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It's the Ancha's, nothing is ever easy. Arrived at the Reynolds Creek TH a little after 8 and fortunately, no one had decided to camp there, as sometimes is the case. Headed up the trail, making a quick stop at the waterfall, which had a small trickle, which was not unexpected with the lack of rain. Took a quick break at the Reynolds/Center Mountain junction and continued. The lower portion of Reynolds has had some recent maintenance and was pretty clear, except for a good amount of friendly leaves of three, which was easy to get past if you were careful; however, the Center Mountain trail right past the junction was a Raspberry torture fest. We continued up, going off-trail where we thought the location was. After some time trying to find a way down the cliffside that did not include a 1,500-foot fall that may include a broken bone or two, we decided to backtrack a half mile to try a different route. This route involved a pretty easy off-trail route initially through a wash, which then turned to a Manzanita forest bushwhack to a saddle, which then took us to another saddle. We spotted another cave (not the one we were looking for) and spent some time looking at the ledge from the saddle we were on in the direction of the ruins. After looking at a couple of different options, we decided to turn back as some of us were not comfortable with the exposure. So, back through the Manzanita forest and Raspberry torture fest we went. While we were not able to get to the ruins this time, we will be back at some point to give it another shot. Saw tons of deer and no other humans, which is perfect. Just another 'easy' day in the Sierra Anchas. 
