Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Tlingit Petroglyph - A Cultural Touchstone




On our catamaran trip up Berners Bay, we were met by a skiff that shuttled an expeditionary group of students and adults ashore to look for ancient Tlingit petroglyphs.

Though our time on shore was short and some had already gone back to the boat, we did find an amazing, large weathered petroglyph.

In the dappled light, you can see the circles and spirals carved on the large rock which used to sit on the beach, but has been lifted up into the woods over the centuries as the local land rises.