I'm intrigued by archaeology, and especially Indigenous People's art. These photos were shared on the internet from Spirit Arch and Petroglyph Canyon & Horseshoe Canyon by FB unknown poster.
The following was posted in 2024 by Steve Wolfe on FB.
The Great Gallery in Utah's Horseshoe Canyon is in a remote, separate section of Utah's Canyonlands Nat'l Park. It's a bit of a challenge to get to, a hike of 7 miles round trip requiring 5 or more hours of going through rocky terrain and slogging through sand. It's one of the largest and best-preserved sections of what is known as Barrier Canyon (the former name of Horseshoe Canyon) Style rock art. The panel is 200 feet long and is thought to have been created by Early Archaic people as early at 5000 B.C. though from what I've read online the "Holy Ghost" panel below has been dated to between 400 A.D. and 1100 A.D. The "Holy Ghost" -- this is just a portion of it -- is the most famous part of The Great Gallery; this is a part of it with its anthropomorphic figures. The site is well worth the effort to get there. It's an eerie place, especially if there are no other visitors around. Since it's a long panel this is a panorama of 4 photos; you can click on the photo to get a larger view.
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Personal update: got my flu shot on Sunday and haven’t had any reactions! Monday I started a new drug to hopefully help with the essential tremors in my hands…and as of now Tuesday noon, no side effects, which might have affected breathing. Feeling very grateful!
Tomorrow my friend Judy will have a surgery on her elbow, a result of a fall on her back steps. I'm being the driver to and from the outpatient surgery center...so my afternoon will be sitting in a waiting room. May do some blogging, if they provide good wi-fi.
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