Exploring the Enigmatic Sears Kay Ruins: A Journey into Hohokam History | Phoenix Hikes
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- Опубликовано: 6 окт 2024
- The Sears-Kay Ruins are the remains of a fortification from the Hohokam culture. Located in the Tonto National Forest, Arizona, a trail showcases the ancient ruins. A fascinating destination for history enthusiasts and archaeology lovers.
The Sears-Kay Ruin is one of many forts built by the Hohokam people. Situated atop a desert foothill in the Tonto National Forest, it provides a glimpse into the lives and structures of this ancient civilization. The ruins are accessible via a 1.6-mile out-and-back trail near Scottsdale, Arizona. The trail is considered moderately challenging and offers beautiful views of the surrounding area.
If you're interested in visiting the Sears-Kay Ruins, you can access the trailhead from Sears Kay Ruins Road in Cave Creek. The trail is approximately 1.1 miles long and can be completed in about 0.5-1 hour. It offers a moderate difficulty level and a chance to experience the history and natural beauty of the area.
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Welcome to the Cactus Atlas! We are Glenn and Amy and invite you to join us as we visit all sorts of locations across the American West. We tour both natural and man-made attractions.
Our base of operations is in the Phoenix, AZ area. We do a lot of hiking, day trips, and campground reviews and hope that we will be a great resource if you are planning a trip to the American West. We also hope to delight you with our exciting adventures!
These are the kind of places that inspire our pottery! We love these sites! Thanks for taking us along today!!!
Our pleasure! Thanks for watching! 😊
Love sacred sites like these 🥰💖🙏🏼 thank you Glenn and Amy fab episode 😊
Love always 💖🙏🏼✨
And thank YOU as always. Glad you enjoyed the episode. 😊
How amazing is this. All that stacked stone. Love this trail n view. People are amazing. Hi Amy. Thanks to you n Glen, i always learn something.
You are so welcome. Thank you! 😊
I came up here for the first time in the fall of 1974. Long before the ruin had been re-organized. The area was cratered with open pits caused by people digging for pots or artifacts. Apparently this site has been well known for quite some time. Over the last 50 years I have been up here mebbe 6 or 8 times. Its almost a required stop on my way to the Sheep Bridge crossing on the Verde River. The views are magnificent as your video shows. IF people lived here, they carried water a long way.
Keep up the good work. I enjoy your videos.
Thank you so much! Man... would give anything to have the experience to see the changes over time. Sadly a lot of sites have been destroyed over time due to treasure hunters and vandals. Really a shame as the sites lose a lot of context when the artifacts are missing or moved.
My Wife and I always love to visit sites like this and wonder how people lived in these places.. Thank you for sharing with us!
Happy to share! Thanks for watching! 😄
I haven't been there in years. Thanks for the upload. Its a beautiful place. I had forgotten about that big balancing rock.
I love your overhead views of everything the scenery , with the drone , everything was really beautiful. I love the southwest even though I live in the north . Thank you for taking me along. I love to travel, but can’t do it at this time so I share your passion.
Aw, thank you so much! 😊 So glad we could bring a piece of the Southwest to you then.
I would like to see the types of cacti that grow there! Anything southwest is awesome, but these ruins are really spectacular! At 7:14 is how I would like to think it was! Great work, Sir!
Loads of cactus in the area for sure. The Sonoran Desert definitely provides in that sense. 👍
What a mystical place, reminds me of an old song by Neil Young, "Cortez the Killer"....the singer laments the loss of a lover still living in a society and place like this, while he through some time warp is in the modern world. I have always pictured in my mind this location for the inspiration for the song. Just fascinating! Super drone work, kudos!
Thank you so very much! Super glad we could bring the site to you and provide some imagery to match the one in your head for that song. 😊
Well done. The calmness of voice, tempo, vocabulary, adding questions to viewers, adding mystery. Great!
Yes. Why is the Seers kay ruin there .
They had seasonal camps they mixed to. Having planted the south hills w agave. Its life with ceremony added.
Why there? Mountain views , defense, see the next camo .
I did the Arizona ruins.
What are the overview of major ruins.
Like a drone through time for an overview..set the oath to see all and box set .
Ancient dwellings not ruins .
The natives changed the name to ancient dwellings nor ruins
Thanks so much! We're happy you enjoyed this video. 😊
This is so beautiful- the lighting was incredible! Your drone shots made this amazing!! What a great video! It’s no coincidence the alignment 👍
Very few things built then seem to be coincident so we think there was definitely purpose to it. But it's just simply beautiful out there. 😊
Nice little hike with some great views and awesome history. Great work yall!
Thank you very much! Glad that you enjoyed it. 😊
they had a nice little hill there
Some amazing views for sure. Wouldn't mind waking up to views like that each morning. 😊
What an amazing little hike! That drone footage was great and really provided perspective. Another wonderful Monday treat, thanks!
The drone is so helpful. It's hard to really get a feel for what the size or shape is of the complex when looking at it from ground level. Don't know what we'd do without it. 😊
Very interesting
Thank you! Glad you think so! 😄
Hey Glenn. Thanks for the inspiration. I went up there today, pretty amazing. Next time you are up that way, you should do the Blue Wash trail that is right down the road from there. You'd love the waterfall at the end. SOOO amazing! - Mike
How awesome! Hope your time there was fantastic! And Blue Wash is on our radar. We definitely have been wanting to hike that one. Hoping to get to it in the upcoming months. 👍
Really really cool video thank u ❤❤😊😊
Our pleasure! 😊
Very nice, we will go there soon.
Nice! Hope you have an enjoyable time!
The doors of the hogan always faced East toward the rising Sun. When you enter the hogan you walk Clockwise to follow the course of the sun. Everything was done with a connection to the cosmos.
Interesting! Love the info! 😄👍
Love that area! We hiked there right after the fire that swept through. Of course, we walked the wrong way and went through the opposite direction because we wanted to see what the fire had done. Looks like it's rebounding quickly. Have you hiked Blue Wash? It's really pretty when the waterfall is running. Thank you for another awesome video.!
Haven't hiked Blue Wash, sadly. That fire was really something. I remember seeing red fire retardant on the hills later on.
I ended up there once, I was just exploring that area on a random drive, but it was way too hot out for me to hike (after 5 mins I would be dying, I'm not a fan of the heat...that's why I live in Phoenix-sarcasm) 😆 Nice to see what I missed, I like that even a smaller hike/video can still be made interesting by how the narration goes...good job.
Not a lot of shade out there, so yeah, it gets quite miserable in the summer. 🥵
Loved this hike! How did it get named sears ksy?
It was the name of the homesteaders that owned that land back in the 1800’s I believe…
I have a question,if u don't mind asking 🤔, is the night sky clear where the stars etc r seen clearly and in the summer months is a cooler up there compared to Phoenix?
Typically the higher up in elevation you get , the cooler the temps around Phoenix. So the area in the far North Phoenix metro area is usually cooler by a few degrees. Stars? Still a lot of light pollution.
My thoughts go to the people who had to lug water up the hill to support the population. How far was it to the nearest water source?
Oh, goodness. Not entirely sure. I'm sure water sources are different from how they were then, so it's possible water wasn't too terribly far away.
Using a lot more tools and editing. Nice to keep improving your skills of story telling!
Thanks so much! We've been experimenting a bit. 😊