Today was the move to Sedona. Along the way, the four stopped at Montezuma Castle National Monument. History Moment:
Montezuma Castle National Monument is a set of well-preserved dwellings located in Camp Verde, Arizona which were built and used by the Sinagua people, a pre-Columbian culture between approximately 1100 and 1425 AD/CE.
Questions we know that you want to ask?
- What happened to the people that lived here? No one knows but Debbie thinks that they got tired of climbing up and down the ladders.
- Why is it named Montezuma’s Castle? Wasn’t Montezuma from central Mexico? When European-Americans first observed the ruins in the 1860s, they named them for the famous Aztec emperor Montezuma in the mistaken belief that he had been connected to their construction. (Seems like they could have done a little more research before just slapping that name on it.)
- What is with the Common Era (CE) abbreviation? It is the same as AD but politically correct. (Debbie hopes that a lot of her tax dollars were not spent changing to from AD to CE.)
- What is BC? It has changed to BCE (Before Common Era). If you don’t understand question 3 and 4 then now is the time for you to go research this on the internet so you don’t stand in shock before a national park sign going “What the heck is 450CE?”
- Did you get to climb up those cliffs? No, too many people already did that before us.
- How high are the cliffs? About 6 stories high
Montezuma’s Castle 
Another view 
Storage units 
Art Shot 
Master bedroom 
Master Bath 
Bedroom 
Bathroom 
Reminds us of European stairs 
Family Room 
Can you get that tv any closer? 
Arroyo Roble