Today was more or less a relaxation
day, but of course The Commander could not sit still. Late in the
afternoon the Kadizzlites decided to go back to a spot we had hiked
before and poke around at the trailhead. This was the spot where we
met the foremost zombie writer doing a book signing last year.
When you drive back into this area you
cannot help but think it would be ideal Indian habitat. It is an
area with all the essentials, food, water, and a good spot to live.
In the past we have found no evidence of dwellings here.
Disembarking from the Tundra we hiked up the rocky road a short way
and could hear the water running in the stream below. As we headed
toward the sound of rushing water we found a well worn path. The
path led to an absolutely perfect swimming hole complete with a
waterfall. On a warm day plunging into that pool from the natural
diving rocks would be orgasmic. After we stopped to take some
pictures we looked to see where the trail continued up the canyon.
In a short distance we encountered an old road. Soon the road
petered out, but there looked like a promising Indian bluff about a
quarter mile away. Kadizzle told The Commander she was free to hike
up there, but he was staying put. It took The Commander about 45
minutes to make the summit. To the crew's disappointment The
Commander's hike was futile. Although she got a good view of the
area, there was no Indian site.
Returning to the truck we headed back
to camp. This area was just too nice to be ignored by the primitive
people. There was a strange rock wall running by the road that made
no sense. Kadizzle thought it might be some sort of water diversion,
but it was not high enough to serve any other purpose. As we headed
down and out of the area we noticed some piled stones. Of course The
Commander insisted we stop and investigate. Sure enough back in the
brush the remenants of some sort of dwellings were present. Kadizzle
was skeptical and just sat in the truck letting her excellency do the
investigation, but when The Commander said she found pot shards the
hunt was on and Kadizzle headed for the brush. The site seemed like
someone stole a lot of the stone from the walls. We both speculated
perhaps some rancher had made the wall we saw earlier with stones
stolen from the site. There were many pot shards so indeed it was
occupied. The area would have been ideal. It was in a transition
zone to the mountain, had water, and could have grown crops.
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