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 natives 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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