Judaculla Rock Petroglyphs and Brown Eyed Girls
Welcome Kittens & Dawgs! In June while in the western mountains of North Carolina we came up on the Judaculla Rock Petroglyphs. Actually, we saw signs, so we followed them. What a cool and unexpected discovery!
I thought this was something the Cherokees did, but according to what I read it predates the Cherokees and Indian legend says a slant-eyed giant named Judaculla dominated the mountains in years long past. He was the “Great Lord of the hunt,” a powerful being who could leap from one mountain to another, and even control the weather. They believed the rock not only marked his territory, but even bore his 7-fingered hand-print, since he once used the rock to steady himself from a fall.
This was great found to see first hand and to document our visit with photos. I just love stuff like this! Anyhow, a week later, we found ourselves on the Virginia end of the Blue Ridge Parkway. I had to snap a picture of these beautiful brown eyed girls!
Yeah, I know not exactly the brown eyed girls you were expecting. lol
I gathered looks by some of the ladies. I imagined them thinking… What’s she doing over there? With their quizzical expressions, if you can call it that, but I’m sure most were like, Silly human! as most just ignored me. I decided either the shutter sound caught their attention or they spend too much time on social networks and are narcissistic. You just never know anymore. Nah, I think it’s simply a case of curiosity. They look too sweet and NOT at all the self-absorbed. 😀
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31 Comments
NatureFootstep
lol, love your brown eyed girls 🙂 And the fence as well.
Cathy Kennedy
It’s hard to not like brown eyed girls. The fence was just a happy addition to the shot. Thanks for visiting!
Birgit
I find anything regarding ancient civilizations and mysteries very compelling. I can’t help but think of Gary Larson when I see cows.
Cathy Kennedy
Birgit, ancient civilization is cool. I like all thing old really. It excites my mind. I wonder, if they ever thought, “Hey I’ll leave my map to my favorite places where I like to relax wand daydream just for laughs in the 21st century.” 🙂 Gary Larson sounded familiar, but I couldn’t place the name until I Googled him. He’s the creator of the Far Side Cartoons. I found a funny cartoon of cows, here, that you might like. It doesn’t have Gary Larson’s signature, but it came up. Thanks for popping over!
nancy chan
I love the beautiful brown eye girls. I would love to know what they really think of us humans taking their photos. Hahaha!
Cathy Kennedy
Nancy, I think wildlife probably think humans are odd creatures. lol
Linda, Shenandoah Valley
Interesting story about the giant!
Ellen @ The Cynical Sailor
I’m so glad I’m not the only one that has a bit of a “wordy” WW 🙂 I love your cat banner on your blog. So adorable!
Cathy Kennedy
Ellen, I think adding words with your pictures is what makes the post personal and it makes me feel included in one’s adventure, you know? Thanks for popping over for a visit! Have a good weekend!
Colette S
That is a very nice shot up top there from the iphone.
And I love finding information tablets out in the hikes.
Haha I think the girls wanted to make sure you got a good frontal, so there would be no mistaking who was who on any social networks 🙂
I need to do some site repair also.
Thanks for the dance Cathy. Here’s to a good success with your site repairs. *HUGS*
Marie Moody
We have some cows around here over at the Mooseheart… that’s when summer really is here when you see them grazing in the field, and sometimes a few horses. Beautiful pics there girlfriend… we have a few of those plates about our park too. I love summertime. Thanks for sharing.
Liz A.
It’s so fun to happen on things like those rocks. Thanks for the pics.
Ericka @ A Quiet Girl's Musings...
Those petroglyphs are cool. And that one picture of the cow… it’s like he’s looking directly at you and saying, “Whatcha looking at?” LOL!
Thomas Anderson
Hi, Cathy!
Mysteries like these Petroglyphs fascinate me, too. With great interest I read the separate article about this soapstone boulder and its strange carvings. When you consider the fact that none of the characters or symbols is recognizable or positively identifiable, extraterrestrial implications need to be considered. It’s a good thing the native Indian tribes created a legend about the rock and regarded the area as sacred ground, thus preserving it for further study. It is probably too costly but, ideally, a guard should be posted at the site to help prevent further erosion or mutilation of the Petroglyphs by vandals or by drunken frat brothers staging hell week initiations.
