Sears-Kay Ruins was once a village. Before there were stucco homes, Circle K's and drive thru windows for everything, some of the early Arizonan's lived there and farmed the land around it. The Hohokam Indians occupied the village approximately the year 1200. There are foundation ruins of five buildings with about 40 rooms in each unit. There is even a mystery room the archeologists haven't developed a description as of yet. You can stand in the middle of this room and come up with your own theory. Maybe someone will receive a message to what it was used for. The ruins seem perfect for recording EVP and capturing spirits on our cameras.
You must hike to the mountain top to reach the Sears-Kay Ruins...therefore this adventure is not recommended if you have difficulties walking or breathing. It is rated a medium to hard climb. The trail is narrow at first and somewhat steep.
We all met at the Sears-Kay Ruins parking lot on SUNDAY, OCTOBER 15 at 3:00PM. This gave us time to explore and photograph the area and enjoy the one-mile loop hike in the park. Debe handed out information about the ruins and explained the objective of the investigation was to see if EVP could be recorded or if we could capture the spirits in photos. Scott Davis from Channel 3 was on hand to take the hike with us and create a news story for his “The Unexplained” series.
At the top of the mountain, everyone sought out a secluded spot in the rocky foundations of the ruins and went to work. Daytime pictures of the wonderful view below them were snapped as well as the near by architectural beauty of the ruins. Recording devices were placed in several places. We explored the many rooms of this once thriving village. The round room—or the mystery room—was the most intriguing. Being the only round room we all felt it must have had a special purpose. Most investigators felt it was a healing room where the elders or healing men brought the sick for treatment. A couple other investigators felt emotionally distressed over the deaths and it moved them to tears. Tamara noted the fact that there were several butterflies on the mountaintop that symbolized new growth, new birth.
We took a break back down the hill at the Ramada and enjoyed a hot dog BBQ provided by the MVD Ghostchaser team. We grabbed another bottle of cold water and hiked back up the mountain at dusk to prepare for our nighttime photography of the ruins. As the sun began to set in the west, the coolness of the evening sent the investigators back down the mountain one by one. Debe and the last eight investigators made the trek back down the mountain after dark with the aid of their trusty flashlights.
