Moab Area Rock Art X

Sunday, May 29, 2011

Stearns Wash

On my way home from the Comb Ridge area I decided to make an unplanned stop and hike up Stearns Wash in search of some petroglyphs. I had read that there were petroglyphs somewhere along Stearns Wash but I had no idea where. I figured I would just hike up the wash and would hopefully find them. Luckily, early in my hike I picked out a spot ahead of me that I thought looked like it might be a good place to search. Once I found the way there I was pleasantly surprised to find that I had chosen well 🙂

There were a bunch of petroglyphs located at this site, many of them bighorn sheep, but most of them were pretty faint and didn’t photograph too well. Here’s some of the better photos I was able to take at this site.

Sheep Line
Sheep Line

This was the first set of petroglyphs I came across that let me know I was at the right place.

 

Faded Anthropomorph
Faded Anthropomorph

An outline of a pretty large anthropomorphic figure.

 

Another Stearns Sheep
Another Stearns Sheep

One of the ‘more visible’ sheep petroglyphs at the site.

 


Stearns Figures

Not quite sure what is going on in this panel…..very unusual.

 

Sheep in a Line
Sheep in a Line

A line of bighorn sheep.

 

Faint Outline
Faint Outline

Another outline of an anthropomorph with a large bighorn sheep.

 

Stearns Wash Sheep
Stearns Wash Sheep

The biggest bighorn petroglyph I found.

 

Convent in the Dust
Convent in the Dust

Just a little nearby scenery….still plenty of dust in the air from all the wind.

 

After exploring the area I headed back to my Jeep and then back home.

 

Check out my other posts in the Moab Area Rock Art Series:

Moab Area Rock Art I | Colorado River Gorge / Golf Course / Kane Creek
Moab Area Rock Art II | Kane Creek Canyon & Potash Road
Moab Area Rock Art III | Mill Creek Canyon / Kane Creek / Bartlett Panel
Moab Area Rock Art IV | The Secret Grotto & More
Moab Area Rock Art V | Hidden Valley & Behind the Rocks
Moab Area Rock Art VI | Yellow Comet Alcove
Moab Area Rock Art VII | Solstice Snake
Moab Area Rock Art VIII | Dark Angel Petroglyphs
Moab Area Rock Art IX | Mill Creek Canyon
Moab Area Rock Art X | Stearns Wash