Gila Cliff Dwellings to reopen tomorrow

Marisa Demarco [ Wed Jun 13 2012 1:45 PM ]

Elizabeth W. Hughes

A 700-year-old residence in the Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument

A few weeks back, our New Mexico-traversing columnist Elizabeth W. Hughes found herself in love with the Gila. She wrote a great piece on its beauty and archaeological wonders, “Travelog: Gila’s monster fan.”

Then, tragically, lightning sparked flames in the Gila National Forest, and by the end of May, the resulting fire had grown to become the largest in our state’s history.

On Monday, more than a third of the fire was contained. The Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument, which Hughes explored during her visit, will reopen tomorrow. The air quality is good, according to the post at New Mexico Fire Information.

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- Nick Brown
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I've been there. [ Wed Jun 13 2012 2:39 PM ]

I went down the ladder into the kiva hole and found myself trapped for 20 minutes with a bunch of little kids getting a ranger lecture. I wanted to leave badly, but it seemed too rude at the time. Anyway, I thought it was interesting that the Gila cliff dwellers were an entirely different people from the Anasazi, whose ruins are scattered across Northern NM. And who, based on bone fragments and pottery scrapings, are thought to have enjoyed a nice batch of human stew.
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I too have heard of the ancient american cannibals [ Wed Jun 13 2012 7:25 PM ]

and it always makes me ponder who, among the people I know, would taste best (if I were an american cannibal.) Eating ones enemies just doesn't jibe with contemporary culture. It's plain to me that my enemies would taste yucky.

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