Basic signs and symbols you have found
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Lovnit:
Any idea on what this sleeping head might mean?
Any idea on what this sleeping head might mean?
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Old Dog
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lovnit said:
When used as markers the stumps were made from a local hard wooded tree.
They will be cut with an axe and will be from 12 inches to 40 inches. The tree is most often killed as it will prevent alteration of the sign over time.
They are used as secondary trail markers and were not considered permanent as they could be destroyed by nature in an extreme circumstance. I have however seen them surviving wildfires year after year as well as floods etc... Many times outlasting the stone markers.
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ThomasP,
For your drill holes, lie a piece of fabric over them. Then, copy the outline of the holes as carefully as you can onto the fabric. Then, place the fabric on a flat surface and measure the distances and angles for each side. When you get that done, we'll go from there.
Clay
For your drill holes, lie a piece of fabric over them. Then, copy the outline of the holes as carefully as you can onto the fabric. Then, place the fabric on a flat surface and measure the distances and angles for each side. When you get that done, we'll go from there.
Clay
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Married life is great. Been playin pool cleaner guy for a buddy of mine. That job sucks... Just waiting on the vegetation to die off in the mountains to get back out there and play. I have a mild allergy to different types of grasses, so that last trip not to long ago was hard on me.
ThomasP
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I will try to get out this weekend. I been gimpy this summer and have not felt very good. but I will try.
There are alot of other signs and symbols clustered in this area with the drill holes. Hopefully it will all
come togeether.
There are alot of other signs and symbols clustered in this area with the drill holes. Hopefully it will all
come togeether.
ThomasP
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Thanks for the concern and well wishes.
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Well....hmmm...a key unlocks a door. A rock key would unlock a rock door..metaphorically speaking. I would think not a cellar trap door either..as this one is horizontal. A vertical door of sorts...to the side of this rock.
And ..of course there is the key to heaven idea...and mmm isn't one of the saints commonly represented with a key? Also during JC's absence,did not he go to Hell then came back and locked the doors of Hades with a key.
I guess i might take it as a directional and look all ways it could point but maybe look at the key end..the square part of that..not the handle end..and look where that squarish part is aiming.
Well..that is what i would do. lol
And ..of course there is the key to heaven idea...and mmm isn't one of the saints commonly represented with a key? Also during JC's absence,did not he go to Hell then came back and locked the doors of Hades with a key.
I guess i might take it as a directional and look all ways it could point but maybe look at the key end..the square part of that..not the handle end..and look where that squarish part is aiming.
Well..that is what i would do. lol
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Here is one of my thoughts on this marker.
There is a very steep bank in the distance, This just happens to be the North bank of the Gunnisson River. The river (concealed by willows right at this place) is about 75 yards across at this point. the marker sits on the very North edge of the Uncompagre Plateau. This may be one of the key markers showing the beginning of the trail that cuts south across Colorado, Southern Utah, Northeastern New Mexico and into Arizona, bypassing Sana Fe by several hundred miles. We have since found several markers of prominence that are at least as large (and just as weird) as this along this edge about every 12 miles. There is a route up onto the plateau near each.and always there are more monuments leading Southwest, that start to converge around the "Gateway" area they come together as one solid trail just before Monticello Utah. There are trails coming South from Western Utah that converge into this trail on the other side of the valley after they cross the Colorado River.
I think that these are the markers that the Escalante Expedition missed by Staying too far North of the Gunnisson.
These are very much the Alpha markers that would have written us all a different history.
Your "KEY" may still unlock a door.
There is a very steep bank in the distance, This just happens to be the North bank of the Gunnisson River. The river (concealed by willows right at this place) is about 75 yards across at this point. the marker sits on the very North edge of the Uncompagre Plateau. This may be one of the key markers showing the beginning of the trail that cuts south across Colorado, Southern Utah, Northeastern New Mexico and into Arizona, bypassing Sana Fe by several hundred miles. We have since found several markers of prominence that are at least as large (and just as weird) as this along this edge about every 12 miles. There is a route up onto the plateau near each.and always there are more monuments leading Southwest, that start to converge around the "Gateway" area they come together as one solid trail just before Monticello Utah. There are trails coming South from Western Utah that converge into this trail on the other side of the valley after they cross the Colorado River.
I think that these are the markers that the Escalante Expedition missed by Staying too far North of the Gunnisson.
These are very much the Alpha markers that would have written us all a different history.
Your "KEY" may still unlock a door.
Hey Old Dog – Great thread! 
Ranglers’ is pretty cool too. I had no idea how extensive signs could be. It’s mind boggling. Adds a whole new dimension to hiking, that’s for sure.
Here’s one I’ll throw out there – I’m thinking it could be a sun symbol…
Jerry
Ranglers’ is pretty cool too. I had no idea how extensive signs could be. It’s mind boggling. Adds a whole new dimension to hiking, that’s for sure.
Here’s one I’ll throw out there – I’m thinking it could be a sun symbol…
Jerry
Old Dog said:
Thanks Old Dog
Got that shot just before summer kicked in - didn't even see it until I was back home reviewing my pictures. It's a rough area, I have have spent three trips trying to plan the best route to get in there. When things cool off, I'll be back on it.
Jerry
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Looking forward to seeing as much as you want to show.
If it is a sun sign it will be very clearly evident.
Note that if it has no rays it is telling you to go West. There will be other signs and symbols that give distance.
If it has rays it is telling you to go East. The number of rays will give you a distance.
If it is a sun sign it will be very clearly evident.
Note that if it has no rays it is telling you to go West. There will be other signs and symbols that give distance.
If it has rays it is telling you to go East. The number of rays will give you a distance.
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