Cedar Mesa Ruins & Rock Art
Friday – Sunday, June 8-10, 2012
This weekend I met my friend Philippe and his wife on their annual trip to the Southwest from France. This year we planned a day to do a little hiking and exploring on Cedar Mesa (Last year we spent a day hiking in the San Rafael Swell). We spent Saturday hiking together and searching for a few ruins and rock art sites. That evening I ended up camping at their campsite in Natural Bridges. We also had an unexpected visitor to camp that evening when Laurent Martres and one of his friends stopped by. It was nice to meet him since I used his Photographing the Southwest books when I first started getting into photography a few years ago. We also got to see a sneak peek of a new book he will be publishing soon. On Sunday I went off on my own to do a little more exploring before heading back home. Here are plenty of photos from the weekend in no particular order.
After work on Friday I drove down to the Mule Canyon Towers and set up camp nearby. I managed to get there just as the sun was setting and striking one of the towers.
Cave Tower Sunset by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr
Philippe taking photos of the Bigfoot Ruins. The ruins are named the Bigfoot Ruins because there is a footprint in the mud next to the doorway of one of the structures.
Philippe and the Bigfoot Ruins by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr
A pile of potsherds found at the Bigfoot Ruins.
Bigfoot Potsherds by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr
Bigfoot Ruins by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr