Life Springs From The Rocks
Even in the seemingly arid and inhabitable parts of Garden of the Gods, life springs from the dust. Mountain Mahogany spreads its roots and gathers whatever moisture it can find while the wood of the mountain mahogany is exceptionally hard and heavy, and some varieties such as the curl-leaf mountain mahogany are so dense that they will not float in water. This makes mountain mahogany a perfect source for sturdy, durable wooden tools. Native peoples throughout the southwest used the wood of mountain mahogany to make various tools, and the Hopi even used the bark to make reddish-brown dye to color leather.
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