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Sept. 16, 2022: An hour of awe, thanks to ancient rock art

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Colorado Matters senior host Ryan Warner interviews author Craig Childs about his new book “Tracing Time” at a Turn The Page event Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022 at Colorado Mesa University’s Moss Performing Arts Center in Grand Junction.

Colorado's cliffs, canyons and caves are blanketed with ancient Indigenous rock art depicting people, animals and celestial events. In "Tracing Time," explorer and nature writer Craig Childs, of Norwood, Colorado, meditates on their meaning and mystery. Childs joined Ryan Warner at Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction for our series "Turn The Page."