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07-21-2011, 06:05 PM #1
Grand Staircase
Saturday & Sunday, July 16-17, 2011
This past weekend Amanda and I headed down to the Grand Staircase – Escalante National Monument to visit some ruins and rock art that I have wanted to get to for a while. The weather was pretty nice all weekend, in the upper 80′s during the hottest part of the day, and there were enough clouds in the sky to block the sunlight occasionally to help keep things feeling a little cooler.
Hundred Handprints by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr
Our first stop was at the Hundred Handprints panel near the Escalante River. Unlike the last cave I visited that claimed to have 100 handprints, this one delivered!
Hunter Panel by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr
An interesting petroglyph panel overlooking the Escalante River.
Escalante Hunter by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr
A closer look at the above panel.
Confluence Site by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr
A severely damaged petroglyph site.
Escalante Vandalism by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr
Closer look at the damage.
Confluence Sheep by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr
A lone sheep that luckily was not damaged.
Our next stop was visiting a few small alcoves that contained a whole bunch of small pictographs known as the Weavers Caves because of the many needle-like paintings found within.
Weavers Designs 1 by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr
Very fine and detailed pictographs unlike anything I have seen in the area before.
Weavers Designs 2 by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr
Weavers Sheep by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr
One of the few figures that wasn’t abstract. It kind of looks like it may have been a bighorn sheep.
Faint Creature by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr
The only anthropomorphic-like figure I found in the Weavers Caves.
Needles by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr
Needle-like paintings.
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07-21-2011 06:05 PM # ADS
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07-21-2011, 06:06 PM #2
Tiny Sun by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr
If you look closely, there is a small sun-like painting in the panel.
Amanda's Find by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr
On our way back from the Weavers Caves, Amanda spotted this arrowhead on the ground…..I had walked right over it!
Circle of Life by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr
This panel was high on my list to find this weekend and it did not disappoint!
Flute Player by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr
A flute player next to the ‘Circle of Life’
Soon we headed up onto the Kaiparowits Plateau (Fiftymile Mountain, Smokey Mountain) to visit a few ruins and find a campsite for the night.
Alvey Pictographs by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr
Pictographs found along the way.
Collet Top Granary Arch by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr
A very cool arch and ruin that I have wanted to visit for quite a while. A very cool site, but I think the morning would be a better time for photos this time of the year…
Double Decker Granary by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr
Here’s another small but interesting ruin we visited. This one was very cool because the floor between the top and bottom granaries was still completely intact.
Hidden Granary by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr
A small hidden granary we stopped by on our way back down towards Escalante on Sunday.
Hells Backbone by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr
After topping off the fuel tank in Escalante we planned on headed to Boulder via the Hells Backbone Road.
Box Death Hollow by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr
Great views over Box Death Hollow from up at Hells Backbone.
Road Closed by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr
I guess I should have checked the road conditions…..shortly after crossing Hells Backbone we found out the road was closed. Oops. Instead of heading back to Escalante we took the Posey Lake Road to Highway 24 in Bicknell before heading home.
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07-22-2011, 09:22 AM #3
Great photo's!!
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07-24-2011, 05:01 PM #4
You found all the best places. We have yet to find the Weavers Caves. Darn, we will just have to go back :)
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07-25-2011, 07:40 AM #5
Very Cool!
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