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No statistics today. Just photos. This first one is of our morning tour guide, Cory, who, unlike Maxwell Smart, doesn't rely on his shoe to phone home. Instead, he employs this mortar, formed from lava rock by natives who lived near Sedona AZ a few hundred years ago. Possibly there was a large gas bubble in the magma that gave the natives a good start in shaping this implement. |
Photos from Fay Canyon, near Sedona AZ
The following photos show the area in and around Fay Canyon, a hiking area near Sedona. The photos speak for themselves, so most are without captions.
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This tangle of fibers is actually some sort of plant. A young yucca, perhaps? |
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This is a small, blooming cactus. |
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This flower of a prickly pear cactus will soon produce a very tasty sweet fruit. |
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Yucca plants were vital. Their fibers in their leaves have high tensile strength, making them excellent for weaving ropes reliable enough to use for bridges The tips are very pokey. |
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My hiking companion, Mary Vesper |
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The sand along this trail is very, very fine. |
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