Some more recent glyphs in the #ParowanGap. ...

Some more recent glyphs in the #ParowanGap. I love the guy from 1835 that put on the skull and crossbones. Oddly there's a lot of debate on why it's not ok for modern man to add their own rock carving s alongside the #NativeAmerican ones. Some people think that if the Natives 2000 years ago carved into the rock it's ok for them to carve their name over it. I know 2 good reasons to counter this mentality: 1- The Native American's lived here for generations. They weren't carving the rock so much as decorating the walls of their home. If you want to chip petroglyphs into the walls of your own house, then by all means do it. 2- As a tourist it's not respectful to carve your name into somebody's art work. Would you goto the Louvre and say, "I love this Mona Lisa painting! I'm going to show my love by writing my name in sharpie across her forehead." Basically leave the rock art alone. Even if it's vandalized, just inform the authorities, don't touch it yourself (there is a $20k reward for catching Archaeological vandals so have at it). As for these guys in the 1830's They we're living in the area before later settling over in Parowan. And they were living and interacting with the tribes that called this home and created the rest of the art. It's a much different situation than a modern tourist visiting for the afternoon and carving scratching their name across the rock.

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