The winter in Park City has started out slowly. Mild temperatures and lack of snow didn't get us excited to ski the Greatest Snow on Earth! Most of the snow was man-made and it just didn't really feel like winter yet. Lilly's mother had to work. It was her busy time of the year. Tourists in town and the streets full of skiers and shoppers. What to do?
I watched the weather and noticed the temperatures down south seemed reasonable. I made a few reservations and off we went...The canyonlands of Cedar Mesa were calling. We always have a good time down there. It's like a treasure hunt. Always on the lookout for ruins and rock art. One never knows what one might stumble upon. And, we stumbled upon some goodies!
We had to fill up the water tank! Always carry water in the desert. We were hoteling it...But, we prepared for staying out. Just in case we got stuck, stranded, etc. Mother Nature's Finest!
Lilly noticed a rock up on a slope. We hiked to it and were greeted with some ancient rock art. And a nice view of Comb Ridge.
I had busted my shovel on a previous trip. I kept saying I needed to get one to replace it. We quickly pulled over in Moab to grab one. I'm glad I did...used it in the first 10 minutes of the trail.
Now, we were both not the lookout for the "goods" for the "treasure"...Found it! This panel had everything. Duck and hand pictographs...It was a neat find.
Once we found the panel, I knew some dwellings had to be close. Sure enough...The roof of this dwelling caught my eye! A good friend of mine, a professional photographer, taught me to always look at the roof before shooting a ruin. Glad I did...
Lilly spotted this panel...Hard to explain to Lilly that these prints are over 800 years old. I tried...
It was just a peaceful day in the canyon!
We were off to another spot. It was time to carefully ease our way out of the canyon and head to another spot.
Lilly was amazed! I was amazed! A two-story ruin. It was a glorious site!
The workmanship...the craftsmanship...It was pretty wild. Too see something so old; last so long! Do you think our stuff will last 800 plus years?
More to come...The weather kept getting better and better! December in the Desert? Go figure...
I watched the weather and noticed the temperatures down south seemed reasonable. I made a few reservations and off we went...The canyonlands of Cedar Mesa were calling. We always have a good time down there. It's like a treasure hunt. Always on the lookout for ruins and rock art. One never knows what one might stumble upon. And, we stumbled upon some goodies!
We had to fill up the water tank! Always carry water in the desert. We were hoteling it...But, we prepared for staying out. Just in case we got stuck, stranded, etc. Mother Nature's Finest!
Lilly noticed a rock up on a slope. We hiked to it and were greeted with some ancient rock art. And a nice view of Comb Ridge.
I had busted my shovel on a previous trip. I kept saying I needed to get one to replace it. We quickly pulled over in Moab to grab one. I'm glad I did...used it in the first 10 minutes of the trail.
Now, we were both not the lookout for the "goods" for the "treasure"...Found it! This panel had everything. Duck and hand pictographs...It was a neat find.
Once we found the panel, I knew some dwellings had to be close. Sure enough...The roof of this dwelling caught my eye! A good friend of mine, a professional photographer, taught me to always look at the roof before shooting a ruin. Glad I did...
Lilly spotted this panel...Hard to explain to Lilly that these prints are over 800 years old. I tried...
It was just a peaceful day in the canyon!
We were off to another spot. It was time to carefully ease our way out of the canyon and head to another spot.
Lilly was amazed! I was amazed! A two-story ruin. It was a glorious site!
The workmanship...the craftsmanship...It was pretty wild. Too see something so old; last so long! Do you think our stuff will last 800 plus years?
More to come...The weather kept getting better and better! December in the Desert? Go figure...
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