Category Archives: desert

Indian Rock Paintings at Sego Canyon — and on Redwood at Kentfield

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Peter Neibert

Sun­bleached, old red­wood planks suck in a lot of paint — even acrylic paint. I asked around, the answer:  if you want a bright pic­ture, use lots of white paint. The Anasazi and their some­time neigh­bors such as the Fre­mont cul­ture, … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Rock Paintings at Sego Canyon ~ Thompson Springs, Utah

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Peter Neibert

Walk around the pic­to­graphic pan­els at Sego Canyon to see some­thing like this pho­to­graph. The main fig­ures are nearly life size — or per­haps they are life size for a race of peo­ple slightly smaller than us. The dark green-black col­ors … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Guardian, Thompson Springs, Sego Canyon

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Peter Neibert

Morn­ing, night or after­noon you never know how the sun will treat images on stone when you finally get there. South of Sego Springs and across the river — when you look back from the south bank of the Col­orado (20 miles … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Three Gossips on the Way to Delicate Arch

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Peter Neibert

You can hear the wind press­ing through the red rock canyon.  You might think it’s the Three Gos­sips whis­per­ing, but they’re not.  Poetic fan­tasy or sun­stroke, they’re really stone. No talk­ing, please. Near Moab, Utah. Share/Bookmark

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Behind the Wall at Canyon de Chelly, National Monument

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Peter Neibert

Whose National Mon­u­ment ?   it’s in Chinle, Ari­zona, so it must be ours.  Well, it’s all inside the sov­er­eign ter­ri­tory of the Navajo Nation.  Let’s not argue that again.  Just be con­tent that it means no fee to vis­i­tors like you and … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Road Warriors Greet the Dawn – Highway 50, Nevada

Posted on April 2, 2010 by Peter Neibert Webmaster

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Panamint Valley Sunrise – or Maybe It’s Death Valley to You

Posted on April 1, 2010 by Peter Neibert Webmaster

Sum­mer sun­rise lights up Panamint Val­ley and its moun­tains to the west side.  Behind the cam­era is the Panamint ridge and behind that is Death Val­ley, and the sun aris­ing.  From my spot the reflec­tive sun­rise presents a momen­tary view wor­thy … Con­tinue read­ing →

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HOLY ALIENS ! — Native American Rock Art

Posted on November 29, 2009 by Peter Neibert Webmaster

Silent for Thou­sands of Years: Now Chris­tians and Ancient Aliens Speak for Its Soul – The trail down the West rim of Horse­shoe Canyon, to the floor 750 feet below, is not dif­fi­cult in the cool of early morn­ing. The Park Ser­vice … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Cathedral Valley and Blood River

Posted on November 28, 2009 by Peter Neibert Webmaster

Cathe­dral Val­ley is noted in dusty guide­books for its soli­tude, because nobody goes there. Well, almost nobody.  I went there once.   I haven’t gone back.  Why?  Prob­a­bly because its in a tough neigh­bor­hood:  too much com­pe­ti­tion from the Great Circle’s nearby … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Desert Shades: Vermilion Cliffs & Chinle Badlands of the Escalante

Posted on October 31, 2009 by Peter Neibert

Spend a month here, an hour at a time.   Morn­ing light, mid­day sun and the sun­down hour change the col­ors and shapes sur­round­ing you in this eroded and haunt­ing wilder­ness. Take High­way 89 to Big Water and turn right:  the … Con­tinue read­ing →

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In Memoriam: Shoe Tree for George Carlin

Posted on September 29, 2009 by Peter Neibert

I felt bad Because I had no shoes, Until I met a man Who had no feet – So, I took his shoes And now I feel bet­ter. – George Car­lin Share/Bookmark

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I Track Bruce Berger on the Amazon Trail — What?

Posted on September 28, 2009 by Peter Neibert Webmaster

Bruce Berger’s The Telling Dis­tance, essays on feel­ing the deserts of Sonora and the Col­orado Plateau made me won­der What’s he doing now? Still writ­ing? What? So I Googled “bruce berger” and found his web­site, Bruce​Berger​.net — full of desert … Con­tinue read­ing →

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