Petroforms are stones arranged into the outline of a figure, like animals, in prehistoric times.

(Pictographs are ancient paintings on rocks; petroglyphs are carvings in rocks.)

You don't have to go to Tie Creek to see petroforms, however. It's the heart of the petroform site but better known to the public is Bannock Point, which is open to tourists. You can see as many or more petroforms at Bannock Point with one difference.
The petroforms at Tie Creek have not been disturbed.

The Bannock Point site is decorated with colourful prayer ties attached to the trees. Prayer ties are typically long swatches of coloured cloth. There are also tales of spirit visitations. Ron Bell, who has been giving tours of the petroforms for 30 years, is perhaps best placed to tell those stories.

He claims to once have seen an apparition of a warrior, and he wasn't alone.

"The lady beside me was hitting my arm and pointing like this," he demonstrated.

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