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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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Counsel Rocks (Womb Rock)

Counsel Rocks (Womb Rock)

Counsel Rocks, also known as Womb Rock, is a fascinating site inside the Mojave National Preserve in the eastern Mojave desert. The petroglyphs and pictographs are on a handful of large volcanic boulders at the base of a mesa. What is interesting about this site is that a couple of

Woods Wash Petroglyphs

Woods Wash Petroglyphs

The Dzrtgrls and I headed to the Mojave desert a few years ago to find a petroglyph and pictograph site. We were not disappointed. This is a large petroglyph site that requires a few miles of hiking. It has thousands of petroglyphs and covers several square miles in a lonely

Cave of the Four Horsemen

Cave of the Four Horsemen

Also known as Saddle Rock, this is an impressive set of pictographs inside a rock shelter high in the Santa Monica mountains above Malibu. The cave itself is a natural overhang near a local landmark. The site is particularly interesting because it portrays four mounted riders. The Chumash Indians were

Mount Irish Petroglyphs

Mount Irish Petroglyphs

"Pahranagat Man" haunts this lonely valley. This distinctive anthropomorphic figure appears only in the Pahranagat Valley region, showing up at Mount Irish and a handful of other nearby sites but nowhere else in the American West. It's a fun challenge hunting him down among the volcanic

Motte Rimrock Reserve Pictographs

Motte Rimrock Reserve Pictographs

These are a spectacular set of pictographs located inside the University of California Motte Rimrock Reserve. The Reserve is private and set aside for study and research only. I was lucky enough to be invited on-site. There is a caretaker living here at all times. Please do not trespass.

Blackrock Well Historic Writing and Petroglyphs

Blackrock Well Historic Writing and Petroglyphs

In 2006, Dan and I hiked out to this petroglyph site we’ve wanted to check out for a while. It was a bit of a hike, but we were well rewarded. We were very surprised to find historical inscriptions by cowboy and miner Bill Keys (of Joshua Tree fame)

Panamint City Pictographs

Panamint City Pictographs

Panamint City is mainly known for its mining boom, but it also has some lesser-known native American sites, and what awesome sites they are! It is a bit of a trek to get up there these days, and probably best done as an overnight backpack. The trip is well