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IntrepidXJ
06-06-2011, 05:41 PM
Saturday, May 21, 2011

Another weekend on my own, so I decided to head on down to start really exploring Montezuma Canyon. I have driven through the canyon before, but that was during a rainstorm in 2008 and I missed a lot on that trip. This time I started at the south end near the old Hatch Trading Post and ended up going about 15-20 miles up the canyon before turning back around. I only knew the locations of a few rock art panels and ruins, but I managed to find quite a lot on my own. I

IntrepidXJ
06-06-2011, 05:42 PM
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5308/5791818305_0a3de8296b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/5791818305/)
Montezuma Granary (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/5791818305/) by IntrepidXJ (http://www.flickr.com/people/rlngstrt/), on Flickr

Another small granary near the road.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5103/5792391382_5f64a398e7.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/5792391382/)
Roadside Petroglyphs (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/5792391382/) by IntrepidXJ (http://www.flickr.com/people/rlngstrt/), on Flickr

[I]These were located right next to the road and easy to spot

bowjunkie
06-06-2011, 06:44 PM
Awesome photos ... dang I need a day or two off to get out !!!!

Deadeye008
06-06-2011, 08:52 PM
Nice pictures! What route did you use to acces Montezuma Canyon?

oldno7
06-07-2011, 05:59 AM
Nice TR Randy

Your getting one heckuva picto/petro collection........

IntrepidXJ
06-07-2011, 06:10 AM
What route did you use to acces Montezuma Canyon?

This trip I took UT262 to the old Hatch Trading Post.

pixie1339
06-09-2011, 03:33 PM
Awesome trip report! You found some nice stuff there.