Dana and I took a trip to the desert again today, to do some petroglyph hunting. I LOVE petroglyph hunting, it is becoming one of my favorite pasttimes.
I really do need to get more informed on the meaning of the petroglyphs and learn how to tell the difference between Ute drawings and other tribal drawings, but right now, I just love the hunting and the finding.
Today we drove about 14 or so miles out of town and then went back into the mountains about 3 or 4 miles. This area is a bit out of the way, but very easy to get to. We even ran into 2 school buses from the Aspen area, they were on a field trip to float the river, not to see the petroglyphs so we went in two different directions.
After a little hike across an arroyo and into the mountains a little bit we ran onto this shelter. It has obviously been there for many years, look at how the rocks are meticulously stacked.
Around the corner, there lies a large wall of petroglyphs. This area was obviously an encampment of some sort, the river is close, and there are rock barriers to serve as a wind break.
The Utes would write on the walls of the canyon that are covered in "Desert Varnish" a dark coating that is penetrable with a sharp rock.
Enjoy the drawings. We have identified the obvious, mountain goats, men on horseback, bear claws and even a mountain lion. Can you find the mountain lion?
I am working 6 of the next 7 days, (no holidays for nurses) but I will try to post every now and then. And one more thing before I go.... ADAM LAMBERT WAS ROBBED!!!!! After the horrendous mistake (in my opinion) that America made on AI last night, I am taking solace in the fact that over the years with the exception of maybe 2 or 3, the AI winners all flopped and those who came in 2nd made it big. 'nuf said.
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Today we stepped back in time..
Posted by Tonjia at 3:39 PM
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4 comments:
These pictures are amazing. What a cool thing to do!
Don't worry about Adam. He'll be huge - probably bigger than if he won, because now he won't have to put out that ridiculous song.
Love the pics. Thanks for sharing!! :)
Halie
I'm just glad to see you and Dana can travel and do things together. I am about to strangle mine and if he doesn't get a job, or get his ears cleaned out soon...there might be a killin' comin'...(Just kidding, don't want to be the number one suspect if something happens...good grief, now it's in writing!)
Looks as if your travels are actually pretty fun. Glad you are able to get out and do things.
We have lots of those around us too. I love looking for them on hiles thorugh rock formations, so cool!
Just take solace in the fact Adam does not have to sing that horrendous song the winner gets the "honor" of recording. He will do much better on his own.
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