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Native American pictographs and petroglyphs. No directions or waypoints to rock art sites unless they are already known or published.

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Belden Arrastra and Mikiska Petroglyphs

Belden Arrastra and Mikiska Petroglyphs

I had looked for this arrastra some time ago but instead found another mining camp. That ended up being a good trip, even without finding my elusive target. Still, it wasn’t an arrastra. So, some time passed (actually, a few years), and it sort of dropped off my radar,

Alice Hunt Pictograph Shelter

Alice Hunt Pictograph Shelter

A few years ago, a few friends and I went out to search for some rock art sites in a canyon in Death Valley. It was still pretty early in the season, so it wasn’t hot yet. We were hunting for some petroglyph and pictograph sites in the canyon.

Piedras Grandes Pictographs

Piedras Grandes Pictographs

Back in 2015, we went out to the Piedras Grandes pictograph site. Piedras Grandes means "Large stones," and these granite boulders out in the southern part of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park certainly are that. The site is inside the Piedras Grandes Cultural Preserve, and it is a

Parowan Gap Petroglyphs

Parowan Gap Petroglyphs

Parowan Gap is a narrow pass in a low set of hills that must have served as a natural corridor. The rocks at the narrowest part are covered in petroglyphs. The site is easy to reach but not remote. Still, it is an interesting spot to visit as a few

"Little Boulder Valley" Petroglyphs

"Little Boulder Valley" Petroglyphs

In 2008, Dan led us out to a small native site that he had discovered. It seems to be a very old and isolated site in this little valley. (Although, we should really poke around in the hills around here some more.) We found a few more artifacts than he

Pachalka Springs Petroglyphs

Pachalka Springs Petroglyphs

In 2007, Dan and I came across this petroglyph site while on our way to another site. You never know what you’ll find when you are out exploring. These Desert Archaic petroglyphs don’t show up well on the limestone. They were a surprising find. GPS Waypoint

Shooting Gallery Petroglyphs

Shooting Gallery Petroglyphs

This area is a small, out-of-the-way valley that is definitely worth the trip if you are interested in petroglyphs. The name “Shooting Gallery” comes from the idea that the Southern Paiutes who lived here used the valley to hunt animals along a game trail. There are blinds