IntrepidXJ's Adventure Blog

Sunday, December 26, 2010

Amanda had to work on Sunday, so I was on my own to find something to do. As I have been doing lately, I decided to head back to Moab in search of some more rock art. On my drive to Moab down the Colorado River Road, I was treated to an excellent sunrise. I just had to pull over and get a photo.

My big goal for the day was to find the Moab Maiden (aka Moab Princess) petroglyph, so that was my first destination. Thanks to some information from a new friend, I was able to quickly locate her.

Soon after I arrived, the sunlight started creeping down the boulder.

After searching the area for more rock art and coming up empty, I decided to head over to Kane Creek Canyon and search the walls for some more petroglyphs. I quickly spotted some high up on the canyon wall and scrambled up to them.

The Family

A Lone Anthropomorph

Small interesting figure

After photographing the petroglyphs I initially spotted, I decided to walk along the canyon walls in search of more rock art. Luckily, I was not disappointed.

I came across this large panel

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Saturday, December 25, 2010 | Christmas Day

Christmas was here again, and that meant it was time for our annual Christmas trip to Arches National Park. As usual, we started out with a hike to Landscape Arch to make sure it was still standing…..it was.

Then we wandered over to Pine Tree Arch for a few photos.

The view through Pine Tree Arch

A quick stop by Tunnel Arch on the way back to the Jeep

On our way to the Windows Section of the park, we hiked up to Skyline Arch.

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Friday, December 24, 2010 | Christmas Eve

On Friday I picked up my friend Jackson and we headed to Bridgeport to hike into Lower Dominguez Canyon. There are some petroglyphs a few miles into the canyon which were my main goal for the day, but it was a very nice and scenic canyon with a few waterfalls as well. It was a great way to spend Christmas Eve.

The first petroglyph panel we encountered

From the first panel, I spotted some petroglyphs high up on the canyon wall, so we scrambled up the talus slope to get a closer look.

On our way up I found this sun carved into a boulder

The panel I spotted on the canyon wall

Closer look

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Saturday, December 18, 2010

After my detour into the Book Cliffs I was back on the road towards Moab for the rest of the day. The Colorado River Road was covered with snow so I didn’t make as good of time as I usually do, but I did stop for a few photos in Professor Valley on the way…

River Tower barely out of the clouds

Parriott Mesa in the clouds

Once I reached Moab I continued on down along the Colorado River. My destination was the famous dinosaur tracks near the Poison Spider Mesa trailhead. I have been by these tracks a number of times, but have never stopped to check them out before.

Dino tracks

From the dinosaur tracks, I hiked around in search of some more petroglyphs.

Back to Back Sheep

Cutouts

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Saturday, December 4, 2010

On Saturday morning, I awoke bright and early so that I could head back to the Moab area to find some more rock art. On my drive towards Moab, I was treated to an excellent sunrise over the La Sal Mountains. Here’s some photos from my day…

The Snake-in-Mouth Panel

Close-up of the blue eyes and the Snake in the Mouth

The Supplication Panel

The Fishman

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