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David K
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Arturo's store/ restaurant were lost to the fire
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David K
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Just past Arturo's was his brother's place Angel's Campo (has been called #2 and #3 over the years)... all burned...
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GREAT David, thanks. Sure is fun to live vicariously through your travels and photos. ++Ken++
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To La Vibora (Rattlesnake) Canyon Petroglyphs
GPS is really not needed, since a road (4WD) goes right to the boulder field containing the petros...
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Nice photos and update of the area. Too bad about the fire though.
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Beautiful desert scenery is along the way... even Indian pottery pieces are laying about. Hotschott found one in the road as we made a stop for photos
along the way...
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Rattlesnake Canyon
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To the south of the entrance to Rattlesnake Canyon is this interesting rock hill... so, do not pass 'Butt Rock' if you want to see the petros!
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The end of the road at the boulders with many metates...
ROAD LOG:
0.0 The bottom of Arturo's Campground at the entrance for camps La Paloma and La Jolla A & B.
2.2 Take right fork/ straight ahead or east (left fork is the main road).
2.8 Turn sharp right on tracks heading south.
7.5 Drop off mesa and go down rocky grade to arroyo.
8.0 Arrive at parking area for petroglyphs (GPS datum at NAD27 Mexico, is 32-06.733', 115-44.612')
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The grinding pits or metates are all over the area
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I hope you have more photos. Loved the "Butt rock".
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The rock face can be seen from the parking area...
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Also facing the parking area...
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and this boulder, as well...
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The side of the rock facing the parking area...
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Our trucks from that rock...
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The really cool stuff requires some semi-difficult boulder climbing to get to... It took awhile, but it was worth it.
Here's Hotschott in front of one...
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We kept looking around more of the boulders just up the canyon from our trucks and found more...
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