Like the other Great Basin states, Nevada seems to have rock art scattered everywhere throughout the state. Over our time there we visited some sites, but didn't bother to take photographs. On other occasions I took photos, but forgot to write down where they were taken. Over time I've forgotten the location. But the rock art is still valid. Perhaps one day I'll locate the art work once again.
This set of petroglyphs is located somewhere in eastern Nevada, in the Ely area (possibly the Red Hills), but, for the life of me, I can't remember exactly where these were found. We were working with a local BLM archaeologist who took a group of us on a sightseeing trip to a wonderful location that had these examples scattered around on the ground. Most were on large flat stone outcrops that were parallel to the surface of the ground, instead of being on cliff faces. They were unusual, as well, because they were carved in this gray stone that had little desert varnish to act as a contrast.
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This small image appears to be of some sort of anthropomorph, with a cylindrical body, a round head, and raised arms. If so, this is an unusual representation, but the image could be almost anything, including just a graphic set of scribbles. The pen offers an indication of the scale of the object. 
