According to the signage, the art was added over a period of thousands of years. This was an annual hunting site for wildebeest (now extinct in noirth america). I did not know that they even existed here.
Nice image. Short of fencing off such places, it would sure be nice if folks would show respect for their forebears! When I look at petroglyphs, I always wonder what the artist was communicating to those who follow.
Wildebeest in Nevada!? I never know that. Just goes to show you can find evidence of wild beasts almost everywhere!
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Posted by Steve Sieren on September 29, 2009 at 11:07 AM
I'm try to translate but I can't figure it out Cool and worth the effort of getting the link to the past Michael.
I love Virginia City, I've seen the horse on the side of the road a few times just meandering around. Parents live up in Sparks so I do visit this place often.
On our trip we saw at least three herds of horses with about one dozen head each. This included mares with foals. It was very impressive for a single afternoon excursion.
Posted by Paul Duval on October 7, 2009 at 8:44 AM
Some of the petroglyphs are incomplete due to the original rock surface flaking off. I wish I knew more about interpreting the glyphs, every symbol has a meaning, I know the squiggly lines mean water, and Is think the image in the URC is a hunter with a bow. Speaking of wildebeeste, and extinct animals that aren't not native anymore. Like camels, and even the wild horses are not native even though they evolved in North America. Or the Woolly Mammoth ( an early elephant ) Giant Ground Sloths, Homo Sapiens, us, including photographers, hey maybe these guys were evolving photographers recording images on stone, by scracthing through the desert varnish on the rocks.Anyway enough rambling, Mike it's nice to see something very different and thought provoking.
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7 repliesThe name of the site is Lagomarsino Canyon. It is a bit of an offroad trek into the open desert. We were fortunate to have partly overcast skies.
This a wonderful place to photograph wild horses. I got some pretty nice horse pics during the trip. I will return.
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It's good to see you 'round CANP!
Nice image. Short of fencing off such places, it would sure be nice if folks would show respect for their forebears! When I look at petroglyphs, I always wonder what the artist was communicating to those who follow.
Wildebeest in Nevada!? I never know that. Just goes to show you can find evidence of wild beasts almost everywhere!
-P
I love Virginia City, I've seen the horse on the side of the road a few times just meandering around. Parents live up in Sparks so I do visit this place often.