During semester break of my senior year in college, January, 1967, some friends and I took a road trip around the southwest.  I remember Tuzigoot from that trip, and it hasn't changed in over 40 years!

Tuzigoot is a pre-pueblo native American settlement where they built stone houses that were entered from a hole in the ceiling.  Tuzigoot is up on a hill overlooking a fertile river valley.

The view up the hill to the ruins.

The bountiful Verde river valley :-)

Inside the one room we could enter that had a roof.  Try to ignore the modern stairs...

Skip and I believe the tops of the walls have been cemented to stop further deterioration.

Looking across the valley to a mine on the hillside about 5 miles away.  The town of Jerome is on that hillside, which is much steeper than it looks.

Speaking of Jerome, here it is.  Jerome is extremely steep.  It started out as a mining town, but is now a touristy place.  There are a lot of artist outlets here, and I guess a few people live here, too.

A building across the street, fairly well restored.

Another building, less well maintained.  Note the coffin on the upper porch.

A view into one shop.

Someone's back yard.  This gives some perspective on how steep things are.

The shop where we bought Karen & Judy's present

The sign for the cafe where we had a lunch salad.  This picture is taken through the front window, which had been decorated with cobwebs for Halloween.  The place was full of large spiders, too.