Besh Ba Gowah

anwmn1

From an annual event held in Globe AZ

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redleash

Great series, Aaron! It looks like a nice event. I like the first two the best. The needles on that prickly pear are so sharp!!

Eia

Love that cactus shot; but I love cactus shots! I really like the first one too! Do you have any showing the whole area lit with the luminaries?

dlplumer

Nice set Aaron. That last one is super

anwmn1

redleash wrote:

Great series, Aaron! It looks like a nice event. I like the first two the best. The needles on that prickly pear are so sharp!!

Thanks Lauren. It is a pretty neat little event.

anwmn1

Eia wrote:

Love that cactus shot; but I love cactus shots! I really like the first one too! Do you have any showing the whole area lit with the luminaries?

Thanks Eia-

Here are some additional views- nothing showing the entire scene though.

anwmn1

dlplumer wrote:

Nice set Aaron. That last one is super

Thanks Dan. Happy New Year to you!

Eia

anwmn1 wrote:

Thanks Eia-

Here are some additional views- nothing showing the entire scene though.

I really like this one best!

CWSkopec

Great series, Aaron! Looks like a really fun event, too bad it's so far away from me or I would have happily joined you.

That first shot is gorgeous!!

Chrissiebeez_NL

anwmn1 wrote:

Thanks Eia-

nice shot!

but.. what's it for?

Joashots

Very nice, evocative series.

anwmn1

Chrissiebeez_NL wrote:

nice shot!

but.. what's it for?

Besh Ba Gowah is an archeological site believed to be home to the Hohokam and Rio Salado Indians in the 1600's. It was discovered in 1883 and excavated in the 1920's where they uncovered the nearly 200 rooms and 350 burial sites. The site was neglected from the 1940's to 1980's before a Globe city council member made the motion to protect the site.

The annual luminary festival is a celebration of the sites past with story telling, musical performances, and native dances performed by the White Mountain Apache's. More than 1600 luminaries are lit by hand to light up the walls of Besh Ba Gowah. The event is free with donations accepted to help with the care and maintenance of the site.

Chrissiebeez_NL

anwmn1 wrote:

Besh Ba Gowah is an archeological site believed to be home to the Hohokam and Rio Salado Indians in the 1600's. It was discovered in 1883 and excavated in the 1920's where they uncovered the nearly 200 rooms and 350 burial sites. The site was neglected from the 1940's to 1980's before a Globe city council member made the motion to protect the site.

The annual luminary festival is a celebration of the sites past with story telling, musical performances, and native dances performed by the White Mountain Apache's. More than 1600 luminaries are lit by hand to light up the walls of Besh Ba Gowah. The event is free with donations accepted to help with the care and maintenance of the site.

cool, thanks for the explanation! interesting story!

Tango

nice set! wished I was there!

Sexy6Chick

I am really bummed I wasn't able to go to that.

Great shots as always Aaron

schmoo

Wow, so beautiful! I love that you captured the whole scene as well as details in the faces and the people.