Moab Area Rock Art I

[IntrepidXJ]

Saturday, January 22, 2011

On Saturday Amanda and I headed down to Moab to search out some new petroglyphs along the Colorado River, plus to revisit some that we’ve been to many times before. It always seems that no matter how many times I visit these areas, I always find something new. Here’s some photos of just some of the petroglyphs we found throughout the day.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5218/5386289252_786ccf55c3.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/5386289252/)
Centipede Panel (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/5386289252/) by IntrepidXJ (http://www.flickr.com/people/rlngstrt/), on Flickr

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5217/5385688497_c9c05ee6f3.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/5385688497/)
Colorado River Petroglyphs (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/5385688497/) by IntrepidXJ (http://www.flickr.com/people/rlngstrt/), on Flickr

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5219/5385688967_b014d6c9a9.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/5385688967/)
Fading Away (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/5385688967/) by IntrepidXJ (http://www.flickr.com/people/rlngstrt/), on Flickr

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5211/5386543320_e244996bb7.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/5386543320/)
Missing Pieces (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/5386543320/) by IntrepidXJ (http://www.flickr.com/people/rlngstrt/), on Flickr

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5216/5388305071_0ca0713426.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/5388305071/)
Jeep Under Petroglyphs (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/5388305071/) by IntrepidXJ (http://www.flickr.com/people/rlngstrt/), on Flickr

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5293/5388304533_493e4e05cc.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/5388304533/)
Ring Leader (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/5388304533/) by IntrepidXJ (http://www.flickr.com/people/rlngstrt/), on Flickr

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5211/5387522994_07d69cd3d1.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/5387522994/)
The Crab (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/5387522994/) by IntrepidXJ (http://www.flickr.com/people/rlngstrt/), on Flickr

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5176/5388305451_74f47e12b8.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/5388305451/)
Poison Spider Lineup (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/5388305451/) by IntrepidXJ (http://www.flickr.com/people/rlngstrt/), on Flickr

[IntrepidXJ]

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5175/5389465326_9d9a4fff6e.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/5389465326/)
Two Two-Headed Sheep (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/5389465326/) by IntrepidXJ (http://www.flickr.com/people/rlngstrt/), on Flickr

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5219/5385940437_561fd902b2.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/5385940437/)
Gathering (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/5385940437/) by IntrepidXJ (http://www.flickr.com/people/rlngstrt/), on Flickr

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5214/5384501236_29a15742bf.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/5384501236/)
Santa's Sleigh (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/5384501236/) by IntrepidXJ (http://www.flickr.com/people/rlngstrt/), on Flickr

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5099/5388859839_88f0ce3e36.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/5388859839/)
Watch Where You Step (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/5388859839/) by IntrepidXJ (http://www.flickr.com/people/rlngstrt/), on Flickr

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5164/5379355227_cd72295a8e.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/5379355227/)
Four-Toed Bear (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/5379355227/) by IntrepidXJ (http://www.flickr.com/people/rlngstrt/), on Flickr

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5298/5389494114_0335f534ba.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/5389494114/)
Almost Gone (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/5389494114/) by IntrepidXJ (http://www.flickr.com/people/rlngstrt/), on Flickr

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5218/5386544046_533a80e97c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/5386544046/)
Many Sheep in Kane Creek (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/5386544046/) by IntrepidXJ (http://www.flickr.com/people/rlngstrt/), on Flickr

After a productive day of searching out rock art, we grabbed some dinner in town and headed to Arches to watch the sunset on Balanced Rock.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5214/5387533890_75a5a4c8c3.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/5387533890/)
Balanced Rock at Sunset (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/5387533890/) by IntrepidXJ (http://www.flickr.com/people/rlngstrt/), on Flickr

A few more photos can be found here: http://www.myxj.net/blog/5086

[denaliguide]

nice shots!:2thumbs:

[Udink]

Indeed, very nice.


http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5216/5388305071_0ca0713426.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/5388305071/)
Jeep Under Petroglyphs (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/5388305071/) by IntrepidXJ (http://www.flickr.com/people/rlngstrt/), on Flickr
This always amazes me. It makes me wonder if there was a sand dune up against that cliff hundreds of years ago, or whether they stacked rocks, or made ladders, or what? I've seen a couple of other places with glyphs 20-30' up off the deck, and it just leaves me scratching my head. Cool stuff for sure, though. :cool2:

[IntrepidXJ]

This always amazes me. It makes me wonder if there was a sand dune up against that cliff hundreds of years ago, or whether they stacked rocks, or made ladders, or what? I've seen a couple of other places with glyphs 20-30' up off the deck, and it just leaves me scratching my head. Cool stuff for sure, though. :cool2:

The talus slope was removed from here when they built the road ;)

You can see where it was if you look at the light dark/varnished areas

[dioscuriII]

Excellent job. That one looks like a duckhead.

[accadacca]

Great stuff XJ. :cool2:

[ibenick]

That's a killer shot of balanced rock.

[IntrepidXJ]

Thanks Nick