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| no partners | | Took the family on a day trip from Show Low to the Sipe White Mountain Wildlife area. It's a worthwhile venture. The volunteer attendant at the visitor's center gave a detailed and interesting (to me, maybe not so much to the grand kids) history of the ranch from the first settlers to current day. I was surprised to learn that in the mid 1900s the ranch raised high quality Hereford bulls sold as breeding stock all over the US. Seemed odd that such a remote location would be used for this purpose.
After taking the required family picture on the front porch of the visitor center, we hiked the High Point Trail to take in the views. Unfortunately we were chased off by a thunderstorm that was rolling across the valley before the grand kids got much time on the spotting scope - great views of the ranch and Escudilla Mtn to the south. Then it was a picnic lunch on the front porch of the visitor's center while rain threatened. In the afternoon we hiked out to the archeological site on the Rudd Creek Trail. I was interested in seeing the pueblo wall construction which was different than I've seen at other ruins. The site is getting a bit overgrown but worth the short walk to the site. The visitor's center has an interesting display of pottery and other artifacts retrieved from the site. A pile of pottery sherds at the site showed a much greater variation in pottery types than I've seen at sites in the Sierra Ancha and Cave Creek.
It was a day well spent and the drive from Show Low on HW 60 went by quickly with great views of the wide open high country in this part of the state. Thanks to Crzy4AZ for providing the excellent description of this family friendly place. |
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