Sierra Club Sierra Talks: La Rumorosa Rock Art Along the Border
La Rumorosa Rock Art Along the Border. This presentation by Don Liponi is based on the first publication to focus on the rock art of this region, primarily along the California and Baja California deserts, the southern Colorado River corridor, and southwest Arizona. Almost none of the sites or photographs have ever been published. A meticulous search of the landscape employing newer technology such as DStretch® enhancement rendered many more discoveries. Small traces of pigment often led to the resurrection of complete elements and rock art panels. This largely shamanistic and spiritual artform has provided guidance to the Kumeyaay-Tipai people and their ancestors for 10,000 years or more. Don Liponi's father introduced him to the spiritual nature of the desert and its people as a teenager. This led him on a 50 year intimate relationship with the Southwest and its immutable prehistoric and contemporary peoples. His "perceptive preceptors" at the El Centro BLM, such as Bob Begole, Fran Barnes and Michael Kelsey, helped add a more scientific framework to structure his "ethereal romance" with the desert. His work is intended as a tribute to the remarkable Kumeyaay and their ancestors who have been gifted land stewards of this land for many millennia. The event is free and open to the public. Free parking is below the Trader Joe's and Ralphs. For more information about the event or the San Diego Sierra Club chapter, please visit sandiegosierraclub.org.