I talked to Gary Hopkins, who caretakes the Clyde's Ranch...he's been there for many, many years. The dirt road that runs to the west of Neilsen's own entry gate originally was a forest service road. Gary had no idea how Ridley Court came about, but suggested that it could be a relative new dirt access road. Roy Sharpless bought his ranch from Clyde in 1920's and the Nielsens came along a few decades later and bought their spot from Sharpless. Before the 1920's the Clydes owned all of Lone Pine Canyon and down into parts of present day Blue Cut. They also owned the area of East Canyon and down into the Swarthout drainage at present day Desert Front Road. Early Wrightwood rancher Harry Heath later bought this particular property from the Clydes.
