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Leaders: Sherry Eisler and Laura LePere Site Description: This trip starts with a visit to Los Morteros, a Hohokam village and the center of an extended community of related settlements along the Santa Cruz River. This easy access site has a wide range of archaeological features, including petroglyphs and an impressive number of bedrock mortars that inspired the site’s name. Participants will then visit sites in the nearby Picture Rocks Wash. The largest and first on the itinerary has over 200 petroglyphs, including zoomorphs, anthropomorphs, abstract motifs, and a solar marker for the summer solstice and the equinoxes. Participants may then choose to continue with the guide about a mile farther up the wash to two smaller petroglyph sites in Saguaro National Park. These feature a well-defined “turkey” and a partially pecked and partially painted quail-like image. Participants should bring water and a packed lunch for the afternoon hike. References: Dart 2020 Difficulty: Los Morteros: Flat 0.25 mile walk via an ADA-accessible path. Picture Rocks Wash: 50 yards walking in sandy wash to the main site; additional two-mile loop with 115 ft of elevation gain to reach additional two sites. Vehicle Requirement: any Driving Time/Distance (One Way:) 0.5 hrs, 25 miles Max. Number of Participants: 20 Fee: No
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