THIS BLOG IS A WORK IN PROGRESS!!!
BASICALLY WHEN WE GOT TO CODY, FIRST . . . WIFI/CELL SERVICE SUCKED . . . TO SAY IT MILDLY . . . SECOND THE BATTERY IN MY CAMERA WENT DEAD, COMPLICATING MATTERS. THE END RESULT IS, IT’S TAKING TIME TO DOWN LOAD THE PHOTOS FROM MY PHONE AND CONVERTING THEM TO THE BLOG. PLEASE BE PATIENT, THERE IS A LOT OF PHOTOS TO GO THROUGH. SO ENJOY THE ONES POSTED, COMMENTS TO FOLLOW. PLANNING POSTING THREE SEPERATE BLOGS FOR THIS TRIP. 1, LEGEND ROCK, 2. CODY & OLD TOWN, 3. DEAD INDIAN TRAIL. STAY TUNED FOR THE SNOW.
LEGEND ROCK STATE ARCHAEOLOGY SITE IS ONE OF THE OLDEST & BEST EXAMPLES OF THE “DINWOODY” ROCK ART IN THE WORLD. DINWOODY PETROGLYPHS ARE ALWAYS PECKED & ARE OFTEN LARGE HUMAN-LIKE FIGURES WITH HEADDRESSES, & UNUSUAL AMOUNT OF TOES & FINGERS.
THIS FIGURE APPEARS TO HAVE A SECOND FIGURE INSIDE WITH ONE OR TWO FIGURES ATTACHED TO ITS OUTER BODY.
IN THIS ONE, SEVERAL BISON & ELK OR DEER ARE VISIBLE. THE SHOSHONE & CROW INDIANS BELIEVED THAT THE ELK SPIRIT COULD PROVIDE A “LOVE MEDICINE” WHICH GAVE A PERSON THE ABILITY TO ATTRACT A MATE.
THE OLDEST PETROGLYPHS AT THIS SITE ARE BELIEVED TO BE ABOUT 11,000 YEARS OLD.
NEXT – ON TO CODY
BUT FIRST . . . A STOP AT “BRONCO GIRL CAFE” IN MEETEETSE, FOR BREAKFAST, WHERE WE MET THE OWNERS “KARAN” & HER HUSBAND BOB. IT WAS JUST LIKE BEING IN YOUR OWN KITCHEN AT HOME WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY. IT WAS UNBELIEVABLE.
