Random Picture Thread

I took that photo from a raft in the Colorado River, but they were climbing down the canyon wall in Arizona, a little southwest of Page. Here is a similar photo to the one from which I cropped the detail.

 

This one was looking down at me from on top of the canyon wall on the Rio Grande River west of Taos, NM. A few moments later and it was gone. Hand held telephoto shot so a little blurry.

 

They know to keep their distance.

 

Some don't . . .​

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From 2:01 to 2:08 dad tells mom to stay low . .

 

Ancient petroglyph showing how to exit the canyon:

Basically it means, "Follow the sheep.". The dark coating is called "desert varnish".

 

This was not too far from where I saw the sheep looking down at me.

 

Whoever drew that knew Christians who traveled on spoked wheels.

 

We have Christians around on this earth for about 2,000 years now, the invention of the wheel was a bit earlier, as are spoked wheels (which aren't shown below)....

History of technology, from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ---> File: Ur chariot



‘‘ The wheel, invented sometime before the 4^th millennium BC, is one of the most ubiquitous and important technologies. This detail of the "Standard of Ur", ca. 2,500 BC., displays a Sumerian chariot. ’’

 

Spoke, from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ---> File: Wheel Iran

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‘‘ A spoked wheel on display at The National Museum of Iran, in Tehran. The wheel is dated to the late 2^nd millennium BC and was excavated at Choqa Zanbil. ’’

 

To find petroglyph of wheel in North America is unusual because there were no wheels known to be here before arrival of Europeans.

 

She was great Japanese technology, alas used for the wrong causes . .