Friday, a group from the neighborhood and Church drove to the thriving metropolis of Melba, Idaho (yes, I said Melba)--about an hour from Boise. The area is covered with boulders and rocks deposited by the great Bonneville flood in pre-hysterical times. Ancient Native Americans carved pictures/hieroglyphics on those rocks = petroglyphs. Celebration park has a ton of these boulders and it's an easy, fun walk around to discover them with lizards galore. The park also had atlatl throwing (spear throwing) for all ages to try. We had an Easter egg hunt around the boulders, saw some smilodon skulls, woolly mammoth teeth and a giant sloth claw (did you know those things could stand 15 feet tall?--Impress your friends). It was an awesome day-trip and well worth the $2 I shelled out for parking.
The same hieroglyph is found in Easter Island. Possible evidence they say of migration. For us Latter-day saints all I can say is . . . well, duh.
The same hieroglyph is found in Easter Island. Possible evidence they say of migration. For us Latter-day saints all I can say is . . . well, duh.
The kids and I near all the petroglyphs.
Some of the group.
Mr. Photogenic.
2 comments:
So very cool! You're right...it is a bit less mysterious to some of us.:)
What a fun way to spend a day!
Hahaha, now that's a fun and interesting trip :)
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