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    Views of the Sonoran Desert landscape around the national monument.
    View of the trail to the Lower Ruin.
    Full view of the Upper Ruin.
    Metate and mano used for grinding corn, squash and pine nuts.
    Full view of the exterior of the Upper Ruin from the terminus of the trail.
    Intact walls built into the quartzite rock that is dominant in the Tonto Basin.
    Second story window with views toward an upper hallway.
    Exterior view of the Upper Ruin.
    The eastern rooms of the Upper Ruin. The second story room at right was believed to have been used for curing meats and goods as evidenced by fire scarring and the presence of reeds in the roofing.
    Second story of the middle rooms of the Upper Ruin.

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