Day Two - Part One: Petroglyphs and Salamanders

I'm dividing up the Day Two posts because apparently we took over 70 pictures, not to mention some video footage of the everything! (Video will have to wait as the camera is sitting out in the car currently.)

We got a pretty early start from Fallon, NV, continuing along Route 50/The Loneliest Road. Our first stop was not too far out of town, at the Grimes Point Archaeological Site where there are these amazing petroglyphs. And, as it turns out, many salamander/lizard type critters. When we first got there, it was early enough too that we could still hear and see the military planes running exercises over the desert.

The petroglyphs were really interesting. They are very ancient, as much as 8,000 years old, when the area, now desert, was a lake that was drying up. (Hard to imagine - it was very hot and dry there - sand, rock and tumbleweed as far as you could see.) Being a wetter place in the past, it was apparently populated by Native Americans and a lot of wildlife, and long ago, the residents of the area etched and painted in these petroglyphs. No one knows what they mean, but it is fascinating to wonder. Below are the photos from the area, lizards included!


For now I'm off to sleep...it was a long day and night of driving from Fallon, NV to Provo, UT where we are currently, with stops at Sand Mountain, a Pony Express station, Ely and Great Basin. I hope to finish posting about Day Two tomorrow - photos and maybe video of the Loneliest Road and Great Basin.