+geodarts Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 (edited) Chasing down a glyph is more interesting to me than most containers. On a recent trip to Utah I was thinking about the diversity of the images, which I have seen from Scotland to Hawaii, from Canada to the Southwest. Caching has often taken me to nice panels, and it's fun when the two come together. Sometimes the name of the cache makes it easy to identify the site - my own Great Gallery earthcache was developed in part to encourage people to see the amazing art that is found there. Other times, I have noticed caching logs that contain rock art photos, often only after we have returned home. So I am starting this thread in the hope that it may encourage sharing places where caching and rock art come together. These are some of the places we visited last week. Nine Mile Canyon Petroglyphs panel cache Where is the Indian Art You Can See Forever Our closest stop on the way to this panel. Fremont Indian State Park Edited October 15, 2014 by geodarts Quote Link to comment
+geodarts Posted September 8, 2015 Author Share Posted September 8, 2015 An unexpected change of plans allowed us to visit Owens Valley Petroglyphs : Quote Link to comment
+geodarts Posted October 12, 2015 Author Share Posted October 12, 2015 (edited) Loughcrew Ireland or Hill of the Witch. We obtained the keys to the inner chamber of a megalithic passage tomb and enjoyed seeing the inscriptions. Passage carvings: Inner Chamber: We visited several other sites with rock inscriptions, including cache locations at Boheh and Newgrange. Edited October 12, 2015 by geodarts Quote Link to comment
+Ry Dawg Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 I have many I can share with you. I live in Utah and see them a lot. Suggestions on photo hosting site? Quote Link to comment
+geodarts Posted January 26, 2016 Author Share Posted January 26, 2016 (edited) I have many I can share with you. I live in Utah and see them a lot. Suggestions on photo hosting site? Utah has some of my favorites, including virtual caches at Nine Mile Canyon and Fremont State Park, traditionals at the Rochester panel and Fish Cove, earthcaches at Newspaper Rock and my own Great Gallery. I was just looking at Sega Canyon and telling my wife that we need to go to Utah. So if you know any caches with glyphs, post recommendations and photos here. I would like to know. As for photos, I use Flickr although I am way behind with uploading pictures there. Or if you know of places that it is better not to publicize, I would love to find out more privately. Edited January 26, 2016 by geodarts Quote Link to comment
+Ry Dawg Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 I have many I can share with you. I live in Utah and see them a lot. Suggestions on photo hosting site? Utah has some of my favorites, including virtual caches at Nine Mile Canyon and Fremont State Park, traditionals at the Rochester panel and Fish Cove, earthcaches at Newspaper Rock and my own Great Gallery. I was just looking at Sega Canyon and telling my wife that we need to go to Utah. So if you know any caches with glyphs, post recommendations and photos here. I would like to know. As for photos, I use Flickr although I am way behind with uploading pictures there. Or if you know of places that it is better not to publicize, I would love to find out more privately. I will get a list compiled and send it your way. Working on uploading some pictures for ya of glyphs. Quote Link to comment
+Ry Dawg Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Some I have on my phone anyway... cannot find camera card at the moment. Glyphs by Ryan Miller, on Flickr Glyphs by Ryan Miller, on Flickr Glyphs by Ryan Miller, on Flickr Quote Link to comment
+geodarts Posted February 27, 2016 Author Share Posted February 27, 2016 The Rock Art Ranch cache provided a helpful means of navigating to the Rock Art Ranch. It won't get you to the glyphs (or the very interesting museum on the ranch) unless you have made prior arrangements. But sometimes navigating is all you need from a cache. Quote Link to comment
+hzoi Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 Just got back from a road trip through the area around Moab. Though I've hiked to Kachina Bridge at Natural Bridges National Monument three times, this is thefirst time I've really noticed the rock art on the wall next to the bridge. This great panel is on a side trail near the beginning of the hike to Delicate Arch. And of course there's Newspaper Rock. Quote Link to comment
sdjaxson Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 This is my first reply on the forum! I am new here. I have enjoyed seeing all the rock art. Thank you for sharing. Quote Link to comment
+geodarts Posted April 5, 2016 Author Share Posted April 5, 2016 No type of caching will take you to Renegade (Little Petroglyph) Canyon in the Cosos, but after our day there, we visited an earthcache that offered a view of the playa that we crossed on our way to the Canyon. So it gave me an excuse to post this photo. Quote Link to comment
