Our guide said this was a
Hopi Fire Clan symbol.
Our guide said this was a
Deer Clan symbol.
(Note it is a pictograph - painted on rock.)
(Note it is a pictograph - painted on rock.)
Betatakin Ruins, Navajo National Monument(Page 2 of 2 - Go to page 1) |
Our guide said this was a
Hopi Fire Clan symbol.
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Our guide said this was a
Deer Clan symbol.
(Note it is a pictograph - painted on rock.) |
 Deer petroglyph - pecked
into the rock
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 Note the faintly colored
circle:
3/4 pink and 1/4 white |
 Our guide called this a
Hopi Water Clan symbol. A common petroglyph, we have also heard it
represents the
"circle of life".
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 Vicki with backpack (platypus water nozzle visible), camera bag and sun clothing/hat. |
 Ancestral Puebloan toe
holds visible from trail to Betatakin Ruins
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 Petroglyph along trail to
Betatakin Ruins
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| Trail
from Visitor's Center to Betatakin overlooks Laguna River. |
Looking
in direction of Keet Seel, which is a much longer hike (17 miles round trip). We plan to do that as an overnight trip someday. |