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rockhopper Posts: 668
5/14/2018
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I wanted to share a few more pictures I thought were interesting from my Santa Rosa backpack trip I took a few weeks back. Up a un-named canyon to a rock house I spotted on Google Earth. The rock house was square not round. I believe I would find a more modern ruin built by a non-native settler, rancher or prospector. Well I was presently surprised to find both. A prospectors rock house built on top of a native American site. A small site of maybe a few acres of a gentle slope bench against the steep mountian and canyons of the mightly Santa Rosas. A old water source nearby.
Rock house I spotted on G. Earth
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rockhopper Posts: 668
5/14/2018
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Rockhouse I saw on Google Earth
Hiking up a un-named canyon I found it.
More recent rockhouse was built on a Native American seasonal village site. Rusted iron and tin cans on top of pottery shards and arrowheads.
Who was this person? Rancher, prospector?..........mystery solved!
Next canyon had this. Memorial? chimney with no flue?
Found this old trail heading over from canyon to canyon.
View from trail.
note: I did not show G.E. cords due to sensitive artifacts noted in the area. I can pass them along to our moderator to use as he wishes.
Cheers
regards, rockhopper
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rockhopper Posts: 668
5/15/2018
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Photos loaded this time. Thanks Daren!
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Britain Posts: 604
5/15/2018
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Been wanting to hike this side of the desert for a while. Did you get to the trails from the Salton sea side? Like when you find old foot trails! Nice Pictures!
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dsefcik Administrator Posts: 2622
5/15/2018
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rockhopper wrote:
Photos loaded this time. Thanks Daren!
Nice find, now you will have everyone searching for the rockhopper rockhouse....
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rockhopper Posts: 668
5/15/2018
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Britain wrote:
Been wanting to hike this side of the desert for a while. Did you get to the trails from the Salton sea side? Like when you find old foot trails! Nice Pictures!
Britain, The last photo. I parked in the farmers field below. I have a old "trail head" vehicle I use just in case. In all the years I never had a problem. I parked in an organic lemon field and the smell was glorious, especially upon my return. There are quite a few "old trials" criss crossing the Santa Rosas in areas of low erosion. They are a blessing when I find them. Especially when you are lugging heavy gear + water.
Cheers
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rockhopper Posts: 668
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dsefcik wrote:
rockhopper wrote:
Photos loaded this time. Thanks Daren!
Nice find, now you will have everyone searching for the rockhopper rockhouse....
Daren,
Maybe I will call the unnamed canyon Lucia canyon, or maybe Rockhopper canyon :-)
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ziphius Posts: 911
5/15/2018
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Nice GE find and trip.
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Britain Posts: 604
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rockhopper wrote:
Britain wrote:
Been wanting to hike this side of the desert for a while. Did you get to the trails from the Salton sea side? Like when you find old foot trails! Nice Pictures!
Britain, The last photo. I parked in the farmers field below. I have a old "trail head" vehicle I use just in case. In all the years I never had a problem. I parked in an organic lemon field and the smell was glorious, especially upon my return. There are quite a few "old trials" criss crossing the Santa Rosas in areas of low erosion. They are a blessing when I find them. Especially when you are lugging heavy gear + water.
Cheers
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I found the image on GE, amazing that you spotted this. Thanks for the reply!
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tekewin Posts: 371
5/17/2018
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Excellent sleuthing.
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dsefcik Administrator Posts: 2622
5/17/2018
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I am still searching...apparently my GE kung fu is not very strong.....I know I am close though...
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Britain Posts: 604
5/17/2018
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Someone had a good eye to spot this .
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Britain Posts: 604
5/17/2018
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Heres a Photo from a plane. Looks like someone had some interest in this area a while ago.
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dsefcik Administrator Posts: 2622
5/17/2018
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OK, yeah..I looked at that spot twenty times last night...I got it now...thanks, my GE kung fu level just got stronger..!!
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dsefcik Administrator Posts: 2622
5/17/2018
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The chimney / flue sure looks close by also...but again my GE kung fu not so strong....
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