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Artists Palette Detail - Death Valley NP, CA
This small section of the Artists Palette area in Death Valley displays a spectacular array of colors, and most people do not believe the colors of the sand until they have seen it for themselves. Best viewed for colors very early in the morning before the sun strikes the hillside.
Golden Shale
This is a natural but exceptional color of shale. The Photograph was taken in the California Desert region near Death Valley, National Park.
Blue Sky Shale
The Black areas in the shale were so shiny that the Blue of the sky was reflected, thus making the shale appear Blue. Found in Death Valley National Park.
Beach Rock - Point Lobos SNR, CA
The rock on the face of the beach has been worn smooth by countless thousands of years of pounding waves. Best viewed at low tide in Point Lobos State Natural Reserve near Carmel, CA.
Road Cut Rock
This rock is along a wall cut through to place a roadbed for Highway 120 on the eastern side of Yosemite Valley National Park.
Sandstone Grinding Bowl
The bowl shape in the upper right side of this rock was carved out by a local Indian Tribe and used to grind up acorns from surrounding Oak Trees, then made and mixed in with other foods. Several of these features can still easily be identified within the Rock City area of Mt Diablo State Park here in the Bay Area.
Indian Pictograph Symbol
There are several incredible Indian Pictographs (Rock Art) within the rock cliffs of the Alabama Hills just outside of Lone Pine, CA. Not easy to find, thank goodness! The painting are dated as far back as 400 years are more.
Indian Pictograph of Human
This painting is located in a not-named forest of Central Oregon; these paintings date back as far as 800 years.
Indian Pictograph of Human #2
This painting is located in a not-named forest of Central Oregon; these paintings date back as far as 800 years.
Indian Pictograph - Human Hand
There are several incredible Indian Pictographs (Rock Art) within the rock cliffs of the Alabama Hills just outside of Lone Pine, CA. Not easy to find, thank goodness! These paintings are dated as far back as 400 years are more.
Indian Petrograph
Located in a semi-secure area of the Valley of fire, these symbols were chipped into the face of the rock as a story for the people of their time and beyond. While the exact age is unknown, some of the animals represented had been extinct in this area for Hundreds of years. New technology now allows for good dating of these works, but as of 2022, no dates have been applied.
Sky Table Petroglyph - Central, CA
My brother Frank and my friend and Photographer Dale Black spent several years searching for this site in the Volcanic Tablelands of Central California near Bishop. Local tribal counsels consider this site the Center of the Universe for their people, and, until lately, they have done an excellent job of protecting the exact location. Google Earth will take you to a site that is nowhere near the actual location. This area is also home to two other highly regarded ancient rock artworks at least hundreds of years old. This part of California has been inhabited by civilizations that proceeded the building the Great pyramids of Egypt, and no one knows how old Sky Rock Petroglyph is. The symbols and meaning of this petroglyph have yet to be fully deciphered. Unfortunately, a couple of years ago, one of the other two priceless historical pictographs was defaced and ruined for all of humanity. These types of acts are significant flaw in our modern society. So sad!
Fate Bell Shelter - Texas
This site is exciting, with several different Rock Art features to see and explore. Like other historical sites, this location has been inhabited continually for thousands of years by Seminole Indians, the date when the last tribes finally abandoned the area is unknown. Despite the age, the Pictographs still retain the original bright colors.
Lost Arrowheads
The arrowheads in this photo were found where I grew up in Central Texas. I have no information on the population they belonged to or how old they were, only the general area where they were found.
