Veterans Day Weekend at Natural Bridges
November Cedar Mesa & Comb Ridge Trip 2011
Friday & Saturday, November 11-12, 2011
Right after an awesome three day weekend in Northern Arizona I was headed down to Cedar Mesa with my friend Jackson for another long weekend over Veterans Day weekend. Our destination and goal for this trip was to explore Natural Bridges National Monument for two days. I had been to the park once before, but at that time we only stayed up on the canyon rim and viewed the bridges from their respective overlooks. This trip we were planning on descending down into White Canyon so that we could begin to explore the area for the abundent ruins and rock art found within the park. This was just the first of many trips I plan to spend exploring the area!
One of the main pictographs I was looking for on this trip was the White Man. We managed to find that one first.
White Man Alcove by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr
There’s a few other interesting white pictographs next to it, including a large T-shaped design.
White Pictographs by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr
The White Man is larger than it might look in the photos above. Here’s Jackson standing next to it for scale.
Jackson and the White Man by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr