Petraglyphs - AZ hike

[Twitch]

Went to AZ for the week to visit the in-laws. Got out on did some hiking, went to some petraglyphs that were on a map, then just hiked around the desert for a while and found two small camp / village sites that I assume are Hohokam. Some pic's of the rock art. Oddly enough I think they're mostly desert big horn and there are very few deer. Found near the best water source for many miles in any direction. Enjoy.

Joe

 

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[Terry Soloman]

Great shots! Makes me homesick, as I was raised in Arizona.

 

[natchitoches]

hi terry,not much been going on in the ldm forum lately
nice rock there

 

[RGINN]

Cool Twitch, I always like the petroglyphs. If that's a water source you could look around and there should be some petroglyphs that were directional markers. Might be one there in the pic with the squiggle line and circle with 2 dots.

 

[Twitch]

I found a lot of nice rock art when I lived in New Mexico. Not so much out east. Also cool finds. These glyphs were right on a natural water holding spot in the superstition mountains. I really enjoy hiking in the desert. Took the kids, they had a blast. It's hard to beat.

 

[Terry Soloman]

Cool Twitch, I always like the petroglyphs. If that's a water source you could look around and there should be some petroglyphs that were directional markers. Might be one there in the pic with the squiggle line and circle with 2 dots.

That is a "Snake" sign.

 

[Tnmountains]

Did you all see the article where vandals were taking concrete saws and cutting these off the rocks. It was like a week ago. Hope they catch the *******s.


California: Thieves Steal Four Ancient Indian Rock Carvings in 'Worst Vandalism Ever' - IBTimes UK

 

[g-olden years]

Thanks, Twitch & Terry, for posting such clear pics of petroglyphs and the happy boy too. I enjoyed seeing some petroglyphs close up when living in Arizona. Like TnMountains, I read this week about the foul vandals here in California hacking out slabs of petroglyphs and wrecking some of those they left behind-- undoubtedly they'll sell the stolen slabs on whatever black market they're part of --people who'll do anything for money will never stop until caught, sickening behavior. As is the behavior of the moneyed creeps who'll buy from them. Andi