(TGA) - Travel - Our friends led us on an expedition to some Bureau of Land Management acreage called Pony Hills, located northwest of , NM where we set off in quest of petroglyphs. They were so abundant--and fascinating--that we went straight back to the towns historical museum to research them. There we found a book of photos of the very glyphs we had just seen. The binder of photos was a one-of-a-kind set entitled "The Petroglyphs of Starvation Draw and Scenes from Massacre Creek Valley."
We did not take the one hour hike to find the glyph that locals call "The Sun Man." He appears to be a glyph that is a calendar marker. Our friends discovered a researcher at the glyph photographing it in an ongoing series of photos, noting the shadows play across the man/shaman and correlating them to the seasonal path of the sun.
Perhaps we will return another day to hike into Massacre Creek Valley to see that.
This area is literally off the beaten path. We accessed it on a dirt road that was posted "Primitive road, enter at your own risk. Washouts possible." (or words to that effect)
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