A Gallery of Desert Rock Art

Gordon’s Panel (Shaman’s Gallery) Anasazi pictographs found in a remote canyon in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona.
Close up of one of the images in Gordon’s Panel (Shaman’s Gallery) in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona.
An image of a bighorn sheep from Gordon’s Panel (Shaman’s Gallery) in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona.
Pictograph possibly depicting the supernova of 1054, located near Penasco Blancoin Chaco Culture National Historical Park, New Mexico.
A wall of petroglyphs found at Parowan Gap near Cedar City, Utah.
Rock art decorates a bounder at the Nampaweap Petroglyph Site in Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument, Arizona.
Pictographs in Jones Hole Canyon, Dinosaur National Monument, Utah.
Farnsworth Canyon in the San Rafael Swell, Utah.
Kokopelli figure at the Sand Island Campground near Bluff, Utah.
A wall of petroglyphs at the Sand Island Campground near Bluff, Utah.
Namesake pictograph at the Waving Hands Site in Canyon Pintado off Colorado Highway 139 south of Rangely, Colorado.
Pictograph at the Waving Hands Site in Canyon Pintado off Colorado Highway 139 south of Rangely, Colorado.
Carrot Men pictograph site off County Road 23 south of Rangely, Colorado.
Carrot Men pictograph site off County Road 23 south of Rangely, Colorado.
Strange animals depicted at the Rochester Creek Petroglyph Panel near Emery, Utah.
A hunter aiming for a bighorn, Rochester Creek Petroglyph Panel near Emery, Utah.
Rainbow arch at the Rochester Creek Petroglyph Panel near Emery, Utah.
Pictograph at the Sun’s Eye Arch near Monument Valley in the Navajo Nation along the Utah-Arizona border.
Fremont Indian petroglyphs, McKee Spring, Island Park Road, Dinosaur National Monument, Vernal, Utah.
Fremont Indian petroglyphs, Island Park Road, Dinosaur National Monument, Vernal, Utah.
Fremont Indian petroglyphs, McKee Spring, Island Park Road, Dinosaur National Monument, Vernal, Utah.
Fremont Indian petroglyphs, Island Park Road, McKee Spring, Dinosaur National Monument, Vernal, Utah.
Head of Sinbad pictograph panel, San Rafael Swell west of Green River, Utah.
Owl panel petroglyphs, Nine Mile Canyon, Utah.
Great Hunt petroglyph panel, Nine Mile Canyon, Utah.
Circle of Friends pictograph panel, Escalante, Utah
The Great Gallery pictographs, Horseshoe Canyon, Canyonlands National Park, Utah.
The Great Gallery pictographs, Horseshoe Canyon, Canyonlands National Park, Utah.

2019 – Minnesota-Wisconsin-Michigan Upper Peninsula

Trail from the Cedar Hill Campground, Whitewater State Park, Altura, Minnesota.
Yellow mushrooms, Whitewater State Park, Altura, Minnesota.
Soft sandstsone beside the river, lower Chimney Rock Trail, Whitewater State Park, Altura, Minnesota.
Autumn trees, Sunset Park, Sturgeon Bay, Door County, Wiscosin.
Engine room, John Purves tugboat, Door County Maritime Museum, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin.
Lighthouse service tablewear, Pottawatomie Lighthouse keeper’s residence, Rock Island State Park, Door County, Wisconsin.
Mackinac Bridge at dusk from Strait’s State Park, St. Ignace, Upper Peninsula, Michigan.
Curtains in the lighthouse keeper’s quarters, Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum, Whitefish Point Light Station, Paradise, Michigan.
Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum, Whitefish Point Light Station, Paradise, Michigan.
Whitefish Point U.S. Coast Guard surfboat, Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum, Paradise, Michigan.

