Big Boulders @ Camelback ! This Mountain is a true monster... we are so sore!
Wohooo, we did it (well I almost did!) It took us about 3 hours to complete, the mountain is amazingly beautiful but very challenging, it is considered "difficult"! I got sick in the middle of the way so I told my team to keep going and I met them on their way back. It is very important to know your limits! Our kids all got to the end! However if you want to take your kids to a trail like this make sure they are strong enough and always, ALWAYS bring lots of water! This mountain is no joke!
Amazing waterfall at the Hieroglyphics Trail in Apache Junction
About the Hierogliphics Trail:
"It rises 1.45 miles through a bajada into the mouth of Hieroglyphics Canyon, these petroglyphs were created by the Hohokam People, a civilization that thrived in central and southern Arizona from 500 - 1450 AD.
The Hohokam were master canal builders, which enabled them to exploit water from the Gila, Salt and Verde river basins for centuries. These canal networks are considered the largest gravity-fed irrigation systems built in the prehistoric New World and were dug largely by hand with rudimentary tools, an effort on par with the engineering feat.
The Hohokam disappeared from archeological records around 1500 AD, the cause of which is still being studied."
