It was about six years ago Tyler and I went with Craig, Eric, and David to Grand Gulch for a long backpacking trip. Our goal was to find as much rock art and ruins in a pristine, rarely visited, primitive area as possible. We had GPS readings for locations, our backpacks, and lots of energy. Below are some of my best memories of the trip.
Here is a nice example of native American rock art. Hands covered in paint leave a lasting print on the rock. Today, I suppose it would be graffiti but now it's a national treasure.
Getting to some of the best rock art was not always easy. Below is a photo of us (the younger group) crawling along the edge of a cliff to get to some nice art. I'm glad their moms weren't here.
Here is a nice photo of Eric coming out of the "perfect" kiva. Perfect because everything remained much as it was 800 years ago. The site was well protected from the elements by the overhanging cliffs.
This fine example of an Anasazi ruin with a keyhole door left us speechless. Notice the ladder in front which goes down to the perfect kiva.
I hope to return to this area sometime. We were there over spring break and it was a little cold and snowy (Southern Utah does that). So next time, I'll do it later in the year.
Here is a nice example of native American rock art. Hands covered in paint leave a lasting print on the rock. Today, I suppose it would be graffiti but now it's a national treasure.
Getting to some of the best rock art was not always easy. Below is a photo of us (the younger group) crawling along the edge of a cliff to get to some nice art. I'm glad their moms weren't here.
Here is a nice photo of Eric coming out of the "perfect" kiva. Perfect because everything remained much as it was 800 years ago. The site was well protected from the elements by the overhanging cliffs.
This fine example of an Anasazi ruin with a keyhole door left us speechless. Notice the ladder in front which goes down to the perfect kiva.
I hope to return to this area sometime. We were there over spring break and it was a little cold and snowy (Southern Utah does that). So next time, I'll do it later in the year.
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