Monthly Archives: November 2019

“For The Birds” Petroglyphs

This entry is a continuation of the previous entry in the series, further examining a large petroglyph site on the Volcanic Tablelands.

In this entry, we will finish examining the top and westerly side of ridge we’ve been following. We’ll also peek over the ridge to get a glimpse of what awaits us in the next entry.

Remember that I pointed out some bird-print like petroglyphs previously? Well, this part of the site takes that quite a bit further. All along the top of the ridge we’ll find a progression of bird prints, usually in sets of two, all the way down to a large boulder with a whole jumble of bird print petroglyphs. Quite amazing.

Continue reading

“Imprinted” Petroglyphs

We made a couple of visits to this sprawling petroglyph site in the Owens Valley over the last three years. The first time we visited was late on an early summer day, and the desert varnish was awfully reflective so a lot of photos did not turn out. The second time was mid-morning on a late fall day, so at least the shadows and lighting were very different!

Continue reading