2019 – Utah-Nevada-Idaho-Utah

Inside the dugout, John Jarvie Historic Property, Browns Park, Utah.
Chicken coop, John Jarvie Historic Property, Browns Park, Utah.
Water wheel, John Jarvie Historic Property, Browns Park, Utah.
Trailer in campsite 34, Thomas Creek Campground, Lamoile Canyon, Ruby Mountains near Elko, Nevada.
Waterfall in Thomas Creek, Thomas Canyon Trail, Lamoile Canyon in the Ruby Mountains near Elko, Nevada.
Peaks by moonlight, campsite 34, Thomas Creek Campground, Lamoile Canyon, Ruby Mountains near Elko, Nevada.
Redfish Lake at dusk, Sawtooth National Recreation Area, Stanley, Idaho.
Peaks along the Redfish Lake Creek Trail, Sawtooth National Recreation Area, Stanley, Idaho.
Dead trees and grass, Fishhook Creek Trail, Sawtooth National Recreational Area, Stanley, Idaho.
Beach at dusk, Bear Lake State Park, Rendezvous Beach, Garden City, Utah.
Front porch of main house, Swett Ranch National Historic site, Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area near Dutch John, Utah.
Old John Deere farm equipment, Swett Ranch National Historic site, Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area near Dutch John, Utah.
From the bottom of the dam looking up, Flaming Gorge Dam, Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area, Dutch John, Utah.
Flaming Gorge Reservoir in Red Canyon at dusk, Red Canyon Visitor Center, Ashley National Forest, Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area near Dutch John, Utah.
View from the boat, Flaming Gorge Reservoir, Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area near Dutch John, Utah.
Raft floats the Green River, Little Hole Trail, Ashley National Forest, Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area near Dutch John, Utah.
Tower Rock, Sheep Creek Canyon Geological Area, Ashley National Forest, Utah.
Ute Mountain Fire Tower National Historial Site, Ashley National Forest, Utah.

2019 New Mexico-Colorado

Tent-shaped rocks, Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument. New Mexico.
Ladder to cavates, Bandelier National Monument, Los Alamos, New Mexico.
Looking out from a cavate, Bandelier National Monument, Los Alamos, New Mexico.
Mt. Sneffels from Dallas Creek Road, County Road 7, San Juan Mountains near Ridgway, Colorado.
East Fork of Dallas Creek, Dallas Creek Road, County Road 7, San Juan Mountains near Ridgway, Colorado.
Lupine on a hillside, Last Dollar Road, County Road 58P, San Juan Mountains near Ridgway, Colorado.
Sunset at Sunset Lake, Grand Mesa National Forest, Colorado.
Plants in the water, Carp Lake, Grand Mesa National Forest, Colorado.
Boot inside one of the cabins at Raber Cow Camp, Lands End Road, Grand Mesa National Forest, Colorado.
Bucket of balls, Suplizio Field, Grand Junction Rockies, Grand Junction, Colorado.
Infielder Christian Koss signs an autograph, Suplizio Field, Grand Junction Rockies, Grand Junction, Colorado.
Beer-batter Bud Light being poured, Suplizio Field, Grand Junction Rockies, Grand Junction, Colorado.

2019 – Utah Canyon Country

Hoodoos and the Milky Way, Goblin Valley State Park, Hanksville, Utah.
Storm behind the Three Sisters hoodoos, Goblin Valley State Park, Hanksville, Utah.
Storm behind Wild Horse Butte, Goblin Valley State Park, Hanksville, Utah.
Water-filled pothole, Petrified Dunes, Snow Canyon State Park, Saint George, Utah.
Waterfall in Johnson Canyon, Johnson Canyon Trail, Snow Canyon State Park, Saint George, Utah.
Golden cholla blossom, Padre Canyon Trail, Snow Canyon Stte Park, Saint George, Utah.
Grosvenor Arch, Cottonwood Wash Road 400, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument south of Cannonville, Utah.
Trailer in the snow, Basin Campground, Kodachrome Basin State Park, Cannonville, Utah.
Sky through Cool Cave slot canyon Panorama Trail, Kodachrome Basin State Park, Cannonville, Utah.

2019 – Arizona-Texas

Trailer in campsite 16, Buckhorn Campground, Usery Mountain Regional Park, Mesa, Arizona.
Mexican gold poppy, California poppy (Eschscholzia californica) along the Pass Mountain Trail, Usery Mountain Regional Park, Mesa, Arizona.
Mexican gold poppy, California poppy (Eschscholzia californica), Pass Mountain Trail, Usery Mountain Regional Park, Mesa, Arizona.
River Trail, South Llano River State Park, Junction, Texas.
Old barn on the Old Barn Trail, South Llano River State Park, Junction, Texas.
Bison sculptures, Interpretative Center, Caprock Canyons State Park, Quitaque, Texas.
Formations along the North Prong Spur Trail, Caprock Canyons State Park, Quitaque, Texas.

