Forgotten desert dwelling | The Hovatter Homestead

29 miles south of I-10 in western Arizona sits the abandoned homestead site of Ray & Barbra Hovatter. They lived and worked in the Little Horn Mountains from 1951-1974, primarily mining manganese.
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[@tinaalvarado612]

Sweet beautiful lost Arizona reminds me of my 3 acres in San Tan mtns. 20 years ago. There is no comparison once experiencing the openness

[@joelesparza8812]

That generation was much tougher than we are now.

[@bigfootsboggybottomlodge4954]

THX's

[@pigoff123]

Thank you for sharing the history

[@TrashPandaAdventures]

I always like the history you put into most of your video's. I get to explore the dessert with you thanks..

[@diannahancock8724]

ho-vat-ter

[@maggieredfeathercarrube6771]

Ty✌

[@Durin_Son]

Very cool story. Really enjoying the vids

[@coachbiggsremedy9634]

Love this channel

[@Dwightstjohn-fo8ki]

Those sand roads seem to be a problem. I couldn't pull over in my dad's last restoration an Oldsmobile because I was sure the tires would drop into the sand and I'd never get out. And on those sharp gravel roads radials steel belts heat up, and BLOW. bE PREPARED.

[@paulairola7041]

Been here several times , other hunting cabins in the area , Wilbanks cabin ,

[@edwardbenedict4961]

Some of your links are out of date. Thanks for the info, might go there someday.

[@Dwightstjohn-fo8ki]

AWD would be a great feature, and packing TWO spare tires and repair kit and air.

[@Truth-Be-Told-USA]

Is it off Hovatter road?

[@azdesertdog]

Haven't been there in a few years. Good to see it is still in good shape. Sad story for sure.

[@ricksandfort8836]

interesting seeing the saguaros lining the trail ... that CAN'T be natural ... nice vid!

[@ricksandfort8836]

you answered my comment right after I posted it ... lol

[@BPoweredLove]

No, certainly not. It's mentioned early in the video that Barbara was interested in botany and responsible for the relocation of the saguaros. 😀

[@eatdirtnetwork]

I would like to accompany you guys on a trail. I have a drone i can bring and have a 2016 4Runner.

[@azoffroad_net]

Sweet. What kind of drone do you have? I have a Phantom 3 Pro. but wasn't able to fly inside the refuge.

[@MsNevadakid]

holy cow ! very tragic.. the hovatter family was a very loving and together family, looks like to me... ..happy trails...

[@kbuss10]

very interesting! is it illegal to camp out there with a 4x4 RV...? i mean under 14 days. can you get in trouble (bad ppl etc)? What happened to the 2 daughters? thx

[@agatocle11]

Thank you

[@W7DSY]

Good video. I have been to the Hovatter site, but somehow missed your video. Excellent & informative.

[@darronsanderson4837]

Is the parcel for sale, (in 2021)?

[@mikehenry4743]

Sure it is. Better yet, I have some swamp land I'll sell you for real cheap.

[@frankhovatter6071]

This is a nice video. The only thing wrong is that Hovatter is pronounced with a long "o" sound like Hoe and the short "a" sound like bat (like "Hoe-vatter"). Thanks for posting it.

[@azoffroad_net]

Ahh -- thank you for the correction!