Baby Jesus Tr.

sirena · Post by **sirena** » Dec 02 2009 11:35 am

There are petroglyphs near the Baby Jesus Trail in the Catalinas, but I can't find any descriptions of where they are located. Anybody got some insight? PM me if you're not comfortable posting their whereabouts on the web. I have hiked most of this trail a couple of years ago, but don't remember anything that would point to where the petroglyphs are. Thanks!

Jeffshadows · Post by **Jeffshadows** » Dec 03 2009 8:06 am

I'll shoot you a PM when I get home this evening and back to my notes...

Jeffshadows · Post by **Jeffshadows** » Dec 03 2009 8:30 am

Oh, what the heck...I'll just post it. I doubt it's any kind of state secret since I found out from a guide book years ago:

They're about 2 miles in from where Golder Ranch road becomes a jeep trail east of Oracle road. Basically, you go our Golder Ranch Road from Oracle and cross the cattle guard. Park at the Catalina State Park fence line (Buy a day pass!!) Continue through the gate and up an old jeep road that heads to the north. This road will intersect Sutherland wash, drop into the wash at this point and follow it until the formal State Park boundary appears to your right. There should be a noticeable path here to follow over that fence and into another small wash. This wash takes to you most of them. There is a side path that is marked by a cairn that goes to a petroglyph that looks like a large nipple on a boulder, but the majority of them are further up the wash on the boulders along its edges. Look for a number of large, multi-arm saguaro and you'll find the center of the field in the rocks beneath. It's been almost fifteen years since I was in there but I remember the path being easy to follow and a lot of cairns marking the way. I think this is a popular hike with the retiree-crowd.

sirena · Post by **sirena** » Dec 03 2009 9:16 am

Thanks Jeff!

writelots · Post by **writelots** » Dec 03 2009 9:24 am

To Jeff:

Show off know it all. It is now my personal mission to find someplace you haven't hiked within 25 miles of downtown Tucson. I have a quest!

Jeffshadows · Post by **Jeffshadows** » Dec 03 2009 10:19 am

Those places exist...I'll get to 'em eventually!!

fricknaley · Post by **fricknaley** » Dec 03 2009 11:03 am

oh those places are out there...i like to take jeff out to 'em and make him sweat and swear.

Jeffshadows · Post by **Jeffshadows** » Dec 03 2009 6:48 pm

nickfraley wrote:oh those places are out there...i like to take jeff out to 'em and make him sweat and swear.

Who takes whom, now?!

fricknaley · Post by **fricknaley** » Dec 03 2009 6:59 pm

depends who's feeling more masochistic that day. :stretch:

Jeffshadows · Post by **Jeffshadows** » Dec 03 2009 8:24 pm

...That's for sure!

writelots · Post by **writelots** » Dec 04 2009 1:43 pm

You mean you aren't both unparalleled paragons of masochistic machismo all the time?

joebartels · Post by **joebartels** » Dec 04 2009 2:07 pm

I added 0-9 to the alpha index so Nick's 50 Year Baby Jesus Trail is accessible now.

fricknaley · Post by **fricknaley** » Dec 04 2009 2:10 pm

writelots wrote:You mean you aren't both unparalleled paragons of masochistic machismo all the time?

joe can you insert that king kong pounding on chest icon again for me...

Jeffshadows · Post by **Jeffshadows** » Dec 04 2009 4:25 pm

Ask my knees...

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