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Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
02/18/2023
The Blythe Intaglios lie up a dirt road that is easy to walk or drive in a vehicle with sufficient clearance.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
02/18/2023
The site is fenced off and there are visible scars from off road vehicles driving across them.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
02/18/2023
At about 170' tall, the geoglyphs are hard to recognize from the ground.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
02/18/2023
An aerial perspective of the Blythe Intaglios.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
02/18/2023
The Blythe Intaglios include some of the only known human figure geoglyphs in North America.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
02/18/2023
There are five figures at this location, though most are spread apart from each other.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
02/18/2023
What the figures represent is still unknown, but they are estimated to be over a thousand years old.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
02/18/2023
Blythe Intaglios in southeastern California.