Hayden Butte

I hiked up Hayden Butte in Tempe today to see the glyphs. It was a good little hike, nothing strenuous, just enough to get the blood pumping. The view from the top was nice and you could see a great view of the Tempe Town Lake.
Plenty of glyphs, mostly abstracts. But there were a few anthromorphs and quadripeds. I had to go off the trail past the signs that said "Please Stay on the Trail" to get most of the good pics. I believe in good natured tresspassing, and I'm not afraid to hop a rail or climb a fence. In fact, if it weren't for a couple of good natured tresspassers, we wouldn't have those fantastic Kartchner Caverns down by Benson.

Here's an interesting pair. They look identical and stand side by side, they may be twins. Hero or Warrior Twins figure heavily in South West and Meso American mythologies. The Navajo call them Monster Slayer and Born for Water. In the Mayan Popol Vuh, twins grow and defeat the gods of the Underworld.
These figures might represent them, they might not. But it's fun to speculate, to put yourself high on that hill a thousand years ago, and try to get into the mind of the person who etched these figures.