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This is a fun little stop to a great pictograph! We don’t know much about this and other rock art in the area, but it’s probably over 1,000 years old like some of the others nearby. If you want to extend your stay and see some other great rock art, you should check out the Head of Sinbad Pictographs.
Note: please do not touch the rock art
I came across this pictograph as I was trying to find Swasey’s Cabin in the San Rafael Swell. The pictograph is at the end of a dirt road and there are actually a few other pictographs and even some petroglyphs too. You can easily get here with a 2-wheel drive vehicle. On the way to the pictographs, I saw some wild burros. Wild burros typically don’t mind humans, as long as they keep their distance
Right where you park, you will see a wooden barrier. There are some rock art behind this first barrier and even outside of it on the east side. I found what I think are painted depictions of rainbows lower to the ground. The rock art is on the wall and you can easily see everything in a few minutes. You can also see where some people carved their own names into the rock. Early pioneers and settlers did this, but nowadays we shouldn’t carve names on rocks or deface the rock art.
The Lone Warrior Pictograph is located at the next fenced area to the west. It’s a very short flat walk, but you aren’t able to drive there. The Lone Warrior Pictograph is faded, yet you can still see the warrior with pointed horns holding a shield and some type of spear or weapon. The warrior is about 2 1/2 ft. tall.
I enhanced the photos so the rock art could be seen better.
