Subject: Our Exploration At The Great Basin...."Giants Cave" & "Rochester NV"
Date: 1/25/2012 1:10:54 P.M. Pacific Standard Time
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I never thought about ever exploring the Great Basin until I took an interest in sites like Grimes Point and the Lovelock Cave. Hearing about mummies, ancient bones, petroglyphs and even giants is enough to capture the interest of any true adventurer. The more I continue to journey within this region the more fascinating the mysteries are. When we started our group back east I never thought in a million years I would be climbing red rocks and chasing legends. However the legends of ghost and giants within the wild west hold more truth then the ground we walk on.

One of my favorite things to do is pack up the gear, cooler and all our investigators riding off into the sunset. In this case it was the sunrise since the Great Basin is very vast we had allot of road to cover. So off we went packed my coffee and couldn't wait to go deep into the Great Basin. The basin at one time was filled with a massive lake so large it was more like a sea with waves crashing along its shores. Today what is left is a vast desert with little water except a few lakes that were formed from ancient Lake Lahontan receding.  Such lakes formed during the last ice age when glaciers covered most of western Nevada.

Driving through the basin gives you a feeling of being small afterall for miles all you see are rocks and mountains. There was an area I past that were salt flats man if I had a dune buggy it just might be to fun lol. Our ride would be a long one as we would enter the town of Lovelock where I visited an outdoor museum. I really couldn't stay long but it was cool seeing the old wagons and century old tools. At one time there were many ghost towns in this region so we have to assume that the artifacts have been collected from those locations.

However before there were ghost towns immediately after the last ice age man settled in this region. This would make the great basin area as old as ancient Egypt and the mummies found within it are perhaps older then the ones discovered in the pyramids. So you can imagine my excitement to be able to hike around the area and see if I could make any discoveries of my own.

We had reached the turn off which is a 21 mile stretch most of it dirt road deep into an area called the Humboldt Sink. The deeper we traveled down the road the more I fell in love with the massive dark mountains as it meandered along the edge of them.

We had came across a herd of wild cattle being rounded up by local ranchers. This kind of would offset our investigation a bit as all I could see was the asses of about 100 of them trotting in front of my truck stirring up dust. Welcome to the wild west these are the kind of things you deal with out here unlike back east. 

The weather was very cool but no snow on the mountains so I had hoped for a nice day and we got one. Even though the great basin is a high desert there was allot of large trees and pastures as we made our way to this ancient site. Luckily the cattle went to the right and I was taking another road to the left. Our journey would began and after it all I had wished it never would end.

Giant's Cave
(Also Known As Lovelock, Sunset Guano, Indian & Horseshoe Cave)

When we arrived on site it was so quiet you could almost hear a pin drop. There wasn't really any winds and we were kind of nestled in a canyon nearly surrounded by hills and mountains. Behind me I could see the dirt road we just came off on and Humboldt Lake miles away. We grabbed all our gear then packed for a day event with allot of hiking involved.

I could not withstand the suspense so my goal was to immediately get to the cave check it out for anything strange then go from there. We would take a narrow trail on a steep hill. We knew where the cave was as when you are driving up the dirt road it is visible at the top of the hill so it was just a matter of getting to it via foot.

It was hard to believe that at one time waves battered this cavern eroding away the rocks. When we approached it I found nearly three entrances into the main cavern. The main cavern is about 150' in length by about 50' in width. More or less its a massive room where very little light seeps down into it.

The cavern was very dusty there was allot of sand and it appeared that all of us went our own ways. The ceilings were black this was because at one time the cave was being used as shelter. The natives would hunt then cook there foot inside the cavern. The smoke would tar the caverns ceilings black from it.

But more importantly prior to the local natives burying thousands of artifacts within the cave there was a large race of red haired giants that dwelled here. These giants were here long before the natives arrived and they were at war. Food within the great basin was not an easy find so those giants ate the natives then there was a war. The giants were slaughtered some became mummified and were buried in the very cave they dwelled.  Today most of the finds including the giant skulls can be seen at a museum in Winnemucca.

