Utah 2009 - Day 2
Deer Creek Canyon
Petroglyph and Pictograph Panels
Photo gallery showing the petroglyph and pictograph panels in Deer Creek Canyon.
Pictograph Panel in Deer Creek Canyon
Photos titles ending in "b" are by Bill; in "a" by Allison; in "r" by Ryan; and, in "k" by
Kristina.
Troop 24 Kickass Trekkers: "The High Adventure Troop" Alumni Backpacking Trip
-Cascade Bill Mooseker
Date(s): March 25, 2009. Album by Cascade Bill. Photos by WHM/Ryan/Kristina/Allison. 1 - 92 of 92 Total. 184 Visits.
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enlarge 127KB, 800x600 2 ut09-d2b-001k Austin, Ryan, Bill, and Derek viewing the Deer Creek petroglyph panel.
enlarge 129KB, 600x800 3 ut09-d2b-002b Allison and Derek at petroglyph panel.
enlarge 149KB, 600x800 4 ut09-d2b-003r View of the "Tic Tac Toe" panel.
enlarge 118KB, 800x600 5 ut09-d2b-004b Details of panel.
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enlarge 112KB, 800x600 8 ut09-d2b-007b Close up of panel figures.
enlarge 124KB, 800x600 9 ut09-d2b-008k bottom of panel.
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enlarge 108KB, 800x600 11 ut09-d2b-010r Another Panel - are these older?
enlarge 110KB, 800x600 12 ut09-d2b-011b These are not as distinct as the Tic Tac Toe panel.
enlarge 107KB, 800x600 13 ut09-d2b-012b Another Panel.
enlarge 122KB, 800x600 14 ut09-d2b-013k More figures.
enlarge 138KB, 800x600 15 ut09-d2b-014b Close up - note several oval figures with two "dots" and horizontal lines. A couple have "feathers" extending down as well.
enlarge 167KB, 800x600 16 ut09-d2b-015r Another view.
enlarge 143KB, 800x600 17 ut09-d2b-016b You can see that the rock has fractured and some of the figures are gone.
enlarge 119KB, 800x600 18 ut09-d2b-017r View to the right - note "sunburst" figure.
enlarge 111KB, 800x600 19 ut09-d2b-018rr Further to the right - note stick figure with exaggerated "Popeye" hands. Also the motif of oval figures with 2 dots.
enlarge 103KB, 800x600 20 ut09-d2b-019b Another view.
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enlarge 135KB, 600x800 34 ut09-d2b-033k A series of circles - appear to be very old.
enlarge 93KB, 800x600 35 ut09-d2b-034b Note vandalism of panel including attempt to carve out figure from wall. Note signature graffiti from 1933.
enlarge 143KB, 800x600 36 ut09-d2b-035r Close up of signature.
enlarge 96KB, 800x600 37 ut09-d2b-036b Another signature on wall from 1929.
enlarge 136KB, 600x800 38 ut09-d2b-037k One from 1930.
enlarge 95KB, 800x600 39 ut09-d2b-038b Are these patterns in rock petroglyphs or fossilized "tracks" from an ancient ocean?
enlarge 116KB, 800x600 40 ut09-d2b-039b Series of circles, tracks, and modern day defacement. These tracks appear to be a series of individually made indentations. Note fracture of the rock has removed portions of the figures.
enlarge 121KB, 800x600 41 ut09-d2b-040k Another "Sunburst" panel - also note "tracks" at left.
enlarge 86KB, 800x600 42 ut09-d2b-041r View of cliff above panel.
enlarge 102KB, 600x800 43 ut09-d2b-042k Looking along panel alcove.
enlarge 138KB, 800x600 44 ut09-d2b-043r Looking out at mouth of Deer Cr Canyon and Paria Canyon.
enlarge 94KB, 800x600 45 ut09-d2b-044b Another view.
enlarge 141KB, 600x800 46 ut09-d2b-045a Another view of the mouth of Deer Cr.
enlarge 122KB, 600x800 47 ut09-d2b-046k Mouth of Deer Cr Canyon - note old cattle fence across canyon.
