We went to the falling man petroglyph area in Gold Butte National Monument yesterday, but it was so cool we wanted to take my parents to see it since neither of their cars will ever see a gravel road! It rained yesterday and filled all of the depressions and little runoffs with water, so we were lucky to see the desert actually wet.  I also switched to an ultra wide angle lens resulting in a VERY different set of photos from the previous day.

Window through the rocks
Big rock in the middle of the clearing with petroglyphs all over it.
Detail of the rock above
Reflections
Hole that you climb through to get to the other side of the rock where falling man is located
View from the hole
Falling man is located up on the cliff face
There it is!
context
Another shot from above

We found a little tiny slot canyon with water running through it that I took multiple photos of!

Water flows through the cracks in the rocks

A tiny pond hidden between the rocks
Tiny pond connected to a tiny waterfall
Another cliff face (dad for scale)
Detail from the cliff above

Heart shaped hole and colors on the rocks
More low angle reflections
Through the valley.
It was a cold day in the desert! (it was December!)
I love all the colors in the rocks here
Sagebrush and Joshua trees
The path home

I think the falling man area is one of my favorite spots we’ve found exploring in Nevada so far.  It’s really secluded and rarely busy.  There are so many trails to explore and amazing scenery to shoot!


 

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