Papago Park In Phoenix

In the eastern part of Phoenix is Papago Park, which includes the Desert Botanical Garden and the Phoenix Zoo.  I decide to visit the park to see two other sites.  The first is the Hole in the Rock, which is located between the botanical garden and the zoo.  As you can see from this shot from a distance, there really is a big rock with a hole in it.  The pond in the foreground is one of several community fishing waters in the park.

The Hole in the Rock has its own parking area.  If you look closely, you can see that there are people in the hole.

A trail leads around to the other side of the rock, and then upwards.  The hole seen at the top is not the same as the one seen in the previous pictures.

Like these other people, I reached the main hole.  There are steps leading down to where the one man is standing.

From the hole, you can see more of the park.

Looking from a different angle, you can see another rock formation within the park, and downtown Phoenix in the distance.

Next to the Hole in the Rock is another hill, which is fenced off.

With my visit to the Hole in the Rock complete, I drove to the tomb of George W.P. Hunt, Arizona's first governor.  Like that of the camel herder known as Hi Jolly, it comprises a pyramid.  A short trail leads from a parking lot to the tomb.

Here's a closer shot of the tomb, which is surrounded by a metal fence and includes a plaque.

According to the plaque, Hunt was elected governor seven times.  Besides himself, his wife, her parents, and her sister are buried here.

The tomb is on a hill, from which various rock formations (including the Hole in the Rock right of center) and one of the community fishing waters may be seen.

For more about Governor Hunt and his tomb, go to Roadside America, the Phoenix New Times, Salt River Stories and Gillespie Shields.  According to some of this information, Hunt was sometimes called "King George VII", but reportedly called himself the "Old Walrus".  Goo-gook-a-joob, indeed.