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.


Small Mill Creek Pictograph by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr

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


Four Arms Panel by IntrepidXJ, 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.


Disappearing Sheep by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr

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


Spiral + Anthropomorph by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr

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


Hand by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr

A petroglyph of a hand on a boulder.


Big Elk & Sheep by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr

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


Holding Hands by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr

A line of small stick-figures holding hands.


Caterpillars by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr

This panel has three caterpillar-like figures.


Open Arms by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr

Looking up at a lone anthropomorph with outstretched arms.


Opposite Panel by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr

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


Small Falls by IntrepidXJ, 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...