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Paiute Cave Pictographs

Paiute Cave Pictographs

A set of Virgin Anasazi pictographs is inside a collapsed lava tube in the Arizona Strip. They believed that caves were the entrance to the spirit world. This is a sacred place. The pictographs are protected from the elements by the cave ceiling, and as such, they are particularly vibrant.
Guy Starbuck Dec 21, 2018
Stanley Mine

Stanley Mine

Guy Starbuck Dec 17, 2018
Keystone Signpost Petroglyphs

Keystone Signpost Petroglyphs

This lone petroglyph boulder is way out in a wash deep into the Joshua Tree wilderness. We suspect it served as a signpost for Indians to find other sites which aren’t too far away. The 'key' symbols are a very interesting element in this panel.
Guy Starbuck Nov 16, 2018
Lost White Log Cabin

Lost White Log Cabin

In June 2018, we visited a remote log cabin high in the mountains. The cabin is built from amazingly long logs, but most surrounding trees aren’t that tall. So, those logs must have come from somewhere else, but where?
Guy Starbuck Nov 2, 2018
Blackwater Mine

Blackwater Mine

Guy Starbuck Sep 28, 2018
Wooden Ore Car Mine

Wooden Ore Car Mine

Guy Starbuck Aug 12, 2018
Agai Pah Pictographs

Agai Pah Pictographs

Guy Starbuck Aug 12, 2018

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