Udink
04-16-2014, 12:56 PM
I had planned on camping at Cliff Dweller Flat and hiking Eardley Canyon this weekend, but a 30% chance of rain scared me off. The long section of slot canyon in Eardley is no place to be during a storm given its huge drainage area. Instead, I slept in late at home and on Saturday morning made up my mind to hit Nine Mile Canyon once again. There were several sites I wanted to visit: some I'd seen from a distance on my last trip, some I'd gleaned from the internet, and others I learned of from a friend. At the very first site I hiked up to I encountered a small rattlesnake--I heard it before I saw it. The dogs had run past it twice before I realized what the sound was because from a distance it sounded more like an insect. I took the dogs down to the Jeep then hiked alone back up the talus slope to check out the petroglyphs. Funny--the main figure at this panel was a large snake.
A small midget faded rattlesnake at the first rock art site I visited
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-z3UCOW-WUiw/U0sN6DHY8UI/AAAAAAAAkIM/o7PegnGieZc/s640/IMG_4448.JPG
Snake and other petroglyphs
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-tQszP9qdJpc/U0sOGqQQqsI/AAAAAAAAkIc/opRX9g2OCtA/s640/IMG_4456.JPG
Tethered sheep petroglyph that seems to be a common theme in Nine Mile Canyon
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-yicmDA3vc1A/U0sOMj-jDlI/AAAAAAAAkIk/epysv3i8o98/s640/IMG_4462.JPG
Big feet
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-xch5Pcfz-RA/U0sOTAV6PkI/AAAAAAAAkIs/C6-vTiJA5do/s640/IMG_4464.JPG
The next site was a very short distance down the road and there were quite a few good petroglyphs there. Many of them were obscured by mud or patina, though their original artistry was still evident.
Large, horned human figure
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-EFOyQoIjthM/U0sOZvO4DtI/AAAAAAAAkI0/wj9i39Sr_4U/s640/IMG_4466.JPG
Shield figure and sheep
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-M7d8R9snCQA/U0sOgMPbJQI/AAAAAAAAkI8/nysc4kqpKgs/s640/IMG_4475.JPG
Mud-covered petroglyph
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-OrXgkuhlw-Q/U0sOpeHt5hI/AAAAAAAAkJE/Yxcy7VM9wRg/s640/IMG_4482.JPG
Mud-covered petroglyph with life-sized hands
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-UwV6U2oFgbY/U0sOybMc9sI/AAAAAAAAkJM/xGu4fc0EHM8/s640/IMG_4487.JPG
High petroglyphs
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-u2-yDLQ6eEU/U0sO8H6UF9I/AAAAAAAAkJc/URKB4LDRqIA/s640/IMG_4492.JPG
Figures holding sticks and shields
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9yYzshTG5TE/U0sPVd72lLI/AAAAAAAAkJ0/zSriNa6Of8I/s640/IMG_4501.JPG
Two shields
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-J4AeF_61bVk/U0sPkUyz-LI/AAAAAAAAkKE/V7VwiNVyeoY/s640/IMG_4504.JPG
Large, weathered petroglyph
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9UV2Uy8QbwU/U0sPryTIypI/AAAAAAAAkKM/-_1buv29jEE/s640/IMG_4512.JPG
I passed up on hiking to a few sites that I saw and just photographed them from the road on the way to my next destination. The next stop held a few pit houses and some great petroglyphs. My favorite was a large elk that had some lichen growing in its peck marks.
High, distant petroglyphs photographed from the road
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qG2gJw2NpBU/U0sPwt71RgI/AAAAAAAAkKU/PBel-APNXi8/s640/IMG_4520.JPG
Petroglyphs on private property near Argyle Canyon
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pnnBardZn7Y/U0sPzptt9TI/AAAAAAAAkKc/lS8Y9UOwjXs/s640/IMG_4522.JPG
Pig Head Rock
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-8KIAvUtJ1Ps/U0sP2-0bL5I/AAAAAAAAkKk/3aKVss1ttfU/s640/IMG_4525.JPG
Semi-circular alcove with petroglyphs very high above the canyon floor
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1k_ciGphh88/U0sP6gtdDsI/AAAAAAAAkKs/Xry3WS2zCe4/s640/IMG_4528.JPG
Pit house remnants
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-s-W3rAWRvhc/U0sQCp6IIHI/AAAAAAAAkK0/0CCVJEQD0RE/s640/IMG_4529.JPG
Side canyon
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-476i_6Zgfuk/U0sQOKjLbsI/AAAAAAAAkLE/AlpbbhMO8lw/s640/IMG_4535.JPG
Abstract figure
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-td5Z3LqWYJE/U0sQWNZ1hMI/AAAAAAAAkLM/GHgNqB9tnOw/s640/IMG_4541.JPG
Two snakes
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-PXe546fhOaI/U0sQbxXdCzI/AAAAAAAAkLU/dKe1IxV3QuQ/s640/IMG_4543.JPG
Snake and bison(?)
