Just a short drive south of Boulder City, hikers young and old can explore the wonders of Keyhole Canyon. Deborah Wall’s article in the Las Vegas Review-Journal points out the many wonderful discoveries, including ancient Indian petroglyphs and pictographs, that can be seen. Get an early start!
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June 4, 2011
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Ancient Art Sure To Draw You In
February 25, 2010Excerpt from View, by Deborah Wall
2/9/2010
The next two months are an ideal time to hit those low-elevation hikes you have been meaning to do but haven’t found the time. It won’t be long before warm weather comes nipping at our heels and turns our thoughts to higher, cooler ground. One place that should be on your short list is Grapevine Canyon, in the southern part of Lake Mead National Recreation Area, just northwest of Laughlin.
Grapevine Canyon is one of the optimum places in our region to see petroglyphs. Prehistoric American Indians pecked these symbols into the desert varnish on cliffs and boulders, exposing the lighter-colored rock beneath …
Read the article here.
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