Roger Rantz
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Okay, we are now getting to a point where I need to interject some common sense into this conversation.
Roger, don't take this as anything personal against you. Anybody that is thinking about following up on Roger's information needs to do some serious research.
1. Do you even know who Roger is? What are his bonafides?
2. Roger has made some big claims, but has yet to show a single unambiguous photograph or proof of ANYTHING of value. Some of Roger's Family claims don't hold up to scrutiny, so I tend to let that overlap into how I feel about his treasure claims. Also, this site is in the New Water Moluntains WILDERNESS AREA". Good luck on trying to legally keep anything.
I have been in this area several times in the past. I drove (then climbed) up to the "hole in the rock". While I won't say its impossible for there to be a source of gold there, if you aren't used to desert mountain areas, I don't advise going to the area. If anybody is seriously thinking about going there, I advise doing some things first:
1. Contact Roger on the side. Get to know him and see if he seems legit.
2. Give yourself a little test. Go to the Superstition Mountains, to The Peralta Trailhead. Using a TOPO Map and Compass, hike from there to First Water Trailhead. Its about 8 miles as the crow flies on well defined trails. If you can do this without issues, its about the same distance to hike into Roger's Site and back (with no maintained trails).
3. Don't go by yourself.
Mike
Do you have a picture of the "hole in rock"?