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Start the Hike, Keet Seel bound
Keet Seel bound, Page 2
Keet Seel bound, Page 3
Finally Arrived, Page 4
At Keet Seel Ruin, Page 5
At Keet Seel Ruin, Page 6
At Keet Seel Ruin, Page 7
Camping, then the Hike Back, Page 8
Final words from your Guide
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Lets Take A Hike To An Anasazi Indian Ruin
At Keet Seel Ruin, Page 5

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The ranger guided tour is limited to 5 people, at a time, and last about an hour. This is to prevent damage to this fragile Cliff Dwelling.

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To get to the ruin , 40 feet above, you have to climb a ladder bolted to the cliff. One by one you climb to the top. A massive white pine log blocks the way. It's as if the Anasazi put it there when they left in the 1290s to tell people to stay out.




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Keet Seel ("Broken pieces of pottery" in Navajo) is a Kayenta Anasazi Cliff Dwelling.












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A 180 foot retaining wall runs the entire length of the alcove, supporting a walkway in the ruin. A walkway is rarely found in cliff dwellings.

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The walkway zigs and zags past kivas,-------











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Go on to the next page, and keep up with the tour. I'll wait in here for you.