Towel Creek
The Verde Hohokam (aka Southern Sinagua) built this cliff dwelling sometime between A.D. 1125 and 1300 along Towel Creek, a tributary of the Verde River.
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Members of the Southern Arizona Hiking Club take a breather in front of the site's best-preserved room. Note the little hole in the upper left that served as a prehistoric "chimney." |
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Behind this ancient wall is a large room covered with piles of dried guano (bat droppings) that crunch under one's feet like black snow. More than 900 bats, which inhabit the ruin seasonally, have been counted at this site. |
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