Parashant National Monument – Whitmore Canyon

Parashant National Monument, Arizona, Grand Canyon, Whitmore Canyon, Hiking, Camping, Exploring, Off Roading, Colorado River, Parashant, Native Americans, Rock Art, Pictographs, Mojave Desert
Our campsite at Whitmore Canyon…look closely and you can see our tent and Xterra (click to enlarge)

Parashant National Monument is part of the broader Grand Canyon ecosystem, but more off the beaten path, and thus no people / crowds!  We made camp on the cliff’s edge at Whitmore Canyon, about 1,200′ above the Colorado River…stunningly beautiful and peaceful.  The drive here was awesome, too, starting at St. George, UT and then going 78 miles offroad through Mt. Trumbull, taking a side trip to see the petroglyphs at Nampaweap, and past the Bar 10 Ranch.  Just make sure to bring extra fuel with you…you’ll need it!

Please click the images below (NOTE- there is a 2nd gallery with enhanced pictures, below this gallery):


Jon Harman, Ph D, developed a program called DStretch to help digitally enhance faded pictographs.  The gallery below include enhanced pictures using DStretch:

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