https://www.ipernity.com/tag/2543754/keyword/1654877 https://cdn.ipernity.com/p/200/8A/D0/2543754.buddy.jpg https://www.ipernity.com/tag/2543754/keyword/1654877 Tue, 26 May 2026 20:23:54 +0000 Tue, 26 May 2026 20:23:54 +0000 https://www.ipernity.com https://www.ipernity.com/doc/2543754/53052424 tag:ipernity.com,2025-08-19,doc-53052424 Tue, 19 Aug 2025 20:33:06 +0000 2010-01-26T11:35:11-05:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Robert Swanson) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/2543754">Robert Swanson</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/2543754/53052424"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/24/24/53052424.b0422987.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">This ancient "building" shows the effects of time and no upkeep. It was a major part of the culture that occupied the Arizona desert in and south of today's Phoenix.<br /> <br /> Fortunately, a cover was built over it to protect from further damage.<br /> <br /> <br /> The walls are made of adobe from the topsoil of the desert. It must have taken quite a large group of people to excavate, form the adobe "bricks" and then erect the walls of this structure.<br /> <br /> <br /> If you are in Arizona, be sure to visit the National Monument.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.nps.gov/cagr/index.htm" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.nps.gov/cagr/index.htm</a><br /> <br /> Image processed with GIMP.</div> Wall of Casa Grande, Arizona (HWW) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/2543754">Robert Swanson</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/2543754/53052424"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/24/24/53052424.b0422987.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">This ancient "building" shows the effects of time and no upkeep. It was a major part of the culture that occupied the Arizona desert in and south of today's Phoenix.<br /> <br /> Fortunately, a cover was built over it to protect from further damage.<br /> <br /> <br /> The walls are made of adobe from the topsoil of the desert. It must have taken quite a large group of people to excavate, form the adobe "bricks" and then erect the walls of this structure.<br /> <br /> <br /> If you are in Arizona, be sure to visit the National Monument.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.nps.gov/cagr/index.htm" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.nps.gov/cagr/index.htm</a><br /> <br /> Image processed with GIMP.</div> Robert Swanson