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Today’s Photo: Hand print in Butler Wash
Handprint Hand-print located in “Ballroom Cave”, Butler Wash, San Juan County, Utah.
Pining for Chaco Canyon
Situated in a dry, isolated canyon in northeastern New Mexico, Chaco Culture National Historic Park is both a destination for those seeking solitude (unlike other, more “accessible” National Parks, according to the NPS Chaco only sees around 45,000 visitors annually) … Continue reading
Posted in Ancient American Southwest, Chaco Culture, Prehistoric America
Tagged Anasazi, ancient, archaeology, Chaco Canyon, Chacoan, great house, kiva, New Mexico, petroglyph, pictograph, Utah
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Two Pictograph Sites in Southern Utah
There are literally thousands of petroglyph and pictograph sites in the Four Corners area. I just revisited two of them this last weekend. One painted on the roof and wall of an alcove overlooking a small canyon bottom; the other … Continue reading
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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