Borrego Springs, California
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Pictograph Trail / Smuggler Canyon
The cross-hatch diamond patterns, which can be seen in several spots on the rock, are believed to represent the rattlesnake
Borrego Springs, California
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Pictograph Trail / Smuggler Canyon
Borrego Springs, California
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Pictograph Trail / Smuggler Canyon
Giant boulder marked with reddish brown designs.
Borrego Springs, California
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Pictograph Trail / Smuggler Canyon
Borrego Springs, California
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Pictograph Trail / Smuggler Canyon
Borrego Springs, California
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Pictograph Trail / Smuggler Canyon
Borrego Springs, California
stoker1223: Trailforks-Hiking
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Pictograph Trail / Smuggler Canyon
Borrego Springs, California
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Morteros Trail
Along the trail are darkened areas in the sand, indicating where the agave was roasted.
Borrego Springs, California
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Morteros Trail
Agave was a staple for desert Indians, who used every part for some purpose: food, fiber to make rope, medicine, firewood, or using the sharp thorn at the tip of the staves as an awl for basket making, as a needle with attached fiber threat, or as a tool for tattooing.
Borrego Springs, California
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Morteros Trail
Kumeyaay pictograph on the Morteros trail
Borrego Springs, California
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Morteros Trail
The hillsides are covered with agave, called ’emally by the Kumeyaay, who harvested the plant.
Borrego Springs, California
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Morteros Trail
Beaver tail cactus
Borrego Springs, California
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Morteros Trail
Sandy path that wound its way among the creosote, cholla, and agave.
Borrego Springs, California
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Morteros Trail
Looking down the other side of the pass
Borrego Springs, California
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Morteros Trail
The obelisk at the end of the trail
Borrego Springs, California
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Morteros Trail
These were the Morterors (spanish for “mortar”) for which the trail was named. Also known by the Kumeyaay word ‘ehmuu, which means “bedrock hole,” these small pits were created by years of grinding seeds, nuts, and other foods on the rock.
Borrego Springs, California
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Morteros Trail
The area is rich with plant life.
Borrego Springs, California
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Morteros Trail
Banded Rock Lizard from Anza Borrego in CA. Native to W North America, these lizards are omnivorous and live around rocky gorges. They have extremely flat bodies and long limbs to move along boulders quickly.
Borrego Springs, California
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Morteros Trail
Banded Rock Lizard
Borrego Springs, California
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Morteros Trail
Puzzling depressions in one of the boulders
Borrego Springs, California
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Morteros Trail
Trail Head parking area.
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