Nine Mile Canyon Tour

IntrepidXJ

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Saturday & Sunday, January 31 - February 1, 2015

After spending Friday in Salt Lake City so we could see Nothing More (one of our favorite bands) in concert, we spent the rest of the weekend in Price so we could visit plenty of rock art sites in Nine Mile Canyon. Diane had never been to Nine Mile Canyon before, so we spent a lot of time visiting many of the well-known locations that I have been to before, but we also visited a few new sites.

On our way from Wellington to Nine Mile Canyon.


On Our Way
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Low clouds from the storm the previous day were clearing as we drove towards the Book Cliffs on Saturday afternoon.


Book Cliffs Clouds
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Afternoon Drive
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Welcome to Nine Mile Canyon.


Nine Mile Canyon
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Low clouds in Nine Mile Canyon.


Low Clouds
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Our first stop of the day was actually at a very nice pictograph panel that I have known about for years, but never made it to before. These are some of the nicest pictographs I have seen in Nine Mile Canyon. With temperatures in the 50's and melting snow, it was a pretty muddy hike to get to this one, but well worth it.


Pictograph Alcove
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Pictograph Panel
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We made a quick stop at the petroglyph panels near Pig Rock.


Juggler Panel
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I made sure that Diane was able to see the Great Hunt Panel in Cottonwood Canyon.


Great Hunt
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Then we walked down and across the road to the Big Buffalo.


Big Buffalo
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The Pregnant Buffalo.


Pregnant Buffalo
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Vibrant pictographs.


Yellow Man Panel
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I love the sheep with the spiral tail in this one.


Spiral Tail Sheep
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As we were driving back from the Great Hunt Panel, I spotted these high up on the canyon wall. They were new to me.


White Outlines
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A little further down the road Diane stopped me because she spotted these faint pictographs featuring a black rainbow.


Black Rainbow
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We hiked and visited the panels around Daddy Canyon.


Mickey Mouse Panel
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Big Sheep
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Before leaving Nine Mile Canyon for the day we stopped at the impressive Owl Panel.


Owl Panel
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Late afternoon light in the canyon on our drive back out.


Evening Light
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The moon was rising above the Book Cliffs has we drove back to town for the evening.


Moonrise
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On Sunday morning we met up with Dennis at the gas station in Wellington and headed back into Nine Mile Canyon to visit more new sites. While I have known Dennis for years, this was actually the first time we would be doing any hiking together (not counting an unexpected meeting in Range Creek a while back).

We started the day by climbing up to this very interesting petroglyph that I have wanted to see for a while.


Sheepwalking
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There were plenty of other nice petroglyphs nearby, too.


Small Couple
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Dry Canyon Petroglyphs
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Two-Tone
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Later in the morning while driving down the road, Diane stopped me when she saw these Ute petroglyphs above. Neither Dennis or I had seen them before.


Ute Panel
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Long Headdress
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Diane was on a roll today because she spotted these next two nice petroglyph panels. Both new ones to Dennis and I.


Big Guy
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This one was located very high up the cliff and we didn't climb up to it, but I managed to get a decent shot with my long lens. Diane is looking forward to returning so we can climb up into this area and search for more.


Very High Panel
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We also stopped to see the Coyote Panel that some believe depicts a Hopi creation myth of Coyote in the act of placing the stars.

According to one Hopi creation myth, Old Spider Woman provides Coyote with with a sack filled with stars. After climbing to the top of a mountain he begins to distribute them neatly in the heavens, including creating the well-known constellations. Soon, he grows tired of this work and picks up the bag to throw its contents into the sky. This is the reason why many of the stars are not arranged in an orderly fashion.


Coyote Placing the Stars
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Dennis showed us these four-horned sheep in Argyle Canyon...


Four-Horned Sheep
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... and this slab with dots and lines.


Dotted Slab
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Dennis had heard about a very large petroglyph panel with four foot tall sheep that we went searching for. It was a steep and loose climb to reach them, but we did manage to find this impressive panel. I know it's hard to tell scale from the photo, but these are the largest petroglyphs of sheep I have ever seen!


Big Big Sheep
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The SWELL Jeep and Diane's Ford Edge. We took Diane's car this weekend since we didn't need my Jeep for any place that we planned on going and it gets better fuel mileage, but we did get it pretty muddy inside and out.


SWELL Jeep
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After finding the large bighorn sheep petroglyphs and climbing back down it was getting later in the afternoon and we still needed to drive home, so we parted ways with Dennis to leave for home. We had a nice weekend visiting some amazing rock art in Nine Mile Canyon and I want to thank Dennis for showing us around a little on Sunday.

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Ha awesome, I was in SLC Friday to see Nothing More as well! They are the best band to come about in a while and are too fun live. I made the drive from St George after work and just arrived when they hit the stage. Too close! Did you stick around for Periphery too? I was surprised by how fun they were.

Nice pictures as well! :)
 
Ha awesome, I was in SLC Friday to see Nothing More as well! They are the best band to come about in a while and are too fun live. I made the drive from St George after work and just arrived when they hit the stage. Too close! Did you stick around for Periphery too? I was surprised by how fun they were.

Nice pictures as well! :)

This was our third time seeing Nothing More....they put on an awesome live show! We stayed for a few songs from Periphery but I just can't get into most of their music.
 
We stayed for a few songs from Periphery but I just can't get into most of their music.

Agreed. It's not easy to digest their music at all. I found them way more enjoyable live compared to their records.
 
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