[Jxlacvio]

Rapid movement scares a rattlesnake. If you move real slow and gentle, that doesn't seem to bother them." grazing animals with hooves move slow, hearing a rattle can spark a stampede When I was out in southern Utah around Moab and Canyonlands visiting archaeological sites for about a month (some really strange stuff out there), I'd hop out of my truck and hear the rattles in every direction like it was surround sound. I found a babe sunning himself on a rock and took a closer look and he just sat there coiled up rattling away like that picture. Then I realized one could be coming around the base of the rock so I looked down quick and backed away, hehe. If I was gonna stay in that area I'd have a bunch of king snakes as pets.

[refdhbgtd]

I went through Moab and Canyonlands in September.
Interesting rock formations.

[toopyimport]

I was there a month and never even went to see the arches Next time...

I spent most of my time in the NW section of the park at Horseshoe Canyon. They added it to the main section because of the rock art they wanted to protect. Island in the Sky was cool, but I was looking for more out of the way places.

[Liaiskelile]

Interesting rock.

[Daruhuw]

What a dumbass! [/SlowwHand]

[Drysnyaty]

More pics!

[feAilei1]

Ya' know Sloww you're not helping the Texas reputation of being weirdoooos by posting something like that

[Marinausa]

looks like someone dug a cave at the base of the rock.

I was about a mile from the NW rim of Horseshoe Canyon about 60 miles south of Green River and maybe 30 miles NW of the confluence of the Green and Colorado rivers. There was a ranger station about 10 miles further south of me and a dirt road that headed west to a paved highway 20 miles away.

I found this domed rock about a mile west of the first entry point for the Canyon that had all these lines running over it, little ridges maybe 3-6 mm high and curved in long arcs. The rock was 8-10 ft wide and 18-22 ft long and maybe 4 ft high and a bunch of the lines met at a sight hole near the top of the rock on the left, the hole lined up on the SE just above the horizon and appeared to be used for lining up a celestial object.

Two deep parallel grooves were cut across the rock pointing south. I stood behind the rock looking south along the grooves and didn't notice anything unusual, then I looked thru binoculars. And WOW, I could see a line across the valley stretching about a mile to the southern horizon. It was like somebody had walked straight south from the rock so much a path was beaten into the ground but there was no path that I could see. Even vegetation was different, the coloring enhanced the image of a line somehow. I have pictures of the rock but dont know how to upload them, but you cant see the line extending south from the rock. It only shows up with telescopic vision.

I'd love to know what they were looking at thru the rock and how and why the terrain hides that line going south. I'm reminded of the satellite imagery of the Chaco complex to the SE, ancient trails beaten into the landscape heading in different directions but undetected at ground level.

I could spend a year out there easy looking at stuff

[Blellurgews]

it's not slow's picture, there are quite a few arches in southeastern utah, most in Arches national park.

I think it's called double arch, but it's been a while since I've been there, don't remember all the names.

[ZonaPutaX]

this one is pretty cool as well

[SeLvesTr]

It looks like wood that's bee eaten by insects. I think I'll have a drink.

[VanDerSmok]

last one. This one is delicate arch I'm pretty sure.

[boffincash]

Originally posted by Berzerker
Hey Slow, got more? That first one looks like the arch they used in the Indy Jones movie where he's a kid who swipes Coronados cross from the grave looters. But I swear that 2nd looks familiar. I saw something just like it out west of Moab about 60 miles and maybe 50 SW of Green River. I'm sure you weren't way out there, so where did you snap the 2nd photo? Those are two Playful took from the car. I'll have to look and see about others.