I was on my way to The Needles district of Canyonlands National Park, when I received an unexpected surprise. Unbeknownst to me, the same road to the national park passes right through Bears Ears National Monument. What a wonderful bonus!
Landscape
I took advantage of the opportunity by stopping at many of the pull-offs to take a longer look at the spectacular scenery.
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| Menacing Clouds over a Teepee |
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| Mesa |
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| Battleship |
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| Undulating Brown Walls |
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| Locomotive Pulls a Train |
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| Hillside Mansion |
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| Inlet in the Canyon Wall |
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| Jagged Spikes |
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| Armor Plating |
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| Three Outcroppings |
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| Trees and Water |
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| Spaceship |
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| Valley Opening |
Newspaper Rock
This archaeological site's petroglyph panel records approximately 2,000 years of human activity. Scholars are undecided at to the meaning of the different figures or have yet to decipher them. Without a true understanding of the petroglyphs, much is left to individual interpretation.
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| Petroglyph Panel |
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| Many Animals in this Subsection |
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| Footprints, Horned Creatures, Hunter, and Wheel in this Subsection |
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| Several Circles and Many Footprints in this Subsection |
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| These Petroglyphs Have a Different Colored Background (they were to the side of the main panel) |
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