I saw the Gila cliff dwellings too.. small world! I will add BC to the top of my list. Maybe I can do that soon.Oh definitely. You can be a beginner at guitar without scaring the cat!
I saw the Gila Forest cliff dwellings but we didn't have the time for anything else when we were there. I would have really liked to see the canyon bridges. I think you would really like BC because the terrain is very diverse, from coastal rain forests to hills and mountains to lakes and deserts. I haven't seen much of Oregon and Washington but I really want to.