Fremont Artwork, McConkie Ranch, Vernal Utah

There is a whole bunch of really interesting Fremont-culture rock art up on the McConkie Ranch in Vernal. Here's a small selection. This panel is all innies - just a trick of the light that they look like outies.

Bas-Relief skeleton on the Three Kings Panel

King with Shield

King and Skeleton

Directions to McConkie Ranch Drive to Vernal. From Highway 40, turn North on 5th West, then turn Left (West) on 5th North. Follow 5th North 3.0 miles. Turn right (N) on the road to Dry Fork (signed). Drive about 7 miles north on the Dry Fork Road. McConkie Ranch is on the right, with the main house below an impressive arch in the rock. Turn Right and follow signs to the parking lot. The art is on the walls above the ranch. The trails are up in the talus and a little rough, but pretty easy. The Walls face south and west.

N E X T

1. Istanbul, Turkey - Byzantine Mosaics
2. Zion - some Narrows, some Subway
3. Fremont Rock Art at McConkie Ranch, Vernal Utah
4. Deer Creek Canyon, Grand Canyon NP, Arizona

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