Mark's Scenic Arizona

Cottonwood Canyon Petroglyphs = November 27, 2010

We originally planned on a drive and hike to the Coke Ovens

But we were on foot early so we stuck near the petroglyphs

Old ramshackle house
Another view of the house
Side view of house
Some rock crawling action
This one was stuck and had mechanical issue
'Entering a Sacred Place' informational plaque
Another Petorglyph informational plaque
Petroglyph etiquette
Petroglyph: Many stick figures
Petroglyph with a vareity of figures
Petroglyph with animal figures
Petroglyph on a horizontal surface
Variety of animal petroglyphs
Another petroglyph variety
Seems an appropriate place for this petroglyph
Petroglyph of antlered animal
Petroglyph of a large hunt
Petroglyph of a wide variety of subjects
Again some faint petroglyphs
Mmmm, I didn't know Target was that old
Palo Verde/Sagauro in a symbiotic relationship
One of the many mining claims
The Superstitions including Weaver's Needle
Gravesite and/or memorial
Memorial to
Earl W (can't remember last name) memorial
In Memory of Butch 1936-2003
No markings other than wood cross
Don
Looks like they finally nailed Bob down
Geochache found near the memorials
Coolest item in the cache, a chrome kokopelli
Barrel cactus in full bloom
One of the smoothest areas of the road
Anthoer mining claim in the center
Cool rock formations
Almost like petrified wood
Rocsk almost looked like corduroy
Healthy group of Saguaro's
Barrle cactus growing out of the rock
The barrel and a couple friends
Plenty of rocks caught in this old sediment
Snake petroglyphs?
Antlered deer petroglyph
More faint petroglyphs
Faint petroglyphs
Petroglyphs and some natural features in rock
More petroglyphs
Large variety of petroglyphs again
Petroglyph high on the rocks
Petroglyphs fading over time
Petroglyphs mixed in the curleque rocks
Another antlered petroglyph
Hard to separate petroglyphs from natural features
Big horn sheep in the petroglyph?
Coyote petroglyph?
Animal petroglyph
That's one fat barrel cactus
Saguaro party?
Dromedary Mountain

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