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The Hunt for the elusive Carrizo Gorge Pictographs

surfponto

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3/18/2010

surfponto

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Took a solo trip out to hunt for the Carrizo Gorge Pictographs and wildflowers.
I was succesful on both counts. On my hike up to the cattleman's house in Rock House Canyon (BLM) I was surrounded by Desert Dandelions, Chuparosa, Desert Chicory, Sand Verbena and many others. The smell was amazing!

Drove back down to Carrizo Gorge jeep trail and headed west. Road has gotten really bad in places. You definetly need a 4wd with a low range to get past many areas. There was tons of water in Carrizo Creek which I haven't seen before.
Finally after much bouncing around I parked my Landcruiser and began to explore the area. I had sketchy directions for the pictographs but within 15 minutes I was able to find them. smile

They are really cool. I would love to hear if anyone knows about these. I read somewhere that they are the Rumarosa style of cave art and that at some point they may have been touched up. Either way they are pretty cool and the cave is awesome,
Bob

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