Moab Area Rock Art VIII
Sunday, March 19, 2011
On Saturday, the plan was to head to Arches for the day and hike the Devils Garden primitive loop. Then we were then planning on sticking around to get some photos of the Super Moon rising that evening. Unfortunately, the skies were cloudy and overcast the entire day, and it was pretty windy. We ended up hiking the loop and visiting the petroglyphs near Dark Angel, but we decided to grab dinner and head home instead of waiting for the moonrise. It was a good choice, since the moon never did end up making an appearance…
While on the primitive loop, I never even bothered to pull out my camera for any photos of the arches since the skies were all gray, but luckily we did end up visiting those petroglyphs.
You’ve Found Something Unique. This sign was located near one of the many panels of petroglyphs.
Bighorn sheep and an elk with large oval-shaped bodies walk along the crack in this sandstone.
One of the larger and interesting petroglyph panels.
While searching around for more petroglyphs, I found this lone sheep away from all the rest. The cracks and lines through the sheep made for an interesting composition, even though it was a tough shot to get the sheep to show up well enough.
A panel of petroglyphs located up high.
A closer look at the two larger anthropomorphs on the High Panel.
One of the better preserved bighorn sheep petroglyphs.
Two round-headed figures holding hands that kind of look like spacemen.
A line of elk.
An interesting figure with a few snake petroglyphs next to it.
A line of anthropomorphs wearing headdresses with a strange figure on the right.
A very funny looking anthropomorph.
Designs carved into the sandstone.
A bighorn sheep that appears to have an atlatl in it’s back.
Even though the Super Moon was a bust for us, we had fun hiking in Devils Garden again and checking out these petroglyphs.
Check out my other posts in the Moab Area Rock Art Series:
Moab Area Rock Art I | Colorado River Gorge / Golf Course / Kane Creek
Moab Area Rock Art II | Kane Creek Canyon & Potash Road
Moab Area Rock Art III | Mill Creek Canyon / Kane Creek / Bartlett Panel
Moab Area Rock Art IV | The Secret Grotto & More
Moab Area Rock Art V | Hidden Valley & Behind the Rocks
Moab Area Rock Art VI | Yellow Comet Alcove
Moab Area Rock Art VII | Solstice Snake
Moab Area Rock Art VIII | Dark Angel Petroglyphs
Moab Area Rock Art IX | Mill Creek Canyon