Montezuma Canyon

[IntrepidXJ]

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]

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]

Awesome photos ... dang I need a day or two off to get out !!!!

[Deadeye008]

Nice pictures! What route did you use to acces Montezuma Canyon?

[oldno7]

Nice TR Randy

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

[IntrepidXJ]

What route did you use to acces Montezuma Canyon?

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

[pixie1339]

Awesome trip report! You found some nice stuff there.