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    Watch: Ancient wonders in King Canyon

    • Jan 25, 2017
    • Jan 25, 2017 Updated Jul 12, 2017
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    History and ancient history await hikers along the King Canyon Trail west of Tucson -- from a stone building crafted by CCC workers in the 1930s to petroglyphs etched into rocks by ancient Indian peoples many centuries ago. Video by Doug Kreutz, Arizona Daily Star.

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