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Roadside Ruin

Restored Mule Canyon ruins, 20 miles southwest of Blanding between MM 101-102 on U95

Roadside Ruin

Restored Kiva in the Mule Canyon ruins beside U95 between mile markers 101 and 102

Entering Mule Canyon

Entering Lower Mule Canyon trail from Comb Wash, just under a mile south of U95

Lower side canyon ruin

Ruin on the east wall of the first side canyon west of Comb Ridge in Lower Mule Canyon

Lower side canyon ruin

Ruin on the east wall of the side canyon, the largest of the four ruins in the side canyon

Lower side canyon ruin

The main structure of this ruin on the west wall disappears behind the ledge as we get closer to it

Side Canyon

View from Lower Mule Canyon into the 2nd side canyon, no trail into the side canyon is found

Fifth Ruin in Lower Canyon

This site in Lower Canyon has a double alcove with some wall sections still standing in both alcoves

Lookout Tower

View from Towers trail at a lookout tower at the head of the deep section of Lower Mule Canyon

Lower Canyon photo

Looking down steep cliffs into the head of the deep section of Lower Canyon from Towers trail

Tower Ruin

One of seven towers along the Towers trail on the rim of Lower Mule Canyon

South Fork Trailhead

Trail into Mule Canyon South Fork

House on Fire Ruin

The House on Fire ruin is 1.5 miles up South Fork trail

House on Fire Ruin

A more complete view of the House on Fire ruin in Mule Canyon South Fork

Two alcoves

A third site along the trail is in two adjacent alcoves, with multiple rooms, good walls, and a row of steps

close-up of 2 alcoves

A close-up view of the alcoves in the previous photo, this site is 3 miles from the trailhead

Cliff-side ruins

Cliff-side ruins - how did they do this? The main part of this site is 20 ft above on a narrow ledge

Wooden Door ruin

Wooden Door ruin high on the canyon wall - the door has survived for hundreds of years?

Granary under the ledge

Amazing geology! A granary under overhanging sandstone high on the South Fork canyon wall

Skyline Ruin

Skyline ruins high on the South Fork canyon wall under an overhanging ledge