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| Randy found a quartzite core - raw material used to make tools. |
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| Homolovi I site |
After breaking fasts and breaking camp, we drove to the south end of the park to visit Homolovi I, a small archaeological site which was an excavated pueblo. The walk was supposed to be easy, but it was surprisingly hilly and very rocky. We were along the edge of the Little Colorado River. The river was fenced off, but there were warning signs of quicksand!
The second stop was the Tso' Loop Trail. Bryn went on this and took photos of petroglyphs, lizards, and plants. We had talked to the archaeologist at Homolovi I, and he said that the petroglyphs were old, dating to 500 CE.
The third stop was Homolovi II, a larger pueblo ruin. There were views of the San Francisco Peaks to the west and the Hopi Mesas to the north.
We left Homolovi and drove to Flagstaff, going from the desert to the pines. There we visited Bookman's, a favorite used bookstore.
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| Ancient petroglyphs along the Tsu'Vo trail. |
We continued driving west and returned to a desert landscape, and then a riverscape. We ended up in Laughlin for the night, along the banks of the Colorado River.
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| Homolovi II site |
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| San Francisco Peaks near Flagstaff |
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| Colorado River Sunset, Laughlin, NV |
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