Nine Mile Canyon is a drive in Utah filled with history. There are many stops throughout the canyon with great petroglyphs.
The Nine Mile Canyon located in the desert of eastern Utah is the world's longest art gallery in the world. This canyon boasts tens of thousands of petroglyphs and pictographs along a stretch of 40 miles.
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Located in central Utah, Nine Mile Canyon is a remote and picturesque canyon that boasts the most extensive collection of ancient rock art in North America. If you like scenic drives and fun scavenger hunts, Nine Mile Canyon is a destination you don’t want to miss. In this article, I’ll cover everything you need to […]
Here, at the "world's longest art gallery," you'll find forty miles of ancient petroglyphs and pictographs.
The world's longest and oldest 'art gallery' filled with tens of thousands of petroglyphs and pictographs is located deep in the Utah desert in the Western United States, writes Paul Revere at SOTT on October 3, 2016.
The Award-Winning blog, "Girl on a Hike, follows hiking enthusiast Alicia, and her hiking companion, Charlie, a Golden Lab, on their outdoor adventures.
Nine Mile Canyon in Utah is renowned for its extensive collection of ancient rock art, earning it the title “World’s Largest Art
Nine Mile Canyon is a drive in Utah filled with history. There are many stops throughout the canyon with great petroglyphs.
Here, at the "world's longest art gallery," you'll find forty miles of ancient petroglyphs and pictographs.
Nine Mile Canyon in central Utah is an outdoor art gallery. It holds quite possibly the largest concentration of Native American rock art in the world. A well-maintained dirt road. And yes, it can be very dirty. It covers the 80 miles between Myton on Highway 40 to Wellington just a little south of Price on Highway 6. Actually, the entire route is 80 miles long. But Nine Mile Canyon - the road's namesake - covers about half the distance. Nine Mile Canyon was declared a part of the National Back Country Byway system by the Bureau of Land Management in 1990. It also contains the remains of Fremont Indian dwellings as well as long-abandoned settlements and ranches. The Nine Mile Canyon road was built by the all-black Ninth U.S. Cavalry in 1886. It linked Fort Duchesne with the nearest railhead and telegraph line at Price. And served as a principal stagecoach and mail route. But, as mentioned above, Nine Mile Canyon is the home of a rather remarkable collection of Indian rock art and dwellings. Most of which have remained relatively undisturbed for centuries. But how have they survived in such great shape? Well, two things mainly. The dry climate has done an amazing job of preserving the art. And the isolation, aided by the unpaved road, has kept the area relatively undiscovered and off the beaten path. These amazing rock art panels have been featured in National Geographic and other publications due to their unique beauty and amazing quality. It is a drive well worth taking. But plan ahead. There are no services along the Nine Mile Canyon route. Make sure your gas tank is full. Bring plenty of food and water. Insect repellant. Binoculars and, of course, a camera. Plan extra time. For a little hiking to see of the art up close. But, Do Not Touch. The canyon is protected by the Antiquities Act. Look all you want. Take all the pictures you want. But take nothing else. A good rule of thumb is to plan about six hours for this drive allowing for frequent stops and some hiking. Paving To Protect Nine Mile Canyon? One of the main reasons Nine Mile Canyon has remained so uniquely undisturbed and undiscovered is that the road is dirt. This has kept traffic to a minimum. But not too many years ago, immense stores of underground natural gas and oil were found on the West Tavaputs Plateau. The big trucks rumbling up and down Nine Mile Canyon since this discovery have created a storm. Of dust and controversy. The dust kicked up by these trucks is beginning to cover some of the ancient rock art. And very well could damage it. The consensus now seems to be that the amount of dust being kicked up is unacceptable. So the latest plan? To pave the road. Various ideas have been proposed. Archaeologists and lovers of the canyon find all these changes disturbing. They believe the route can only be enjoyed by driving it slowly. And spending some time hiking to the sites along the way. They're also worried that the paving will disturb sites. And even cause the excavation of sites close to the road. Decide for yourself. The choices? Leave it unpaved. Have the trucks continue to kick up dust which may well contribute to the demise of the amazing rock art. Or pave the road. Allowing higher speed traffic, more traffic, and possibly a different kind of destruction. Rod Besler Rod Besler is the editor and webmaster of Utah Travel Secrets, an online guide telling you about all the fantastic things Utah has to offer visitors. You'll find a unique personal perspective there. Download his FREE eBook and you'll know The 101 Best Things To See And Do In Utah. Go there also to learn more about Nine Mile Canyon.
