Rock shelter, dry creek provide unique heritage to town: Cave Creek residents enjoy ?worst kept secret'.

From: Tribune (Mesa, AZ) | Date: July 9, 2006 | Copyright information

Byline: Shanna Hogan

Jul. 9--On the west bank of Cave Creek's flood plain that is surrounded by desert shrubs and grass, a 100-foot deep cave cuts into the gray rocks. It's the cave many believe gave the creek, and subsequently the town, its name. Today the creek runs dry, but the rock shelter remains a symbol of the town's history. "It's kind of the worst-kept secret in town," said Thom Hulen, conservation director of the Desert Foothills Land Trust. "A lot of ...

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