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| no partners | | | I sometimes see hills and decide I must climb them to see what kinds of treasures they may hold. Out in my “backyard” there sits a butte that doesn’t look like the others around it due to its sloped flattened top surface. I had sat and stared at it many times from the FS road nearby and finally decided to take the hike up and look around, if nothing else I was sure to get an amazing 360 view! I rode up to the small saddle the FS road leads to and chose a “path” upwards. The tall grass and loose rocks made the walk a bit tricky. It took roughly 20 minutes to reach the top of the hillside where things got interesting. I found myself contemplating why I must pick hikes that do not involve actual trails?! I stood at the top of the side of this hill next to a chest high ledge of rock preventing me from accessing the top of the butte. After much boulder hopping and hillside scrambling I made it around to the eastern face of the ledge where I found a series of crevices allowing my passage. Total time from road to butte top ended up being about 40 minutes. However once I finally looked up after ascending the rock ledge I discovered I was standing in front of a large dwelling which scrawled across the entire top of the butte! I did not find any pottery but the structure and views were reward enough for my hike. After thoroughly exploring the ancient home I descended back to the road and discovered a petroglyph on a roadside boulder that I had failed to notice in passing. Excellent day in the Tonto! |
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