Glamping at the Three Rivers Petroglyph Site

Dec 19

I displaced from the Bottomless Lakes State Park near Roswell, NM and a couple hours or so later was pulling into the Three Rivers Petroglyph Site run by the BLM.  A pull-through site was available and with my access pass I booked two nights for $18 with electricity and water!  Not bad eh?

It was partly cloudy and a bit chilly when I checked in just before Noon but it would eventually clear up nicely and result in a warmish late afternoon ideal for some short hiking to check out the petroglyphs.

There's two trails, one to pit homes and the other for the main attraction, the petroglyphs, of which there's apparently over 20,000!  The trails wander through the piles of rocks on which the petroglyphs were carved by ancient people.

 That is Sierra Blanca in the background, which I hope to get closer

to tomorrow.

 Stylized birds, thunderbirds?

 Spider?

 A view towards camp, the rock piles that one walks through

to find petroglyphs

 Looking away from camp, you can see the arched cover area

suitable for rest breaks and as far as I went today.

The guide said few petroglyphs to be found and no maintained trails.

 Quadruped similar to Mimbres black on white pottery

 The apparently typical round face and almond shaped eyes, this

face sporting earrings

 Bighorn Sheep, one of the most popular petroglyphs according

to the guide one gets from the visitor center.

 Pano of my campsite showing a view of Sierra Blanca

Tonight's sunset wasn't too bad