In the area of Indian Pass in Imperial County, west of the Colorado River, there are at least several petroglyphs within a short distance of the road. Usually found on isolated boulders like the one shown below. This one is located in a small drainage and is covered in circles. It is probably the most photogenic of the ones I have seen there.
These "baked" rocks have an incredibly hard crust. It takes a great deal of effort to chisel away and remove the patina. The landscape in the area is just about Lunar or Martian in desolation. These observations lead me to the theory that this design must have had some purpose. Why else invest the hours it would have taken to create these petroglyphs?
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