Panamint Valley Geoglyph #2

Panamint Valley Geoglyph #2

I was out in Panamint Valley and wanted to hunt for a geoglyph site and Native American Indian trail. I found the trail first. I walked portions of it and came across the geoglyph site. It isn’t on the trail but offset close by. The geoglyphs are complex and abstract linear (mostly) closed cell designs. It is an interesting and good-sized site.

Panamint Valley Geoglyph #2

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Panamint Valley Geoglyph #2 — As I was wandering around the flatland, I found a small flake site.

Panamint Valley Geoglyph #2 — Moving up the hill, I come across an old indian trail.

Panamint Valley Geoglyph #2 — I followed the native trail for a ways. You can see it heading off into the distance on the left. The trail goes for many miles.

Panamint Valley Geoglyph #2 — Desert Gold (Geraea canescens) on alluvial desert pavement.

Panamint Valley Geoglyph #2 — Close up of the opuntia.

Panamint Valley Geoglyph #2 — Opuntia ssp. blooming along the trail.

Panamint Valley Geoglyph #2 — Not too far off of the trail, I spot a large set of geoglyphs.

Panamint Valley Geoglyph #2 — A couple of sleeping circles at the geoglyph site.

Panamint Valley Geoglyph #2 — The geoglyphs are hard to see in most places. Here one of them does a long curve and ends at a white focus rock.

Panamint Valley Geoglyph #2 — I am shooting into the sun for more contrast. The geoglyph shows up a little better.

Panamint Valley Geoglyph #2 — I am still just poking around one end of the site.

Panamint Valley Geoglyph #2 — Walking up the site.

Panamint Valley Geoglyph #2 — Geoglyph.

Panamint Valley Geoglyph #2 — Interesting design.

Panamint Valley Geoglyph #2 — I follow one of the lines to its end.

Panamint Valley Geoglyph #2 — I walk a few hundred feet back to the trail to see if I missed anything, then head back.

Panamint Valley Geoglyph #2 — Exploring another geoglyph at the same site.

Panamint Valley Geoglyph #2 — Different angle.

Panamint Valley Geoglyph #2 — Following the lines to an enclosed end. Most of the cells are closed.

Panamint Valley Geoglyph #2 — The main part of the geoglyph. It is a complex design.

Panamint Valley Geoglyph #2 — And hard to get a good photo of.

Last Updated on August 4, 2020 by Guy Starbuck

Post date August 9, 2018
Post categories In California, Death Valley
TagsGeoglyphs