I don't know why I find Petroglyphs so fascinating, but I do; I guess it's because they reflect the spirits of the people who created them. Petroglyphs are rock carvings made by pecking directly on the rock surface using a stone chisel and a hammerstone. Many of the images are recognizable as animals, people, and crosses. I visited the Petroglyph National Monument in Albuquerque, NM today. There are over 25,000 petroglyphs here; 90% of them being created by the ancestors of today's Pueblo Indians.
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First I had to climb this HUGE mountain
to see them (I'm sure Everest isn't even this high!)
There are so many Petroglyphs there, this is just a few of them.
Some beautiful flowers along the trail
And some pretty leaves changing color in Albuquerque
Some beautiful flowers along the trail
And some pretty leaves changing color in Albuquerque
