Rogers Canyon

Some info from the web: The Roger’s Canyon cliff dwelling is located halfway between Phoenix and Globe, in the middle of the Superstition Wilderness. It was built by the Salado—a culture related to the Hohokam—who inhabited the Tonto Basin from about 1150 to 1450 AD. This particular site once contained about 65 rooms and storage areas, and probably housed as many as 100 people. Most of the site has been destroyed by a series of historical inhabitants, pot-hunters, archaeological research projects, and hikers. Nevertheless, this is still one of the best-preserved cliff dwellings in the area. The ruins are built into a series of small caves that are formed in volcanic tuff, which is rough, crumbly and razor sharp. After six hundred years, the original wooden lintel still supports the wall over the doorway into the open courtyard.