The Rock Art depicted in these photos are known as Grimes Point Petroglyph located outside of Fallon, Nevada. When the first non-native explorers entered the valley they found the area was home to the Northern Paiute people known as Cattail-eaters or Toidikadt. The prehistoric Toidakadt used the marsh resources of the Stillwater Marsh for their material needs. Today, the area is arid desert, but prehistorically, the land behind the Rock Art was part of a great lake. Ten thousands years ago the climate was moist and much milder. There are over 150 basalt boulders with petroglyphs.

Unfortunately when Sharon took these photos, the sun was the western skies and the light was less then desirable for photography. The harsh light did not do justice to the Rock Art, but sometimes we have no choice when we visit a site. Later, on our way home, we stopped at the Rock Shop in Fallon and met Sonny, owner of the Rock Shop, was a real desert rockhound with a great collection of gems and crystals. Sonny owns no computers or has access to the Internet, but was knowledgeable about quantum mechanics and other Einstein concepts. We enjoyed our discussion with him and departed with some interesting observations and insights, including the haunted house he once lived in and his experiences with poltergeist and other ghostly phenomena.

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