Hiking and Petroglyphs

Greetings to Everyone.

Jeff and Ruth (Deb's brother and sister-in-law) arrived on Thursday night.   They had a long day of travel from Wisconsin to get to Las Vegas and then drive north to St. George.   This morning we headed out to explore two areas very close to the city.  At the right you can see some ancient Anasazi petroglyphs.   We had a long hike to get to
the area where the drawings were located, but it was worth the hike.
We were told that these drawings were created about 1100 AD.   They are etched into the rock and the black surface on the rock is called dessert varnish.   It takes centuries to cover the surface of the rock.

The picture above is Jeff and Ruth deep in what is called a slot canyon.   It is in Snow Canyon State Park which is literally on the edge of the city.   We hiked here and also on another trail where climbed up on some pure white rocks.  You can see a picture of this below.  

Needless to say our legs are tired tonight, but it was a good day here is St. George.   We look forward to more adventures tomorrow.

Toodles,

Bob, Deb, Jeff and Ruth