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rock art
5 Porch Notes tagged “rock art,” from counties across Colorado.
History and culture - Baca County
Picture Canyon holds rock art worth treating with care
Picture Canyon in Baca County's Comanche National Grassland holds ancient rock art on its walls, and visiting it respectfully helps protect it.
Read note ->History and culture - Rio Blanco County
Canyon Pintado: a thousand years of rock art on the road to Rangely
A 16,000-acre stretch of public land along Highway 139 south of Rangely holds Fremont and Ute rock art panels, some close to a thousand years old, reachable from marked pull-offs.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Otero County
Vogel Canyon offers short trails, springs, and old rock art near La Junta
Vogel Canyon in the Comanche National Grassland south of La Junta has short hiking loops, canyon springs, ancient rock imagery, and old stage-route ruins, all on Forest Service land.
Read note ->Water and land - Moffat County
Irish Canyon: a short drive through deep time on the way to Browns Park
A narrow red, green, and gray canyon off Highway 318 packs layered rock and Fremont-era petroglyphs into one easy stop before Browns Park.
Read note ->History and culture - Saguache County
Penitente Canyon carries a name from valley religious history
The BLM-managed Penitente Canyon near La Garita is named for a Hispano Catholic brotherhood, and the surrounding area holds Indigenous rock art best treated with care.
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