My short adventure at Petit Jean State Park in Arkansas included a brief hike down to Rock House Cave, an alcove reminiscent of the sandstone alcoves that makes Mesa Verde National Park so special. This small alcove in Arkansas didn't house any adobe structurues, but it had its fair share of petroglyphs painted on the ceiling. It was dim in the cave, and you had to be looking in order to see the faint orange paint, but once you knew they were there you could see the ancient paintings everywhere. With the aid of a flashlight I searched the rocks above my head, picking out several deer, a humanoid figure, and many wavy lines. It was super neat to be so close to the petroglyphs, and refreshing to not find any graffiti or trash in the area. People really can appreciate their past, and it was good to see proof of that.
Leave me a comment below and tell me about a place you've been to where people respect their past, instead of trying to trash it.
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