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Sheep Cults and Ancient Mazes… The Rock Art of Three Rivers
Set off by distant mountains, this petroglyph appears to be a maze. It is fun to speculate on what petroglyphs mean. It can also be frustrating. What was the artist thinking when he created the above...
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Forget Waldo. Where’s the Petroglyph? Three Rivers Petroglyph Site
Petroglyphs are often found in the same location. How many can you find in the above photo? My answer is at the bottom of the blog. When you find one petroglyph, you will almost always find more,...
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Dinosaur National Monument… A Photographic Journey through America’s National...
Dinosaur National Monument is filled with quiet beauty. Located on the border between Colorado and Utah, Dinosaur National Monument is known for it’s large deposit of Dinosaur Bones. The Park also...
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Painted Rock Petroglyph Site… Voices from the Ancient Past: Part I
The rocks at Painted Rock Petroglyph Site in Southern Arizona are covered with hundreds of petroglyphs, as shown in this photo with Peggy. Some my be several thousand years old. Peggy and I had just...
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Painted Rocks Petroglyph Site of Southern Arizona… Nice Doggy
My sister had a Jack Terrier named Jack that looked a lot like this petroglyph, except for floppy ears. And this is how I was greeted when I visited. Bounce, bounce, bounce. I like to speculate that...
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Ancient Petroglyphs in the Valley of Fire State Park… The Desert Series
Imagine walking around a corner and coming on this wall of petroglyphs. The red sandstone provided a dramatic canvas for early artists. (Photo by Peggy Mekemson.) I first became aware of art from...
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A Big Bird Petroglyph and a 1.6 Million Gallon a Day Spring… The Sedona Series
Big birds and camp dogs, four of 1032 petroglyphs found at the V-bar-V Heritage Site in the Verde Valley of Arizona. Sinagua rolls off the tongue easily, like so many Spanish words do. It is a name...
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Out of 20,000 Photos… Newspaper Rock— a petroglyph wonderland!
Newspaper Rock. I am standing beside the National Historic Site to provide perspective. (Photo by Peggy Mekemson.) It’s Wednesday, so that means a quick photographic essay, selected from my 20,000...
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A Journey Back in Time to the Spectacular Three Rivers’ Petroglyph Site of...
Evening shadows, combining with a layer of clouds stretching along the Sacramento Mountains, provided an air of mystery for the Three Rivers’ Petroglyph Site of southern New Mexico. Peggy and I could...
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Nice Kitty, But Why Is Your Tail Over Your Back… The Three Rivers Petroglyph...
There are several mountain lion petroglyphs at the Three Rivers Petroglyph Site. Each one has his tail bent up over his back. I don’t have a clue why. And what’s with the arrow? Peggy and I are still...
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