I'm just saying, sometimes sitting in front of the trailer is better than the TV.

I slept well again last night and made pancakes for breakfast. I don't know if there is anything better than pancakes, sausage, and eggs for breakfast while camping. I'm in no hurry this morning; my plan is simple: pack up the trailer a little, complete the 100 hands pictograph hike, eat lunch at the Kiva KoffeeHouse and then go home.

The Enterprise Natural Bridge Trailhead parking lot is full again, so this time I park along the road. The 100 hands pictograph trailhead is a little more challenging to find as there is no information board or registration kiosk. A private road exists in conjunction with the parking area, and the pictograph trailhead is a few steps down this road. Turn uphill and follow the trail.

The trail soon reaches a cliff band, and the path moves horizontally along a shelf system across the face. It's plenty wide, and not too long, before arriving at the top. There is some class 2+ scrambling required, but nothing too tricky. A path appeared to lead around the cliff band, but I didn't follow that route, so I can't verify that it also led to the top.

Above the cliff band, a small plateau of sand exists, and the trail spiders in all directions. Hiking straight toward the dome-shaped sandstone will give you the best look at the 100 hands pictograph site. It's not hard to find if you know it's there. It is located high on the dome, a flat panel covered in handprints and other designs. The board is impressive, but it is far enough away that enjoyment is limited.

Continue to follow the trail south, and navigate the small climb onto another cliff band, this time at the base of the sandstone face. Before the path drops into a ravine, a series of petroglyphs etched into the stone wall can, unfortunately, be found along with the worst form of graffiti. Showing no care for the ancient art, idiots have scratched and carved along with and sometimes over the carvings.

Saddened by the naive nature of vandals, I move north back along the cliff face. Following the upper trail leads to a large nook and the foundations of a former cliff dwelling residence made of rock and clay. More petroglyphs exist, but it is difficult to tell which is ancient and which is graffiti. I take a few pictures and move to the end of this sandstone face for the final piece of art.

The final panel has is vandalized, and worse; an attempt to steal the carvings is evident by large cuttings around the petroglyphs. Either the thieves were scared away or could not remove the panel as a whole, but it is disturbing to see the attempted theft.

I continue to hike around the hillside, following the faint trails, and spot a few more small patterns in the rock. Petroglyphs and pictographs generally fill me with a sense of wonder and awe; today, however, the graffiti only fills me with a sense of sadness.

P.S. The Kiva Koffeehouse was wonderful, doing their best during the COVID-19 outbreak by providing chairs and tables along the lower driveway. The menu was limited, I had a chicken salad sandwich, lemonade and a ginger cookie. Wonderful.

Caltopo link of the area can be found here.