C. M. MAYO
Author of The Last Prince of the Mexican Empire, etc.

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Though the Rock Art Foundation's tours and website have been spreading the word, it still seems a well-kept secret that some of the most spectacular rock art in the world is tucked into the nooks and crannies of the Lower Pecos Canyonlands of Far West Texas (and into Coahuila, Mexico). I had the privilege of being able to view some it, specifically, the rock art at Meyers Springs, through the tour offered by the Rock Art Foundation. My interview with Greg Williams, Executive Director of the Rock Art Foundation, was recorded in the Meyers Springs Ranch house kitchen, just after that tour.
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See my blog post 12 Tips for Summer Hiking in the Desert or, How to Avoid Actinic Keratosis, Blood, and Killer Bees.

Recommended reading:
Painters in Prehistory: Archaeology and Art of the Lower Pecos, edited by Harry J. Shafer

Rock Art of the Lower Pecos by Carolyn E. Boyd

Crossing the Pecos River on Highway 90
(near the U.S.-Mexico border)


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Meyers Spring 


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White Shaman


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Lewis Canyon Petrographs and Tinaja
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Lewis Canyon Petroglyphs

 
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Fate Bell


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Curly Tail Panther

 
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"When I drive out here from San Antonio… I love rock and roll. I love old rock and roll music, it's playing all the way. When I hit the Pecos River, I turn the music off and I usually roll the windows down. I don't care how hot it is. I turn the air conditioner off and I usually drive way under the speed limit and then I become… at that point it's not about me. At that point I become the smallest thing here and everything out there is bigger than me, everything out there has something to teach me or to show me"

...— Greg Williams