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Far below the hawk underneath volcanic ledges. ancient men who sculpture stone points, grow restless, as the great darkness approaches.

In time their mortars filled with sagebrush and blowing dust, and nothing was left that could turn to rust.

Nearby on walls of varnished rock they carved the story of their kind, Of a child-like people with a super-natural mind.

Impressed upon my heart is a vision and now I know that the true meaning of the petroglyphs expand out as far as my mind can grow.

As the sun sets red, orange, and purple out over the ancient indian sites, and the clouds become a cerebral heaven, nightime comes forth all powerful and of an ethereal nature.

The colors deepen, so do the hues, and the world goes on to become our future.

- David Mc Neill (aka: Ranger Dave)
Mammoth Lakes CA 1984

This page was inspired by Total Escape Adventures
TRIP: Thanksgiving Petroglyphs - Nov. 2003
California Forests Maps
places to find authentic indian art:
place town region
Ayer's Rock Olancha CA Mojave Desert / Hwy.395
Blair Valley hike Julian CA Anza Borrego SP / S-2
Fish Slough Bishop CA Owens River / Hwy.395
Inscription Canyon Barstow CA Mojave Desert / I-40&15
Renegade Cyn Ridgecrest CA Mojave Desert / Hwy.395
Painted Cave Santa Barbara CA Central Coast / Hwy.101
Sheep Springs Randsburg CA ElPaso Mtns/ RedRock SP
Steam Well Randsburg CA Mojave Desert / Hwy.395
Surprise Tanks Barstow CA Mojave Desert / I-40&15
TableLands Bishop CA Owens River / Hwy.395
Delicate Arch hike Moab UT Arches National Park
San Ignacio Caves Baja California Mexico Central Region Inland
Canon la Mora Baja California Mexico Guadalupe Cyn Area
Rattlesnack Cyn Baja CA Mexico Guadalupe Cyn Area
California Atlas don't leave home without it Cave Paintings Black Canyon Barstow
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California Indian Tribes

California Towns & Wilderness
with Native American Names

Indian Museums

These places feature extensive displays of Native American History in California
Ahwanhee
Chumash Wilderness
Jamul
La Jolla
Malibu
Mojave
Matole River
Mi Wuk Village
Modoc ( National Forest )
Mojave
Monache Mdws
Santa Ynez
Shasta ( National Forest )
Shoshone
Sinkyone Wilderness
Tahoe
Tuolumne
Independence - The Early California Museum

Ridgecrest - Maturango Museum

Antelope Valley Indian Museum

Sacramento - State Indian Museum

Autry Museum of Western Heritage

Search : Handbook of the Indians of California (Bulletin (Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology), 78.)
Handbook of the Indians of California (Bulletin (Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology), 78.)

Search : Indians of California: The Changing Image
Indians of California: The Changing Image

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Search : Indian Survival on the California Frontier (The Lamar Series in Western History)
Indian Survival on the California Frontier (The Lamar Series in Western History)

Amazon.com's Price: $22.50
Search : Pomo Indians of California and Their Neighbors
Pomo Indians of California and Their Neighbors

Amazon.com's Price: $9.95
Search : Great Indians of California
Great Indians of California

Amazon.com's Price: $4.95



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