Canyon Country - Kent Treptow

Six days with a heavy pack and not enough food in one of my favorite places on Earth.

White shield figures, painted by Ancestral Puebloans 700-1,000 years ago,...

A mano and three metates sit in an alcove above...

I walked through this canyon half a dozen times before...

A small piece of ancient pottery. With the advent of...

A wood-lined structure sits in a high alcove once occupied...

Bobcat tracks and cottonwood leaves.

A hidden granary, only visible after climbing a cliff and...

I love this perfect little buck. Scarcely four inches long,...

The weather report predicted a 30% chance of snow for...

I don't know why some paintings are so well preserved...

The same paintings. Worth a closer look.

A seemingly inaccessible ruin in a cliffside cave. There may...

Handprints are one of the most common subjects in rock...

One of the most famous examples of rock art in...

Like a smirk lingering from a long-forgotten joke, a crooked smile...

I don't believe in ghosts. But if I did, this...

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