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California
Cary's Castle North Petroglyphs
In 2016, on an adventure north of Cary's Castle (one of many), I stumbled upon these petroglyphs hidden among the granite boulders of the Eagle Mountains. The abstract designs appear to be Desert Archaic in style, likely created by indigenous peoples who traveled these washes for thousands of
Mammoth Consolidated Mine
Mexican-American Labor Camp, Death Valley Railroad
Mother Wood's Saloon, Death Valley
Burham Canyon Pictographs
Chemung Mine
Pine City Overlook
Nevada
Pocketed Rocks Petroglyphs
Unlike the dramatic canyon walls at White River Narrows a few miles away, the rock art at Pocketed Rocks requires more careful exploration. The petroglyphs are more scattered here and, more interestingly, on unusual volcanic tuff formations surrounding tinajas (natural rock basins).
White River Narrows Petroglyphs
Cottontail Petroglyphs
Pahroc Big Rock Petroglyphs
Hackberry Springs Pictographs
Picture Canyon Pictographs