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| Hedgehog cactus blooming |
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| Most of the yellow flowers you see are Brittle Bush |
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| These are grinding holes made by the Hohokum |
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| First view of the water tanks and petroglyphs all over the rocks |
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| the Brittle Bush plant |
Friday, March 29, 2013
Apache Junction AZ, Hieroglyphics Trail
Mike and I did this trail yesterday morning before the heat set in as it is already getting into the high 80s here in Apache Junction. What a beautiful area made even more so by the spring flowers everywhere! The trail leads to petroglyphs, not hieroglyphics, in a little stone canyon where there are large tanks, or water holes, and flowing water. Evidence that the Hohokum people hung around here for a while:
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