The Carrot Man Site is interesting for several reasons. First, most of the images are pictographs, which tend to have an eerie effect on the observer. Second, there were a number of very vivid blue examples that we are not sure about. We have never seen pictographs of this color. Yet, there is blue streaks within several of the other images, and the style seems authentic rather than produced in historic or more recent times. Only those that know the history of this site would know.

As you can maybe tell from the main image at the top of this page, these examples are painted on the ceiling of a shallow alcove above a pour off along a dry wash. They are very distinctive and impressive, not only for their vivid coloration, but because of the designs. They seem to be anthropomorphs, but perhaps represent shamans or the spirits of those who have gone on to the afterlife. They are reminiscent of the Barrier Canyon Style that we've seen farther west and south in the San Rafael Swell and along the Book Cliffs of Utah. Although, this work seem smaller and less intricate (see the pictograph icon in the left column of this page as an example of the Barrier Canyon Style).

These are the vivid blue pictographs that we observed at this site. The style seems appropriate for this location, but the coloration is unusual. I'm just not sure what naturally occurring mineral or vegetable combination would produce such a color that would last for centuries. Although, the site is well protected from the elements.