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Last time I was there I had to wait for someone to leave. The temps were brisk and the ground still frozen. Muesli did his business before hiking saving me from carrying a bag the entire way. 
Was able to get up to the first ruin which was pretty cool. The scenery of course was spectacular. I'm not a big fan of the whole going behind the resort and sounds of the city for the first part of the hike, but I like how they melt away with each step farther on the trail until it is completely silent except for occasional helicopters which buzzed through the canyon. Counted 4. Probably not a bad retirement gig getting paid to fly through the canyons of Sedona. 
as it appeared it would be difficult to traverse without touching a wall. On the way down realized you could carefully traverse below the ledge using handholds below the wall which is probably how smart people get up to the dwelling. It has a major wall which is cracked in two places and has actually separated in a third place allowing entry there is another wall and then a room behind that space. There are outlying partial walls and another alcove below that is low and goes back about 20 feet and opens up although the ceiling is quite low. All in all a pretty fun day of hiking and playing in the snow. 
