This is "Montezuma's Well", a limestone sink fed by a permanent spring (1-1/2 million gallons a day) maybe 40 miles south of here on the north edge of the Verde Valley. Very mysterious. Yes, I do get out once in a while. I cannot find other kitefliers in this area; the nearest kite store is in Sedona. There are few open parks without trees or wires, so I'm still looking for a suitable field. Rocks are better than trees, so say I.Maya, where are you? I would like to order a Record Low CD.
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did you find anything out about the dwellings?
Yes, they are Sinagua, a blend of archaeological characteristics of the Anasazi people, further north, and the old Hohokam folks from the river basins in the Valley of the Sun, irrigators par excellence. Phoenix's water supply is carried in canals built directly over the ancient Hohokam ditches. Sinagua, about 1200-1300, Hohokam much earlier. The Montezuma Well people had built an irrigation canal leading from the outlet of the sink down to the terraces along the creek. This ditch, lined the the ancient stones, is still there, still flowing. It must have seemed like magic. Water in the desert, permanently flowing, always at 75 degrees.
whoa! great picture! I want to live in a cliff house!
but this does not resolve the issue of the cd...
which is GREAT!!!
nanny nanny nannneeeeey
hehe ;-)
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