Map by Ben and Liam
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Cave Paintings and Swimming in an Oasis
The cave paintings within easy reach of a KIA and 2 kids are not particularly interesting here. T hey are geometric repeating patterns, and have been mostly erased by time and weather. However, the setting has probably remained much the same for the thousands of years that have passed. Desert cactus grow right up to the native palms which populate the wetter canyons of Baja. Some of the boulders around the oasis have the same coating of black and red that the drawings are made with, and it is easy to imagine that at one time the area around the river was decorated with painted designs. I look for arrowheads and other artifacts whenever I take a walk, but no luck yet.
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Looks like a fun place to explore. Did you ever get into the water or was it too cold? How deep was it?
ReplyDeleteWe did get all the way in around the bend was a deeper part that was adult neck deep. It was take your breath away cold. lovely and refreshing. There was cow dung on the banks, so I'm sure it is somewhat polluted.
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