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Buckhorn Wash - San Rafael Swell, Utah

Horned Serpent - Nine Mile Canyon, Utah

Pueblo Bonito - Chaco Canyon, New Mexico

Duckhead Man - Near Cedar Mesa, Utah

Geometric Petroglyph - Petrified Forest NP

Crane Panel - Comb Ridge Utah

Mountain Lion Petroglyph - Three Rivers Petroglyph Site - Near Tularosa, New Mexico

Macaw and the Moon - near Holbrook, Arizona

Inscription Point and the San Francisco Peaks - Diné Land, Arizona

The Owl - Nine Mile Canyon, Utah

McConkie Ranch - near Vernal, Utah

Pregnant Buffalo - Nine Mile Canyon, Utah

Hovenweep Ancestral Puebloan Ruins - Arizona

Shaman - Snake Gulch, Arizona

Holding Up the Moon - Palatki Ruins, Arizona

Puebloan/Kachina style petroglyph - Petrified Forest NP

The Great Gallery - Horseshoe Canyon, Utah

Morning Light Through Pueblo Bonito Doorways - Chaco Canyon, New Mexico

Cub Creek Lizards - near Vernal, Utah

Birthing Scene - Chevelon Steps, Arizona

Red and White Men - Nine Mile Canyon, Utah

The Three Digit Healer - Petrified Forest NP

Bear Paw and Anatomy Lesson Petroglyph - Nine-Mile Canyon, Utah

Head of Sinbad Pictograph - San Rafael Swell, Utah

Holy Ghost Panel - Horseshoe Canyon, Utah

The Juggler - Nine Mile Canyon, Utah

Desecrated Pictograph - San Rafael Swell, Utah

Barrier Canyon Style figures at Temple Wash - San Rafael Swell, Utah

Lobster Petroglyph - near Bluff, Utah

Barrier Canyon Style - Sego Canyon, Utah

Near the Rim Ruin - Cedar Mesa, Utah

Ute Horse Petroglyph - Montezuma Canyon, Utah

Kachina, Snake, Turtle, Stickman - Petroglyph NM, nearAlbuquerque, New Mexico

Basketmaker II Anthropomorph Petroglyph - Sand Island, Utah

Caprock Ruin on Cedar Mesa, Utah

Spiderman Petroglyph - Sand Island, Utah

Fallen Roof Ruin - Road Canyon, Utah

Sand Island Flute Player - near Bluff, Utah

Kachina Mask - Petroglyph NM, nearAlbuquerque, New Mexico

V bar V Heritage Site - Camp Verde, Arizona

Granary in Road Canyon - near Cedar Mesa, Utah

Road Canyon Ruin - near Cedar Mesa, Utah

Four Cranes Panel - Montezuma Canyon, Utah

Precarious Road Canyon Granary - near Cedar Mesa, Utah

Busy Fremont-style Panel - Near Emery, Utah

The Procession Panel - Comb Ridge, Utah

House on Fire - Cedar Mesa, Utah

Caprock Ruin - Cedar Mesa, Utah

Procession Panel Deer Detail - Comb Ridge, Utah

The Hitchhiker Panel - Glen Canyon Recreation Area, Utah

Snake Detail from the Procession Panel - Comb Ridge, Utah

Lizard Men - Montezuma Canyon, Utah

Dancing Around the Dead - Montezuma Canyon, Utah

Monarch Cave Ruins - Comb Ridge, Utah

Deer and Bison Hunt Panel - Montezuma Canyon, Utah

Horsecollar Ruins - Natural Bridges National Monument, Utah

Frogman, Deer, and Sheep Panel - Sand Island, Utah

Geometric Petroglyph - Montezuma Canyon, Utah

The High Gallery - Horseshoe Canyon, Utah

Detail of The Hitchhiker Panel - Glen Canyon Recreation Area, Utah

Buckhorn Wash - San Rafael Swell, Utah

Horned Serpent - Nine Mile Canyon, Utah

Pueblo Bonito - Chaco Canyon, New Mexico

Duckhead Man - Near Cedar Mesa, Utah

Geometric Petroglyph - Petrified Forest NP

Crane Panel - Comb Ridge Utah

Mountain Lion Petroglyph - Three Rivers Petroglyph Site - Near Tularosa, New Mexico

