To me this pictograph had become a journey. With all the official papers in hand, I made at least 10 attempts to find it on a large rocky ridge containing 100s of rock shelters. I was able to find other rock art hidden in the catacombs of the mountain, but not Ladder shelter. Two friends were also looking after I explained to them where I had been climbing around. At times I had been on the terrace of this very shelter, but obviously did not crawl in far enough to see it. At last my friends finally sighted it and I was able to enter this spiritual chamber containing the pictographs and prayer sticks. This sunny May morning the chamber glowed as the sunlight bounced around the chapel. There was not a sound beyond the breeze and a bird singing in the canyon. Was I feeling spiritual communion? A type of peace? The artist has long abandoned his body and has returned to his spiritual self. Is that what I am seeking? Is that what is calling me?
The first photo is slightly D stretched in an attempt to restore more of the art. We are not sure if in the upper right is a painted hand design - it is too difficult to tell. The second photo is looking south to the outside terrace as the shelter appears without D stretch.
Click to enlarge. Copyright 2014 Don Liponi.
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ReplyDeleteGlad you were able to finally see it Don.
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