Big Rocks

(As always, click on a slideshow to see larger versions at PicasaWeb; also, sometimes the captions are out of sync with the images in the blog)

In the Gila Mountains. Visited the Gila Cliff Dwellings, so called, though the current theory leans to them being more of a sacred gathering place and/or community center.


Gila Hot Springs - my first bath since early February - hot springs in the moonlight - bliss


The Catwalk Recreation Area, in Whitewater Creek Canyon
Gold and silver were mined here; the original catwalk was giant pipes that brought water to the mining town; the workers used to have to go up the canyon crawling on top of them.