Then we made it to the river and we stopped a little before the turn off to get to the shore. Trace took me up the other side and we saw a huge sandstone rock. When we walked up and around there were petroglyph's on one side. Trace had told me about these before. That not many people know they are there or dont' bother with them. And most say they are drawings of aliens... well, they are something... hard to say for sure what the artist was thinking but they don't look human. they both have tails, distinctly 4 fingers on every hand and foot, and and something sticking out of their heads. 3 on the small one and 2 on the big one. Interesting for sure!! When you look at them up close you can see remnants of color on some of the etching, the eyes and face, and the 2 horizontal lines at the top. on the middle right side, someone carved his name or cattle brand and dated it 7/11/38. you can tell it's a very different carving. there were also a few small deer carvings and what is propably a river. but the main figures are much larger than the other animal carvings. Crazy stuff.
Monday, September 14, 2009
Petroglyphs
Last weekend, 8/12-13, we went to the ranch to hang out and to collect some boxes we had stored out there. We left the house Saturday morning and about 20 minutes from the ranch Trace took me on a little detour to see more of the area. We were in Big Gypsum Valley heading to the Dolores river. He spent a lot of time there as a kid, riding his dirt bike out there, fishing in the river, family picnics, etc. Apparently there was a good rain the night before because there were puddles here and there... then there was a big one! we rounded a corner and came up to a wash area. Trace thought hmmm.... and we slowed a little, kicked in 4X4 and... got stuck. crap. our tires sank about 6-10 inches in wet clay mud. So Trace dug us out, backed up and punched it and we were back on our way. then we came up to another wash that looked pretty muddy and washed out. so we reved up and were ready to gun it and push thru. well it turns out this one wasn't soft and muddy. it was a solid dried lip so when we punched it we went flying and bouncing instead of sailing thru. Yeeee Haaaaa!!
Then we made it to the river and we stopped a little before the turn off to get to the shore. Trace took me up the other side and we saw a huge sandstone rock. When we walked up and around there were petroglyph's on one side. Trace had told me about these before. That not many people know they are there or dont' bother with them. And most say they are drawings of aliens... well, they are something... hard to say for sure what the artist was thinking but they don't look human. they both have tails, distinctly 4 fingers on every hand and foot, and and something sticking out of their heads. 3 on the small one and 2 on the big one. Interesting for sure!! When you look at them up close you can see remnants of color on some of the etching, the eyes and face, and the 2 horizontal lines at the top. on the middle right side, someone carved his name or cattle brand and dated it 7/11/38. you can tell it's a very different carving. there were also a few small deer carvings and what is propably a river. but the main figures are much larger than the other animal carvings. Crazy stuff.
Then we made it to the river and we stopped a little before the turn off to get to the shore. Trace took me up the other side and we saw a huge sandstone rock. When we walked up and around there were petroglyph's on one side. Trace had told me about these before. That not many people know they are there or dont' bother with them. And most say they are drawings of aliens... well, they are something... hard to say for sure what the artist was thinking but they don't look human. they both have tails, distinctly 4 fingers on every hand and foot, and and something sticking out of their heads. 3 on the small one and 2 on the big one. Interesting for sure!! When you look at them up close you can see remnants of color on some of the etching, the eyes and face, and the 2 horizontal lines at the top. on the middle right side, someone carved his name or cattle brand and dated it 7/11/38. you can tell it's a very different carving. there were also a few small deer carvings and what is propably a river. but the main figures are much larger than the other animal carvings. Crazy stuff.
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