More of the Oldest Glyphs in Utah

Near Utah Lake
These glyphs just in my lifetime have survived several fires and a chaining operation that just missed them...

Southern Utah, A Treasure Trove of Glyphs sites and remnant of ancient villages...

Many years ago, one of my many guides in southern Utah took me to a site which he just knew I was going to love, he was right, as we stood and gazed at the many glyphs, he asked what I thought they meant. I told him I could not possibly tell the whole of it, but some of the glyphs are referring to a village hidden from this location, he asked where I thought it was. I told him according to the glyphs the village was to the east and on that hill ...pointing....  you would have though I told him there was gold buried over there as he and one other scampered off to the hill which was near 300 yards east. Sure enough, there is was.

These photos are of the Glyph site we were standing at. These photos are courtesy of Rick Crawford as mine have disappeared. There are actually several sites like this one in the area... if you are familiar with this site and visit it again, go to the east and see the ruins... walk softly ...

A Long overdue Visit to Short Canyon Glyphs

FROM February 7th 2015, shorts and T shirt, we couldn't have asked for a better day...

It had been over 15 years since I have visited this site. My last visit to this site we had a strange experience and since, it has been special site for me, more so than others. We had just arrived at the sight and settled in... I was happy to see that the glyphs look to be exactly as I had last seen them. NO ONE was within miles of us... suddenly I heard what sounded like an echoing lion or bears growl coming down out of a side canyon... stunned for a minute or two... we just starred at each other with wide eyes... I decided to replicate thinking it must be a hiker and maybe he was trying to get a rise out of us... so I roared back... it echoed up the canyon and almost immediately we heard a Native American man speaking loudly apparently in his own language reciting something back to us... he wasn't yelling although load and echoing down the same side canyon.. and no sign of anger but it was authoritative and as if he was trying to warn us or tell us something... it went on for about 10 seconds and then stopped... at that point we didn't know what to think but none the less continued our visit...

Photos by my sweet Amy

The Little Mysterious Cave

One day when out documenting new prospects for what we call Aztec Navigation Glyphs or "Key" glyphs, our guide for the day felt impressed to show us one of his little secrets and took us to this little mysterious cave... when I walked in I was amazed at the unique appearance of the glyphs, I don't know how to describe it but the camera seems to have captured it. The little cave had the shape of pine cone and at the top was a figure painted in a terracotta red... I have to admit, I have never seen anything like it...
I have never taken anyone to this cave...

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Among the Oldest Glyphs in the State of Utah

These are among some of the oldest glyphs in the State

This is the first set, I would be surprised if the glyphs are still there.

November of 2010 Stansbury

South of the Utah Border

One has to wonder why the petroglyphs occur in abundance in some place, and in others where you would fully expect to find them, there are none. Near these glyphs are the ruins of many villages...