I once was lost but now am found.

 

The Kadizzlites have become professionals at finding Indian ruin sites. Tenacity is essential. Yesterday we made a second stab at a site and found it. Local knowledge is often critical in finding many of these places. However, directions from the locals can be confusing. Over a week ago we set out to find the Nordhoff-Hope ruin. A local camper told us to drive up 203A until we reached a corral. At the corral we were to follow an old fence line down and over the hill. Once we drove miles along the cliff hanging road we got to the corral, but no fence. The view was fantastic and even though we were thwarted it was a good trip.

Not to be defeated we returned yesterday packed with better information and GPS data. The camper never mentioned there were two corrals on that road. Kadizzle checked the satellite image before the expedition. In the satellite photo you could see the shape of the corral. The shape was unique and Kadizzle sketched it with his GPS information.

Arriving at the second corral it was evident this was the right place and there was a fence line to follow. Shortly into the trip Kadizzle found a pair of binoculars on the ground. These binoculars had been mentioned by someone on the Arizona Trails site Kadizzle checked. The person said they lost their binoculars on the hike to the site. Here they were laying on the trail.

With Jeff and Barb our Canadian hiking partners we got to the site. A well preserved room could be seen in a cliff alcove. The room was well preserved because it was impossible to get to. Jeff was enthusiastic and tried to make a difficult round about climb to reach the room, but failed. Below were many other rooms in lesser condition. From this site you could see a mile below to another site we found in the valley.