A "wagon wheel" style arrastra in the backcountry of Lake Mead National Recreation Area? I had to see it for myself. I'd read about this site years ago in an old NPS report, and the combination of a rare milling method and petroglyphs along the way was too good to pass up. Historic mining and rock art? Sign me up.
Getting out there is pretty easy. The roads are not all that difficult, but 4WD is advised. The first stop at the main petroglyph site is right along the road. The second set of petroglyphs and the arrastra are reached by a short cross-country hike.
Petroglyphs