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-XztKVZDXog0/U0sQno2OCMI/AAAAAAAAkLk/uC5cZQ54Izs/s640/IMG_4547.JPG
Sheep with pronounced hooves
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-pFFM1ionnLQ/U0sQ4Gr9NXI/AAAAAAAAkL0/-XHwFkurIbg/s640/IMG_4551.JPG
Fingers, toes, and fairy dust
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-NjSwk5jcQzM/U0sRPdOI5FI/AAAAAAAAkMM/5Nb-fd9_wUk/s640/IMG_4568.JPG
Large elk
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-DS4U-I4N8BQ/U0sRmTZzivI/AAAAAAAAkMk/19aPuJZzzoY/s640/IMG_4574.JPG
Lichen growing in the peck marks in the elk's body
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-vp4GuVJxuHQ/U0sR2f8l20I/AAAAAAAAkM0/T9WRQo-N03E/s640/IMG_4578.JPG
Snake and canine(?)
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-CiVTkVgPe5w/U0sR9LkRAPI/AAAAAAAAkM8/x_Een_Dvs0s/s640/IMG_4584.JPG
Sheep with funky feet
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-2ctITsOsR5A/U0sSO-CbTwI/AAAAAAAAkNM/npDnD-P4NB4/s640/IMG_4592.JPG
Human figure behind a large stone slab
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rosN3e2owYw/U0sSUa7WUeI/AAAAAAAAkNU/sTNSd3VK1Ac/s640/IMG_4597.JPG
Again, I stopped for some panels that I noticed from the road. I finally found the Santa and Reindeer Panel that was impossibly high on a cliff, though I think I figured out how to get up close to it--something for another trip! I also scrambled up to some granaries and wonderful white snake pictographs that I spotted during my last trip.
Lots of dots
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-sPF-yjXll-A/U0sSuSVrHII/AAAAAAAAkN0/4XTvpJTPAW8/s640/IMG_4617.JPG
An interesting panel, but heavy winds and rain kept me from getting a closer look
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-JTma0n2R7Gw/U0sSxiy6NyI/AAAAAAAAkN8/22MqP5AkGHw/s640/IMG_4621.JPG
Santa and his reindeer
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-w6vcyTwP6PI/U0sS1on9O8I/AAAAAAAAkOE/Ra9PYdK_q9U/s640/IMG_4628.JPG
Dots and wavy line
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-oS10HV6DwV8/U0sS6YN9jJI/AAAAAAAAkOM/D8EeQ-oI-lM/s640/IMG_4630.JPG
Pit house remains below some granaries
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-i8TcKz-zp8c/U0sTA1rmkTI/AAAAAAAAkOU/SvISF-YkfvE/s640/IMG_4645.JPG
Remains of two granaries
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Qnvme1MYalk/U0sTKO1ZumI/AAAAAAAAkOk/caaQ9Udem0Y/s640/IMG_4647.JPG
High granary
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-tJ0T4-eEmtY/U0sTNWTg7aI/AAAAAAAAkOs/q9tptgNa7xQ/s640/IMG_4651.JPG
Pit house remains
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-hoed2x46GMY/U0sTUmvEfRI/AAAAAAAAkO0/8EW2g7apNmQ/s640/IMG_4663.JPG
High alove with white snake pictographs
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-z15cVmR78F8/U0sTb7J9vUI/AAAAAAAAkPE/iQe9IJXxHp0/s640/IMG_4669.JPG
White snake pictographs
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-MGuQtFeMADc/U0sTgSF-_TI/AAAAAAAAkPM/NA6MdtJSL2c/s640/IMG_4677.JPG
My last stop was at the Family Panel. I had been ridiculously close to it last time but didn't spot it then. This time I had some info from a friend that helped me find it. The dogs were tired of being cooped up in the Jeep--luckily some clouds had moved in and made it possible for me to leave them there safely--and I drove home while consciously trying not to spot more rock art.
