No, Palatki is not the name of a small town in Poland. All three words are the names of Sedona area "cultural Heritage Sites (AKA ruins) that we visited over the past two days. They were all occupied by the Sinagua culture in the 1100-1400 AD time frame The first two are stuck 8 and 12 miles respectively up a dead end dirt road. A few dicey spots for the low-hanging Funmobile, but mostly just wash boarded.
The first site (Palatki) we did yesterday afternoon after a few hours drive from the last campground.
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| Then to the red-dirt road |
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| A small site with only about 20 family unit rooms. |
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| A limited amount of rock art, but unique in how it was applied. |
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| Just a nice view from the road back to Sedona |
Already getting late by the time we finish the first site, so we start the 8 mile (45 minute) drive to the campground in Sedona. It's a commercial RV park, which we usually avoid like the plague. Unfortunately there are no alternatives in the area. It's much better than average, located near downtown and run like a boot camp. Lights out at 10 pm and they turn on the sprinklers at 11 pm just to make sure there are no party hounds.
Up this morning for a run back out the same road as yesterday, but 4 miles further and a lot bumpier. Destination Honanki, a larger community of about 70 rooms and significantly more rock art.
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| Surprisingly more realistic thn most of the rock art. |
The last stop of the day is Tuzigoot, back out the same road, (ugh) and further south about 30 miles. Unlike the cliff dwelling style of the first two sites, this site is a hill-top pueblo and much larger that the others.
Good night from Sedona
Brad and Val
Your map tracks from the last couple days are kind of artistic. If it was a painting, we could call it "The Dance of the Headless Chicken." But I'm really liking the rock art of the guy with the full moon. I think he's a werewolf!
ReplyDeleteAt least make it a headless turkey. That's the only domesticated bird they had.
DeleteLeave it to you to pick up on the full moon aspect. One guy at a site said it was the "circle of life", but I think he was just using the Davidson approach of explanation. "If you don't know an answer, just make one up. But always say it with conviction."