petroglyphs – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

San Rafael Swell – State Park or National Monument designation in the future?

By Mia McPherson|June 20th, 2014|Categories: Birds, Emery County, Lazuli Buntings, San Rafael Swell area, Utah|Tags: bird watching, birding, bunting, buntings, canyons, cliffs, conservation, deserts, dry washes, geological feature, hidden valleys, Hoodoos, Lazuli Bunting, mesas, National Monument designation, nature photography, petroglyphs, preservation, reefs, sandstone, state park|

I also felt trepidation about the San Rafael Swell area because nothing within this state that is filled with stones is written in stone except the ancient pictographs and petroglyphs.

Capitol Reef National Park Petroglyphs

By Mia McPherson|March 19th, 2014|Categories: Capitol Reef National Park, Utah, Wayne County|Tags: Anthropomorph Petroglyphs, Desert Varnish, Fremont Culture, Fremont Indians, Fremont people, petroglyphs, photography, pictographs, rock art, Sheep, Wingate sandstone|

I get so excited when I see and photograph the Rock Art of Utah and I always wonder about the artists and ancient people who created them.

Utah Rocks – Really!

By Mia McPherson|November 20th, 2010|Categories: Buckhorn Wash, Man & Nature, Petroglyphs, Pictographs, San Rafael Swell area, Utah|Tags: Barrier Canyon culture, Buckhorn Panel, Fremont Culture, hand of man, nature photography, petroglyphs, pictographs, Rain Angels, rock art, San Rafael Swell, The Alcove Paintings, Utah|

The Fremont and Barrier Canyon cultures created this rock art on the face of the rock wall at Buckhorn Wash in the San Rafael Sweel area of Utah