Waldo Wilcox lived on this land for 50 years and knows these sites inside and out.

We meet Waldo Wilcox, the rancher who sold Range Creek Canyon to the government. His father moved to the canyon in 1951, and had taught his sons to respect the ancient remains on their property.

Waldo takes a helicopter ride to point out some of the favorite discoveries he made in the canyon. He discovered what he calls the "fortress" while hunting mountain lion; it's a village on a high rock pinnacle, with what appear to be defensive fortifications, and even piles of rocks ready to use to bombard intruders. From the helicopter, Waldo points out completely inaccessible, untouched granaries and house remains that are wedged into crevices in sheer cliffs. Back at ground level, we visit one of the rancher's favorite rock art panels, located near the remains of a house dug up by scavengers looking for pottery. Waldo issues a challenge to all of us to preserve for the future what he and his family protected in the past.