Circlestone: Arizona's Stonehenge in the Superstitions
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- Опубліковано 8 вер 2024
- I show you how to hike/backpack to the Circlestone Ruins in the Superstitions Wilderness, and what to expect when you get there.
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"PURIFY ALL WATER IN THE BACKCOUNTRY" you don't have to tell me twice lol this is awesome. Subscribed!
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While you are at Reavis Ranch, please find and enjoy some apples from the Apple Orchard. Just watch out for bears, because they like the apples too! LOL
I've seen the apple trees, but never been there during that narrow window when they are ripe, but the trees have not yet been stripped by visitors. Some day!!
good guide! well thought out!
Well thanks Salty!
When I did it me and my buddy set up a base camp at rivas ranch. Then woke up the next morning and pressed on with just a day pack. I highly recommend this hike. It was epic!
Base camp at Reavis is a good way to do it!
Thanks. I never heard of these ruins before. Very enjoyable.
Ruins! I bet they can be a little spooky under a full moon. Thanks for sharing. Another excellent video.
+Atlas918 It was a little spooky up there...
Wow. I stumbled upon this video. …Me and my Boy Scout troop went up there in 1987. We got to sleep in the ranch house, since it was still there before burning in I think 89. It still had the wood-burning stove in the kitchen. I remember wondering how did they get such a heavy object so far back.
I don’t remember there being any trail to circle stone, just very thick brush, and a lot of rock piles that we followed. One of my Boy Scout leaders knew the way.
We pretty much bushwhacked it, and I remember it being very steep. I have a couple very grainy photos that I took while up there. It was the best 1987 had to offer. 😩.
From what I saw in your video, it still looks the same as I remember it Great video!
Thanks for sharing your story, fascinating!!
Camped there last Monday night (11/14/17) - spectacular sunset and sunrise. Saw a great shooting star laying in my sleeping bag. I highly recommend hauling water from Reavis and camping - just leave no trace! I highly recommend Kollenborn's book on Circlestone.
Cool. I'm reading Child's "House of Rain" at the moment, and it gives a lot of good context for the bigger picture of these types of structures.
I visited Chaco a couple years ago and there are theories that say due to the construction method, whoever made Circlestone was somehow connected to the Chaco culture.
BTW, I took the long way there. Miles Ranch TH: West Pinto to Campaign to Fireline.
I did this backpack by myself in 2000, there were no city lights. I slept in the ruins one night one night in Reavis.
thanks for sharing your story!
@@KurtPapke in 2000 there was no You Tube to share on lol, thanks for letting me use your channel!
Wow! I've really gotta get out there and let my imagination run wild!
Another enjoyable video Kurt!
Thanks, Kurt! Excellent work.
Appreciate the feedback!
It does have a few similarities to Medicine Wheel in the Bighorn Mountains in Wyoming.
+immadman1 That's cool. Haven't hiked Wyoming yet, I may have to check it out!
nice thx jss
You're welcome!
Hopefully they will open the apache trail again someday. Been closed for over a year now and that really limits access to a lot of trails
Wow, I didn't realize it was closed. I usually enter at Rogers Trough.
If they’re ruined, why don’t they fix them?
I wonder what kind of magnetic readings you'd get inside the circle of stones.
Interesting question. My guess is none. As I understand it, this is one of many mountaintop lookout/signaling posts constructed by native Americans in the area. It's just made of piles of rocks.
Kind of looks like a volcanic caldera.
Dear Kurt, a superb video. It will help many hikers. Question: I'd like to day hike to these ruins. I can hike up to 15 miles total in a day (full round trip). Can you help me with a viable trailhead? Thank you. Sincerely, Wayne.
+The Cool One To my knowledge the only trailhead within 15 miles RT is the Upper Campaign. I have never driven to that TH, so I cannot speak to how difficult of a drive that is. If you try it, let me know!!
Kurt Papke Thank you, Kurt. I see it from my Google search. I will keep you posted should I do it. :-)
+The Cool One I wouldn't recommend going out of the Campaign trailhead. It's not heavily traveled and it's a brute of a climb up to Reavis Ranch. You'd be better off going from the south (Rogers Trough) if you want to do this as a day hike. However, you'd have to get up pretty early to do it, considering the long drive just to get out to Rogers Trough. Hope this helps and happy trails to you!!
paul russell That does indeed help greatly. Thank you, Paul. I may, as you suggest, find something closer to where I'll be staying in Tempe.
Kurt, where is the closest road that leads to the trail, and how are road conditions? I'm coming from AJ.
From AJ the shortest vehicle-friendly route is to take the Apache Trail (88) to the turnoff for the Reavis TH (212). From the TH hike south on the Reavis Ranch trail to the Fire Line Trail. The road conditions are quite good, you can see them from my video on Reavis Falls. On that hike one of the hikers was driving a normal sedan. It's a gravel road, but well-maintained.
The route I took to Circlestone was the Rogers Trough TH. Its a shorter hike, but longer drive for you and requires a 4WD vehicle.
Kurt, I was thinking about going through Rogers spring from the south. How far are roads smooth up to the parking spot at 33.422117, -111.173369? Or would it end up being even longer without 4WD?
www.google.com/maps/place/33%C2%B025'19.6%22N+111%C2%B010'24.1%22W/@33.4227463,-111.1742732,517m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d33.422117!4d-111.173369
The roads were recently graded the last time I was there, but the last mile or so has some pretty steep spots. If you have good tires and front wheel drive you should be fine. Caveat: the roads could have some good-sized ruts from the recent rains - I haven't been there since the monsoons this year.