apache de gila

high altitude bucci

the Gila wilderness was the nations first designated Wilderness . It was home to remarkable ancient cultures and unique eco systems . The Gila cliff dwellings . The home of Geronimo . Ancient Calderas . Great hikes . Before the Cliff Dwellings were built in late 1200s,  the Mimbres & Mogollon lived here producing some of the greatest SW pottery

mimbres

I drove out from Silver City and camped in a great forest above a blown out ancient volcano . did a nice hike to Gila Cliff dwellings .

sandstone sentinel

great job on trail by NPS

view out

condo made of stona

the canyon in

major caldera