These are historic Indian campsites and the only evidence are the motars or grinding holes in the rocks. LATITUDE: N 36°36.177 LONGITUDE: W 118°04.470 Grinding Rock with Dynamite Holes Near the Information Kiosk on Whitney Portal Road. Dynamite Holes from above Motors In the summer when the Indians would move to higher elevations, the calvary would use dynamite to destroy the Indian camps and grinding rocks. (We can't actually verify this story, but have found some grinding rocks with holes drilled for explosives. They appear newer than the motars, which would be evidence that they were drilled during construction of the highway) PHOTO HERE LATITUDE: N 36°36.168 LONGITUDE: W 118°04.515 Single Mortar... LATITUDE: N 36°35.117 LONGITUDE: W 118°04.246 Grinding Rock near Tuttle Creek Canyon 9"W x 7"D PHOTO HERE LATITUDE: N 36°35.073 LONGITUDE: W 118°04.341 Grinding Rock near Tuttle Creek Canyon There are 3 Mortars (2 main holes and one hole just started) Several old tin cans around... PHOTO HERE LATITUDE: N 36°35.029 LONGITUDE: W 118°04.371 Old Smelter... There are 3 Motars... see below image. LATITUDE: N 36°34.970 LONGITUDE: W 118°04.322 LATITUDE: N 36°34.970 LONGITUDE: W 118°04.322 Grinding Rock near Tuttle Creek Canyon There are 3 Mortars PHOTO HERE LATITUDE: N 36°34.965 LONGITUDE: W 118°04.321 Grinding Rock near Tuttle Creek Canyon Newer hole near above mortar. PHOTO HERE LATITUDE: N 36°34.967 LONGITUDE: W 118°04.321 Hole on side of the boulder... PHOTO HERE LATITUDE: N 36°34.971 LONGITUDE: W 118°04.316 New less used mortars... LATITUDE: N 36°34.976 LONGITUDE: W 118°04.323 Grinding Rock near Tuttle Creek Canyon Single Large Mortar Same as above... LATITUDE: N 36°34.976 LONGITUDE: W 118°04.323 PHOTO HERE LATITUDE: N 36°32.550 LONGITUDE: W 118°03.088 Grinding Rock near Lubkin Canyon 2 Rocks / 5 or 6 Mortars PHOTO HERE LATITUDE: N 36°32.546 LONGITUDE: W 118°03.090 Grinding Rock near Lubkin Canyon Same camp with 5 or 6 more Mortars PHOTO HERE LATITUDE: N 36°33.952 LONGITUDE: W 118°03.858 Grinding Rock on Powerline Road Access from Tuttle Creek Road... View from motars near Tuttle Creek View from Indian Camp with Mortars Pieces of old Indian Pottery Half of an Indian Arrowhead Found near a grinding rock. Most of this area has been sifted for arrowheads. You can find pieces of old Indian pottery. When the owner of the pottery died, they would be broken and the pieces scattered about. It is rare to find complete pottery. IT IS ILLEGAL TO COLLECT ARTIFACTS

Arch Off Whitney Portal Road Alabama Hills Recreation Area ARCHES OF ALABAMA HILLS There are hundreds of natural arches throughout Alabama Hills Recreation Area. The best way to find arches is by walking around the rock formations. The arches blend in with the surrounding rocks. MOVIES FILMED IN ALABAMA HILLS Several movies have been filmed in this area, including Gunga Din, The Lone Ranger, ect... MOVIE LOCATIONS IN ALABAMA HILLS Movie locations from famous films, including Lone Ranger Canyon, Gene Autry Rock, ect...

MORE PHOTOS OF ALABAMA HILLS Photos included on the free campground directory for Alabama Hills Recreation Area. Arch 29.426 in Red Rock Canyon ARCHES OF RED ROCK CANYON Red Rock Canyon near Bishop, CA Chidago Canyon Petroglyphs CHIDAGO CANYON PETROGLYPHS Petroglyphs not shown on most maps... Southeast from Red Rock Canyon Old house in Keeler, CA KEELER, CALIFORNIA Photos from Keeler. Located on Hwy.136 13 miles east from Lone Pine, CA What a bizarre town... a complete subculture. Included under the listing for Ghost Towns. DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK Photos and information about Death Valley. Includes free Campground Directory. Death Valley National Park is about 50 miles east from Lone Pine, CA Flowers at Alabama Hills Recreation Area March 10, 2007 WILDFLOWERS OF ALABAMA HILLS A photo collection of wildflowers from the Alabama Hills Recreation Area. Cattle Graveyard What a horrible sight to see... There is a calf hanging out through the rib cage and the hay from the stomach spilled out on the ground. CATTLE GRAVEYARD LATITUDE: N 36°35.210 LONGITUDE: W 118°04.162 When out searching for Indian Mortors and Grinding Stones, you might stumble upon the Cattle Graveyard. TOURIST PHOTOS CAMPGROUNDS IN THE USA Free campgrounds in the USA Cookie the Dog

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