During the past two days we have explored some Native American artwork and remains of settlements in the Buckhorn Wash and Nine Mile Road areas of central Utah, not far from Price. Some of these areas had petroglyphs and other visually stunning remains that are so numerous that it was easy to forget how truly unique and remarkable they are. Here are some photos:
Linda, Holland and Chrissy at Little Grand Canyon.
Part of a huge panel of artwork (by Anastazi Indians, about 2000 years old) in Buckhorn Wash.
Close-up of Buckhorn Wash artwork.
Family in a cave.
Glendon, Beckett and Felicity climb on the rocks.
Holland by a dinosaur footprint.
Petroglyphs on a ledge, along Nine Mile Road, by Fremont Indians (about 1000 years old). Did Bart Simpson visit here?
Fortress or tower on a point high above the road.
Animal figures on a panel very high on the rock face above the fortress.
Note the 5×6 matrix of dots here. We saw this at several locations. What does it mean?
The “Big Hunt” panel, the most famous of the petroglyphs along Nine Mile Road, once featured on the cover of National Geographic. Note bighorn rams, ewes, baby lambs and bow-and-arrow hunters. Scholars believe that this may have been a depiction of an actual hunt in late November or early December.
The “Big Buffalo” panel.
The “Pregnant Buffalo” figure. Note the baby buffalo clearly indicated inside the mom.
Beautiful sunset-time photo along Nine Mile Road.
David and Linda pose before the big buffalo figure.
Petroglyphs near Rasmussen’s cave.