Dad was recovering from an injury in April. Mary Ellen, Mark, Tom, and I arranged to be in Belvidere at the same time. We spent a good bit of time sitting around the dining room table talking.

Mom probably got tired of all the "smart" talk.

Mark

Dad was amused.

Tom

Mom and Dad

Mom and Dad

Bill

Mary Ellen

Getting ready to make a point

For our first SAR trip of the year, Patricia and I visited a site with many petroglyphs. I can't tell you where it is other than to say it is in Northern New Mexico. Sites like this are subject to misuse and harm and we fully support the work of the Mesa Prieta Petroglyph Project. I asked theier permission to post these images. Visit http://mesaprietapetroglyphs.org/ for more information.

The rocks in this area have a patina (or "desert varnish") that is scraped away to create images.

Some of the images are simple.

Some are more complex.

Each one has something to say. The problem is that no one is exactly sure what is being said.

Note the spear(?) through the neck. This one has a recognizable face.

Since the petroglyphs were placed here over thousands of years, there are different styles. Sometimes different styles are found on the same rock.