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Horseshoe Dam Rd Side Track, AZ
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| Hiking | 5.00 Miles |
760 AEG |
| | Hiking | 5.00 Miles | 5 Hrs 24 Mns | | 0.93 mph |
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| no partners | | My Grandson and I went for a hike on the west side of Horseshoe Dam Road in the Tonto Nat. Forest northeast of Carefree. We followed an old forest road for a couple miles before succumbing to a desire by both of us to do some off-trail exploring. Our first stop was a ruin with about 20 rooms scattered along the ridge top, then we made a loop out of the return hike by going off-trail.
This off-trail excursion produced a couple of interesting finds. The first find was some gourds hanging on vines in a bush. The gourds were spherical and about the size of a softball. Who knew gourds could grow in the Sonoran Desert? Some research after returning home revealed that these are commonly known as Coyote Gourds. Our second find was a scatter of pottery sherds in a small area a half mile from the nearest ancient rock piles. The sherds were plain brown instead of the plain red often seen in this area.
Returning to the car later that afternoon, we both agreed it had been an enjoyable hike providing much to ponder about the ancients who had once lived here and the mystery gourds. |
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