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Spiral Tail Panel

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Spiral Tail Panel

While hiking near Moab in search of new rock art a few weeks ago, we came across this large and impressive panel just as we were running out of light and needed to head back to the Jeep. This is a very cool panel containing a few interesting figures including the bighorn sheep with the large spiral tail. However, I have no clue what the largest and most prominent figure in this panel is? My first guess was a large bear because there are a few others around Moab, but after examining the figure closely, I really have no idea what it is. Feel free to comment with any guesses as to what it might be.

>> Exploring Mill Creek Canyon

Newspaper Anthropomorph

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Newspaper Anthropomorph

Here’s a very close look at one of the anthropomorphic figures found at the massive Newspaper Rock on the way to Canyonlands National Park Needles District.

>> Newspaper Rock Petroglyphs

Crescent Moon Panel

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Crescent Moon Panel

This is a very cool petroglyph panel found along Indian Creek near Canyonlands National Park that contains many unique figures including a few crescent moons. This photo just shows a part of the full panel including a few of the larger anthropomorphs and the highest crescent moon.

>> Indian Creek Canyon Petroglyphs

Shield Bearers

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Shield Bearers

While searching for some other petroglyphs in Natural Bridges National Monument a few weeks ago, Jackson and I climbed up and found this pictograph panel, which was an unexpected surprise. These white shield-bearing figures are painted over some old petroglyphs. Actually, while searching this area for more rock art we found plenty of very faint petroglyphs that didn’t photograph very well. When we first arrived at this site, the shadow of a nearby tree was casting it’s shadow on part of the panel. We stuck around until the shadow finally moved off the pictographs so that I could get a better photo. It was a nice find.

>> Veterans Day Weekend at Natural Bridges

The Hunter and His Prey

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The Hunter and His Prey

Here’s a fun composition of two petroglyphs taken at the magnificent Owl Panel near Moab. It appears that this hunter is taking aim with his bow and arrow at the bighorn sheep at the other end of the petroglyph panel.

>> The Blue Buffalo & The Owl

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