Petroglyphs - Cave entrance, Red Rocks Canyon, Las Vegas, NV
At the time I was taking Yesterday's Photo the winter storm was getting worse. The
clouds were dramatic, Ferocious, Angry. The Winds were blowing so Hard I could not take
any more Photographs. The Cloud Colors, One minute Bluish, The Next Minute Gray, Then
Black. I was actually getting scared... and I knew I needed to find shelter from the storm.
I began to climb down. Right under the rock Sculpture was this Cave. The Petroglyphs
made Millennia Ago by many Native people on the ceiling of the face of the Cave, had
fallen to the floor. I found this incredible place to view Native American Art and to watch
the storm in complete Safety. Mother Nature had Taken me to a Sacred Native Place,
during weather, During a once in a decade Killer storm that few have witnessed Here.
I was sitting in that Cave wondering who was the first native to seek shelter here. It's
the only spot anywhere near
Vegas that always has a water supply. As many as Six Native
People's called this place
home for over 2000 years. Vegas was a happening place even back in the Day...
I had also found the perfect spot to Photograph the Storm. From Inside the Cave looking
Out at the Mountains to the West, during that once a decade Storm.
I will show you that Photograph tomorrow on Leap Day....
Native people's who called this area Home list:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Rock_Canyon_National_Conservation_Area
Photo Taken on: 02-03-08 3:47PM Aperture Mode / HDR Photograph
Model:Nikon D80 Shutter Speed: 1/60 Second F-Stop: f11 ISO: 100
Focal length: 18mm Lens: Tamron 11-18mm Wide angle
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