Ruins

[Jimbo]

Anyone recognize these ruins on your right just before the big bend. Any history?

 

[Bill Sampson]

Are these up on the San Juan River?

 

[Pegasus]

I was told years ago that this was a remnant of a "Navajo sweat lodge" by a Navajo in my family (my sister's husband). The Navajo used these for medicinal and religious purposes among other things. I can't confirm the specifics for this particular structure historically, but that was his opinion.

 

[Jimbo]

A few years ago it was flattened and in bad shape.
It now appears to have been rebuilt to some extent.
Location is near the place mark.
Was hoping to get some ice cream there but no way.

 

[Bill Sampson]

It's good to see that someone has spent time to rebuild this. It has been a few years since I had seen this. The area around this has some trails leading away from the river, but we have never explored them.

 

[Jimbo]

Possibly a honeymoon lodge given it's isolation.

 

[birdsnest]

I wonder if that area is accessible by boat with the current water levels.

 

[JFRCalifornia]

I wonder if that area is accessible by boat with the current water levels.

That image shown above is from 8-24-04, when the lake was at 3574 (today at 3569). So I'd say the image is a pretty close approximation to today, but with continued siltation since 2004, hard to know exactly where the lake ends now without being there, I suppose...

 

[Tiff Mapel]

It's also possible that some burros have knocked it down. There are a lot of feral burros on that side.

Tiff

 

[Jimbo]

I wonder if that area is accessible by boat with the current water levels.

Late August last year it was about 40 to 50' depth.

 

[Bill Sampson]

If get up there this July I will look for it.