Nonstop petroglyphs, Butler wash petroglyph panel, 500+ feet in length.

Nonstop petroglyphs, Butler wash petroglyph panel, 500+ feet in length.

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[comicrebel]

Dear Mr Hiker, I went to butler wash in 2008 on a raft trip, and I walked to the same cliff area, and cave grotto, above the pond, and explored the very same petroglyphs that you have documented here. I burned a small fire using bits of brush and sticks, way up in the hanging cliff bowl that you showed a glimpse of, above the pond. Incredible area. I have photos of the same rock grafitti. One symbol that was recurrent that I saw was a sprial that ended with a dog leg. I later learned from Navajo elders that the spiral symbolizes the endless universe and time. There are so many rock carvings that it looks like an area where lots of Dine, the Navajo people, met, lived and hunted for thousands of years. It's a national treasure trove of their presence. I'm very happy to revisit this place through your video. Thank you very much!

[OkieDokie]

I’d love to see this panel after LiDAR scanned. I bet we’d see a lot more details.

[hannahpumpkins]

The confluence of a creek and river were always popular and very busy locations for American Indians; usually the site of a village, or important meeting place, etc. I've found petroglyphs one time that kept going, and they became more numerous as I followed them. They even continued around a blind corner - I walked around the corner and there was a huge pool of water with a fresh spring! I also found an old Pueblo cliff dwelling in a cave around 300' up (I don't think it was explored much before if at all). I got inside, and the ceiling was covered in petroglyphs. I was kind of tired, so I sat down inside, ate my lunch, and then took a nice 4-hour nap! I then watched the sun start to set from it before I headed back... From that cave home you could see for miles and miles - a very good defensive position!

[mariposa]

Good job, well done, always seen the first 30 second of the beginning !!!! 😮 But at 58 years old, WoW. Never saw the rest., never knew there was more to see !!!! Thank so much, I'm glad you liked it so much Teresa Hayward CA USA

[rosafigueroa-zpdg]

Amazing capture, thank you for sharing your experience, is just beautiful.

[dannihardy]

So much for taking the time to document this years ago I went to see the petroglyphs up in Valley of Fire in Nevada lots of them bright Bryant nothing like this and twenty years later when I Revisited it they had faded out so much it was sad so I hope someone somewhere is making really good record of these before they're totally lost time your videos will be a huge record for future Generations so thank you keep it up

[hellinas]

Είναι ένας μοναδικός μαγικός κόσμος που οι πρωτόγονοι ανακάλυπταν την Γη τα αστέρια και τις μαγικές δυνάμεις της ζωής και του θανάτου. Ένα μεγάλο ευχαριστώ για την πραγματικά ολοκληρωμένη παρουσίαση σου..🇬🇷👏👏💖

[Mackaygolf]

Have you hiked up to the Hidden Valley panel on the western Moab Rim? That's the LONGEST series of petroglyph panel's I've seen yet. My FAVORITE hike. Gonna do it tomorrow! Hit me up if you want to check it out! Couple of false kivas and dino tracks on top of the panels. Absolutely INCREDIBLE location.

[robertmclean]

That panel would be Ideal for my favorite way to photo them, as a Panorama. You could create a long photo very detailed and get the whole panel in one photo could probaly shoot 5 or 6 shots and stitch them together. Looks like the bottom of the panel is slowly eroding away. Great Video!

[ivang]

My question is "HOW they got up there? It's so high!"

[bigbranch]

Float the San Juan River from Sand Island to Mexican Hat....this is a stop along the way one day float....can sign up in Bluff, video.

[charlesrowe]

😲 WOW, that just blowed my mind, I think this is the best YouTube video, that I have ever seen, I'm going to watch it again, right now, WOW

[johnhaller]

Thank you so much for posting this, for some reason it moved me to tears. The presence of those that had gone before was palpable. The Jacob's ladder style vertical features are reminiscent of other petroglyphs, that seem to be associated with magnetic excursion aurora features, in the night sky of the time.

[ElbowEyE]

What a beautiful experience. I hope I'm able to find this place before I die.

[toadelevator]

Fantastic! The habitations nearby which I've seen on YouTube are also amazing! I MUST go there someday.

[lenwenzel]

After seeing these petro glyphs to me this looks like a people's record using symbols to record knowledge and perhaps history, and legends.
This is by far the most intricate and intriguing collection of petroglyphs I've ever seen.

[conniehubbell]

Thanks, I am inspired to draw these types of things now. People with 3 or 4 horizontal lines over their heads, animals that have horns, simplest forms, no struggles!

[vondahartsock-oneil]

Have you seen the Dineh Navajo swimming pool? It's brilliant and took some manual work, but it still works today. It's just a nice hole at least 3-5 ft deep. The Anasazi carved out channels in the rock above, so when water fell, it funneled into the pool! There are several "channels" carved out of the red rock, all leading to the "swimming pool". I'd never seen a think like it before. It's a genius move by those ppl for sure.

[GrandmaBev]

This panel proves there were many more Native People than most people think. That's thousands of years of history there. Family after Family, united here. I never realized how large that panel is. Thank You for sharing with us.

[albertomartinez]

Great video. Thanks for posting. Peace.