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

Three Rivers Petroglyph Site, New Mexico

 Above a vast  desert plane, a high out cropping of large stones is pointed skyward, as if all placed  there purposely for the inscription of prayers, hopes, and dreams of a  spiritual people.

 Three Rivers has all the qualities of a Grand Cathedral, yet also peace and solitude. The inscriptions are no less valid than anything ever written, 20,000 prayers and storys, all canonized by the Mogollon, (Mo-gee-yon) or sometimes called by their descendants, "First Peoples".

The impact of drought upon this already arid environment  caused the authors to migrate following  the desert animals they hunted, to lands more hospitable, where  rains allowed the planting of beans, corn, and squash.

There is little evidence of the large population that once lived here, as the land is now quiet, clean, natural, and the wild has returned.


There is plenty of dry camping in and around the site on BLM property, and many things to see very near here. New Mexico has a wealth of Native American Culture. It's not the type of place you'll want to hurry through. A camper or motor home is the best way to do it. New Mexico is camper friendly.

http://www.blm.gov/nm/st/en/prog/recreation/las_cruces/three_rivers.html

Newspaper Rock State Historic Park, Utah

Man is restless, like the ocean current, like the migrating geese across an ever changing sky.
His road is winding into a new place, a new time, a new chance with hopeful anticipation of a new vista, an enlightened inspiration,
another contrast in texture and form.
A spirit traveler in time and space, author of the book of life.

That's what the rock says.
 

http://www.desertusa.com/newut/du_newut_vvc.html

Chaco Culture National Historic Park

This is by far the largest and most well preserved Anasazi Indian Ruin in the U.S. Petroglyphs line the canyon walls. No one really knows why such an extensive site was abandoned.

There is a campground here for campers, but be aware of the twenty mile road which will be impassable should it by some slim chance rain.

There is also an observatory with official guided viewing in the dark night sky of the New Mexico desert. The Anasazi were astronomers, seeing here is often good.

A Longing For Oneness

In the landscape of life,
there must be a sufficient distance,
to reveal the grandest of vistas.


Seasons of suffering provide
understanding for the heart to see,
that all things long for oneness.

That's what the rocks say.

Three Rivers Petroglyph Site, New Mexico

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/

Fremont Petroglyphs

The Fremont Peoples (700-1300 AD) were hunter gatherers who lived along the Fremont River in Colorado, Utah, Nevada, Idaho in pit houses with brush roofs. The Fremont were very talented Rock artists. Photo by Paula R.



Image Taken Dinosaur National Monument Colorado

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

https://www.nps.gov/dino/index.htm 

Saguaro National Park, The Circle of Life

Though ages old, improvement upon this basic message has been illusive. Remarkably simple, particularly attractive where the end meets the beginning, all questions meet with all answers.

Sinagua petro glyphs

Messages from long ago inscribe in stone the circle of life, depicting the first peoples emergence from the under world, on there journey to the four corners of the earth, to find their rightful place. The panels have been well preserved here on private land, yet others have not been so fortunate, as vandalism is destroying these treasures.

Image of Sinagua Petroglyphs, V BAR V Ranch Petroglyph Site Near Sedona AZ