This is obviously an old horse corral sitting under a low hanging ridge. The oval corral is made from stacked rock and has a natural campsite next to it, also laying underneath a rock ridge.
During a recent exploration flight as I was flying along over the desert north of the Grand Canyon on the area where the Shivits Plateau, Antelope Valley and the Unikaret Plateau all come together, I found something very interesting.
If I hadn't been flying low, slow and paying attention to what was on the ground I could have easily missed this.
In this close up of the corral you can see the full layout:
It looks like the corral has been extended with a wooden fence-line out from the original rock corral. In this image taken from further away at a different angle you can see how the corral blends into the desert surroundings. This would be very difficult to spot from the ground unless you stumbled onto it. Somebody knew how to use the natural layout of the land to strategically place this.
I wonder who constructed this and when it was built? What era of history does this come from?
The overhanging ridges offer some protection from rain and provide a modicum of shade in the hot summer. It sits near to a small stream.
I love finding things like this in wilderness areas, I call these places "Hidden Secrets with Forgotten History"! I hope you enjoy looking at these, open them full screen for the best view.
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Where Eagles Fly - The American Wilderness Expedition is my personal mission to introduce people to these amazing locations that surround us.
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Yehaw!!
Some incredible aerial shots there, bro. Love it and wish I could visit this awesome place someday.
Simply breathtaking!
There is Louis Lamour story written there. I can see cowboys, horses and cattle in tbe history there!
That's in interesting find.
This is an interesting find. Its perks like these that keep me coming back to see what you have found on your most recent travels...
I bet if there was a place to land you would have explored it.
I love these little bits of forgotten places and history
hmm.. thats interesting!