When I went to Navajo National Monument, I was so excited to do the 5 mile roundtrip hike to the Anasazi / Ancestral puebloan Ruins of Betatakin but I had not done my research. The hike is a Ranger Guided Tour only that is not even offered all year round. I was so disappointed but at least there’s the 1 mile roundtrip Sandal hike to an overlook that lets you view the Betatakin Cliff Dwellings. I’ll go see the ruins one day, they look incredible. Don’t be fooled by the name though, the Navajo and their ancestors did not build these ruins, but in fact the Ancient Ones, the Anasazi / Ancestral Puebloans did as they fled the Civil War and unrest of the Chaco/Aztec and Mesa Verde World. For more information on that, check out the Ancient Ones series of my Podcast.