Nine Mile Canyon

We had a ward trip planned for Nine Mile Canyon yesterday but because of rain, it was canceled. We decided to go anyway with friends Gord and Pam Oborn. We got rained on but we also had an incredible day. Nine Mile Canyon is near Wellington down by Price. The canyon is full of petroglyphs and pictographs, pictures made by pecking the rock surface and pictures created with some kind of paint. Many pictures can be seen from the car. The last bunch we saw we had to walk to and included a pregnant buffalo -- a picture of a buffalo with a baby buffalo inside. Many were discernable as animals or people. Some were odd shapes we puzzled over. It would be nice to know what the Fremont indians were thinking as they created these pictures more than 1,000 years ago. Was it a way to communicate or record history or was it ancient graffiti? Riley took many pictures and once I figure out how to post a picture with my blog, I'll put some up.

Very nice day with good friends. Don't ever let rain thwart plans to make a memory.