Does anyone have any info on when tours of the Coso petroglyphs will be offered? Do I need to contact the navy base directly or is there a community organization that runs the tours? Is there any way of just going out there with an individual pass?
The Coso region, located within the Naval Air Weapons Station (NAWS) China Lake, in the desert of interior southern California, is home to some of the most spectacular displays of Native American rock art anywhere on the continent.
In a 90 square-mile area of eastern California, 35,000 petroglyphs have been formally recorded. A conservative estimate suggests an excess of 100,000. Why was this area, now known as the Coso Range, adorned with such a concentration of strikingly beautiful and highly consistent rock engravings, predominantly those of bighorn sheep?
MojaveMike wrote:I do believe that's the facility located on Coso Peak (8,160 feet) located inside Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake. I wonder how Mr. Blackturtle.us got close enough to take the picture... Hmmm....
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