I wouldn't have believed it had I not seen it myself
We went on a hike to the petroglyph of the solstice snake.
There is a 20 foot long snake etched into the rock called the solstice snake. The day before through the day after of summer solstice, around 11 AM local time, the sunlight goes through a crack on one of the monolithic rocks and projects an arrowhead of light on the head of the snake. Unbelievably cool looking and I am glad I made it, but it was a tough hike, 9.5 miles 97 degrees F, only 4% humidity though. Quite a bit of rock scrambling to get there and I drank almost a gallon of water on the hike.
The photo after the snake with the arrow on it shows roughly where the crack in the rock is.
Some other nice photos from along the way. A lot of other petroglyphs.
This place is great if you love the outdoors.

Peter

A few more photos.

Peter, just amazing scenery. Do you have any idea how old those petroglyph's are?

Very cool!

Steve
One of the guys thought they might be at least 700 years old.
I don't know myself, but I need to learn more.

Peter

It is getting hot here in Moab. It hit 100 F today and most hikes here are at elevations of 4000-5000 ft.
So about 30 miles away are the La Sal mountains which peak just under 13000 ft. Can you say much cooler. The hike from Gold Basin to a meadow went up to about 10700 ft which was quite refreshing. The scenery is quite different as you can see. I will probably do more hiking in this area during the summer.
Peter

a few more photos
Some mule deer tracks around the ponds and marmot activity too.

Nice Peter.
This landscape looks a little more refreshing.

Better pack a bear gun or spray at least up there. Ticks are out up in that country now. They don't last long but can be bothersome. Then come the deer/horse flies and skeeters. The smell of alpine forests is the best. Great shots.

Pap