As you probably recall, I love cows:
http://shadydell.blogspot.com/2010/12/unmasking-of-shady-del-knight.html
Thank you for showing me the herd your encountered at the end of the BRP. Would that be the Rockfish Gap area?
I also thank you for reconnecting with me, Cathy. Your friendship and support mean a lot. Enjoy the rest of your week, dear friend!
Cathy Kennedy
Tom, thankfully the petroglyphs is in a pretty remote place. There are a few private homes nearby and I’m sure this may be a good safeguard against vandals, but there’s always a chance someone might do something stupid. I thought of aliens leaving a message behind for our amusement when I saw the writing. Lol Regarding where these brown eyed girls are on the BRP we were actually on the NC portion of the parkway just north of Boone in Doughton Park. I need to make this correction in my post. I thought we were further north. Oh well glad you liked the pix. I’ll swing by to look at the post you shared with me tomorrow. Thanks for stopping by, dear friend!
Thomas Anderson
Hi, Cathy!
I was trying to share with you a link to the picture of me feeding the steer. Without meaning to I sent the link to the entire post. You can find that picture if you scroll down the page a bit. Thanks!
Cathy Kennedy
Tom, I found the picture. Thanks! I would not feed that thing. It has horns! lol
alissa a apel
Those cows look like they are just waiting for you to hop over the fence to party it up with them. Such cool photos!
Cathy Kennedy
Alissa, our oldest daughter and first born always cried when she heard a cow mooed, so every time we see a cow, we’ll say “Don’t let DD#1 hear them moo!” and then we laugh. Isn’t it funny how you hold onto memories like that it just delights you forever? Thanks for stopping by and linking up. Have a fototastic week!
readerbuzz
Nice photos. It’s fun to follow where the trail leads.
I need to clean up my blog, too. One of these days….
https://readerbuzz.blogspot.com/2016/07/les-fenetres-in-paris-and-provence.html
Cathy Kennedy
Deb, cleaning up the problems on blog is quite the job and one I can’t wait to be done with, but I’m sure as soon as I get it done then another set of problems will be noted. lol Thanks for stopping by!
Terragarden
The petroglyphs are mysterious and I like your brown eyed girls too. I saw your comment on Wordless Wednesday. I invite you to come on over to see my WW post today and say hi.
Cathy Kennedy
The petroglyphs was such a cool stumble upon, you know? I love it when we find these little unknown treasures in our neck of the woods. Thank you for visiting today, now I’m off to see you!
stevebethere
Nice post and pics Cathy and I love Brown Eyed Girl brings back some good memories:-)
PS: Don’t forget your dishtowel is over your shoulder 😉
Cathy Kennedy
Steve, I can’t promise I won’t misplace that dishtowel again. It seems to be a repeat problem I have. lol
Patrick Weseman
Lovely pics and cows are great.
That is a place I want to go.
A little Van Morrison fact, I took a class in college that was taught by a guy who was Van Morrison’s violin player. So, I had to listen to a lot of his music.
Cathy Kennedy
Patrick, that’s really cool that you met some one who worked with Van Morrison. Thanks for sharing that tidbit with me and for visiting!
Comedy Plus
Interesting history of the rock. I love those old tales from the past.
What great shots of the cattle. They look very curious.
Have a fabulous Wordless or Wordy Wednesday. ☺
Cathy Kennedy
It’s a rather cool history. This is the first time I’d ever seen anything like this before and am thrilled that we took the time out to see this rock. Thank you for visiting!
Kisma
Cows are beautiful creatures! Happy Wednesday Cathy and thank you for the history lessons on what sounds like an awesome trip.
Cathy Kennedy
Kisma, Cows are friendly looking, but I remember my great grandparents had a cow who was rather nasty. She always gave me the evil eye and nip at me when I was a small girl. It’s a wonder I didn’t develop some sort of phobia. Thanks for visiting today!