Friday, February 13, 2015

Petroglyphs

Cool stuff this.

- a lot of it - in good condition.

 

Run by US Forest Service

Wiki description

Official site


They have all sorts of interpretations of the various figures, but one of the really great things about this site is there are a couple of rocks which cast shadows and the thinking is this was also an astronomical calendar used for planting...


The Ancestral Hopi who lived there believed the cracks in the cliff face were connections to another world which may be why the site is so studded with glyphs.






 close up of two shadow stones.


The two rocks near the top of the crack create the shadows for the calendar.




 Chipmunk with different stripes

 extreme crop of our local hummer sitting in the sun brilliantly

 Harley and I took a hike upon our return, he was not allowed in the site so he stayed home .



nice one not sure I have the patience for such elaboration

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