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Native American pictographs and petroglyphs. No directions or waypoints to rock art sites unless they are already known or published.

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Sand Flat Pictographs

Sand Flat Pictographs

The Drztgrls, Alysia, Dan, Boxcar, and I went in search of a hidden shelter with some petroglyphs and pictographs. It is on the edge of a small basin that probably held a lake in wetter times. Getting out there is a bit of a hike, but it is worth the

El Conejo Narrows Petroglyphs

El Conejo Narrows Petroglyphs

These petroglyphs are deep inside China Lake Naval Weapon Center; we had special permission to check them out. Do not attempt to go there without permission. The site is along a basalt ridge in a narrow canyon. Enjoy my photos.

21 Goats Petroglyphs

21 Goats Petroglyphs

Alysia and I had some time to get out, so we went in search of this very interesting panel of petroglyphs. The weather wasn’t cooperating with us on this day in 2011, and we had to wait for a small but very windy snowstorm to pass. We even heard

Jumbled Rock Gulch Petroglyphs

Jumbled Rock Gulch Petroglyphs

Dancing Man Petroglyphs

Dancing Man Petroglyphs

We met up with some friends to poke around a surprisingly nice petroglyph site in an empty corner of the Nevada desert. The black basalt ridge where all the petroglyphs are located doesn’t look like anything special from a distance, but that changes when you get close and hike

Gunlock Petroglyphs

Gunlock Petroglyphs

We took a little side trip while in Southern Utah in late 2010 to check out this incredible rock art site I had heard about. My photos aren’t the best, but the site didn’t disappoint. The site is a short hike up a steep hillside, which is best

Squaw Spring Petroglyphs

Squaw Spring Petroglyphs

We visited this Kawaiisu village and petroglyph site on a clear and cold January day. There are not many petroglyphs here, but it is an interesting site nonetheless. There are a few petroglyphs and grinding rocks to be found on the flat plateaus, but the majority of the petroglyphs are