Horned spiral snake
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-ga2oMUbd25c/U0sT0UynuII/AAAAAAAAkPk/-GeEsxTG_kY/s640/IMG_4688.JPG
Figures near the spiral snake
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-YzOAiugW7SU/U0sTsSmQFoI/AAAAAAAAkPc/NOzWNA6N3eE/s640/IMG_4687.JPG
Family Panel
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2bdovJb72Q4/U0sUB2yUT0I/AAAAAAAAkP0/la6fEowoEuM/s640/IMG_4694.JPG
Pictograph near a Boulder
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Ps9acNmwM1o/U0sUN12d-uI/AAAAAAAAkQE/StZPT2CFZ3k/s640/IMG_4718.JPG
Full photo gallery: https://picasaweb.google.com/Dennis.Udink/NineMileTheThird
A small midget faded rattlesnake at the first rock art site I visited
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-z3UCOW-WUiw/U0sN6DHY8UI/AAAAAAAAkIM/o7PegnGieZc/s640/IMG_4448.JPG
Snake and other petroglyphs
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-tQszP9qdJpc/U0sOGqQQqsI/AAAAAAAAkIc/opRX9g2OCtA/s640/IMG_4456.JPG
Tethered sheep petroglyph that seems to be a common theme in Nine Mile Canyon
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-yicmDA3vc1A/U0sOMj-jDlI/AAAAAAAAkIk/epysv3i8o98/s640/IMG_4462.JPG
Big feet
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-xch5Pcfz-RA/U0sOTAV6PkI/AAAAAAAAkIs/C6-vTiJA5do/s640/IMG_4464.JPG
The next site was a very short distance down the road and there were quite a few good petroglyphs there. Many of them were obscured by mud or patina, though their original artistry was still evident.
Large, horned human figure
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-EFOyQoIjthM/U0sOZvO4DtI/AAAAAAAAkI0/wj9i39Sr_4U/s640/IMG_4466.JPG
Shield figure and sheep
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-M7d8R9snCQA/U0sOgMPbJQI/AAAAAAAAkI8/nysc4kqpKgs/s640/IMG_4475.JPG
Mud-covered petroglyph
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-OrXgkuhlw-Q/U0sOpeHt5hI/AAAAAAAAkJE/Yxcy7VM9wRg/s640/IMG_4482.JPG
Mud-covered petroglyph with life-sized hands
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-UwV6U2oFgbY/U0sOybMc9sI/AAAAAAAAkJM/xGu4fc0EHM8/s640/IMG_4487.JPG
High petroglyphs
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-u2-yDLQ6eEU/U0sO8H6UF9I/AAAAAAAAkJc/URKB4LDRqIA/s640/IMG_4492.JPG
Figures holding sticks and shields
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9yYzshTG5TE/U0sPVd72lLI/AAAAAAAAkJ0/zSriNa6Of8I/s640/IMG_4501.JPG
Two shields
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-J4AeF_61bVk/U0sPkUyz-LI/AAAAAAAAkKE/V7VwiNVyeoY/s640/IMG_4504.JPG
Large, weathered petroglyph
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9UV2Uy8QbwU/U0sPryTIypI/AAAAAAAAkKM/-_1buv29jEE/s640/IMG_4512.JPG
I passed up on hiking to a few sites that I saw and just photographed them from the road on the way to my next destination. The next stop held a few pit houses and some great petroglyphs. My favorite was a large elk that had some lichen growing in its peck marks.
High, distant petroglyphs photographed from the road
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qG2gJw2NpBU/U0sPwt71RgI/AAAAAAAAkKU/PBel-APNXi8/s640/IMG_4520.JPG
Petroglyphs on private property near Argyle Canyon
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pnnBardZn7Y/U0sPzptt9TI/AAAAAAAAkKc/lS8Y9UOwjXs/s640/IMG_4522.JPG
Pig Head Rock
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-8KIAvUtJ1Ps/U0sP2-0bL5I/AAAAAAAAkKk/3aKVss1ttfU/s640/IMG_4525.JPG
Semi-circular alcove with petroglyphs very high above the canyon floor
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1k_ciGphh88/U0sP6gtdDsI/AAAAAAAAkKs/Xry3WS2zCe4/s640/IMG_4528.JPG
Pit house remnants
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-s-W3rAWRvhc/U0sQCp6IIHI/AAAAAAAAkK0/0CCVJEQD0RE/s640/IMG_4529.JPG
Side canyon
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-476i_6Zgfuk/U0sQOKjLbsI/AAAAAAAAkLE/AlpbbhMO8lw/s640/IMG_4535.JPG
Abstract figure
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-td5Z3LqWYJE/U0sQWNZ1hMI/AAAAAAAAkLM/GHgNqB9tnOw/s640/IMG_4541.JPG
Two snakes
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-PXe546fhOaI/U0sQbxXdCzI/AAAAAAAAkLU/dKe1IxV3QuQ/s640/IMG_4543.JPG
Snake and bison(?)