enlarge 160KB, 600x800 48 ut09-d2b-047b Ryan scrambling down after viewing panels.
enlarge 153KB, 600x800 49 ut09-d2b-048k View from ledge.
enlarge 126KB, 600x800 50 ut09-d2b-049k Chris.
enlarge 128KB, 600x800 51 ut09-d2b-050k Ryan.
enlarge 151KB, 600x800 52 ut09-d2b-051r Kristina.
enlarge 150KB, 600x800 53 ut09-d2b-052k Derek.
enlarge 129KB, 600x800 54 ut09-d2b-053k Shelby.
enlarge 166KB, 600x800 55 ut09-d2b-054r Shelby heading back to where we dropped out packs.
enlarge 146KB, 600x800 56 ut09-d2b-055b Our camp just up from the mouth of Deer Cr. The water in Deer Cr appeared to be less cloudy than the water in the Paria, but it was full of very fine sand that wreaked havoc with our water filters.
enlarge 90KB, 600x800 57 ut09-d2b-056r Too little too late - see following photos.
enlarge 88KB, 800x600 58 ut09-d2b-057b Pictograph panel that has been severely vandalized.
enlarge 88KB, 800x600 59 ut09-d2b-058r Another view of panel - note "hands" grouping at left.
enlarge 110KB, 800x600 60 ut09-d2b-059r View of vandalized figures.
enlarge 92KB, 800x600 61 ut09-d2b-060b Another view.
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enlarge 88KB, 800x600 63 ut09-d2b-062k Yellow figures have faded out somewhat - notice elaborate headdress of figure on right.
enlarge 133KB, 600x800 67 ut09-d2b-066r Note "red" mark on chest of figure similar to yellow figure.
enlarge 142KB, 600x800 68 ut09-d2b-067r Another vandalized figure - really appears to be pointless.
enlarge 96KB, 800x600 69 ut09-d2b-068b View of "hands" group.
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enlarge 115KB, 800x600 73 ut09-d2b-072b Ancient "Iron Cross"?
enlarge 99KB, 800x600 74 ut09-d2b-073k Ryan at panel.
enlarge 98KB, 800x600 75 ut09-d2b-074k Ryan.
enlarge 106KB, 800x600 76 ut09-d2b-075r Kristina at panel.
enlarge 87KB, 600x800 77 ut09-d2b-076k Ryan at base of panel reading BLM material from old ammo box.
enlarge 138KB, 600x800 78 ut09-d2b-077k Ryan with Deer Creek in background.
enlarge 120KB, 600x800 79 ut09-d2b-078k View of Deer Creek looking up canyon.
enlarge 131KB, 600x800 80 ut09-d2b-079b Bill, Fred, and Derek hiked up Deer Cr to find another Pictograph panel. This is a view pretty far up the canyon showing the creek along a cliff.
enlarge 133KB, 800x600 81 ut09-d2b-080b Pictograph panel high up on the canyon wall - no way to reach this panel now. Figures are very large.
enlarge 164KB, 800x600 82 ut09-d2b-081b Another panel near the Large panel. These figures are very different than the other ones.
enlarge 128KB, 800x600 83 ut09-d2b-082b Close up of panel. Note "totem pole" figure. Also animal figure with apparent wound.
enlarge 134KB, 800x600 84 ut09-d2b-083b Derek viewing Large Panel - this is as close as you can get. It appears that a portion of the wall has fallen away.
enlarge 201KB, 800x600 85 ut09-d2b-084b Corn cob and other fragments at base of panel.
enlarge 176KB, 800x600 86 ut09-d2b-085b Close up of figure.
enlarge 129KB, 600x800 88 ut09-d2b-087b Looking down canyon from panel ledge.
enlarge 159KB, 600x800 89 ut09-d2b-088b Upper Deer Creek flowing over slickrock - water here is very clear
enlarge 149KB, 800x600 90 ut09-d2b-089b Fred getting a drink - the creek emerges from a spring a short way up the canyon. (No we did not get guardia or other critters)
