This group of buildings was crafted into a cliff face over 1,000 years ago.
Visitors must climb over the cliff and through narrow tunnels, security features created by the builders.
High Security and Adventure
Security barriers include a 32 foot, entrance ladder made from pine trunks and a narrow squeeze through a 12 foot tunnel.
My photograph of Balcony House features ruins to rooms on a plaza. Also shown are edges of two kivas (circular ceremonial chambers) built into the plaza floor. I am standing in a plaza, next to the cliff.
Behind me (not visible) is the narrow security tunnel used by the ancient builds to control access. Today, visitors crawl through the narrow tunnel to exit the site. There are 40 rooms in Balcony House.
Michael Stephen Wills Photography 
Wow, Michael; that would have been wonderful to visit and photograph!
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We were there in 2008. If you are ever in the “Four Corners” of the USA, where the states of Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and Utah meet, do not miss it.
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