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Monthly Archives: December 2009
Missing the Desert or “A Moab Rock-Art Tour”!
Around this time last year we were in Moab taking in the local rock art “scene” with our Moabite friend, Ginny. She showed us her favorite sites and I introduced her to a collection of petroglyphs and pictographs at the base of the Book Cliffs, north of Moab. We started out by driving north.. Continue reading
The Procession Panel
Last month we took a quick trip down to do some exploring on Comb Ridge, in San Juan County, Utah. The Comb is a geological “wonder” extending north to south, over 160 kilometers in southern Utah and northern Arizona. My goal for this trip was the Procession Panel.. Continue reading
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Tagged Anasazi, Comb Ridge, moki, moqui, petroglyph, Procession Panel, rock art, Utah
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Leaving Las Vegas….
Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area and Valley of Fire State Park, two great alternatives to the Vegas spectacle, complete with Archaic and Basketmaker rock art, and prehistoric agave roasting pits! Continue reading
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Tagged agave, agave roasting pit, Basketmaker, Gypsum, Las Vegas, petroglyph, pictograph, Pinto, Red Rocks, Valley of Fire
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