Microposts Archive

Rock art is thought to represent the spiritual expression of people who lived here long ago. The fremont people who lived here from about AD 500 to AD 1100 left symbols on the rock which had tremendous meaning to them. The Shield site remains an example of what vandalism can

Here's a Barrier Canyon Style pictograph panel that my friend Philippe and I 'unexpectedly' came across while searching out some rock art in the San Rafael Swell. It's an amazing panel and we both spent a good amount of time examining all the fine details. One thing I noticed while

A different perspective of the beautiful Barrier Canyon Style pictographs in the Ochre Alcove, also known as the Transformation Panel. This is certainly one of my favorite pictograph panels around. Many of the figures painted here are all pretty small compared to other Barrier Canyon Style panels, but the details

I've been anticipating the Solstice this year so that I could visit the Solstice Snake (aka Solar Snake or Hyper Viper) and watch the arrowhead appear on the snakes head. For about 2 minutes on the solstice a dagger of light shaped like an arrowhead appears on the head of

I received word from my friend Philippe this weekend that the Robidoux Panel in the Book Cliffs was broken when he visited it at the beginning of his Southwest trip recently, so I just had to go see it for myself. On my way home from Moab this afternoon I

Let me start out by saying: I hate making reservations in Canyonlands National Park! It's why I haven't been to The Maze yet (or the White Rim for that matter). Last year I finally decided I wanted to go to The Maze and actually made reservations, took the time off

After work I met Jackson at the Colorado National Monument so that we could try to get a photo of the moon coming up over Mount Garfield. Unfortunately, there were some low clouds right over Mount Garfield that prevented a shot right as it was rising over it, but I

Earlier this year on our Arch Hunting the Dome Plateau Area trip, we stopped to check out Arrowhead Arch which is pictured below. Earlier today I was made aware that this arch had collapsed sometime this year. After searching for more information, I found this page on the Natural Arch

Canyonlands National Park

Here's the full trip report index from my 2010 Southern Utah Wanderings... Day 1 | October 2, 2010 Day 2 | October 3, 2010 Day 3 | October 4, 2010 Day 4 | October 5, 2010 Day 5 | October 6, 2010

Here's the full trip report index from my Colorado Adventure 2010. The Cochetopa HillsDay 1 | August 25, 2010 "Boy, she's a bonanza!"Day 2 | August 26, 2010 SummitvilleDay 3 | August 27, 2010 La Plata MountainsDay 4 | August 28, 2010 Imogene PassDay 5 | August 29, 2010

Well, my new license plates finally showed up today!

This year for my 30th birthday I have bought a present for myself- a brand new Jeep! 2010 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon in Dark Charcoal Pearl There were 9 miles on the odometer when I test drove it and 15 miles when I bought it....but then I had a 250+

Arch Canyon // Cedar Mesa