Through the Window of Wukoki Pueblo

by Debby Pueschel

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Through the Window of Wukoki Pueblo

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Debby Pueschel

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Just south of the park headquarters at Wupatki Pueblo, Arizona, a side road branches eastwards to the Wukoki ruins, perhaps the most distinctive in the park as the house is built on an isolated block of sandstone, visible for several miles across the flat surroundings. The structure is quite tall, centered on a square, three story tower with a series of intricately-constructed rooms at one side. The bricks have a deep red color, and the building merges seamlessly with the underlying Moenkopi rock. A short trail loops around the ruin and climbs to a vantage point on top. Past the Wukoki turn-off, the side road becomes unpaved and bumpy, crossing treeless, desert land for 5.5 miles without encountering anything of great interest until the monument boundary at the Little Colorado River, which at this point is wide, stony and usually dry.

Looking through one of the 'windows' in this magnificent ancient Pueblo in the Wupatki National Monument, one can only imagine the view that a person from the ancient Anasazi people would see each day. Absolutely spectacular, this is a beautiful view overlooking the desert.

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August 5th, 2020

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