Macaw and the Moon - near Holbrook, Arizona

Inscription Point and the San Francisco Peaks - Diné Land, Arizona

The Owl - Nine Mile Canyon, Utah

McConkie Ranch - near Vernal, Utah

Pregnant Buffalo - Nine Mile Canyon, Utah

Hovenweep Ancestral Puebloan Ruins - Arizona

Shaman - Snake Gulch, Arizona

Holding Up the Moon - Palatki Ruins, Arizona

Puebloan/Kachina style petroglyph - Petrified Forest NP

The Great Gallery - Horseshoe Canyon, Utah

Morning Light Through Pueblo Bonito Doorways - Chaco Canyon, New Mexico

Cub Creek Lizards - near Vernal, Utah

Birthing Scene - Chevelon Steps, Arizona

Red and White Men - Nine Mile Canyon, Utah

The Three Digit Healer - Petrified Forest NP

Bear Paw and Anatomy Lesson Petroglyph - Nine-Mile Canyon, Utah

Head of Sinbad Pictograph - San Rafael Swell, Utah

Holy Ghost Panel - Horseshoe Canyon, Utah

The Juggler - Nine Mile Canyon, Utah

Desecrated Pictograph - San Rafael Swell, Utah

Barrier Canyon Style figures at Temple Wash - San Rafael Swell, Utah

Lobster Petroglyph - near Bluff, Utah

Barrier Canyon Style - Sego Canyon, Utah

Near the Rim Ruin - Cedar Mesa, Utah

Ute Horse Petroglyph - Montezuma Canyon, Utah

Kachina, Snake, Turtle, Stickman - Petroglyph NM, nearAlbuquerque, New Mexico

Basketmaker II Anthropomorph Petroglyph - Sand Island, Utah

Caprock Ruin on Cedar Mesa, Utah

Spiderman Petroglyph - Sand Island, Utah

Fallen Roof Ruin - Road Canyon, Utah

Sand Island Flute Player - near Bluff, Utah

Kachina Mask - Petroglyph NM, nearAlbuquerque, New Mexico

V bar V Heritage Site - Camp Verde, Arizona

Granary in Road Canyon - near Cedar Mesa, Utah

Road Canyon Ruin - near Cedar Mesa, Utah

Four Cranes Panel - Montezuma Canyon, Utah

Precarious Road Canyon Granary - near Cedar Mesa, Utah

Busy Fremont-style Panel - Near Emery, Utah

The Procession Panel - Comb Ridge, Utah

House on Fire - Cedar Mesa, Utah

Caprock Ruin - Cedar Mesa, Utah

Procession Panel Deer Detail - Comb Ridge, Utah

The Hitchhiker Panel - Glen Canyon Recreation Area, Utah

Snake Detail from the Procession Panel - Comb Ridge, Utah

Lizard Men - Montezuma Canyon, Utah

Dancing Around the Dead - Montezuma Canyon, Utah

Monarch Cave Ruins - Comb Ridge, Utah

Deer and Bison Hunt Panel - Montezuma Canyon, Utah

Horsecollar Ruins - Natural Bridges National Monument, Utah

Frogman, Deer, and Sheep Panel - Sand Island, Utah

Geometric Petroglyph - Montezuma Canyon, Utah

The High Gallery - Horseshoe Canyon, Utah

Detail of The Hitchhiker Panel - Glen Canyon Recreation Area, Utah

It's become a passion and a joy to wander about the desert in search of ancient ruins and rock art. Most of the images are from the Fremont, Barrier Canyon, Basketmaker, and Pueblo styles, dating back to as many as nine thousand years ago. To come across these sites has been truly awe-inspiring, and makes one realize how little time we all have on this earth.
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