Irrigation at the Well by auntietk
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At Montezuma Well outside Rimrock, Arizona.
The people who lived there about 900 years ago cut trenches in the rock in order to irrigate their fields using the reliable source of water at Montezuma Well. Those trenches are still in use today, for the same purpose.
Comments (24)
hipps13
so manay colors look and stare the eyes smile in delight is warm hugs, Linda Kaye
jayfar
Lovely shot Tara. Didn't get to visit here but did the castle bit on our visit to the USA.
whaleman
Very pretty colors! Nice shot Tara!
durleybeachbum
How amazing is that! And what hard labour it must have been. This is so inviting, I want to get in there. Mind you, I always want toget into almost any flat sort of water, a bit like Buster. The colours are jewel-like. But..are those little flies I see?
beachzz
I saw the same thing near Sedona and had the same thought. Something so sophisticated from such "uneducated" peoples. As I walked around the area, I felt as though some of those souls were still close. They are very powerful places.
bazza
Nice having all the hard work done for you lol, the farmers today there must be pleased... Nice capture!!
wysiwig
Fantastic composition. Wonderful green (algae?). In psychology the word Projection is defined as the tendency to see your own unacceptable actions and desires in other people. Perhaps that is why, for so long, we had so little access to the history of Native Americans. Perhaps we would have discovered that those we called savages were the civilized ones and we were the savages.
Feliciti
looks like a wonderful place !! great captured !!
lyron
Beautiful image. Great shot!!!
qrud
Nice view of the well. Nice to see.
awjay
amazing
gaius Online Now!
Oh, yes ! I went there some, what ? 20 years ago or maybe a bit less. Very refreshing shot.
rockstrider
I like the contrast between the dry parched land and refreshing water! Great capture Tara!
jophoto
Lovely image...looks cool and refreshing...need something like that today with our 100° temperature. My poor granddaughter went on an overnight camping trip with her summer camp group yesterday and the day before and half the kids were throwing up from the heat.
Faemike55
Wonderful capture very beautiful area
barbdennist
A beautiful shot with lots of pretty color, and a lesson in history for me since I'm not familiar with these trenches. I especially like the green plant in the bottom right corner.
MrsRatbag
What a beautifully cool and inviting spot; the colours and soft dappled light are wonderful! Beautiful shot!
bmac62
Little irrigation canal leads the eye right through the image...making me wonder what's around the bend. Glad you got this shot...I flubbed this area of the well completely:) Niceeee.
RodS
Beautiful composition, and a refreshing view, Tara! Amazing that these ancient civilizations could create things that last for nearly 1000 years. Great one!
bobrgallegos
Very cool capture!!! Wonderful color, detail and lighting!!
npauling
A very beautiful capture and the water looks so inviting. What a great asset for this dry area.
Blush
Looks very relaxing Wish I was there now Hope you come see my new images soon:) Hugs Susan~
Chipka
I love the jewel-like colors of the water and the fact that it's clean water (not like Lake Michigan, which is clean in that...um...gray grade sort of way: lots of particulate matter (fish poop) and stuff.) The colors really grab me and the bend in that irrigation trench reminds me of a bend in the Chicago River, up near where Corey lives...I'll have to look for that shot. Anyway, I love this! It's a marvelous, relaxing, inviting, and evocative shot!
fredster66
Beautiful light and clarity!