Podcast by Rancho (Drew Celovsky)
03 April 2026
Out in the Lower Pecos Canyonlands, time doesn't move the way it does anywhere else.
The land holds on to things.
Footsteps. Marks on stone. Stories that don't always stay where they happened.
In this chapter, I sit down with Ronnie Hart, a man who's spent real time out in the canyons, spending time in places most people never see, learning the land one stretch at a time.
What he shares isn't something you'll find written down.
It's what comes from being out there long enough, long enough to notice things and long enough for something to notice you back.
Out here in The V, the land holds on to its stories..as not all of them stay buried.
Have you ever dug shelters anywhere in Val Verde County, Texas? Want to share your story? I'd love to hear from you. Reach out to me through my Facebook page @Ancient Whispers of the Lower Pecos Canyonlands and be part of this project or let me know what you think of this podcast or the other stories found @ TheV.Alitu.com. I appreciate you, the worldwide listeners!
Special thanks to Mr. Ronnie Hart for sharing his experiences as well as Kerri for her awesome haunting canyon flute music.
I hope you enjoy and stay tuned for Chapter 3!
-Rancho
Personal Facebook: Rancho Del Cielo
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11 March 2026
I'm sitting down with diggers of the West Texas canyonlands- men and women who spent their time in rock shelters, dust, heat, and the hidden corners of Val Verde County, Texas.
These are the people who crawled beneath the rim and worked the ancient shelters scattered throughout the canyon walls. The stories they carry aren't polished or academic. They're straight, unvarnished, and full of the kind of history you won't find in books.
In this episode, I sit down and talk with Digger Dan as he shares his experiences digging in the rockshelters and caves of Val Verde County, Texas.
Along the way we'll explore the culture, the mystery, and the realities of life spent searching the canyonlnds.
If you've ever dug shelters anywhere in Val Verde County, and would like to share your story, I'd love to hear from you. Reach out to me through my Facebook page @Ancient Whispers of the Lower Pecos Canyonlands and be part of this project or let me know what you think of this podcast or the other stories found @ TheV.Alitu.com
I hope you enjoy and stay tuned for Chapter 2!
-Rancho
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09 March 2026
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07 August 2025
In 1975, Dr. Harry J. Shafer stepped into Hinds Cave (site 41VV456) — one of the most sacred archaeological shelters in North America — and began uncovering what time had sealed: ash, sandals, woven fiber, fire-cracked stone, and preserved human feces, known as coprolites.
Nearly fifty years later, this episode brings that moment back.
Written and narrated by Rancho of Val Verde County, Texas, this is a one-hour immersive journey into the cave, followed by a rare extended conversation with Dr. Shafer himself.
He tells what they found.
What it meant.
And what it still holds.
Set in the Lower Pecos Canyonlands and built entirely from verified excavation data. Please join the legendary Dr. Shafer and I and we hope you enjoy the experience.
-Rancho
TheV.Alitu.com
Thanks to Kerri @freesounds.org for the awesome canyon flute music!
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03 July 2025
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18 May 2025
Beneath a limestone bench in Val Verde County, Texas, the earth remembers.
Twenty-Two Burials.
One Vertical Shaft.
Seven Thousand Years of Silence.
The Seminole Sink isn't a story you hear, it's one you enter.
Told through layered sound, ancient breath, and the voice of the land itself, this immersive descent follows the excavation of one of the most sacred and mysterious burial sites in the Lower Pecos.
But what was uncovered...was never meant to be disturbed.
Because the Sink...
Doesn't let go.
Welcome to The V, etched in my bones and forged in my soul-
I hope you enjoy what I dub the Ouija Board of The Lower Pecos!
Special Thanks to Jimmy Mercanto for the idea!
-Rancho
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