Continuing on our trip home from the Grand Canyon, my friend Gen mentioned another rock art site along our route that Nick, Chris, and I were unaware of. Ash Springs sits just about midway between Alamo and Crystal Springs along US-93 in southeastern Nevada. As we approach the area, we begin looking for a pull off, which we quickly find and though it is a sandy unpaved road and we are in a small two-wheel drive truck, we don't have any trouble following it up the small hill to a spot where we can park and then explore by foot.
The site has a sign-in box that contains some information brochures. The map inside the brochure indicates numbered markers, which we quickly locate in and around the rocks here in the sagebrush-strewn desert. There are numerous panels on several boulders here. Most seem to be depictions of big horn sheep and antelope, but one in particular draws my attention. It is the image of a humanoid figure, but with hands above the head and fingers extending many times the relative length they should be and pointing to the heavens. Similarly, the toes are not proportional. This gives the image an otherworldly aura. It's quite stunning.
We spend twenty or thirty minutes walking through the sage brush and examining most of the panels. It's good once again to stretch our legs, but after a short time, we head back to the truck and continue on our way back to Reno. It was an excellent site and I'm very glad to have visited it.
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