This is a small petroglyph site in the Mojave desert: a couple dozen glyphs on an eroded lava flow above a wash. Unfortunately, vandals have found the site too and scratched some spindly marks around or over some of the petroglyphs.
What do you do when you need to escape the heat and questionable air quality of lower elevations in mid-summer Central California? We went driving up into the Sierra foothills which – spoiler! – was almost as hot and smoky as the lower elevations. Dang!
But we did find something to make the trip worthwhile – a nice little site on a large boulder with a scenic view.