Dobbins Lookout view from South Mountain
all photos by Rosa Phoenix
Here are some views from South Mountain Park in Phoenix, Arizona.
South Mountain is a nice place to hike, bike, drive, or ride a horse.
Here you can see the desert landscape and views of the city of Phoenix.
Here you can see the desert landscape and views of the city of Phoenix.
Recently I hiked the Holbert Trail, which features many ancient petroglyphs, made by the Hohokam people.
rock art
The Hohokam people settled and farmed this area in ancient times.
According to local oral tradition, the Hohokam may be the ancestors of the historic Akimel O'odham and Tohono O'odham peoples in Southern Arizona. (Wikipedia)
The city of Phoenix was named to acknowledge these original settlers, because a new civilization rises from the ruins of the ancient civilization.
rock art
Is that a whale or fish on the rock below the spiraling snake?
To me it looks like a whale.
Where would these desert dwelling people have seen such a creature?
Maybe someone had traveled from the California coast.
To me it looks like a whale.
Where would these desert dwelling people have seen such a creature?
Maybe someone had traveled from the California coast.
This desert was once an ancient sea . . . how things change!
another human figure
or maybe a bird?
the four directions
the cross
the Saguaro cactus,
native to the Sonoran desert
All photos were taken on my iPhone using the Camera+ app.
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These are some cool pictures
ReplyDeletei absolutely love these!
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