Turkey Pen Ruin

The Puebloans lived at this site between 1,000 - 2,000 A.D. It was a beautiful amphitheatre style shelf with many small crumbling rooms.

Animals were often featured on the walls. I really like this deer or antelope with a spear in its back.

I accidentally sat on a prickley pear while climbing up to the ruin. I had to take off my shorts to pry out all the tiny needles.

Another favorite landmark, the Thumb, told me when to find the next Canyon with a spring. Sometimes, I had to hike 5 miles between water sources.