Keet Seel Photoset • Lucyan • 2015-07-18 • HikeArizona.COM

Keet Seel, AZ

	2015-07-18
	38 by Lucyan

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Keet Seel

Northeast, AZ

Keet Seel

Northeast, AZ

Backpack	17.00 Miles	2,000 AEG

Backpack	17.00 Miles
	2,000 ft AEG		15 LBS Pack

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Keet Seel is one of the great backpacking trips to experience a beautiful sandstone canyon, a babbling desert creek, and very well preserved cliff dwellings.

We drove up after work on Friday and car camped at Navajo National Monument north of Tuba City.

On Saturday morning, after a ranger orientation, we hiked the moderate 8.5 miles to a camped site across from the ruins. The trail heads up pretty Betatakin Canyon with numerous creek crossings and some minor ups and downs.

After we set up camp, we met the ranger and enjoyed a guided tour of Keet Seel.
The site is pretty amazing and the Navajo ranger answered all of your questions about the ancient Anasazi inhabitants.

On Sunday, we got very early start and hiked the same way out.

We experienced mild warm weather, sun and light rain.

Wildflowers Observation Moderate

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