Name: Exploring Rogers Canyon & Reavis Valley in the Superstition Wilderness
Start: 2025-02-22T19:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-02-28T21:00:00-05:00

After the success of the trip last year, it is time to explore a different section of the Superstition Wilderness. I'll let [Tom Kollenborn](https://superstitionmountaintomkollenborn.blogspot.com) introduce us to the area.
"The Native Americans were the first humans to occupy the Reavis Valley. They settled here some 10,000 – 15,000 years ago. These early residents settled here for the same reason Elisha Marcus Reavis did in 1874. This valley had permanent water and good soil and has the only spring fed permanent stream flowing year around in this entire region. Native Americans, farmers, and cattlemen all cherished and coveted this beautiful valley and its abundance of water in a desert environment. Numerous archaeological sites, including Circle Stone, dot the towering knolls that surround the valley and serve today as a mute testimony to those who once lived in this valley." [You can read more here](https://superstitionmountaintomkollenborn.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-reavis-ranch-legacy.html).

I plan to explore some hidden cliff dwellings, visit the original site of the Reavis Ranch house, find the aforementioned Circle Stone, and checkout a few other interesting spots. Most of this trip will follow established trails but there will be numerous, good opportunities to explore some off trail sites. Along the way, we may even find a few good swimming holes!

Everyone should plan to arrive by early afternoon on Saturday, February 22, 2025. It's about a 2 hour drive to the trailhead.

More details coming soon!
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As usual, each participant needs to submit a signed [THW Acknowledgement of Risk form](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DPr1jzgpMXtUkVXH9x_hfVA9nlM-vBGu/edit?usp=share_link&ouid=115078247536429180268&rtpof=true&sd=true), if you do not already have one on file with the group.
And as always, please observe the Leave No Trace (LNT) Principles while in the woods and on the trails. [Refresh yourself here:](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1G3H9jpftCgxSoLSpRih8_TnkpO-g-iBK/edit?usp=share_link&ouid=115078247536429180268&rtpof=true&sd=true)
If you have any questions, call me.
Pete @ 216-214-2838

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