Burning Down the House

Another set of significant sites within the Bears Ear National Monument is part of the Shash Jaa unit, and, more broadly, part of the Trail of the Ancients Scenic Byway..  Its Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings made it a must-see on my way to Natural Bridges National Monument, specifically the House On Fire Ruins–which appears aglow during late morning hours.  I planned my entire morning around catching this fire.  But it was difficult to find—then I met another gal who was also hunting it down with urgency! We then encountered a man how had been there several times. So we all hiked together and had a grand ol’ time.

Now watch it start to glow as the sun hit in just the right spot..