Many circles one being the sun and the other the moon.Two humans, one tall and the other small.On the petroglyph (probably drawn by the Native Americans) can be seen: The gateway itself only exists at certain points in space and time, given by the details of the map and the calendar. It shows the location of the gateway to the Lodges. Owl Cave Map/Calendar Īn ancient Native American petroglyph is carved into the stone wall of Owl Cave. It was found that the cave held secrets to entering the fabled Black Lodge.
Turning the symbol operated another hidden mechanism which toppled part of the cave wall to reveal the Owl Cave Map/Calendar. Windom Earle noted that the petroglyph on the pole was upside down, so he turned the pole to upright the symbol. The petroglyph that was struck operated a hidden mechanism and revealed a pole in the cache with another petroglyph on it. īy accident, Deputy Andy Brennan struck a pickax at a petroglyph on the wall, while shooing an attacking owl away. That year, Owl Cave became a centerpiece in an investigation by the Twin Peaks Sheriff's Department and FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper. Until 1989, the cave no longer held much interest to any local individuals. Shortly thereafter, the Circulars took control of the cave and attempted to rename the cave "Elk Cave," but nobody outside of this group accepted the new moniker. Truman visited the cave, becoming an honorary member of the Flathead tribe. In 1948, while on the campaign trail, President Harry S. In the spring of 1933, the Phelan Gang escaped into the cave after committing a robbery, but surrendered when the gang's leader, Milo Phelan became afraid of the dark and built a fire. One contemporary newspaper stated, "There were enough hopes and dreams in that cave to make Ali Baba green with envy." In the 1920s, the cave became a popular locale for lovers to get away. The cave was not discovered by settlers until the late nineteenth century when it was found by a man named Denver Bob Hobbes and his companion, Wayne Chance, according to Chance's journals. They would say that the cave was visited by the "Beyond" and that there were messages left there. Among the Native American tribes that used the cave were the Flathead tribe, who stored pelts, held meetings, and eluded their enemies inside. Owl Cave was long-known to natives, who carved a petroglyph into the cave's walls.