Site 77 |
Here is a picture of our truck this morning at about 8:00. It got into the low 30's last night. With our fireplace going we kept toasty!
Frost on the truck |
Coolidge |
Coolidge has a population of about 12, 000 people yet it has a SuperWalmart, a Sonic Burger, a Safeway and other stores. The ruins can be seen from the Walmart parking lot.
They consider this a Prehistoric Ruins, because although the buildings were built about the year 400, and in Europe tools were being used from copper and brass, the Hohokam Indian tribe built this using sticks and by hand. They also had no written language so the engineering is amazing.
Saguaro Cactus |
The current covering you see was built in 1932 to protect the ruins from further erosion. As you can see there is also a lot of Saguaro Cactus around here.
Every hour they provide a guided tour to give you information about the area. Also in the visitor center they had a movie with the history of the 'Great House', as well as the Hohokam Indians. The Hohokam's no longer exist, but they believe the O'odham may be decedents of the Hohokam.
Almost as old as the Ruins! |
Patty was perusing this 'condo' property, but I convinced her that the 5th wheel was a better fit for us!
Patty's Condo |
I just like the way this picture came out with the prisms of the lens showing through in the picture!
Sun spots |
Purple cactus |
We ended up spending about three hours at the monument. We took a picnic lunch, ate sandwiches and then went back and looked some more and took more pictures. After that we headed back home to Casa Grande.
It was a wonderful day.
Thanks for reading and please leave any comments you may have!!
God Bless you,
Brian and Patty
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