About 2 hours from Las Vegas, Chloride, Arizona is an old silver mining town.
We saw a sign that said 'mural', and followed arrows painted on rocks for a mile and a half out of town on a road that definitely required a high clearance vehicle. There was nowhere to turn around, so once we had started, we were committed!
Later research told us that artist Roy Pucell painted this mural that he had titled 'The Journey' in the high desert country in 1966. It certainly had a 60s feel about it.
Automotive paints were used and have held their vibrant colors.
We saw a few people hiking in, but it was definitely not a site crowded with tour buses!
OMG!! Melinda that mural is A-mazing! completely loved it. looks fantastic, great pictures :))
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OMG! Is so Beautiful... Good Pictures. 💙
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So nice and some great shots too. Love the color's. Very good focus too.
Thank you for sharing
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his photo photos are nice,
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Thank you, Donald!
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thanks also Melinda
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Artist has drawn his talent on rock forever. Also your photography is good.
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Thanks so much! He came back 40 years later at age 70 and did some touch up work, so hopefully they will last many more years!
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so vivid! I have heard of that community but didn't hear about these murals. Way cool. Hope you didn't ding your rig to much on those rough roads.
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That big old truck turned out to be a real lemon for us, and we sold it and the camping trailer that we hauled out there shortly after we returned home! I like wilderness tent camping, otherwise give me a nice rental by owner when I travel! Those campgrounds are not for me! I plan on posting more Cloride photos...tomorrow will be photos I took there in the cemetery.
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I carry all my camp gear in my little subaru all the time. I have my cot and a tarp in there also. I love sleeping out. I'm looking for a van I can take the seats out of and sleep inside. The bears make me a little nervous. lol I have had my encounters.
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Oh yeah. Bears and tents make for scary imaginings!!
I have told the story here of how we drove from Wisconsin and arrived in the Big Horn mountains of Wyoming after dark . We set up our tent and quickly fell asleep, only to be woke up a bit later by rustling noises just outside the tent. The whispered strategy was to grab flashlights and make a run for the truck. The flashlight beam showed the biggest jack rabbit I had ever seen, but the fear was enough that I spent the rest of the trip sleeping in the back of the truck!
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Nice shots @melinda010100
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What a forward thinking artist to use automotive paints. They look as fresh as the day they were painted. Some many beautiful images. The Ying and Yang caught my eye. I love the name of the town 'Chloride' brilliant. tip!
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I never seen the stone with colorful painting like this. Unique photography here by my friend @melinda010100 Thanks for it...
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Are you on Discord? Facebook?
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I want to give this picture a name as "The art of your journey". This place have the dryness but reflecting really beautiful view and those rocks with art made by the artist, reflects an amazing art is done on nature's art. Thanks for sharing this beautiful pictures with us. 🙂
Stay Blessed.
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What terrific artwork, and well captured by you!
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It was fun to get to see it! Thanks!
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those are really neat rock murals
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looks like a fun road trip for me !
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You would LOVE Chloride! More photos waiting to happen than you can possibly imagine! I have tons but it was a cold day in January, and we stumbled upon the place at the end of an already long day, and we were beginning to need some food! I would love it if you went there and took all the photos I missed!
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It is on my Bucket list now :)
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I'll add more of my photos soon....
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cool !
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Love the rock paintings @melinda. Beautiful capture.
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It is an interesting town!
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I wonder what that bird claw represented - it looked like it was crushing the town or grabbing it into its talons. Interesting little side trip and amazing that the paint lasted so long. I noticed you mentioned he'd come back to touch up the paintings. Very fun story.
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Other than it being introspective for him, I am uncertain what it all meant to him.
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These are beautiful! The colors are striking and vibrant. The paintings tell different stories. I like to think that the painting of the guy with blue background is the demi god Maui :D
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They were certainly interesting. There were many ancient petroglyphs on nearby rocks.
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I am surprised I don’t see or hear more about these kinds of paintings. You would think with all the surface rocks create more graffiti style artwork would take advantage of what mother earth provided.
Quite amazed it has lasted this long and remained with such good condition.
I really like the one showing close up of the claw. Some wonderful shading and detail all around it as it steps between a village.
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Maybe the rattlesnakes and the blazing sun keep out all but the serious artists!😉😀
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Cool captures Melinda! It’s interesting to see the Yinyang symbol in that mural, and is the claw from a lengendary Phoenix? :)
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I'm not sure what his intentions were, but it certainly was interesting to see out in the middle of the desert!
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Thank you for an interesting tour...
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Thanks for stopping by!!
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Hi Melinda! I think we know each other from another, early life called Tsu :D I hope you remember me :)
Nice photos by the way. I love those painted rocks, it's really original! Good work!
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I was thinking 'hey, I know her!' When I was looking at your challenge! Thanks for stopping by! I will be joining in on that challenge soon. It is a good one!
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Thank you and I'm looking forward seeing your entries! :)
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That is a fantastic art-find--well worth the trek to discover it.
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It was a day I will never forget!
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