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Sky Portal Pictographs

Sky Portal Pictographs

It took quite a few hours of bushwhacking to reach this remote set of pictographs under a single boulder in the backcountry of Joshua Tree. It was an all-day adventure. The brightness of the pictographs found here is rare. Most rock art in Joshua Tree is faded from weather and
Guy Starbuck Feb 18, 2022
Picture Canyon Pictographs

Picture Canyon Pictographs

Guy Starbuck Jan 2, 2022
Antirhodes Mine

Antirhodes Mine

Guy Starbuck Dec 3, 2021
Stockyard Rock

Stockyard Rock

Out in Death Valley, there is a rock a friend told me about a long, long time ago. I'd been wanting to visit it for some time but never stopped to check it out. So, in early 2021, I finally did.
Guy Starbuck Sep 8, 2021
Sulphur Dog Mine

Sulphur Dog Mine

Guy Starbuck Aug 4, 2021
Cave of the White Orbs

Cave of the White Orbs

Hidden in the rocks of Joshua Tree is a small pictograph rock shelter called the Cave of the White Orbs. I was asked not to give directions to this location.
Guy Starbuck Jul 11, 2021
Royal Beefeater Mine

Royal Beefeater Mine

Guy Starbuck Jun 26, 2021

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