Moab Area Rock Art IX

[IntrepidXJ]

Sunday, March 20, 2011

Mill Creek Canyon

On Sunday I headed back to Moab and met up with Marty again. This time we spent a few hours hiking around Mill Creek Canyon and searching for more rock art. Marty showed me the petroglyphs he had found previously, but we also managed to find a number of new ones, too.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5179/5552393893_e9862db950.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/5552393893/)
Small Mill Creek Pictograph (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/5552393893/) by IntrepidXJ (http://www.flickr.com/people/rlngstrt/), on Flickr

This was the first rock art we came across on the hike, and the only pictograph we would find all day.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5064/5552396201_680f6ebde1.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/5552396201/)
Four Arms Panel (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/5552396201/) by IntrepidXJ (http://www.flickr.com/people/rlngstrt/), on Flickr

This was one of the better preserved and interesting panels we came across all day. The larger figure on top appears to have four arms.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5146/5554384559_b19329c4da.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/5554384559/)
Disappearing Sheep (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/5554384559/) by IntrepidXJ (http://www.flickr.com/people/rlngstrt/), on Flickr

Can you find the sheep in this photo? The varnish they are carved into is disappearing.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5268/5555203411_d51e4d092c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/5555203411/)
Spiral + Anthropomorph (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/5555203411/) by IntrepidXJ (http://www.flickr.com/people/rlngstrt/), on Flickr

Looking up at a patch of desert varnish that contains an anthropomorph and a spiral.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5299/5556677071_3fc228977f.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/5556677071/)
Hand (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/5556677071/) by IntrepidXJ (http://www.flickr.com/people/rlngstrt/), on Flickr

A petroglyph of a hand on a boulder.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5023/5554970232_1394477441.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/5554970232/)
Big Elk & Sheep (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/5554970232/) by IntrepidXJ (http://www.flickr.com/people/rlngstrt/), on Flickr

One of the larger panels featuring a large elk with a big rack and a number of bighorn sheep.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5177/5555204559_8031870aeb.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/5555204559/)
Holding Hands (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/5555204559/) by IntrepidXJ (http://www.flickr.com/people/rlngstrt/), on Flickr

A line of small stick-figures holding hands.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5027/5555790036_8d95cdc392.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/5555790036/)
Caterpillars (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/5555790036/) by IntrepidXJ (http://www.flickr.com/people/rlngstrt/), on Flickr

This panel has three caterpillar-like figures.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5303/5556784319_dec414883b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/5556784319/)
Open Arms (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/5556784319/) by IntrepidXJ (http://www.flickr.com/people/rlngstrt/), on Flickr

Looking up at a lone anthropomorph with outstretched arms.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5178/5557368410_35e627e457.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/5557368410/)
Opposite Panel (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/5557368410/) by IntrepidXJ (http://www.flickr.com/people/rlngstrt/), on Flickr

This large petroglyph panel was on the opposite side of the canyon.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5022/5549441817_d2213061b1.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/5549441817/)
Small Falls (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/5549441817/) by IntrepidXJ (http://www.flickr.com/people/rlngstrt/), on Flickr

Small water falls in Mill Creek.

It was another great day searching out rock art :)

[Iceaxe]

Hey, I recognize some of those panels.... we were there last summer. Some good stuff... :2thumbs: