I discovered this beautiful desert wonderland Butler Wash while driving to Blanding one day. While exploring the area, I found beautiful blooming cacti, dozens of natural arches, towering sandstone cliffs, panels of pictographs and kivas.
The petroglyphs carved on the 100 foot high vertical cliffs at the confluence are attributed mostly to the Anasazi, although some petroglyphs may be of earlier archaic origin, and others are more recently made by the Ute and the Navajo people. Most striking is the great number of Basketmaker anthropomorphs (human-like figures) carved on the cliff face, some placed well beyond human reach and with no visible hand grips to climb up.
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Wow, the photograph of the bee in the cactus flower is really cool. It is amazing that you were able to capture that moment. Hopefully you did not get stung doing it! You seem to go to some of the most interesting places on earth.
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