Moving down canyon, this is the first panel is on the east side of the canyon. Note the sawtooth pattern. I call it the closed sawtooth because both a top and bottom are present and the teeth are fully painted. Above this is a sawtooth silhouette. To the right of these is the outline or start of a tapered figure. Is this a practice or dry run??
In any case the closed sawtooth pattern is relative common and appears in both petroglyph and pictograph styles over a wide area in the west.
Close up of the sawtooth. Note the start of tapered figures below as well. Note the possible head on the sawtooth silhouette. It may represent a snake in this case.
A close up of the tapered figures. The one at the right appears to have the start of a head.
Moving on down the east wall we come to these figures. This is much more substantial. On close inspection here there is a lot to analyze. First there are a number of colors present. Some of the images are quite faint. Does this indicate they are substantially older?? Or created using less permanent pigment. The faint black figure in the upper center is tapered, has eyes and apparently horns. Then there is that figure of the 14 vertical lines hanging from a horizontal line. Note the 6 vertical 'tic' marks between the orange and maroon tapered figures on the right edge.
On the left is a faint red figure with a headdress and 6 descending vertical lines. Then the orange figure with the tapered body and two antennae. Then there is the red Barrier Canyon figure that has suffered a rifle shot. Despite this is apparent the this figure had at least one antenna, two purposeful hands and possible serpents suspended from each. Definitely from his left shoulder.
And yes, I see the graffiti.
And with a full Lightroom tweek.
Continuing along the east wall we have more sawtooth patterns but also note the faint tapered figures above the graffiti and in the right center. There seems to be frequent diagonal lines across trapezoid shaped heads at this site.
Previous picture with a full Lightroom manipulation. Note that some of the shadows in the previous photo have enough detail now to describe.
And not an overview of this part of the east wall. I am not sure of the authenticity of the figure at the top. Well I think part of it is authentic but maybe not all. Note the two small pale black horned characters at the center of the main panel.
This is right over the top of the corral. This is all petroglyphs. If you look along the bottom you will note some very old sheep horns. Look for petroglyphs that are more repatinated.
Note the squiggly line to the right of the 'O' after Andrew. This appears to be an original. There appears to be a petroglyph horned creature to the right.
Now we are getting down to business. Note the different degrees of repatination. The more faint petroglyphs are probably older. The large sheep in the center has split hooves. Note the headdress on the tapered figure to the sheep's upper right. This is similar to figures in Nine Mile Canyon. And there is the bear paw in the lower center. Plus a lot of smaller glyphs that are also worthy of investigation.
Previous picture with a full Lightroom manipulation. Notice how the difference in repatination of older versus newer glyphs jump right off the panel.
Another view without flash. Also note just above the large bear paw is a large stylized elk. At the top under the 'J.S.A.W.' appears to be a very old sheep glyph with cloven hooves.
In the corral an under an overhang are these figures. The two tapered figures on the right appear to be authentic. Note the sheep petroglyph near the bottom of the first tapered figure. I deem the figures on the left including the circles to be recent graffiti.
A close up of the left of the two figures under the overhang in the corral. Note the feather and eye(s). The sheep at the bottom is more visible here.
Another view of this fellow. There are more petroglyphs visible in this picture. Will have to return and get a little more completeness on this panel. I am not sure about the white on his feather(s). It does appear that he has 2 feathers as well. There also appears to be some sort of crown on this figure. Now I use the word 'crown' in a way that is utterly culture centric to my culture and do not in any claim this is a 'crown' in this sense or was viewed as such by the artist. It is just a way to convey to the modern viewer an attribute of the figure.
And the right figure under the alcove. This fellow has 2 feathers and some sort of outline coat plus a split headdress of some sort. I think he outranks the fellow on the left. The white between the red feathers appears real. The red tapered field in the center is solid. The gaps are a bullet hole and some sort of strike marks applied postfix.
And a horned tapered figure to the right of the corral. He reminds me of the 'Lone Warrior' on the San Rafael Swell.
And here is this fellow again. The left arm? on this figure appears to be real and part of the original. Interestingly the petroglyph across the chest of the figure appears to be just the width of the figure itself. Was this part of the original. A pictograph combined with a petroglypy?? There are pictographs at this site that exhibit this.
Again on the eastern canyon by the corral is this panel. Lots of stuff going on here. Horned figures, feathered? figures, tall figures short figures. Figures in different colors. And along the bottom of the panel are petroglyphs that appear to be applied after the Barrier Canyon style figures. I judge the petroglyph figures to be Fremont, larger painted pictographs Barrier Canyon. And don't overlook the requisite bullet holes.
