Living Delta to Rim

Living Delta to Rim. . From the North Rim, the Colorado river and the Unkar Delta below seem distant, yet ancestral Puebloan farmers 1,00 to 800 years ago made the journey from river to rim on a routine basis, spending summers on the rim and most of the remainder of the year within the canyon. For nearly five generations (about 100 years) farmers moved between the Unkar Delta and Walhalla Glades, their summer home (across the road behind you). They successfully planted crops along the rive, near water sources in side canyons, and on the North Rim. Corn, beans, and squash were their principle crops, but they also supplemented their diet with wild game, leafy plants, roots, nuts, and berries. The stone foundations of their dwellings, along with the artifacts left behind, tell stories of vibrant communities living in the harsh canyon environment., [Caption]: Archaeologists can still piece together the stories of Unkar Delta's ancient farming communities, even though floods have washed much of the evidence away., [Caption]: Camp Walhalla Glades. If you have been to summer camp you probably traveled there by car or bus. Ancestral Puebloan children walked and climbed miles to their summer camp (across the road behind you), called Walhalla Glades. Find their winter home in the view and see if you can plot a route the children might have followed to camp.