Follow route 179 out past I-17 and continue for another four miles going east. You will come to several one lane bridges. Not much traffic, but a UPS did fly past us.
The V Bar V Ranch was a private ranch owned by several ranchers in the past. They all had one idea in common: to keep the petroglyphs a secret. The US Forest Department has since purchased the land, cleared out the brush and the petroglyphs are open for public viewing.
The V Bar V Petroglyphs are not advertised on I-17, but we were lucky to come across the site in a travel book. It does make an interesting one hour stop.
There is a museum at the beginning of the trail with helpful personal.
We did spot a large non-poisonous Gopher Snake near-by along the road. It made a nice picture.
The trail is paved in gravel and is but a third of a mile.
A beautiful Arizona Cottonwood stands near the petroglyphs.
An informative docent was present to answer any questions.
Unlike other petroglyphs we have seen, there was no “horses” drawn and few graffiti marks.
We found this site to be extremely interesting and entertaining.
We also enjoyed going to the National Monuments at Montezuma’s Castle and Tuzigoot.
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