Forgotten History in Riverside CA ( Carved Rock)

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Published 2018-06-24
Carved Rock - The petroglyphs were carved by the Luiseno Indians , their meaning is said to be ; A chief died here. These are his plumes , his portrait, his sign, and the animals sacred to him.

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  • @LCRiverside
    I always wondered about the people who lived and traveled all through California hills and mountains,I'm a Riverside native , love videos about Riverside,63 years young and still learning 😎😉
  • @cozyman5173
    Thanks so much for this info, raised in Riverside, never knew, big respect!!
  • How cool that you found a historic place,,the Rock and the drawings on it ,,yeah I hate when the housing tracks are built without checking an area first ,, so much of open land is disappearing now and there are only a few farms or ranches ,,I use to love taking a drive to San Timoteo canyon road and stop at sold farm and could buy some oranges and avocado,s ,,,well the farm is gone ,,😭and now there are rows of track houses ,, only a little bit of open space is left and a place to go fishing and a Burro Ranch,,,sad as I am a country girl,,well happy exploring to you
  • we used to wander all over gavilan hills, near lake mathews. there's a small stream, pond, surrounded by cattails and poison ivy. massive rocks and a cave we found. also a place we called 7 hills, and then there was cadillac hill. that was a big cliff, where stolen cars were pushed over the edge. you could hike down to the bottom and look at all the cars. a real adventure. this was all during the 70's before the big housing boom in the area.
  • @beatrizward9878
    It's in Hemet Valley of Riverside County, I am second generation of Hemet and there also the spot where the Russian Spudnick landed, but unfortunately people have disrepectected it, so you won't find it unless you are from there.
  • Thanks bro. It made it that much better to hear the history of possibly a well respected chief passing there. Now all my mind does is try to figure out how it felt to be them. I wish I could just stare at the carvings they drew to see if I could capture something from them.
  • Temescal valley is a beautiful desert range, it's definitely an area I wanna hike, gather some minerals, native plant seeds and find some cool sites to observe. Cool to see other people in riverside with a passion for archeology.
  • @1MahaDas
    It's not a well kept secret, but it is said that a good portion of the City of Lake Elsinore was built upon Indian burial grounds which is near this location! And there has been some speculation as to the misfortunes of the City being related to its proximity to such a sacred place! But development moves forward and both the physical and metaphysical forces of Life collide! Who knows what a blind intrusion on this soil may foment?
  • @gregbert4974
    Maybe suggest that the rock be registered as a historic site? That way housing tracts do not destroy it. Thanks for showing us!
  • @ClulssCrs3310
    Man, I wish I could visit but it risks the monument to people damaging it. I love to visit the Nations' monuments and learn from them. Even spent new years at Round Dances and Zuni long ceremonials. How I wish I could understand them, be part of them...
  • @rickrodz1536
    There's also another carved rock by the waste management dump site
  • That Chief might be burred under that rock its a marker. His bones may be under the rocks.