Hiking She-Who-Watches Due to vandalism to this native peoples' spiritual center in the 1990s, Washington State Parks closed the pictograph and petroglyph area to public entry. Access is now by guided tour only.

Sep 12, 2024 · She Who Watches was the female chief of a local tribe. She was quizzed by Coyote about her ability to take care of her people and, because she proved so capable, Coyote turned her to stone so she could keep watch forever.

Oct 26, 2013 · When she expressed her desire to be able to do this forever, he said, “Soon the world will change and women will no longer be chiefs.” Being the trickster that he was, Coyote changed her into a rock with the command, “You shall stay here and watch over the people and the river forever.”

Tsagaglalal ("She Who Watches") tours. This area is open to the public by reserved tour only - guests without a reservation will not be able to see this park feature. No pets allowed. Please see the information below for more information on the type of tour you wish to attend. For more information, see the She Who Watches Tour Information PDF ...

In the Spring of 1993, vandalism at one of the world’s most famous rock art sites motivated the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation to take action in Klickitat County. The petroglyph and pictograph known as Tsagiglalal, or “She Who Watches” had been damaged and the Trust placed it on Most Endangered Properties list.

Eventbrite - Columbia Hills Washington State Parks presents She Who Watches Tour - Friday, April 5, 2024 | Friday, October 31, 2025 at Mile post 85 Hwy 14, Dallesport, WA. Find event and ticket information.

Mar 28, 2004 · The famous Tsagaglalal, "She Who Watches", Native American rock art is a combination of two styles, a petroglyph (carved into the rock) and pictograph (art drawn or painted onto rock). There is a legend about the art's origin that is hauntingly prophetic of the impact humans have made on the earth.

Coyote, their myth age trickster-hero, put her there to watch the people. "She Who Watches" they called her. She became a symbol of conscience and of death. "She sees you when you come," they said, "she sees you when you go." What, if anything, did the long persistence and swift collapse of the Chinook mean? They were living so nicely.

The art here is estimated to be approximately 350 years old, and features the most famous petroglyph in the Pacific Northwest, Tsagaglalal (She Who Watches). Faint outlines of Native American petroglyphs can also be seen on Horsethief Butte, and along the cliffs surrounding Horsethief Lake.

Tsagiglalal, “She Who Watches” still looks out across the Columbia River from the basalt cliff where she was painted by Chinookan People somewhere between the years 1700 and 1840. This spectacular pictograph was created using mineral pigments pulverized from rock.