Shavano Valley Petroglyph Park
Saturday, June 23, 2012
On Saturday I was invited by my friend Greg to visit the Shavano Valley Petroglyph Park near Montrose. I’ve been wanting to visit this site for quite a while, but never got around to getting permission to go, so I jumped at the opportunity. Amanda and I planned to head back up into the San Juan Mountains again this weekend, so it worked out perfectly since we would be driving through Montrose on our way. We left Grand Junction very early so we could meet Greg at the park around sunrise. We ended up spending a few hours searching the cliff faces for petroglyphs and taking photos. Here are a few photos of the petroglyphs…
Our favorite petroglyphs at the site were at the Bear Dance Panel.
Ute Bear Dance by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr
A closer look at the bear climbing a tree petroglyph. Very unique and cool!
Bear in a Tree by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr
This was another large panel of petroglyphs next to the Bear Dance Panel.
Big Panel by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr