Tag: Pinal County

Hieroglyphic Trail, No. 1.

All of the photos in this set were taken on the Hieroglyphic Trail in the Superstition Wilderness Area of Tonto National Forest, Pinal County, Arizona.

And no, there are no hieroglyphs along the trail, but there are many petroglyphs, pecked and scratched into the rocks by the Hohokam people who lived in central Arizona between 450 BC and 1450 AD. The petroglyphs are concentrated at trail’s end, on boulders adjacent to a series of stair-stepped ephemeral pools. 

Please click the photo for an enlarged view. 

Hieroglyphic Trail, No. 1.

All of the photos in this set were taken on the Hieroglyphic Trail in the Superstition Wilderness Area of Tonto National Forest, Pinal County, Arizona.

And no, there are no hieroglyphs along the trail, but there are many petroglyphs, pecked and scratched into the rocks by the Hohokam people who lived in central Arizona between 450 BC and 1450 AD. The petroglyphs are concentrated at trail’s end, on boulders adjacent to a series of stair-stepped ephemeral pools. 

Please click the photo for an enlarged view. 

Black-tailed gnatcatcher (Polioptila melanura

♀), at Lost Dutchman State Park, Pinal County, Arizona. The males of this species have glossy black caps, but this little bird’s companion refused to fly within camera range.