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| | Hiking | 2.02 Miles | 1 Hour 3 Mns | | 1.92 mph |
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| no partners | | There was a geocache near these old ruins so I of course had to find it and visit the ruins. My Dad joined me on this adventure. We drove to the access gate, (which I almost overshot, it sneaks up on you quick) which is only accessible from westbound US 60. The gate ended up being locked, so we hiked in, and considering the awful condition of the road, I don't think I would've made it far in my 2wd truck. Nonetheless, there are tire tracks on the old road, showing people have gotten access somehow. The walk in was easy and we mainly followed the old road in as it curved around and crossed the wash. Our first sign of the ruins was an old cattle guard. Then there was the old well, which I didn't realize was a well till I was staring right into the void. Part of the cover was gone and I'm extremely glad what was left of it didn't collapse under my weight. We then made it to the main homestead structure and found the geocache. We wandered over to another old ruin, finding another well in the process, this one was fully covered, but you could see down into the well as there was a vent on the side. This one had a ladder so you could get out, the other well didn't have a ladder though. We also found an old telegraph/telephone insulator, a lot of rusty metal, and some old claim markers. I checked the topo maps once I got home and saw that the road in from the US 60 at one point joined Hewitt Station road, though it doesn't now, as there's private property in the way.
Video of the ruins and wells - [ youtube video ] |
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