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Boulder Creek |
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This ancient "fortified hilltop" overlooking Boulder Creek, a tributary of the Aqua Fria River, is not too far north of Indian Mesa and Lake Pleasant. I did not include the pueblo near Boulder Creek in my book because it's not very large and I felt the need to spread the ruins out over a wider geographic area. Nevertheless, it's an interesting site with lots of pottery, and its remote location makes it a good hiking destination. Some fairly tricky rock scrambling is required to access the ruin's entrance. The Hohokam built this pueblo sometime between A.D. 800 and 1100. |
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![]() One of the crumbling stone rooms ![]() Small "windows" in the walls, called loopholes, helped the ancient occupants see who was approaching. ![]() Potsherds ![]() Crossing the Agua Fria en route to Boulder Creek. The tractor driver was kind enough to push my stuck truck out of the river. This was in the mid-1990s, before motor vehicles were banned from this section of the river (as they should be). |