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Sonoran Desert

Arizona's Sonoran Desert

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Quail Point Petroglyphs

Quail Point Petroglyphs

I met up with a few friends to explore a lesser-visited petroglyph site in Arizona. We didn’t know what we would find. We discovered Quail Point has hundreds of petroglyphs and was certainly worth the trip. The petroglyphs here show influence from the Gila (Hohokam), Desert Western Archaic,

Indian Springs Petroglyphs

Indian Springs Petroglyphs

I did a little hike in the Eagletail Wilderness west of Phoenix on a cold winter morning. The Sonoran Desert of Arizona is full of tall saguaro cacti, and this is a fantastically scenic country. After crossing the open desert, I entered a canyon cut into some low-lying volcanic

Tyson Wash Petroglyphs

Tyson Wash Petroglyphs

We briefly stopped outside Quartzsite, Arizona, at the well-known Tyson Wash Petroglyphs. The fact that the site has seen heavy visitation for years and isn’t vandalized is kind of amazing. The lighting wasn’t very good when we were there, so my photos aren’t the best. We

Dripping Springs Petroglyphs

Dripping Springs Petroglyphs

In the Plumosa Mountains of western Arizona, a small seep drips out of a cave in a solid rock cliff. It is a small oasis for animals in the otherwise arid Sonoran desert; people noticed it, too. Stacked stone walls of an old cabin remain just below the spring. On