Here, at the "world's longest art gallery," you'll find forty miles of ancient petroglyphs and pictographs.
Here, at the "world's longest art gallery," you'll find forty miles of ancient petroglyphs and pictographs.
Located in central Utah, Nine Mile Canyon is a remote and picturesque canyon that boasts the most extensive collection of ancient rock art in North America. If you like scenic drives and fun scavenger hunts, Nine Mile Canyon is a destination you don’t want to miss. In this article, I’ll cover everything you need to […]
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Saturday & Sunday, May 14-15, 2011 I’ve wanted to get back to Nine Mile Canyon for quite a while. The last time I was there was in 2007 and I kind of rushed through the canyon on my way elsewh…
Nine Mile Canyon has been called the world’s longest art gallery is home to the greatest concentration of petroglyph and pictographs in the United States.
Nine Mile Canyon is a drive in Utah filled with history. There are many stops throughout the canyon with great petroglyphs.
The Nine Mile Canyon is located deep in the Utah desert in the Western United States. It is known as “the world’s longest art gallery” because is filled
The Award-Winning blog, "Girl on a Hike, follows hiking enthusiast Alicia, and her hiking companion, Charlie, a Golden Lab, on their outdoor adventures.
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Saturday & Sunday, May 14-15, 2011 I’ve wanted to get back to Nine Mile Canyon for quite a while. The last time I was there was in 2007 and I kind of rushed through the canyon on my way elsewh…
Nine Mile Canyon is a drive in Utah filled with history. There are many stops throughout the canyon with great petroglyphs.
Here, at the "world's longest art gallery," you'll find forty miles of ancient petroglyphs and pictographs.
The Award-Winning blog, "Girl on a Hike, follows hiking enthusiast Alicia, and her hiking companion, Charlie, a Golden Lab, on their outdoor adventures.
Saturday & Sunday, May 14-15, 2011 I’ve wanted to get back to Nine Mile Canyon for quite a while. The last time I was there was in 2007 and I kind of rushed through the canyon on my way elsewh…
Nine Mile Canyon is a drive in Utah filled with history. There are many stops throughout the canyon with great petroglyphs.
Here, at the "world's longest art gallery," you'll find forty miles of ancient petroglyphs and pictographs.
Here, at the "world's longest art gallery," you'll find forty miles of ancient petroglyphs and pictographs.
Here, at the "world's longest art gallery," you'll find forty miles of ancient petroglyphs and pictographs.
Here, at the "world's longest art gallery," you'll find forty miles of ancient petroglyphs and pictographs.
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The Nine Mile Canyon is located deep in the Utah desert in the Western United States. It is known as “the world’s longest art gallery” because is filled
Nine Mile Canyon is 46 miles long, so historians are a little confused as to why early settlers opted to name the area Nine Mile Canyon. Some Bureau of Land Management officials have speculated that explorer John Wesley Powell used a cartography method known as a nine-mile transect to map the area. Historians believe that fur trappers may have frequented the area around Nine Mile Canyon starting around 1867.
The Award-Winning blog, "Girl on a Hike, follows hiking enthusiast Alicia, and her hiking companion, Charlie, a Golden Lab, on their outdoor adventures.
Nine Mile Canyon is a drive in Utah filled with history. There are many stops throughout the canyon with great petroglyphs.
