A Look into the Past
The Pictograph trail in Anza-Borrego was a really special trail that put the natural desert environment into a new context for me: a home for the native people. As we walked along this trail, the area felt more lived in than other trails we had been on. I noticed a ton of agave growing on both sides of the trail; the plant seemed to fill the entire area. This was no coincidence; these agaves were likely descendants of cultivated agaves used by the Natives. Agave was an important food source to Natives as well as a provider of strong fibers for textiles and crafts. I also just loved the beauty of the plant and the way its huge flower stalk erupts from the plant base towards the end of its life in an amazing reproductive effort. We passed by the red pictographs off of the main trail and I couldn't believe how the drawings were still so clear hundreds of years later. Their meaning was unknown but Pedro had his own interpretations! Towards the end of the trail, there were multiple large, flat rocks that contained smoothed out areas that the Natives likely used to grind seeds and grains. By the time we started headed back, I appreciated the trail for what it really was: a look into the past.
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