A magical rainbow mates with a mystical ruin.
Sitting on a hill in the Verde Valley, Arizona, the Tuzigoot Monument is a pueblo made by the descendants of the Hopi Indians, the Sinagua people circa 1500. The mound was discovered and unearthed in 1933-35 with funds from the WPA and CVA during the Depression. Franklin D. Roosevelt made it a National Monument in 1939. You can read more about the park found HERE. I took this picture in February 2015. That pot of gold is right behind the mesquite bushes.
Just lovely 🙂
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That’s a great rainbow capture, Cindy. And I always wondered what a Mesquite bush looked like. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete. x
They are gangly looking. Coming from green grassy hills and valleys with deciduous trees, it was hard to adjust to the desert with the ugly bushes. But, they are what they are and you learn to look at the sky and the layers and the horizon and I don’t even seem them anymore.
Terrific photo, and a shame the current national politics is putting places like this at risk.
I heard the park is closed but the workers are still getting a paycheck. Maybe it’s because our National park is so small.
Mmmm…I’ll never get tired of looking at a rainbow! Beautiful.
Thanks, Keith. This one was very close.
I understand that Tuzigoot was occupied by the Sanagua people. Does Sinagua mean “without water”?
It is Apache for “crooked water”
Great question!
With “agua” a part of the name, I knew it had something to do with water. Does Apache incorporate a lot of Spanish words?
You got me there, Allen. I truly don’t know.
I like the Tuzigoot word! Should be a planet in a scfi movie. Fabulous rainbow shot!
Ta, Fraggle. It is indeed fun to say. 🙂
Good one Cindy. Have you even seen one that is fully 180 degrees without fading? I’ve only seen a couple most are like what you show here.
Surely in my long life I must have seen one but I don’t recall. This one grabbed me because the colors were intense. It was pretty close!
Gorgeous!
Thanks, Jennie.
You’re welcome, Cindy.
Gorgeous picture!
Hi Abbi, thank you very much.