Mayan Maiden Jan 17

From Verde Valley School Road just west of Village of Oakcreek, hiking a loop of trails on the north side of the road
P1030001   MAYAN MAIDEN A slightly different loop P1030002 P1030003 P1030005
P1030006   Cloudy weather before a storm P1030007 tonemapped P1030008 tonemapped P1030009   There has been a lot of rain recently
P1030010 P1030011 P1030012 P1030013   A shagbark juniper, and not a dead one
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P1030018 P1030020 P1030021   Moss is growing everywhere P1030022 tonemapped
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P1030050 P1030051   Multicolored lichen on a rock P1030053 P1030054 tonemapped
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P1030059 P1030060 tonemapped   Looking over toward Cottonwood P1030062 P1030063   There is one ruin, just a wall remaining
P1030064 P1030065 tonemapped P1030066   A saddle overlooking VOC P1030067
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P1030074   Seepage from the rains P1030075 P1030076 tonemapped P1030077
P1030078   Pottery sherds, showing a variation that points to ancient trade in the region P1030079 P1030080   This small bowl is righgt next to the houses of VOC P1030082
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P1030095 P1030097 P1030099 P1030100   The final slope down
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P1030107   What is this s#!+? P1030108 P1030109 P1030110   Mayan Maiden
P1030111 P1030112 P1030114   The pioneer dam and carving P1030116
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