NOTE: always remember to not touch or deface the rock art.  The smallest touch from your finger will leave oils that can destroy the rock art.  Please just take pictures and enjoy this incredible panel from a distance.

As I was looking for a new place to camp one weekend, I did a little hiking and found the Juggler Panel!  I’ve seen this petroglyph for years on some online rock art groups and I literally stumbled upon it – what are the chances!

The petroglyph panel is located on a large boulder with seven spirals.  When I showed this picture to one of my friends, they said that the four large spirals to the right of the juggler are kind of in a similar pattern as the stars in Orion’s Belt.  Of course, we can’t be sure if that’s what the original author was trying to convey, but it’s a fun idea to think about.  In some places, such as Chaco Canyon in New Mexico, spirals have been used as a way of keeping track of time and seasons.  Is that what is going on here too?  And what does the Juggler represent?  It’s impossible to know now and your interpretation is as good as any!

The boulder faces where if people were travelling through the area on foot, they would see this.

The boulder to the left of the rock art leans up nicely to create a shelter.  There were recent rains so the dirt underneath this little cave was wet.

On some of the other boulders nearby you can see a little window.

I hiked around and didn’t see any other petroglyphs, but there is always that chance there is more.