Death Valley 2022/23

[Beardilocks]

On to a pictograph shelter somewhere out there.  

A few petroglyphs are the first sign of anything out here.






I liked this one deep in a crack.



I got a little nervous as I approached the shelter.  There were medium-sized bones and scat around the entrance to the cave.  So I did some yelling on the approach and nothing killed me.  But it was eerie none the less.










Interestingly, one outcrop further down from this one the ground was absolutely carpeted with lithic scatter.  It sounded like walking on one of those beaches covered in tiny shells.  


Some even had the side notches cut in for securing to the arrow shaft.


Gorgeous day and gorgeous area.


I spent several hours exploring the area.  I found a few more shelters that had signs of habitation (lithic scatter, smoke residue) but no more artwork.