Hierosglyph Trail

We headed back to the Superstition Mountains and Wilderness Area and found an absolute gem.

Departing the Lost Mine Trailhead in Gold Canyon, the Hieroglyph Trail heads 3 miles up into the foothills of the Superstitions. The Tonto National Forest surrounds the Superstitions, but there is nary a deciduous tree in sight. However, the Saguaro and Palo Verde are thick and the view awesome.

We hiked up to where the waterfall would be after a storm. There was plenty of water in the pool at the top of the falls, and again the views were simply divine.

Where the waterfall should be, the hieroglyphs were also thick. From the setting, you can see why folk gathered here centuries ago and left this evidence. The images were fairly familiar, but even so, I can never see too many pieces of rock art.

In addition to the myriad hieroglyphs we discovered a number of ancient grinding bowls. We missed them on our way up, but luckily as we left the area of the waterfall we stumbled on many. Kona decided to see if he could find any ancient food stuffs in the bottom of the grinding bowls.

Kona managed to tackle his first hike of some stature. While 6 miles is only moderate, it was his first shot at anything near this length. He did manage to tackle the entirety of the trail, but there was much whining going on toward the end.

This is a very nice hike if you find yourself in the area.

Talk to you soon!