Nine Mile Canyon-Utah-Owl Panel

This one required a small hike. 

I turned the wrong direction on the trail 

only a few feet from the panel

so our hike was actually a little longer than necessary.

The art below is why it was named the 

"owl panel" along with other depictions of owls.

Below early explorers setting in the area did some

 of their own signatures. Today this would be called

vandalism.

 

Nine Mile Canyon-Utah-Coyote Placing Stars

This stop had me guessing for quite  awhile 

until my wife showed me the 

secret that she had figured out.

I was looking at all of the different art 

and photographing all that I could see.

But it was here where we were 

finally able to know which

art was the "coyote placing stars".

When they marked the area they 

put up tubes that when sighted through 

you were able to see the art referred to on the sign.

"Coyote placing stars"

 

Nine Mile Canyon-Utah-Rock Art Location

The canyon has been pretty well marked for 

places to stop and see the ancient art work.

 

Nine Mile Canyon-Utah-1st stop petroglyphs

I grew up in a small town near this canyon 

but as a youth only ever went to it, and only part way 

through it, once.

So  I have wanted to travel through it many times 
since then and this is the first time that I have been able to do it.

So these were taken at the obvious "First Site"

Many of the same petroglyphs are 

done through out the canyon.

I wish I knew more about them

but they were fun to see.

I don't know the significance of the dots

but it reminded me of a game I use 

to play as a child where we connected the dots.

I often wonder how long it took them to scratch or hit 

each place to remove the color and make an image.

The image below was destroyed a little by the 

large area where the rock chipped off.