Petroglyphs

My brother and I have been out hiking the last three days and we're getting pretty good at finding petroglyphs. Some of these are well known while others are WAY off the beaten path in an area that sees very little activity. Even my pug, Bierstadt the ATP (All-Terrain Pug) is getting in on the action.

One area we found contained over 15 panels totaling over 100 petroglyphs, including a 3-4' long elk standing next to 2 bighorn sheep of the same size. Didn't have my camera on that hike (I know, I'm an idiot) but I will be going back.

Here's a few pics.

Okay, so there are no petroglyphs in this one but he's so cute I had to share. Hunting petroglyphs is hard work!

Here's a wider photo of one panel. My brother provides some scale to these large petroglyphs.

You and your brother have an amazing resemblance! Wait, what? That's your pug? Oh. Never mind.

Finally, a pictograph from yesterday's exploration. Not in great shape and I'm fairly certain the white stuff in the middle isn't original but it was cool to find a pictograph nonetheless. I've heard there is a significant habitation cave in this area. We scrambled all about yesterday but didn't find it. There are so many fins and canyons that it may take quite a while before we stumble upon it. Lots and lots of chert in the area, too.

Not rock art but I can't remember ever actually seeing a sego lily out here. It is one of the prettiest flowers I've seen.

I didn't get any photos of them but there were quite a few lupine blooming in the sand dunes around here. Still fairly sparse but there was one large group of them.

Todd: Bierstadt is much more handsome than me or my brother! Chicks dig him...

Wow, that panel in the first and third is great! It's so clean wnd well preserved. Hope you can show us a few more. (Bierstadt the ATP shows signs of being smarter than my boss.)

Amazing find Bret. Have fun exploring.

Very cool!

Wow, cool panel Bret -- can't wait to see some shots of the giant elk. The ATP looks pretty happy hunting 'glyphs too.

If you tied your pug's ears up in the first photo, he'd look just like that petroglyph character above him!

Very cool, Bret!

Jack, I was wondering what in the world that could be behind Bier, but it dawns on me that it looks like an owl.

Chad: That glyph is thought to be an owl. I can't imagine what else it could be.

Bret, I haven't studied these things much, but I always see monsters of one kind or another.

I've been seeing one lately that, to me, resembles a Phoenix. Way cool looking creature. I just hope none of these monsters show up under my bed!

I've been a rock art aficionado for years and years, and this is one excellent and unique panel you've shown us. Never seen a 'glyph like the character with horns (...or pinned back ears!) before. The lack of vandalism is very refreshing, too.
Thanks so much for sharing these with us! I'm really looking forward to seeing more of your finds.

Great shots! Would love to see these some day.

Sweet shots Bret! There is an uncanny resemblance between your brother and the “Big Guy Petroglyph”

I would also love the see the big elk.

Wow! These are awesome. And all the exploration sure sounds like fun. Keep 'em coming!!

Dang, dude, those panels look amazing!

That's quite the petroglyph panel; there can't be too many with life-sized figures...