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[*] posted on 1-22-2014 at 05:30 PM
Fish Slough, more petroglyphs and spirits

With John FINALLY feeling better after harboring a nasty virus for q few weeks, and before I managed to catch this cold, we decided to check out the Fish Slough area of the Volcanic Tablelands and look for more petroglyphs and spirits. This wide open area is so beautiful and so quiet that the sound of walking of the ground is magnified; it sounds like major crunching. Besides this area being a popular one with Native Americans, at one time is was a major stagecoach route.

Easy access from the Five Bridges Road just south of Chalfant on Highway 6 and the main dirt road is well graded --- side roads vary i conditions. It connects with the Chidago Canyon Road, but this time we went back the way we came to explore a few places we missed. If you are in the area, this is a GREAT place to wander around --- but probably not in August. :biggrin:

A couple of the petroglyphs





Searching for more and for other things. Wandering around one area of flat volcanic rocks, I stepped on one and much to my surprise, it sounded hollow and for a rather large area. We guessed that there must have been an air bubble in that large rock



Spirit of a giant mushroom -- I don't think, however, that the Native Americans in this area used mushrooms?



Spirit of giant tortoise



And of course lots of lizards.



And I wondered if Edvard Munch was here --- one large scream and one small scream!



Sandy Springs Creek at the base of the foothills of the White Mountains and where Fish Slough begins. While there is very little water in the Slough now, that has not always been the case. The slough area is quite large and was well used in the past by all forms of animal life, including humans. Today, some of the slough area is considered a very critical environmental area that is now being studied and protected.



And just an image of how I feel about this area --- it just goes on, and on, and one well into the past, current and future eternity, indeed if eternity exists.



Thanks for looking.
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[*] posted on 1-22-2014 at 05:38 PM


Thanks for sharing! Photographs are the only 100% way to preserve petroglyphs and pictographs for eternity. Weather, nature, and sometimes acts of man can take them away.



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[*] posted on 1-23-2014 at 10:34 AM


This is in the area where some petroglyphs were removed. The BLM ranger said it was such a sad day and very difficult task when she had to called the tribal leaders and tell them. While the panels were recovered, I don't know where they are. I hope they are with the local tribal council. It is their heritage.
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