Speaking of National monuments, Great Bend of the Gila

[Alston_Neal]

Please take the time to read and enjoy the photo gallery.
http://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/wha ... gila-bend/

[outdoor_lover]

Pretty Amazing Rock Art around there....

[Alston_Neal]

No pumpkin let's sign this baby.

[big_load]

Whenever I make the drive to Yuma, I'm tempted to stop and explore. Painted Rock isn't an isolated site; that whole area is rife with signs of the past.

[azbackpackr]

@big_load
I did go over there last year. Campground was just awful. Ugly, no shade, no trees, too many rules. Couldn't figure out how to get to the lake to kayak. I guess it's off limits. I didn't see anything interesting since there was no way to find out where anything was. I probably won't go back over there. At least I think we are talking about the same place. I was excited to go camp there, but ended up driving all the way to Tucson instead.

[Alston_Neal]

I always like to say I've been someplace twice, the first and last time.

[writelots]

I find it fascinating that we have so much trouble preserving desert areas...there's still this idea that its a "wasteland". The more we can emphasize the breadth of human history in these regions, the more we can promote the idea that it is in fact a rich and vibrant environment. Heck yeah, I'll sign that pumpkin!

[Nighthiker]

I attended a presentation on this and I have spent a lot of time out their in the past on some of the proposed lands. Long overdue for monument status.

[PaleoRob]

I find it fascinating that we have so much trouble preserving desert areas...there's still this idea that its a "wasteland".

Well donchaknow that they'd be better served by being paved with solar panels to feed the cities where "real" Americans live. No one lives in the backwater deserts, right? :roll:

[Sredfield]

I nominate the Santa Ritas, Montana Mountain, Oak Flat and Ripsey Wash.