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Canals Again

July 4, 2023 – Having visited several of the canals north of the Salt River, I felt the need to see at least one to the south.  The maps showed a long bike path on the Consolidated Canal, so I picked that one to explore.  The day promised to be hot with temperatures forecasted to …

Pueblo Grande

Pueblo Grande

February 21, 2023 – The next day we turned our attention from searching for petroglyphs to visiting the ruins of a Hohokam village called Pueblo Grande.  (Pueblo Grande has since been renamed S’edav Va’aki.)  Pueblo Grande lies in the heart of Phoenix, next to Sky Harbor International Airport. Around 600 CE, the people of the …