Friday and it doesn't even really matter that much that it is. Another week of school online complete. It was our second full week complete and it didn't look like things were changing any time soon. So, it was another day with no baseball season to watch, an NCAA tournament cancelled, but a lot of free time to explore the area around us. So off we went to find some petroglyphs. We had been branching out to hikes that we had never done before and there were many choices. Today, it was off to Tempi'po'op to view some petroglyphs.
We used our Google Maps and got us to the trailhead. It was a tight parking lot with a lot of cars. I was a bit worried about leaving the car with a few of the characters around the trailhead, but in the end it ended up okay. We headed up the trail. The first part was unremarkable. Just open desert with views of the area. As we approached the top of the ridge, though, you could see the desert varnish and you knew it was going to be good. There were so many petroglyphs! Bighorn sheep, spirals, men, footprints, etc... This was an amazing site and it seemed like once again we had a lot of it to ourselves.
This was a great spot overlooking the Santa Clara River. You could see why this spot was here. Farm down below, look for game and invaders up above. What do you do while you are up there? Carve intricate designs into the rock. And they were everywhere and all we had to do was wander around to find them. Nooks and crannies, on wide open exposed rock, everywhere. Jacqueline, Conrad, Zyla and I all had time to admire them and enjoy the works of art left behind. We took a lot of pictures before we continued the hike.
It went out to a ridge and we went around the loop. The loop was nothing too exciting as the petroglyphs made the day. The hike itself was only a little over 3 miles, but worth our time to see some amazing sites. Everyone seemed to enjoy themselves and it was definitely something worth seeing with the whole family.
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