Solar Calendar Pictograph

Young man,

If you cherish a special idea rightfully yours, hold it close to your heart. Keep it secret if you must. Nurture it, scrutinize it, purify it, educate it, keep it safe all your life. Until which time you will know_  and only then give it purpose, make it fly. Don't let them kill your dream.

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Solar calender pictographs are few and far between in the rock art of the desert Southwestern U.S... Standard pigments used in pictographs include red iron oxide, charcoal, white clay, ground malachite, and azurite mixed with saliva or  vegetable extracts to make a paste.

Photo By Paula R.

These basic concoctions have endured millennium beneath alcoves and cliff overhangs protected from the elements, conveying their messages across time. 

These people were far more advanced in their understanding of the patterns of the Earth and its seasons than we. They understood the power of written words, and that men lived within them. They personally knew death, and life giving sustenance, thus called them by rightful name. They appreciated the simple design of life and fluently spoke its pure language.

Canyon Pintado National Historic District  -  Sun Dagger Site
Rangely, Colorado

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ca%C3%B1on_Pintado

Hueco Tanks

Rock art in the Southwestern U.S. dates back 3000 plus years.  During these early years it was common for one people to respect the art of those who came before, even though they might be of different tribes, as many led transient lifestyles.

In this depiction, the inconsiderate and selfish nature of the modern day is accurately displayed by destructive individuals who's understanding is dwarfed by a people who lived hundreds or possibly thousands of years earlier.

Since earliest know time, Hueco tanks has been a junction for travelers, where year round water  has allowed  crossing the hostile environment of the desert. A rock hound paradise  yes, but a world renowned rock climbing mecca.    Northeast of Elpaso Tx

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hueco_Tanks

Pompei Bread Market

These are paintings on the wall of the bread market, buried for 1600 years during a the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Near Naples, Italy

Canyon DeChelly , AZ

I have a good friend here in a guy by the name of Adam Teller. He's a very knowledgeable and personable credit to the Navajo People and his beloved ancestral home at Antelope House in the canyon. He is a kind, gentle, and wise man I've learned more from in a couple of days than I thought possible. Please remember Adam, his Father Ben Teller, and Antelope House Tours on your trip to Canyon DeChelly. 
http://www.canyondechelly.net/

Kokopelli

This is the biggest and best kokopelli pictograph I've ever seen. It is near life size in red ochre. If I remember correctly, it's in Southern Colorado near Great Sand Dunes NP. Kokopelli was a fertility God, bringer of the spring and rain with the playing of his flute. Petroglyphs date back 3000 years throughout the southwest.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kokopelli