Text for an article about pictographs in the Lower Pecos region of Texas that was published in the January 2005 issue of Texas Highways magazine.

Text about Pecos River area attractions that was published in the "Essentials" section of a January 2005 Texas Highways magazine article.

Photograph of the Rio Grande River near the Seminole Canyon State Park & Historic Site. To access pictographs in the remote Panther Cave it is only accessible by boat.

Photograph of a pictograph of a humanoid figure. Haunting figures on the wall of White Shaman Rock Shelter may provide clues to prehistoric cultures of the lower Pecos River region.

Photograph of prehistoric pictograph on the wall of Panther Cave, probably using a brush made from a twig and paint made from minerals mixed with animal fat or plant oil. The pictograph depicts a large mountain lion-shaped figure, the namesake of Panther Cave.

Photograph of pictographs on the walls of the Fate Bell Shelter. The prehistoric artists painted images on the wall of Fate Bell Shelter, probably using a brush made from a twig and paint made from minerals mixed with animal fat or plant oil.

Photograph of two men looking at pictographs on the walls of the Fate Bell Shelter. The prehistoric artists painted haunting hand prints on the wall of Fate Bell Shelter, probably using a brush made from a twig and paint made from minerals mixed with animal fat or plant oil.

Photograph of a pictograph of a humanoid figure. Haunting figures on the wall of White Shaman Rock Shelter may provide clues to prehistoric cultures of the lower Pecos River region.

Photograph of two men looking at pictographs on the walls of the Fate Bell Shelter. The prehistoric artists painted haunting hand prints on the wall of Fate Bell Shelter, probably using a brush made from a twig and paint made from minerals mixed with animal fat or plant oil.

Photograph of a boat on the Rio Grande River near the Seminole Canyon State Park & Historic Site. To access pictographs in the remote Panther Cave it is only accessible by boat.

Photograph of the Rio Grande River near the Seminole Canyon State Park & Historic Site. To access pictographs in the remote Panther Cave it is only accessible by boat.

Photograph of the Rio Grande River near the Seminole Canyon State Park & Historic Site. To access pictographs in the remote Panther Cave it is only accessible by boat.

Photograph of a 17-foot bronze statue entitled The Maker of Peace is Texas artist Bill Worrell’s interpretation of symbolic images found in lower Pecos River rock art.

Photograph of Fate Bell Shelter, a narrow ledge on the side of Seminole Canyon.

Photograph of prehistoric artists painted haunting hand prints on the wall of Fate Bell Shelter, probably using a brush made from a twig and paint made from minerals mixed with animal fat or plant oil.

Photograph of prehistoric artists painted haunting hand prints on the wall of Fate Bell Shelter, probably using a brush made from a twig and paint made from minerals mixed with animal fat or plant oil.

Photograph of a pictograph of a humanoid figures. The pictographs are located in Seminole Canyon State Park & Historic Site.

Photograph of a pictograph of a humanoid figure. The pictographs are located in Seminole Canyon State Park & Historic Site.

Photograph of a pictograph of a humanoid figure. Haunting figures on the wall of White Shaman Rock Shelter may provide clues to prehistoric cultures of the lower Pecos River region.

Photograph of a guided tour of the Fate Bell Shelter that involved a short walk across the rocky bed of Seminole Canyon. Two guided groups are walking on the rocky bed in the canyon.

Photograph of a pictograph of a humanoid figure. Haunting figures on the wall of White Shaman Rock Shelter may provide clues to prehistoric cultures of the lower Pecos River region.

Photograph of a prehistoric exhibition of the Pecos River and the Rio Grande, in the Seminole Canyon State Park & Historic Site headquarters. Seminole Canyon State Park and Historic Site in Val Verde County includes 2,172 acres of rocky terrain, deep canyons, caves, ancient rock art and a variety of Texas wildlife. One of the best views of the large state park is within its headquarters.

Photograph of Seminole Canyon State Park & Historic Site headquarters. Seminole Canyon State Park and Historic Site in Val Verde County includes 2,172 acres of rocky terrain, deep canyons, caves, ancient rock art and a variety of Texas wildlife. One of the best views of the large state park is within its headquarters. Looming above Seminole Canyon, a 17-foot bronze statue entitled The Maker of Peace is Texas artist Bill Worrell’s interpretation of symbolic images found in lower Pecos River rock art.

Photograph of a prehistoric exhibition of the Pecos River and the Rio Grande, in the Seminole Canyon State Park & Historic Site headquarters. Seminole Canyon State Park and Historic Site in Val Verde County includes 2,172 acres of rocky terrain, deep canyons, caves, ancient rock art and a variety of Texas wildlife. One of the best views of the large state park is within its headquarters.