A view looking up at part of the large petroglyph site located in Three Fingers Canyon of the San Rafael Reef. This is another of those sites that I have visited a few times and always seem to find something new that I missed on the previous trips.
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Horned Shield Figures
Here are a set of pictographs that are very similar in appearance. I’m not quite sure what they are, but they appear to be some sort of horned shield-like figures. They are both found in the Book Cliffs of Utah but are in different canyons. The funny thing about both of them is that I managed to stumble upon them when I was out searching for other pictographs. The one above I came across yesterday while I was searching for a ‘birthing scene’ pictograph and the one below I found a few months ago while searching for a very unique owl pictograph.
The Bird and the Sun
It’s been a few years since I hiked down McDonald Creek, but since I stayed home this weekend I thought it might make a nice Sunday morning hike. This is one of the four rock art panels I found in the canyon this trip. I’m not quite sure what the largest figure really is, but it kind of resembles a bird to me, so that’s what I’m going to call it.
Long-Necked Sheep
I just love this petroglyph of a long-necked sheep found in Nine Mile Canyon. Talk about a very unique petroglyph! I wonder what the heck this could have represented or meant?
Tree of Life Panel
This is a very interesting Fremont petroglyph panel hidden in the San Rafael Swell that many people drive by, but most don’t notice. The centerpiece of this panel appears to be a very life-like tree, which is something I don’t think I have come across anywhere else, yet. I really like how this photo shows the full petroglyph panel pecked into the patch of desert patina tucked up in a crack of the sandstone wall. What a truly fascinating setting!
