Nine Mile Canyon | Set 1
May 14-15, 2011
I’ve wanted to get back to Nine Mile Canyon for quite a while. The last time I was there was in 2007 and I kind of rushed through the canyon on my way elsewhere, so I missed a lot. I had wanted to go to Nine Mile Canyon back in November or December, but the weather prevented me from doing so. Then I planned on going in March, but that never worked out either. Finally, this weekend Amanda and I were able to spend the weekend there searching out many panels of rock art!
We left bright and early on Saturday morning and made a quick stop in Wellington to top off my fuel tank before making our way into the canyon. Our first stop was at the Nine Mile Ranch so that we could setup camp before starting our search. After leaving the ranch we spent the rest of Saturday and much of Sunday searching the canyon for rock art and taking many photos. Unfortunately, many of the rock art panels are located on private property and you can only take photos from the road. Luckily I had my 100-400mm lens with me, so I was able to get decent photos of most of the panels we found. We managed to find well over 50 different rock art sites, many which contained multiple panels….and I’m sure there are a ton more that we missed. I’m looking forward to getting back and finding many more in the future!
Since I took so many photos on this trip, I’m going to break this report up into a few sections with plenty of pictures…so enjoy! I’ll try to keep them in the order I took them.
An overview of the Long-Necked Sheep Panel.
A close-up look at the Long-Necked Sheep….a very interesting petroglyph.
An interesting anthromorph that is part of the Long-Necked Sheep Panel.
The right side of the panel with another long-necked sheep.
These figures remind me of cheer leaders….though they are probably holding shields.
A man leading a horse with a rider.
Located alone on a boulder near the balanced rock, this anthropomorph is fading away but on a colorful section of the rock.
Hunting scenes are common in petroglyphs, this one has a figure with a bow and arrow in the middle.
A line of decorated pictographs.
More photos to come…