Round Trip Distance: 12 miles
Difficulty: Strenuous
Elevation: 4806 - 5450 feet
Cellphone: 0-3 bars
Time: 8 hrs. 30 mins.
Trailhead: McCarty 38.73764, -108.26732
Fee: none
Attractions: petroglyphs
The Leonard's Basin Petroglyphs are located in the Dominguez Canyon Wilderness between Delta and Grand Junction, Colorado. Images at the site include numerous horses, big game animals, and a scene of 2 Indians on horseback shooting at some Mexicans. For this post we are reaching Leonard's Basin via a route across McCarty's Bench that is 12 miles round trip, with a little over 2,500 feet of total elevation gain, by following a partially cairned route and various game trails that require advanced hiking skills and route finding abilities
