Blogs from Rangely, Colorado, United States, North America

At milepost 10.1, turnoff on a dirt road to the west. There are signs pointing the way. Drive 0.15 miles and turn right onto another dirt road just before the well site. From there drive toward the low cliff face ahead of you, about 0.15 miles. You’ll find a wonderful park-like area surrounded by pinyons and junipers, with the prominent rock outcrop rising above. It’s a very pretty area. The GPS Coordinates are: 39 58.126N; 108 52.417W; at an elevation of 6,136 feet. Here you’ll find several incised horses, with the brand of General Crook. There is also a Ute depiction of a white man, complete with a top hat, great coat, and drawn sword, and a really nice rendition of an arrow.... read more

There are both Pictographs and Petroglyphs at this site with soaring 'carrot men' and other figures located on the roof of an overhang. The Fremont carved and painted interesting carrot-shaped figures and other symbols of unknown meaning as well as pictures of items and events in their lives. You can find Rock Art images of deer, sheep, various other animals, reptiles, birds and corn. Travel south from the town of Rangely, Colorado on a graveled road for about 11 1/2 miles and turn toward the west at the sign. There is a small parking pullout at .3 miles from the sign where you can then take a short walk down a gully to find this Rock Art. Rock Art is Fragile. Please respect this and all such Rock Art. . Please Do Not Touch as even ... read more

The Canyon Pintado National Historic District includes hundreds of archaeological sites, most deriving from the (c. AD 0 Fremont Culture –1300) and Ute (c. AD 1300–1881) occupations of the Douglas Creek canyon. The name “Canyon Pintado,” meaning “Painted Canyon,” comes from the journal of Frey Francisco Silvestre Velez de Escalante. As a chronicler of the 1776 Escalante-Dominguez Expedition he wrote about some of the Native American pictographs included in the self-guided tour. Seven premiere rock art locations and archaeological sites have been made available to the public, and are posted with interpretative panels. These sites are highlighted on the map below. A similar map may be found in the Canyon Pintado interpretative brochure, available at the White River Field Office and elsewhere. The long-awaited new interpretive panels are now in place at sites featured on the ... read more