| The Nine Mile Canyon in Utah is a stunning, | | | | Americans inhabited Nine Mile Canyon around 300 |
| historical 40 mile canyon showcasing over 1000 | | | | A.D. to 1250 A.D. It's always entertaining imagining |
| panels and 10,000 images of petroglyphs and | | | | the meaning and inspiration behind each |
| pictographs. Petroglyphs are carved, pecked or | | | | petroglyph. |
| chipped into the sandstone panels. Pictographs are | | | | Directions |
| painted onto stone. The unique history of rock art | | | | To reach the start of the canyon, head east |
| in this canyon is attributed mostly to the Fremont | | | | from Wellington on US 191/6 onto Soldier Creek |
| Native American cultures. | | | | Road, 2200 East, at Walkers Food and Fuel |
| The Fremont Culture | | | | Chevron Station (where you'll want to make sure |
| As you drive through this incredible canyon with | | | | you have a full tank of gas and fill up water |
| desert mountain views and high sandstone canyon | | | | bottles before entering the long stretch into the |
| walls, you'll find panels of mostly Fremont | | | | canyon without any services!). You'll then drive |
| petroglyphs assessable right off the side of the | | | | about 20 miles on paved and dirt roads to the |
| road or within a short hike. The Fremont Native | | | | start of Nine Mile Canyon. |