Labor Day Weekend in the Needles

[IntrepidXJ]

Over the Labor Day weekend I decided to head down to the Needles District of Canyonlands National Park to revisit some rock art and to find some new panels. I explored a lot of the park in my Jeep and on foot. I drove over Elephant Hill a few times and I ended up camping just outside of the park in Bobbys Hole. I even found the time to take a quick side trip up into Beef Basin. Here

[IntrepidXJ]

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6076/6117794485_8169233e9c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/6117794485/)
Peekaboo Shields B&W (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/6117794485/) by IntrepidXJ (http://www.flickr.com/people/rlngstrt/), on Flickr

The Peekaboo shields in black & white.

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6081/6118546359_7ce8cc5806.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/6118546359/)
Small White BCS (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/6118546359/) by IntrepidXJ (http://www.flickr.com/people/rlngstrt/), on Flickr

A small white Barrier Canyon Style pictograph.

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6182/6128839936_7a0740cbcb.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/6128839936/)
Peekaboo Panel (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/6128839936/) by IntrepidXJ (http://www.flickr.com/people/rlngstrt/), on Flickr

White Anasazi pictographs over a very faint Barrier Canyon Style Panel.

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6210/6119005760_13d0cbdda9.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/6119005760/)
Trail Arch (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/6119005760/) by IntrepidXJ (http://www.flickr.com/people/rlngstrt/), on Flickr

Trail Arch and a hoodoo.

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6088/6125836256_69dacb0f78.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/6125836256/)
Two Orange Anthropomorphs (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/6125836256/) by IntrepidXJ (http://www.flickr.com/people/rlngstrt/), on Flickr

[I]Three small anthropomorphs

[New Mexico]

Really nice to see the rock art. I may have to make a trip down there sometime. Thanks for the pictures.

[gnwatts]

Nice shots Randy. You should do a book on rock art.
Greg

[bowjunkie]

cool trip Randy ..

[wasatchghost]

Did you happen to notice if Salt Creek is open? Nowadays it always seems to be closed because there's "too much water."

[IntrepidXJ]

Salt Creek was not open and had not been open this year. They didn't foresee it opening up this year...which is why I decided to hike to Peekaboo since I've tired of waiting for the road to open up again...