02Fri. Twin Buttes and Venice Hills (Roughly a half day)

Site Description:This trip will visit two small sites with red pictographs Many are faint but they show well with D-Stretch. Venice Hills is the closest site to Visalia and consists of paintings on an outcrop up a slope a couple hundred yards along a cow path and less than 100 feet above surrounding citrus orchards. Twin Buttes has 3 or 4 panels of red figures. The site has been heavily vandalized, but some nice elements remain. One element in pristine condition has been characterized as a representation of a pregnant woman. Short, level walk of about 100 yards around an orange grove.
Difficulty: Easy/Moderate. There may be some Poison oak at Twin Buttes
Vehicle Requirement: Any
Driving Time: 20 minutes.
Distance (One Way): 13 miles
Max Number of Participants: 20
Fee: None