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| no partners | | In 2023 my husband and I were having a conversation with a local guy about the numerous historical and archaeological sites in the TNF. He decided to let us in on a bit of a secret location where some petroglyphs lay on a hilltop. We took our dirt bikes up a series of FS roads and eventually found them. There were a few strewn about alongside an abandoned ranch road and we were thrilled about our discovery. On a whim in 2024, we decided to ride up once again and do some walking around to see if anything else of interest happened to be nearby. We were not disappointed with our endeavor, we indeed found another several rocks and boulders full of petroglyphs. Fast forward to 2026, I decided to make a project of canvassing the hilltop to find all treasures that may lie up there. After around a dozen trips, 7.3 miles of walking, and 9 hours and 55 minutes of time, I will say with some confidence that I have left no rock unseen. The hill top is roughly 1/2 a mile long and at its widest section a 1/2 a mile wide. To date I and my husband (Travis) have located 3 ruins, thousands of pot sherds and lithics, and roughly 500+ boulders and rocks each showcasing anywhere from 1-30 or more petroglyphs in this small area. The petroglyphs seem to date back over multiple generations due to their weathered appearance in some areas accompanied by much newer brighter looking carvings within the same cluster and sometimes on the same rock face. I will attach a photo of my walking tracks as well as one of the waypoint markers I made of each rock or cluster of rocks so that you can see the extent of my searching. The ruins also have the appearance of spanning generations, 2 of them do have small stacked walls still in tact. Other than a small dot on a 1930s survey of the general area, I can not find anyone who has documented or surveyed the site. I am aware due to the old abandoned road and other modern human traces that people know they exist, however, I’m not sure anyone has ever ventured out away from the road to see how expansive the historic significance of the hilltop is. We visited the hilltop during the last lunar eclipse and realized that as the sunset directly west of the site the moon rose directly east and both were visible over prominent peaks over looking the site. I have a photo of every petroglyph I have found but I will cage myself here and only attach some of them!  The only thing as prevalent on the hill as rock art might be the tunnel web weaving ground spiders! Thousands of them scattered about amongst the foxtails! There are also dozens of yucca patches planted all around. I hope you enjoy my little project  Happy Hiking! |
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The only thing as prevalent on the hill as rock art might be the tunnel web weaving ground spiders! Thousands of them scattered about amongst the foxtails! There are also dozens of yucca patches planted all around. I hope you enjoy my little project 
Happy Hiking!