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The Juggler Petroglyphs

The Juggler Petroglyphs

This is an interesting and fun little Fremont petroglyph site in the Molen Reef just east of Emery, Utah. Concentric circles surround this single anthropomorphic figure. Amusingly, he looks like he is juggling suns, hence the name. It’s possible there are a few more petroglyphs around in the immediate

Parowan Gap Petroglyphs

Parowan Gap Petroglyphs

Parowan Gap is a narrow pass in a low set of hills that must have served as a natural corridor. The rocks at the narrowest part are covered in petroglyphs. The site is easy to reach but not remote. Still, it is an interesting spot to visit as a few

Gold Springs and the Jennie Mine

Gold Springs and the Jennie Mine

We met up with a few friends in 2006 to do some cabin and mine exploring around Gold Springs on the western edge of Utah. We traveled miles of open roads through the pinyon and juniper woodland, with the occasional ruin. We were there in July, and that is thunderstorm

Cave Springs Cowboy Camp

Cave Springs Cowboy Camp

This is an Ancestral Puebloan (Anazasi) site that cattle ranchers also used for camping. The site is inside the Needles District in Canyonlands National Park and what a neat find it is. Everything here is protected. Please do not touch or remove anything. Besides being illegal, once removed, the story

Hovenweep – Square Tower Group

Hovenweep – Square Tower Group

One of my favorite little national parks is Hovenweep National Monument. It is a quiet little area in the Four Corners part of Utah. It is one of the few campgrounds I actually enjoy visiting. Most of the towers and buildings of Hovenweep Castle and the Square Tower Group were

Montezuma Creek and the Three Kiva Pueblo

Montezuma Creek and the Three Kiva Pueblo

There are many small Ancestral Puebloan (Anasazi) ruins and Ute and Anasazi petroglyph sites scattered along Montezuma Creek. Some are hard to spot, so you have to keep an eye out for them. Near the middle of the canyon is Three Kiva Pueblo, where the BLM has restored one of

Newspaper Rock

Newspaper Rock

This is a large solitary panel in a nice shady canyon of eastern Utah. Petroglyphs from the Ancestral Puebloan (Anazasi), Fremont, and modern Ute are present. Multiple cultures have used the site for a long period of time, but why this spot? We may never know. GPS