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You're a friggin' dork.
When I first saw this I wondered about the ladder. I wondered if it were real, and had never been visited in a long time, where did the ladder come from? The ladders to the kivas in Bullet Canyon and Slickhorn Canyon, for example, are actually re-creations.
I've seen a lot of kivas over the years, but no (original) intact ladders. Have any kivas actually been found with an intact ladder? Even if someone did find one, it seems foolish that someone would use it.
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As you probably know, this is the original ladder from the kiva in Slickhorn that's now in the Blanding museum. They took it out of there in the early 90s?...prior to that, people were using it.
Because of that, I thought that Mr. Hooper's "undiscovered ruin" could certainly have one. I've also never encountered one amongst all the ruins I've seen...and in some cases "found".
There's a really nice, clean kiva in a canyon not far from the Gulch that myself and a girlfriend stumbled upon. We were on a little side hike and she wanted to turn back because it was getting shallow and boring...I pressed on with the intention of making the rim and there it was, in a place that you normally wouldn't expect it. Kind of like Yellow House. That was back in '98...I reckon perhaps others may have seen it since then, but it's kind of a weird diversion to reach. It was an after dinner "Let's cruise up here" kind of thing. I didn't bring my camera.
I can't help but wonder and be hopeful that something like a pristine kiva might still exist. My best guess that if one (or more) does, it's on Navajo land. But then again, they pilfered wood from those old ruins 600 years ago themselves.
Still, even if one is found, it's not a good idea. I'm glad they took it out. Personally I'd hate to be the one that broke a rung on a 900 year old historic ladder. I'm willing to guess that most of the Anasazi/Ancestral Pueblo weighed a bit less than I do as well.:wink: Personally, I don't think I'd ever use an authentic ladder to access a kiva.Quote:
...prior to that, people were using it.
I've seen ladders in museums, but I've always assumed they've been repaired at least a little.
I've been to a lot of remote ruins (probably not near as many as you though), but I've never seen an intact ladder. I've seen one leading up to a ruin (which I'm sure you have seen too), but I don't think I'd use it and wouldn't call it fully intact. I guess it would be possible to find one, judging by the conditions of say, the Bridge of Poles near Eminence Break, but the kiva ladder in the photo here looks too good to be true. If it weren't for the ladder, I'd consider the story much more believable.
To the best of my knowledge there aren't any intact kiva ladders in-situ. I guess it is possible there are some in the Tesgi canyon system. On Cedar Mesa there are quite a few sets of ladder poles, some w/ the rungs on the floor by the poles. The replica poles in Perfect Kiva/Slickhorn have now had bolts added. It would sure be great to find an intact ladder out there.
Here is an example of one of them :Quote:
On Cedar Mesa there are quite a few sets of ladder poles, some w/ the rungs on the floor by the poles.
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Strange I recognize this pole of the Healing Kiva Philippe, Hope I never seen a queen inside it like the tennis player girl of Hooper :fitz:
You're right, Alan, this is the kiva that you call Healing Kiva on your website.Quote:
Strange I recognize this pole of the Healing Kiva Philippe
What would you say if you meet this archeologist from Memphis in a kiva ?Quote:
Hope I never seen a queen inside it like the tennis player girl of Hooper :fitz:
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Saying return to Memphis listen Elvis !
Yes, this one is believable and a much more likely find than finding a ladder in the condition in the original post on this thread.
Agreed. The not fully intact ladder I have seen was in one of the canyons I know you have explored (the one that starts with a B), so I'm pretty sure you have seen it too.Quote:
Especially around the Abajo's.