Around 1900 the Fisher Point area looked like this. Note the
cabin, the lack of trees on the hillside, and the foreground completely covered
in horehound, a weed generally indicating that the area had been heavily
overgrazed.
Today it looks more like this:
This picture courtesy of Art Prennace
When it floods, it looks like this:
Many people do
not realize that the water in Upper and
No one knows why this area is called Fisher Point. There is no
record of anyone named Fisher owning land here. But perhaps before the dams
were built, this was the closest fishing “hole” to town. During one of the
recent floods a fisherman was seen fly fishing near the base of the rocks here.
This picture was taken in 1993.
Note that the big cave at the base of the “petrified sand dunes”
is full almost to the top. That cave is big enough to ride a horse into without
the rider’s head touching the roof of the cave!
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Pictures of Walnut Canyon Old Growth Ponderosa pine
Pretty pictures! Walnut Canyon Rocks! Living things