The cavern was a consistent temperature and at times I thought I heard when I was by myself whispers. Those whispers could have been an animal or maybe the spirits of the ancients. Afterall the giant bones were not the only discovery here. They also discovered bones here that were 9,500 years old perhaps some of the oldest in North America period.

My son he found some bones in the cave they were hollow which meant they were from a bird. It was obvious that many forms of wildlife have been inside this cave. I found droppings from desert rats and mice. I am sure mountain lions and even bats use the cave regularly.

The cave had allot of limestone rocks scattered throughout while there were some areas that looked collapsed. I am almost willing to bet based on my study of the cave there is a possible hidden entrance going down deep into the hill. The problem is that it was at one time heavily excavated so you could clearly see where holes were dug into the rocks. I also found a crevice about two feet wide as if over time earthquake activity has took a toll on the cave site as if it was being split in half.

Jarrod and I found a smaller chamber within the cave with a soft sandy floor that is where he found the bird bones. I thought that was a bit odd but then again this cave held allot of secrets. The natives would bury there weapons and tools sometimes as deep as 4' below the caverns soft floor.

Briefly we did get some readings on our new ghost detector we were still trying it out as its a new EMF tool. The readings were not very high but there were a few within the cave itself. I am sure if I spent most of my day here I could have worked a bit more with ghosts and such. But I was primarily interested in just being here and having that freedom to explore. I did take EVP's they are still under review and then I wondered would any of them even be heard in the English Language?

There was movement in the cave Tammy thinks it was an animal and what kind who knows. But I didn't see any birds or bats yet something kept moving around in the cavern. I spent a fairly long time exploring every inch of the chambers and the only thing I seen here is dust. But again a few times I heard some noises that I really had no explanation for.

Although the cave is very historic there is a creepy feeling here. Back thousands of years ago the local natives piled sage brush up at the caverns entrance. They then lit it killing all the giants inside thus for our team its a very relevant location to investigate.

I had done allot of filming here including an on the spot interview. As some of you are now aware for the last few years I have been focusing on media production. We will continue to take our productions to entirely new levels in the future. We want to not only show you photos of the locations we go but we also want you to feel that you are there with us when we are exploring so I went a bit crazy with the filming here.

We would then take the exploration to another whole new level afterall this is not the only cave in the region nor has the entire great basin been explored. We would hit the trail coming around the backside of a hill where we would ascend across the desert to an area where we found red rock cliffs and formations. My goal was to find arrowheads and petroglyphs sadly I didn't find either but my son found some really cool rocks.

The landscape here was also used for hunting of course at one time it was also flourishing with water thus there probably was more foliage and wildlife. We would take a lunch break at the red rocks which reminded me a bit of being up in Sedona or the Valley of fire. They were massive and most of them were eroded from the winds and waters.

It was getting later in the day so I had to make a decision such as do I move onto the ghost towns or do I continue to explore. I would only have time for one ghost town and made the decision to continue on the expedition here. My son climbed the red rocks and had a good time exploring. I however had another game plan in mind one that would involve just me since it would be dangerous.

I would climb the steep mountain side then work my way up the sheer red rocks which would take me up onto a ridge/plateau. The further I ascended the smaller Tammy was looking. I realized I was very high up but could use this as a vantage point to get some great photos of the great basin and find other possible caves.

I thought the climb would be a cinch but then realized that the loose rock required at times for me to be on all fours. There was some thorns and prickles which I ended up getting in my shoes. Here I was laying on my back on a steep mountain side cleaning out the earth from my shoes. I would end up being left with a sheer rock wall to climb. Well as I was climbing it I couldn't get my footing and every rock I grabbed crumbled in my hands. At one point when I tried to get a grip the rock gave way and I almost fell backwards to my death. When I reached the top of the wall I then had a steep hill to climb up through thorn brush with the sun in my eyes. I didn't know how much further I had to go I couldn't even see the top but surely I could see Tammy and Jarrod waving to be hundreds of feet below.

