The epic landmarks are under the radar in digital archives and draw blanks in Google searches, existing in the realm of places unmarked on maps that can only be found by those who already know where they are. Photographs were encouraged the sharing of directions and identifying details was not. The deal: a backroads glimpse of abandoned farms, ancient rock formations, historic sites and cave petroglyphs tucked behind locked gates and fenced pastures.
Our off-the-grid tour of Cimarron County, led by long-time friends who are descendants of pioneers, continued. Century-old graffiti, including foot-tall letters spelling out the local name of the site, is etched into the worn sedimentary rock.Īfter some rat-a-tat chitchat, the mini-militia spun the steering wheel and faded back in the opposite direction in a cloud of dust. Had to check.”Ī labyrinth of eroded sandstone buttes created beneath an ancient sea stands guard near the top of a rise near the Oklahoma-Colorado border.
“Got a new one, just a couple weeks ago.” They leaned forward to squint through the dust squall, scanning my unfamiliar face and then looking across to the driver, a third-generation Cimarron County resident. The men inside – two in front and two in back of the club cab – held rifles beside them: stocks on the seats, barrels in the air. It was almost dusk when the pickup seemed to apparate out of nowhere, careening off a dirt road intersection to roar up on our passenger side in a spray of gravel.
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