Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Petroglyph & Lost Goldmine Hikes

One of our hike excursions in the past couple of weeks was the Petroglyph Trail in the Superstition Mountains. A petroglyph is a rock carving made by ancient people. This trail takes you right up alongside some amazing petroglyphs carved by the Hohokam Indians around 1200 AD. It is amazing to think these carvings have been there over 800 years!
Maddie had lots of fun playing in the water trickling through the rocks. She is developing a beautiful Arizona tan from all this hiking! Brandon is the dad of the year and carries Maddie over miles of desert terrain on his back. What a rockstar dad!
Maddie & her dad also hiked the Lost Goldmine Trail a few days ago. They didn't find any gold, but they did find an abandoned mine.
There are ancient tales of lost gold in the Superstition Mountains. Brandon & Maddie are on the hunt - we'll let you know if we find any... or we may just disappear and move to a private island in Fiji with our treasure.

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