Sunday, December 5, 2010
On Sunday I decided to stay close to home and re-visit some of the rock art in the Canyon Pintado National Historic District. Here’s a few photos from my day…
My first stop was at East Fourmile Draw
Sun Dagger Pictographs
Then I stopped by the petroglyphs nearby
Foot & Hand
I like this little one
Lonely horse
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
Sunday, November 28, 2010
On Sunday Amanda needed to stay home and work on her homework all day, and she wanted me out of the house so that I would not bother her. I decided to hop in the Jeep and head towards Moab so that I could search for some more new rock art and visit some sites I had not been to in a few years. I’m not going to post a long detailed trip report on this one, I’ll just post some pictures I took throughout the day. Enjoy!
Bartlett Pictographs
Intestine Man
Sevenmile Canyon
Birthing Rock
Saturday, November 27, 2010
On Saturday, Amanda and I headed west to the San Rafael Swell so we could go for a hike in Wild Horse Canyon. Before reaching our destination, we stopped by the pictographs along Temple Mountain Wash.
We eventually made our way to Wild Horse Canyon. We hiked up the canyon in search of some more pictographs….which I found high up in an alcove.
Next we scrambled out of the canyon and found the Wild Horse Window (Skylight Arch)
Sunday, November 21, 2010
On Sunday morning we slept in a little later than the previous day. The weather reports had indicated that there would be snow overnight so we were expecting to wake up and find the ground covered, but when I looked out the window there was none. Still, the weather wasn’t the greatest; it was windy and raining off and on. Despite the weather we loaded up the Jeep and headed towards Comb Ridge.
When we reached the trailhead to the Procession Petroglyph Panel, Amanda decided that she wasn’t up for hiking in the wind, sleet and rain, so I headed off on my own while she waited in the Jeep.
The Procession Panel
View from the panel over Comb Ridge
After I made it back to the Jeep we headed through Comb Ridge and made our way south to the San Juan River. Last year when we stopped by the River House Ruins, we did not continue on to the Butler Wash petroglyph panel, so we made our way there.
Butler Wash Petroglyph Panel
There were a ton of petroglyphs all along this section of the cliff, but most of them were pretty badly eroded. Still, it was cool to walk along the cliff and spot them all.
Of course we stopped at the River House (Snake House) ruin again on our way back.
