indians lived there till around 1400 AD and built some cave dwellings and drew water from a natural water sink (not the kind that's in your bathroom), like a well, but natural. It's not man-made. It's natural. Got it? Good! :) Anyway, the Spaniards came in, found the Sinagua ruins and, thinking they were some branch of indians from Mexico, they brilliantly started calling everything Montezuma. Seriously, it's Montezuma this and Montezuma that. So we visited Montezuma Castle (cave dwellings), Montezuma Well, which happened to be on Montezuma road, near the Montezuma gas station. The ironic thing is that no one and nothing here has any relation whatsoever to Montezuma. All the same, it's pretty cool out there.
You'd think this should happen on the way home. . .nope!
Montezuma Castle and Monicazuma and Lincolnzuma
At Montezuma Well. We didn't drink the water.
Since Lincoln never looks at the camera, Shawn copied him. What a fantastic idea!
Lincoln starting a fascinating game of "throw leaves off the bridge".
A successful excursion!
We've officially decided to do a family excursion at least once per month. Ye ha!
2 comments:
I am so jealous. I wish we could just go and do something other than our daily routines. It looks like you guys really had fun. Lincoln is lucky to have spontaneous parents like you.
You seriously have the cutest little kid. Good for you in getting out with the fam!
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