About Pinnacle Canyon Design

"Pinnacle Canyon" is a fictitious name for a spectacular, relatively unknown canyon in southern Utah that was once home to the Anasazi culture. Despite qualifying as wilderness in every sense of the word, this canyon has not been afforded any formal protection. Until Congress passes a wilderness bill for Utah, only obscurity and anonymity will protect places like this from being trampled to death.

The artisan behind Pinnacle Canyon Design is Jerry Richardson. Jerry grew up on a farm in southern Minnesota, where he owned an ornamental iron-working shop prior to "heading West" in 1982. These days, Jerry explores remote places like Pinnacle Canyon in search of petroglyph and pictograph panels. Back in his Salt Lake City shop, he uses photos to guide him as he reinterprets the ancient etchings in metal, keeping true to the shapes pecked or painted on stone by the original artists.

Rock art is a national treasure. Please do your part to help preserve these sites for future generations.