tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7375883121749958694.post5176586934990029937..comments2023-12-20T23:26:23.594-07:00Comments on Tractor Tracks: Per The Previous PostFarmGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07109427921448753169noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7375883121749958694.post-64703908941024761712010-03-04T21:57:29.096-07:002010-03-04T21:57:29.096-07:00Also, I would not say that locals always respect t...Also, I would not say that locals <i>always</i> respect the rock art sites.<br /><br />Vogel Canyon, south of La Junta, for example, was all shot up and spray-painted ("Class of 19XX") until the Forest Service cleaned it up in the 1990s. <br /><br />Many hours were spent doing stuff like repainting the rocks with the precise color of paint to cover graffiti. <br /><br />They did a videoChas S. Cliftonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00923547685265741325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7375883121749958694.post-17970342301314311862010-03-04T21:55:10.898-07:002010-03-04T21:55:10.898-07:00The best book on the "Colorado Ogham" is...The best book on the "Colorado Ogham" issue is William McGlone et al., <i>Ancient American Inscriptions: Plow Marks or History</i> (Sutton, Mass.: Early Sites Research Society, 1993).<br /><br />You can also see videos about Crack Cave, etc., at Denver videographer Scott Monahan's <a href="http://onter.net/" rel="nofollow">Old News</a> site.<br /><br />I wrote a little paper on themChas S. Cliftonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00923547685265741325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7375883121749958694.post-73540690155588781072010-02-27T10:44:14.254-07:002010-02-27T10:44:14.254-07:00Ritchie-
Picture Canyon is actually part of the C...Ritchie-<br /><br />Picture Canyon is actually part of the Comanche National Grasslands. The other place I spoke of, with the whale in the wall of the canyon, is privately owned, along with dozens of other spots where history is preserved, not by the government, but by the landowners.<br /><br />Much like the sprawling ranches where tiny communities once thrived, where the ranchers fence around FarmGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07109427921448753169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7375883121749958694.post-48358098851886799632010-02-27T09:34:02.081-07:002010-02-27T09:34:02.081-07:00What were the ancient Irish doing in "indian ...What were the ancient Irish doing in "indian country"? And whatever it was, shouldn't that make the area a cultural historical reserve? Growing wheat is one thing, cannon fire has already been shown to be quite another.Ritchienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7375883121749958694.post-20387515990774652132010-02-26T19:17:39.646-07:002010-02-26T19:17:39.646-07:00Authorities tell us that there is quite a bit of O...Authorities tell us that there is quite a bit of Ogham writing down there. The way I understand it, some of it has been translated, and made sense, although I haven't delved too deeply into the matter to figure out what exactly they say it all means.<br /><br />The cave you saw is Crack Cave, which has Ogham in the back of it. The sun only hits the markings twice a year, on the equinoxes. FarmGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07109427921448753169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7375883121749958694.post-29148575330159585682010-02-26T17:07:32.323-07:002010-02-26T17:07:32.323-07:00Farmgirl
Envy your access to that area. Have only ...Farmgirl<br />Envy your access to that area. Have only visited the cave to the South of the camp ground past the bog as I only had a few hours to spare.<br /><br />My youngest has studied Norse runes extensively. He thinks some of what I photographed looks Viking.Well Seasoned Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16670165728759453075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7375883121749958694.post-75400944055404628552010-02-26T12:17:56.874-07:002010-02-26T12:17:56.874-07:00Well Seasoned Fool-
I actually live quite close t...Well Seasoned Fool-<br /><br />I actually live quite close to Picture Canyon and ride there during the summers as often as I can manage. It's one of my favorite places in the area. <br /><br />It's true that there are places where the pictographs have been vandalized, and several people have added their names to the rocks where early settlers carved their initials and date of arrival, BUTFarmGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07109427921448753169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7375883121749958694.post-5864139095613057672010-02-25T19:08:33.994-07:002010-02-25T19:08:33.994-07:00East of their area is the Picture Canyon Campgroun...East of their area is the Picture Canyon Campground area that has old rock art and rock carvings. Most have been vandalized. Vandals come from all walks of life, military included.Well Seasoned Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16670165728759453075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7375883121749958694.post-143583531323942342010-02-25T11:25:52.917-07:002010-02-25T11:25:52.917-07:00Would they have blasted murals done by the local I...Would they have blasted murals done by the local Indians? PC. But they'll blast murals done by presumably white American residents. I'd be curious to know what the murals depict to have even more context.mustangernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7375883121749958694.post-49489210700847512032010-02-20T15:30:52.071-07:002010-02-20T15:30:52.071-07:00Looking forward to the info... That sucks on the m...Looking forward to the info... That sucks on the murals!Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.com