Carrizo Canyon Echo

by Michael Scott

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Carrizo Canyon Echo

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Michael Scott

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Carrizo Canyon is truly an oasis in a vast arid land. Carrizo is the Spanish word for �Reed�, a plant that grows in water. The one-mile nature trail begins at the newly improved parking lot and picnic area. As you wind your way along the creek, it is easy to appreciate that this was a place that was dearly loved by its early inhabitants. Petroglyphs can be found in the canyon walls just off the main trail and it requires a bit of a scramble through boulders to get there. Plant and animal life is abundant here. A rope swing hanging from one of the tall cottonwood trees indicates that a lot of people must come here to swim. This is a short hike, but we plan on coming back to spend a whole day, relaxing, taking pictures, and swimming in the summer.

For me, Carrizo Canyon was a profoundly peaceful d�j� vu. My imagination raced with visions of Mothers and Grandmothers grinding corn and preparing cloth from animal hides that had been brought home by the hunters. Children jumped into the deep refreshing pools and played on the sand beach that lined Carrizo Creek. Jubilant, excited young voices and the sound splashing water echoed throughout the tiny paradise. Up high in the smoky canyon, the red light of the late afternoon sun filled the air as a man knelt, etching the figures of deer and antelope into the sandstone wall.

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March 13th, 2013

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