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Out of Reach Panel

Out of Reach Panel

Here’s a very interesting petroglyph panel my friend Jackson spotted as we hiked and searched for rock art near Moab on Saturday. This panel is located very high up on a canyon wall, well above the canyon floor. We did try to find a way up to it, but were unsuccessful, so this photo was taken with my long lens from the canyon floor. One of the more unusual figures found in this panel is the large bird-like figure found in the lower left that appears to have outstretched wings. I’ve never seen anything like that before. Above the bird-like figure there is another large four-legged creature that could possibly represent a bear?

>> Exploring Mill Creek Canyon

Owl In the Corner

Owl In the Corner

Here’s a unique perspective that shows off the main figures found in the large Owl Panel near Moab. The largest figure is about five feet tall and all of these carvings are well executed and very well preserved.

>> The Blue Buffalo & The Owl

Walking the Crack

Walking the Crack

A line of good-sized zoomorphs appear to be walking along the natural crack of this cliff face in Arches National Park. The first two figures appear to be bighorn sheep while the third one looks like it could represent an elk or a deer.

>> Dark Angel Petroglyphs

Decorated Anthropomorph

Decorated Anthropomorph

Here’s a small Barrier Canyon Style petroglyph found near Moab in an area containing many newer Ute petroglyphs and pictographs that I visited on Saturday. The decorations on the torso are very interesting and so is the dotted circle around the top portion of this figure. It also appears to have one leg extending down from the torso.

>> The Blue Buffalo & The Owl

Intestine Man Panel

Intestine Man Panel

Since today is Veteran’s Day I’m going to post a photo of a panel near Moab that I visited last year on the same holiday. The Intestine Man Panel is a tough one to get a good photograph of, but it’s also a very unique and amazing panel that contains a lot of fine detail. If you look very closely you can find many small birds that are painted at this site, besides all of the intricate details found within the Intestine Man figure.

Yes, I purposely posted this photo at 11:11am on 11/11/11

>> Veterans Day on the Island in the Sky