Howells Outdoors
Adventure is my middle name...actually it's Keith.
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I have found the Ancestral Puebloan version of myself out in the wild of southeastern Utah. My wife and my Sunday drive/hike took us to the Wolfman panel just west of Bluff.
The third group, the most intricate of the carvings, are spectacular. The artist who carved these was detail oriented. I think he really wanted to showcase his thoughts about whatever the subject is. Again they have been marred by bullet holes and Mother Nature has caused some of the lower ones to disappear.
From some of my readings about the site, this third group is why it is called the Wolfman Panel. It has the big man in the middle of the group, who has large hands and feet with claws, but it also has two carvings of canine prints. One can be seen in the photo above. The other paw print is to the left on the photo below; it's near the tall cattail of yucca stock.
We then took off from the Wolfman panel. We went up canyon a short distance to another archeo-site, a ruin.
Along the way we crossed through Butler Wash and the flowering plants were gorgeous.
There were thousands of lizards out as we hiked. Out of the corner of my eye I would see them dart back and forth, scurry to the next bush only to find that I was hiking right toward them. Every once in awhile one would stand strong and refuse to move, do some pushups, only to be frightened at the last second before I stepped on it.
I loved the stained, yellow sandstone. The red sand would leak down with the water and form this blood vein look across the sandstone below. It's a gorgeous way that the sandstone paints itself.
Just up canyon from the Wolfman Panel is a small ruin; there's maybe 4 or 5 rooms and several other walls. There is a lot of pottery in the flat near the ruin (look at it, but don't remove it).
The ruin is spectacular. The natives knew where to build a home. In this location they have easy access to the stream below. They get warm in the morning, but by the afternoon they are completely shaded.
At the completion of this whole area, it would've been a big structure with several people occupying the spaces.
The Wolfman Panel near Bluff, Utah is a fun and easy hike. I know I didn't give details of how to get there, but if you want to know just contact me in the comments below or on Twitter, @howellsoutdoors. Or use one of the million other sites on the internet with directions.
PLEASE, if you go out there be responsible. Yes, the Natives did carve on the rocks. You shouldn't. Pack in your water and snacks, pack out your water and snacks (wrappers and trash included).
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I have found the Ancestral Puebloan version of myself out in the wild of southeastern Utah. My wife and my Sunday drive/hike took us to the Wolfman panel just west of Bluff.
The third group, the most intricate of the carvings, are spectacular. The artist who carved these was detail oriented. I think he really wanted to showcase his thoughts about whatever the subject is. Again they have been marred by bullet holes and Mother Nature has caused some of the lower ones to disappear.
From some of my readings about the site, this third group is why it is called the Wolfman Panel. It has the big man in the middle of the group, who has large hands and feet with claws, but it also has two carvings of canine prints. One can be seen in the photo above. The other paw print is to the left on the photo below; it's near the tall cattail of yucca stock.
We then took off from the Wolfman panel. We went up canyon a short distance to another archeo-site, a ruin.
Along the way we crossed through Butler Wash and the flowering plants were gorgeous.
There were thousands of lizards out as we hiked. Out of the corner of my eye I would see them dart back and forth, scurry to the next bush only to find that I was hiking right toward them. Every once in awhile one would stand strong and refuse to move, do some pushups, only to be frightened at the last second before I stepped on it.
I loved the stained, yellow sandstone. The red sand would leak down with the water and form this blood vein look across the sandstone below. It's a gorgeous way that the sandstone paints itself.
Just up canyon from the Wolfman Panel is a small ruin; there's maybe 4 or 5 rooms and several other walls. There is a lot of pottery in the flat near the ruin (look at it, but don't remove it).
The ruin is spectacular. The natives knew where to build a home. In this location they have easy access to the stream below. They get warm in the morning, but by the afternoon they are completely shaded.
At the completion of this whole area, it would've been a big structure with several people occupying the spaces.
The Wolfman Panel near Bluff, Utah is a fun and easy hike. I know I didn't give details of how to get there, but if you want to know just contact me in the comments below or on Twitter, @howellsoutdoors. Or use one of the million other sites on the internet with directions.
PLEASE, if you go out there be responsible. Yes, the Natives did carve on the rocks. You shouldn't. Pack in your water and snacks, pack out your water and snacks (wrappers and trash included).
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