National Monument designation – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

San Rafael Swell – State Park or National Monument designation in the future?

By Mia McPherson|2023-01-05T04:12:04-06:00June 20th, 2014|Categories: Birds, Emery County, Lazuli Buntings, San Rafael Swell area, Utah|Tags: bird watching, birding, bunting, buntings, canyons, cliffs, conservation, deserts, dry washes, geological feature, hidden valleys, Hoodoos, Lazuli Bunting, mesas, National Monument designation, nature photography, petroglyphs, preservation, reefs, sandstone, state park|

I also felt trepidation about the San Rafael Swell area because nothing within this state that is filled with stones is written in stone except the ancient pictographs and petroglyphs.