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Canyonlands Panel

Canyonlands Panel

Have I got a story for you… This past weekend I spent three days with some good friends exploring the Beef Basin area. One of my main goals this trip was to locate the petroglyph panel above, though I really had no information about it’s location other than one photo I had found. I spent all day on Saturday searching for this panel with no luck, and it looked like I would be going home empty handed on this trip. On Sunday, I was actually leaving Beef Basin when I had one more idea and decided to turn around so I could check out one last area. As luck would have it, I managed to locate the panel! It felt great after being defeated the previous day. Not only is this an amazing petroglyph panel with designs and figures I have not seen anywhere else before, but it was also located high up in a pass through a notch in a cliff that offered commanding views of the entire Canyonlands region. I could definitely see why this spot would be important and special to the creators of this rock art.

>> Beef Basin & Gypsum Canyon

Corner

Corner

Here’s a new photo of a petroglyph panel near Moab that I have visited before. I just love the unique setting of this panel in the corner with the lichen covered wall to the side.

>> Rock Art & Fall Colors

On the Inside

On the Inside

This is one of my favorite figures pecked along the Hidden Valley trail near Moab. I have visited this site multiple times and look forward to returning again in the future. It’s a great hike!

>> Hidden Valley & Moab Rim Loop

Couple

Couple

Two interesting anthropomorphs behind a few boulders along the Three Kings Trail on the McConkie Ranch near vernal, Utah. I refer to this pair as ‘The Couple’ though it’s not an official name.

>> Dry Fork – McConkie Ranch

Price River Boulder

Price River Boulder

On Saturday I took my inflatable kayak through part of Gray Canyon on the Green River from Nefertiti to Swaseys Rapid. It was a nice relaxing day on the river, and I also got to find some new rock art, plus revisit some sites I have been to before. I have been to this large boulder containing a few pretty large petroglyphs before, but I can never pass up the opportunity to revisit a site when I am near.

>> Gray Canyon and the Island in the Sky