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-XztKVZDXog0/U0sQno2OCMI/AAAAAAAAkLk/uC5cZQ54Izs/s640/IMG_4547.JPG
Sheep with pronounced hooves
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-pFFM1ionnLQ/U0sQ4Gr9NXI/AAAAAAAAkL0/-XHwFkurIbg/s640/IMG_4551.JPG
Fingers, toes, and fairy dust
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-NjSwk5jcQzM/U0sRPdOI5FI/AAAAAAAAkMM/5Nb-fd9_wUk/s640/IMG_4568.JPG
Large elk
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-DS4U-I4N8BQ/U0sRmTZzivI/AAAAAAAAkMk/19aPuJZzzoY/s640/IMG_4574.JPG
Lichen growing in the peck marks in the elk's body
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-vp4GuVJxuHQ/U0sR2f8l20I/AAAAAAAAkM0/T9WRQo-N03E/s640/IMG_4578.JPG
Snake and canine(?)
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-CiVTkVgPe5w/U0sR9LkRAPI/AAAAAAAAkM8/x_Een_Dvs0s/s640/IMG_4584.JPG
Sheep with funky feet
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-2ctITsOsR5A/U0sSO-CbTwI/AAAAAAAAkNM/npDnD-P4NB4/s640/IMG_4592.JPG
Human figure behind a large stone slab
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rosN3e2owYw/U0sSUa7WUeI/AAAAAAAAkNU/sTNSd3VK1Ac/s640/IMG_4597.JPG
Again, I stopped for some panels that I noticed from the road. I finally found the Santa and Reindeer Panel that was impossibly high on a cliff, though I think I figured out how to get up close to it--something for another trip! I also scrambled up to some granaries and wonderful white snake pictographs that I spotted during my last trip.
Lots of dots
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-sPF-yjXll-A/U0sSuSVrHII/AAAAAAAAkN0/4XTvpJTPAW8/s640/IMG_4617.JPG
An interesting panel, but heavy winds and rain kept me from getting a closer look
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-JTma0n2R7Gw/U0sSxiy6NyI/AAAAAAAAkN8/22MqP5AkGHw/s640/IMG_4621.JPG
Santa and his reindeer
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-w6vcyTwP6PI/U0sS1on9O8I/AAAAAAAAkOE/Ra9PYdK_q9U/s640/IMG_4628.JPG
Dots and wavy line
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-oS10HV6DwV8/U0sS6YN9jJI/AAAAAAAAkOM/D8EeQ-oI-lM/s640/IMG_4630.JPG
Pit house remains below some granaries
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-i8TcKz-zp8c/U0sTA1rmkTI/AAAAAAAAkOU/SvISF-YkfvE/s640/IMG_4645.JPG
Remains of two granaries
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Qnvme1MYalk/U0sTKO1ZumI/AAAAAAAAkOk/caaQ9Udem0Y/s640/IMG_4647.JPG
High granary
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-tJ0T4-eEmtY/U0sTNWTg7aI/AAAAAAAAkOs/q9tptgNa7xQ/s640/IMG_4651.JPG
Pit house remains
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-hoed2x46GMY/U0sTUmvEfRI/AAAAAAAAkO0/8EW2g7apNmQ/s640/IMG_4663.JPG
High alove with white snake pictographs
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-z15cVmR78F8/U0sTb7J9vUI/AAAAAAAAkPE/iQe9IJXxHp0/s640/IMG_4669.JPG
White snake pictographs
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-MGuQtFeMADc/U0sTgSF-_TI/AAAAAAAAkPM/NA6MdtJSL2c/s640/IMG_4677.JPG
My last stop was at the Family Panel. I had been ridiculously close to it last time but didn't spot it then. This time I had some info from a friend that helped me find it. The dogs were tired of being cooped up in the Jeep--luckily some clouds had moved in and made it possible for me to leave them there safely--and I drove home while consciously trying not to spot more rock art.
Horned spiral snake
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-ga2oMUbd25c/U0sT0UynuII/AAAAAAAAkPk/-GeEsxTG_kY/s640/IMG_4688.JPG
Figures near the spiral snake
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-YzOAiugW7SU/U0sTsSmQFoI/AAAAAAAAkPc/NOzWNA6N3eE/s640/IMG_4687.JPG
Family Panel
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2bdovJb72Q4/U0sUB2yUT0I/AAAAAAAAkP0/la6fEowoEuM/s640/IMG_4694.JPG
Pictograph near a Boulder
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Ps9acNmwM1o/U0sUN12d-uI/AAAAAAAAkQE/StZPT2CFZ3k/s640/IMG_4718.JPG
Full photo gallery: https://picasaweb.google.com/Dennis.Udink/NineMileTheThird