16 Scaling
The second stop in the Valley of Fire is a towering formation, called Atlatl Rock, which features abundant petroglyphs. The most well-preserved are more than a hundred feet high, reached by a metal stairway created by the state park to allow visitors close proximity to the ancient carvings without being able to touch and disturb them. Pari reaches the top platform and finds Alejandra there, pressed forward on the rail and particularly mesmerized by the symbols. The petroglyphs in front of Alejandra resemble several bighorn sheep, two trees with drooping branches, ladders, human figures, a bullseye, an outlined cross, a mountain horizon, an upside down foot print, a twisting river path, a burning fire, and a person held high by his or her hands on a cliff edge.
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