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These trips have no directions or GPS waypoints. Some are misnamed on purpose. Typically, someone has asked me not to share the location or real name. Be sure to scroll down to load all the posts.

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White Cliffs Petroglyphs

White Cliffs Petroglyphs

In 2010, Dan and I went out exploring Death Valley National Park. On one of the days of this multi-day trip, we took a long hike out into the remote backcountry and came across a small canyon of white rock. Carved into this soft volcanic ash, we found a series

Coyote Hole Canyon Petroglyphs

Coyote Hole Canyon Petroglyphs

Alister's Cave Pictographs

Alister's Cave Pictographs

Alister’s Cave is a well-known pictograph site in the Wonderland of Rock area of Joshua Tree. The cave (really a rock shelter) is full of pictographs, but they have faded over the years, primarily due to the exfoliation of the granite.

Hollow Rock Pictographs

Hollow Rock Pictographs

While exploring the Wonderland of Rocks, not far from Barker Dam, we came across an unassuming large granite boulder.

Silent Sentinel Petroglyphs

Silent Sentinel Petroglyphs

Wildrose Pictographs

Wildrose Pictographs

Ram on Rocks Pictographs

Ram on Rocks Pictographs

In 2012, I visited a very small native site in the backcountry of Joshua Tree. There is a larger habitation site not far away (which this site is named for). One thing that makes this particular site interesting for the area is the metate and manos sitting out front of