+hzoi Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 No type of caching will take you to Renegade (Little Petroglyph) Canyon in the Cosos, but after our day there, we visited an earthcache that offered a view of the playa that we crossed on our way to the Canyon. So it gave me an excuse to post this photo. Sounds like a good opportunity to create your own geocache at the petroglyphs. Very cool glyph. A little more contrast in the photo might help punch it up so you can see it better. Quote Link to comment
+Ambrosia Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 This is my first reply on the forum! I am new here. I have enjoyed seeing all the rock art. Thank you for sharing. Welcome! I hope to see more posts from you, maybe some pictures of rock art that you find someday, too. Quote Link to comment
+geodarts Posted July 1, 2016 Author Share Posted July 1, 2016 Just before leaving on a camping trip, I came across references to petroglyphs around Spyrock Road in Northern California. The Cahto people still use it as a boundary marker and there are numerous inscriptions ranging from cupoles (fertility symbols) to animal paws. The concentric circles may date from 100 BC and are thought to be among the oldest in the northwest. This Cache came up when I was searching for its location. Quote Link to comment
+geodarts Posted October 1, 2016 Author Share Posted October 1, 2016 (edited) Utah. There are more outstanding panels and ruins than nearby caches. Moon House. Tower House. The Green Alien, Intestine Man, and TV sheep around Moab. I ended up marking some of the sites we wanted to visit as "megaevents" in the caching app I use so to make it easier to plan our visit. But there were places where this game helped point the way. A rest stop can be a place to Take a Rest, but it can also be a place to play respect to the Moqui Quen and their dog. People seem to go there to sign the log and use the facilities, but the Queen is less than a five minute walk away and there are hidden panels just across the road. Butler Wash near Bluff has some amazing rock art. The Wolfman Panel. The Procession Panel. Moki's Lost Bone was near the trailhead we used to find the Great Crane. The cache was easier to find than the glyph. There were others, of course. The Three Kings Panel and other art at Pictoglyphs Ranch; the Fremont petroglyphs of McKee Springs; the Barrier panels of Thompson Canyon; Moab's famed Mastadon (and the four-footed creature); the Buckhorn Wash Barrier panel; or even art that might be discovered along the road in Colorado. The warning is always to Look But Don't Touch. Sadly, at that cache, there were those who had chosen to do other things. I could not tell whether this was an abandoned attempt or an ongoing project: Edited October 1, 2016 by geodarts Quote Link to comment
+geodarts Posted February 20, 2017 Author Share Posted February 20, 2017 (edited) While visiting the Gila Cliff Dwellings and Trail of the Past virtual, we enjoyed both the ruins and rock art. But we also learned about a nearby site that had escaped our attention. It turned out there was a cache at the latter location, but I could not determine that until we got closer to town. On the other hand, we weren't sure whether to visit the earthcache at the City of Rocks (given limited time in the area), but we learned about the rock art there (including two images of kokopellli) and that sealed the deal. We had just enough time after visiting the Gila sites. One of the images was a small kokopellli discretely hidden in the manner of a geocache. Edited February 21, 2017 by geodarts Quote Link to comment
+hzoi Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 Aw, man. I didn't know there were kokopelli at City of Rocks. Logged that earthcache when it first came out, and I definitely would have hunted around for kokopelli if I'd known. Thanks for posting, though! Quote Link to comment
+geodarts Posted June 27, 2018 Author Share Posted June 27, 2018 (edited) Our main goal was the Sky Rock and 13 Moons petroglyph sites - finding those panels fulfilled a long held ambition - but in the same general area (volcanic tablelands near Bishop) was Noahs Ark. Edited June 27, 2018 by geodarts Quote Link to comment
+allycatM Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 I have seen many glyphs while on vacation, many of which are Native American (Anazazi, although this means that they don't know who did them originally) petroglyphs. Some of my favorites are the glyphs at the bottom of Glen canyon (although you need a boat and a permit), and the glyphs at Petroglyph National Monument, which is just outside of Albuquerque. I can see if I have photos, and if I do, I will share. Quote Link to comment
+geodarts Posted October 6, 2018 Author Share Posted October 6, 2018 Kha'zali Canyon in the Wadi Rum desert of a Jordan: Quote Link to comment
+geodarts Posted October 20, 2021 Author Share Posted October 20, 2021 We camped at Needles in the Canyonlands. I knew I was not going to find the 200 Hands cave even if I could do the hike. But the Polestar Rock Cache was the trailhead to Rock Art and other panels were nearby. Quote Link to comment
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