Pictographs and rainbows
Pictographs and rainbows
Friday was a laid back kind of a day. Al was sculpting, and I took the dogs for a hike. That evening I wanted to drive down the dirt road and visit the buckhorn wash pictograph panel. I have been here a few times before, but I never get tired of seeing pictographs, or petroglyphs. I always wonder, what were they trying to convey with these images, what message is there here?
These pictographs are like many others in this area, They are Barrier canyon style and are about 3000 years old. The difference with pictographs, and petroglyphs is how they were created. Pictographs were painted onto the canyon walls. Petroglyphs, which are only 1000 years old, are pecked into the stone.
Snakes are very prominent in any ancient rock art.
These look like angels to me.
These are very detailed and intricate.
After we left the panel, the sky started getting dark and threatening again.
The clouds were hanging low on the bluffs.
The sky to the west started to clear just a little. It looked like a prime rainbow sky to me. And boy was I right. We pulled over and watched the show.
This was the brightest rainbow I have ever seen.
The sky to the west was spectacular too.
The rainbow eventually ended and we started heading back home. Suddenly there was a smaller rainbow right in front of us stretching across the road. As we drove, it kept moving ahead of us, so we followed. After a while it disappeared too.
I have never followed a rainbow before. Have you?
Good gracious…that rainbow has to be the biggest and brightest I’ve ever seen, and YOU captured it! I’ve seen double rainbows, but this is HUGE and fabulous. Mary, those pictographs!!!!! It just goes to show you we humans, no matter what location or culture we issue from, we need to express ourselves and share what we see with IMAGES. Fabulous story here, in PICTURES. Anita
It was the biggest brightest rainbow I have ever seen. I’m just glad I was in the right spot, at the right time.
I have always been fascinated by pictographs and petroglyphs. Quite amazing relics of cultures long gone. And the landscape and rainbow photos are amazing, too. Quite spectacular.
Thanks. I am always on the hunt for ruins, or rock art. One of my favorite things to see.
the rainbow photos, especially the ones by the mountains, are breathtakingly beautiful. Just gorgeous. Superb!
That’s the prettiest rainbow I’ve ever seen! :)
These ancient wall paintings are precious. Thank you for sharing, Mary.
The landscape photos are spectacular; it looks so much like what we saw in AZ last week. Wow, the rainbow!!
This area is like Arizona in a lot of ways. Endless views for one.
fabulous skies! wow! the pictographs always make me think i am looking at drawings of alien life many centuries ago.
They look very much like alien life. Always makes me wonder.
magical
The rainbow photos were beautiful. I love when you get a double! Someone the other day posted a panorama of a rainbow which was amazing. I never thought about trying that with a full rainbow. Have you ever used that technique? I was surprised we didn’t get any rainbows (that I could find) while in Torrey. Sure seemed like the right weather to me.
That one panel of pictographs is so detailed. I don’t believe I’ve seen one like that. John feels that pictographs are really just graffiti of the times. When you consider some of the locations they are found, he is probably correct. Imagine people in 2000 years finding our graffiti and trying interpret it…too funny. But it does give food for thought!
I thought about getting a panorama shot. I was really wishing I had my wide angle lens more than anything. The sun came out at the perfect time. 5 minutes before, it was pouring and hailing. It’s hard to say about the rock art. I have seen tons, in many different places, and it always seems there is a meaning there somewhere.
Wow – gorgeous shots of pictographs, stunning scenery and wowowowowow! those rainbows!
You lived a charmed life when it comes to photo-ops :-) So gorgeous!
Not always my friend. Sometimes it’s a major struggle.
Oh my gosh, how gorgeous those rainbow shots are! I have tried to follow a rainbow before…never did find the pot of gold though. :)
Those pictographs are very cool…I love ancient stuff like that.
That\’s awesome. I once saw an incredibly bright double rainbow. But instead of ending in beautiful scenery, it ended at a Dunkin Donuts. For real.
–Wags (and purrs) from Life with Dogs and Cats
The question is, did you find the pot of gold? That is a gorgeous rainbow!
We saw petroglyphs and rainbows on our trip too! (went to the Big Island last week, hoping to share some pics on the blog soon) – but “our” rainbow wasn’t as gorgeous as yours!
Those rainbow shots are absolutely incredible!
I’m never close enough to the rainbow! I would love to follow one.
Wow!!! We were at the Buckhorn panel that afternoon around 3 or 4 PM. We found a cool quiet place to camp near the Little Grand Canyon, and we saw the same rainbow(s) there! What an amazing day that was on the Swell. Your photos are spectacular! I haven’t had a chance to look at mine yet :) I wish we’d known that you were there!