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Verde river Foothills Below Bartlett Dam 2, AZ
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| Hiking | 2.68 Miles |
407 AEG |
| | Hiking | 2.68 Miles | 3 Hrs | | 1.01 mph |
| 407 ft AEG | 21 Mns Break | | | |
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| no partners | | My second hike of the weekend in the foothills near Riverside Campground. This time my Son-in-Law and Grandson accompanied me. We started out from our campsite bushwhacking up to the SRP access road that parallels the river as I had done the day before. This time we left the road crossing an area that appears to have once held buildings when the dam was being built based on the presence of old foundations. After puzzling over what kind of buildings were on these old foundations, we hiked up an old closed road leading to the top of a hill with an old water tank which I assumed is now out of use. There was the remains of a small brick structure near the tank with bricks scattered about. We again puzzled over the purpose of that structure. Also near the tank, in an area where the ground had been disturbed by construction activity during installation of the tank, we found ancient pottery sherds scattered about with a variety of pottery types from very plain to decorated. Had the ancients left them here or had they been brought in during historic times by people working on construction of the dam. Many unanswered questions on this hike.
We left the tank area and hiked to the top of two nearby small peaks. Great views, and after descending the second peak to a saddle on its north side, Michael found a small pottery sherd scatter. All pieces appeared to be of the same type, but much different than the ones near the tank. We explored down a different route back to camp to make the hike a loop. After returning to camp, Michael and his Dad went kayaking on the nearby small lake on the Verde River while I took a few photos and returned to camp for a nap. |
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