KIWANIS TRAIL
KIWANIS TRAIL Remnants of Hurricane Sergio over Kiwanis Trail 10-14-18. Long before the craggy hills that comprise South Mountain where outfitted with hiking trails and picnic ramadas, the Akimel O�odham (Pima) people referred to them as Muhadag Du�ag or Greasy Mountain. A hiker enters the mist on the National Trail near Mt. Suppoa. The name comes from a Native American legend about how hot grease dripping from the mouth of Trickster Coyote as he consumed food stolen from a cremation fire gave the mountains their dark stains. October rains have greened-up the desert. People have been carving their marks in the "greasy" dark rock veneers of the mountain ranges south of Phoenix since prehistoric times. Archeologists have attributed artifacts and petroglyphs (rock art) found in the area to a wide scope of peoples who lived in and around what is now known as South Mountain Park. Hohokam petroglyphs are plentiful along Kiwanis Trail. Heritage sites in the park include a few rar...