I had finally stood on top of this narrow ridge which overlooked the entire Humboldt Sink. It was kind of eerie to think that at one time this ridge was beachfront property to ancient lake Lahotan. I took some scenic photos then decided to follow the ridge all the way up to even a higher peak. This climb was not as tedious but it was steep and tiresome. It was either climb or deal with possibly getting some serious road rash back down the side of the mountain. I was not ready to go down just yet I figured if I am this high up I should just continue to explore a bit more.

I followed the ridge up to an area where it split off to two more peaks I went to the right which was one of the higher mountains within the sink. I could not believe my eyes as 360 degrees I was surrounded by high desert mountain ranges. There was nothing but wilderness for a 100 miles at every angle. I could see valleys, washes, canyons, cliffs, mountain peaks and lakes.

I stood on the crown of the peak which is just this little red rock with drop offs on all three sides. You bet your ass I celebrated on top relishing the moment. I tried to envision how the natives seen these lands and beyond a shadow of a doubt I am sure at one time they stood on this peak looking down at the Great Basin. I felt lucky to have gotten to see the basin at the top of the world and ill never forget it.

I did get some high EMF readings at the peak not sure why but its a spiritual place. There is allot of mysteries to ancient places in the basin everything from UFOs to entrances into the Hollow Earth. In this case these lands were roamed by red haired giants who also probably stood on this crown based on the fact that it overlooks the entire great basin 360 degrees.

I didn't see any caves but who knows what is down in some of those canyons then again when the lake receding it may have collapsed some of the limestone cave entrances surrounding this mountain. I took a time out and I laid right across the little red rock looking up at the sky. By this time the temperature was in the 50's not bad for a winter day. I was able to do some filming up here sadly not entirely with my HD cam since my batteries went dead but you get the idea I am on top of the world lol. I put my camera on a tripod taking a photo of me standing on this tiny red rock it was intense. My truck looked smaller then a fruit fly on a rotten apple from up above. I then realized how small we are in the universe but not just that but on planet earth.

I would began to make my descent which probably is allot more difficult then actual climbing. The problem is with this descent is that you cannot get footing. At one time volcanoes graced this area so the rock is very loose and it crumbles each step you take. Based on the steep hillsides some of them you cannot look over so for example you could be walking down the mountain then right in front of you there is a cliff. The problem is that without good footing one wrong move might mean death. The ability to lose your footing rolling right off the cliffs and so I had to tread extremely carefully.

Jarrod seen me working my way down the area where the red rock formations are abundant. He met me half way up to spot check me as originally I was near one of those drop offs and was trying to go around it to get down. If it were not for him to tell me which path down to take I may not have been typing this report right now. The desert no matter where in the west is generally similar. There are good paths and deadly ones particularly with most of these mountains which are full of cliff sides.

Tammy had wondered why I was gone so long she was starting to worry. She knows how I go off exploring and disappearing sometimes for hours on end. If it were not for explorers like us in the world all these great places people would never get to learn about or see. I was fairly happy to be hiking back down into the basin. I was pretty exhausted and knew that our adventure was only half over with.

I would have to traverse back to civilization and eventually into another secluded area called Rochester NV. You always have to be careful when you offroad down these rugged roads for miles. You might get a flat tire or stuck or encounter someone who isn't right in the head. I do allot of offroading to places most people don't even think about going to. We never know what we might see or find or even discover at the time.

I would like to visit this location again maybe explore some other places based on future information we receive from our viewers. What I can tell you is that when this goes onto our site in the near future your going to enjoy the beautiful photography, videos and history. This place is very special and we will treat it as if. There is no doubt in my mind that if these giants were discovered at this location that perhaps other less traveled areas may also hold similar secrets.

Lord Rick
Founder
Producer, Talk Show Host and Author

www.paranormalghostsociety.org

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