Utah's Little Grand Canyon
Only 1 and 1/2 hours from our house, in south central Utah, you will find a most glorious spot.
Also known as "The Wedge" Utah's Little Grand Canyon is located in Emery County, Utah.
From the Wedge outlook point you can see the deepest part of the San Rafael River Canyon.
As an added bonus and still in the San Rafael Swell area, take a side road to the Buckhorn Wash Rock Art Panel.
A well maintained dirt road will guide you through towering Sandstone rock formations.
The road will become more winding and narrow, you can almost feel the presence of mysterious and ancient peoples.
Somehow these simple flowers (Fireweed) look right at home.
And around another bend and you will discover
The Buckhorn Wash Rock Art Panel.
Painted on freshly exposed Sandstone with powdered hematite mixed with animal fat, preserving them for thousands of years.
A Pictograph panel which spans 130 feet.
It was painted well over 2,000 years ago.
It was painted by Native Americans named by Anthropologists as the "Barrier Canyon Culture".
And when you go there, watch the sky. Those innocent looking and white puffy clouds can turn into dark and threatening clouds.
The next thing you know there is a torrent of water sweeping you away.
Have a great week, dear friends.
Gina
