Desolation Canyon Petroglyphs and Ghosts
Channel: Tex Done This
Date: 2013-10-16

In Part IV of our adventure we get an up close look at Desolation Canyon petroglyphs and ghosts.

Chapters:
00:00 Abandoned Rock Creek Ranch in Desolation Canyon
02:15 Moonshiner's Cabin in Firewater Canyon
03:58 Petroglyphs in Desolation Canyon
08:03 Full Moon on the Summer Solstice in Desolation Canyon

We stopped for hikes through abandoned ranches and up a cliff to a moonshiners cabin — and got a close look at ancient petroglyphs. 

There are thousands of petroglyphs in this part of Utah. They're images pecked or carved into the stone faces of the canyon — predating Europeans' arrival by centuries.

Rock Creek Ranch was founded before in 1914 and abandoned about a decade later. Eight decades later, the reasons are still unclear. But farm equipment, fences and parts of the buildings have been remarkably well preserved in the dry, desert air. Getting to the ruins is a three-day float down the Green River.

More on Desolation Canyon's petroglyphs from National Geographic: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/article/rafting-utahs-desolation-canyon-in-search-of-fremont-secrets

More on Rock Creek Ranch from the Salt Lake Tribune: https://archive.sltrib.com/story.php?ref=/outdoors/ci_2389245 

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