Exact description as reads ...
 Much of the grammar on Nevada's state markers would benefit from an update!
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East of the summit, north of the highway, and under a basalt flow lies Toquima Cave. Red, white, and yellow aboriginal drawings (pictographs) decorate its walls.
Usually located near springs, as here, and on migratory big game trails, painted or pecked petroglyphs are associated with food gathering localities of Nevada's prehistoric inhabitants.
There are no known specific meanings attached to the particular design elements. Presumably, these people created the designs as ritual devices to insure success in the hunt.
Most petroglyphs, therefore, probably are not "messages" or conscious "art forms".
 The road extending across the valley is the road to Toquima Cave, approximately eight miles from this marker.
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DID YOU KNOW?...
...The surrounding valleys around Austin offer more to the visitor than meets the eye? For example, if you'd like a nice place to relax and soak in the desert (literally), you've come to the right region! Central Nevada is blessed with numerous hot springs and fresh aquifers that are huge respites from the desert sun. In fact, this region of Nevada is quickly becoming a mecca for camping combined with "hot spring hunting" who value a nice, refreshing, and best of all, free soak.
Spencer's Hot Spring is the nearest of these valuable area hot springs. Research of Nevada hot springs will fill you in on some other nearby places for a good soak, all no more than an hour's drive from here. To find Spencer's Hot Spring, follow this road past Toquima Cave (well-marked) and over the Monitor Range to "Spencer's Ranch & Hot Spring." The site is well-marked by BLM signs and easy to get to on good dirt roads. Not only is Spencer's a nice place to wet the skin on a hot summer day, the spring has a few very basic facilities for camping. Bring your own water, though. From Spencer's, the Belmont Road (CR 82) provides an easy, beautiful 40-mile connection back to civilization (US 50) or a 62-mile trek back to Belmont and Tonopah.
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