2018 – Arizona-Utah

A-frame trailer, Homolovi Ruins State Park, Winslow, Arizona.
Cloudburst near the Hopi Mesas, Homolovi II site, Homolovi Ruins State Park, Winslow, Arizona.
Rainbow from the Visitor Center, Homolovi Ruins State Park, Winslow, Arizona.
Ruins, Homolovi II site, Homolovi Ruins State Park, Winslow, Arizona.
Pottery sherds, Homolovi II site, Homolovi Ruins State Park, Winslow, Arizona.
Painted Desert, Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona.
Petrified wood near the Jassper Forest overlook, Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona.
Petrified wood along the old road into the Jasper Forest area, Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona.
RV motors down U.S. 163 between Bluff and Mexican Hat, Utah.
Afternoon lighting on Comb Ridge west of Bluff, Utah.
Formations near the eastern entrance to Capitol Reef National Park, Utah.
Deer eating apples, Chesnut Orchard behind the Fruita Campground, Capitol Reef National Park, Utah.
Crescent dune, Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park, Kanab, Utah.
Dunes overlook, Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park, Kanab, Utah.
Snowy spring day, Grand Canyon North Rim Campground.
A=frame trailer in campsite 110, Dead Horse Ranch State Park, Cottonwood, Arizona.
Southern Sinagua pueblo Indian ruins, Tuzigoot National Monument, Clarkdale, Arizona.
Southern Sinagua pueblo Indian ruins, Montezuma Castle National Monument, Camp Verde, Arizona
Salado Indian ruins, Tonto National Monument near Roosevelt Reservoir, Arizona Highway 188 north of Globe, Arizona.
Palm Trees in the canyon below Theodore Roosevelt Dam, Arizona Highway 88, Apache Trail, Arizona.
Sunset light on Superstition Mountain, Lost Dutchman State Park, Apache Junction, Arizona.
Regal horned lizard (phrynosoma solare), Lost Dutchman State Park, Apache Junction, Arizona.
Garden Valley from the Hackberry Springs Trail, Superstition Wilderness Area, Apache Junction, Arizona.
Remains of an abandoned miner’s shack foundation probably constructed around 1956 by Ralph Morris, Indian Paint Mine, Boulder Canyon Trail, Superstition Wilderness Area, Arizona.
Alpenglow light on the flanks of Superstition Mountain, Lost Dutchman State Park, Apache Junction, Arizona.
Sunset, Lost Dutchman State Park, Apache Junction, Arizona.

2018 – Cumbres & Toltec

Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad train crosses the Chama River behind the Rio Chama RV Park, Chama, New Mexico.
Man checks locomotive 484, Chama Railyard, Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad between Chama, New Mexico, and Antonito, Colorado.
Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad train on the atop Cumbres Pass, Colorado.
Locomotive not yet restored, Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad depot, Chama, New Mexico.
Locomotive 425 at Cresco Tank, Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad between Chama, New Mexico, and Antonito, Colorado.
Eastbound double-header train on the west side of Cumbres Pass, Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad between Chama, New Mexico and Antonito, Colorado.
Milepost 333, Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad track between Chama, New Mexico, and Antonito, Colorado.
Train near Coxo phone booth, Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad between Chama, New Mexico, and Antonito, Colorado.
Coxo phone booth, Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad track between Chama, New Mexico, and Antonito, Colorado.
Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad train on the west side of Cumbres Pass, Colorado.
Train approaches Windy Point, Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad between Chama, New Mexico, and Antonito, Colorado.
Depot atop Cumbres Pass, Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad between Chama, New Mexico, and Antonito, Colorado.
Locomotive 489 and autumn color, Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad between Chama, New Mexico, and Antonito, Colorado..
Lights on car 292, Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad between Chama, New Mexico, and Antonito, Colorado.
Passenger train passes the Big Horn Wye, Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad between Chama, New Mexico, and Antonito, Colorado.
Locomotive 453 steam-engine freight train at Toltec Creek, Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad, Antonito, Colorado.
Locomotive 453 steam-engine freight train approaches Toltec Creek, Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad, Antonito, Colorado.
Locomotive 453 steam-engine freight train lets of steam, Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad, Antonito, Colorado.
Locomotive 453 steam-engine freight train at Hangman’s Trestle, Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad, Antonito, Colorado.

2018 – Galloping Goose

Galloping Goose #5 above Toltec Gorge, Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad between Chama, New Mexico, and Antonito, Colorado.
John Randall, motorman, and Chase Bond, pilot, at the controls of Galloping Goose #5, Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad between Chama, New Mexico, and Antonito, Colorado.
Galloping Goose crosses the Los Piños trestle, Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad between Chama, New Mexico, and Antonito, Colorado.
Galloping Goose crosses the Cascade Trestle, Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad between Chama, New Mexico, and Antonito, Colorado.
Galloping Goose #5 in autumn color near the powder house, Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad between Chama, New Mexico, and Antonito, Colorado.
Galloping Goose #5 enters Rock Tunnel, Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad between Chama, New Mexico, and Antonito, Colorado.
Galloping Goose #5 enters Rock Tunnel, Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad between Chama, New Mexico, and Antonito, Colorado.
Galloping Goose #5 crosses Hangman’s Trestle, Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad between Chama, New Mexico, and Antonito, Colorado.