Wednesday, October 23, 2002
Three Rivers Petroglyph Site, Three Rivers, NM - Oct 21-23
There are 2 water/electric RV sites here, plus a few picnic tables where dry-camping is allowed, although it is next to impossible to level one's trailer at any of them. Still, at $2/night, the price is right!
Around 900 AD, the Jornada Mogollon people established agricultural villages in this area and remained for approximately 500 years. Today, within eyeshot of White Sands Missile Range, their artwork remains. A small ridge within the park contains extensive carvings of geometric designs, animals, and masks; over 21,000 individual petroglyphs have been found, making this site, managed by the BLM, one of the largest and most concentrated rock art sites in the southwest. A short (half-mile) trail leads through a portion of the artwork, but it was impossible for us to satisfactorily see enough in just one afternoon (a school field trip inundated the park our first morning), so we spent an extra day here. For us, it was time well spent.# posted by Doug and Willie @ 7:17 PM 
