Monday, January 31, 2011

Trip to Horseshoe Canyon, October 2010

I have fallen far behind on this blog, so here is an attempt to report on a trip from last fall.

I went with all four of my children and my son-in-law to Horseshoe Canyon during the Fall break for the local (Alpine) school district. Lynn, Joan and I did this hike back in September of 2006 on one of our Daddy-Daughter Campouts, but my camera was in the shop and we only got mediocre photos. This time, I took the digital SLR and a tripod. We left home on the morning of Friday, the 15th, and arrived at the trailhead around 1:00 p.m. We hiked down into the canyon and visited all four pictograph sites: The High Gallery, the Horseshoe Gallery, the Alcove Gallery, and the most impressive one, the Grand Gallery.

Petroglyphs in Provo Canyon


I went hiking near Johnson's Hole in Provo Canyon with my son, Alan, on Saturday and we finally found the petroglphys there. Back in Fall of 2005, my neighbor, Don Roberts, and I hiked through the same area looking for them, but couldn't find any. I've been through the area again several times, but never stopped to look seriously.