I Climbed Ancient Carved Steps, and Uncovered a Complete Mystery
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- Опубликовано: 30 май 2024
- While hiking a canyon in the American Southwest, I found ancient steps carved into solid rock. Wondering where they went, I climbed to the top. What I found still baffles me today. #ancientdiscoveries #exploration #hiking #adventure #history
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Can’t decide what I like more about Andrew’s vlogs: imagery, his natural curiosity or philosophical questioning of us and how we fit our surroundings through millennia. Glad I don’t have to choose.
What a great comment, Thanks ❤
you do and you have
I find this interesting because no matter how cold and dry a place is, it still has human contact.
Your a Mountain Goat 🐐
Appreciate that Yuri. It’s helpful for me to hear some of the aspects of my videos that are appealing to you, and others. Thanks for watching!
I really do respect how you remind your viewers that disturbing, or even touching, artifacts could potentially lead to their degradation and be lost forever. It’s an extremely important thing to remember if someone ever comes across any kind of ancient art or artifacts.
Just wear gloves...
@@BC-du5hm Ya, or carry a small pressure washer and wash it after touching them.
Just don't touch them 🤷♂️@@BC-du5hm
@@BC-du5hmoils on your skin aren’t the only thing that ruin the paint, the pressure and moisture from your hand could also degrade it, just be an adult and understand, you cannot touch it at all without ruining it.
@@manny4707 I'm gonna go and rub my hand over all of them now.
As someone who's worked in a museum, thank you for pointing out that the oils from our hands degrade the paint over time!
Great video & please be careful.
My thought , originally, was that oils from a human’s hand would help shield the art from the elements of wind and occasional water. In wet caves we have been warned not to touch the walls because the oils would interfere with the natural flow of the water over the surface. One day the ancient art in the canyons will disappear due to nature’s wearing it away.
@@sharondoan1447 Interesting thought, I didn't know that about the caves, it makes sense. All I know is that it's best not to touch, heck, even metal gets worn down, look at that statue in Harvard where applicants touch his foot for good luck, and compare it with the look of the rest of the statue.
@@facespaz Touching the walls, stalagmites ( the ones growing towards the cave ceiling) or the stalactites ( the one’s growing down toward the cave floor) in a “ wet “ cave are considered to be living and growing. The dry ones are dead because of natural dryness.
@@sharondoan1447 The oils from your hand will go rancid over time, reacting with oxygen to make fatty acids. And those can degrade a number of things. You don't want these things in fine electronics either, and that's what I've learned it from, but I'm sure it applies to art as well.
This has to be the best exploration channel.
You literally have the guts to make climbs while other YT'ers are too scared or out of shape.
Keep it up
Thanks Jason. Appreciate you watching!
@@Desert.Drifter dn't die tho
Did you notice it looked like there was a kanyon etched out next to the figure. Making me think that was a watchpost for their tribes hidden in the caves.
The more you watch, the more you realize you're addicted to Desert Drifter. The journey through life between uploads continues.
You are so right - 💯👍 the more I watch the better it gets ❤ and I can't wait for the next one
*I see the Bighorn Sheep rock monument potential. Maybe just labeling of a good hunting ground for an annually nomadic people, not different from remembering and returning back to where you caught two big fish.*
He's relatable. And yeah, addictive.
❤ positive waves
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As a small child I had nightmares about walking narrow ledges like Andrew explores, so I'm a bit less enthusiastic than some - though having been born and raised near a state park with rock climbing potential I know I would have tried it myself if it had been a thing normal people did way back when I was in college. Back then park Rangers would have carted us off to county jail for taking such risks.
In a platform full of egomaniac influencers, misleading click bait video titles, and endless dreadful self promotion Desert Drifter is breath of fresh air!
Your genuine curiosity and enthusiasm for your content is so great to watch. So many people would be tempted to create some contrived drama or play into some B. S. Ancient Aliens narrative in this video just for clicks. You show respect and admiration for both the desert and the amazing native people who once called it their home. All I can say is thank you and always be careful out there!
I agree wholeheartedly with you. Desert Drifter is a breath of fresh air!!
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Well the more I think about it the more I’ve concluded ancient aliens are as likely as scientists being accurate on dating the ice age etc.
There’s Turkish maps from the 1500s showing an ice free Antarctica and artic. I learned that when scientists carbon date things they assume carbon levels are fixed over time. It’s like that’s impossible especially considering coal beds and oil fields. The atmosphere used to have massive amounts of carbon in the air meaning the dating methods assuming carbon levels are fixed in the air is absurd.
I'm looking at that wall painting objectively and I see a comet and a being with six fingers! Try not to mock something you don't understand. It makes you look ignorant.
Well said
It's in the good part of RUclips definitely.
Being from England it’s really hard to fully appreciate a landscape like that
Yep, I'm near Birmingham and find this fascinating. Dolores cannon has interesting insights..
"The more you find out, the more you realize you dont know.."
wise words...in a world full of know-it-alls desperate to appear to have it all figured out, its refreshing to see you humbly admit what you cant explain with absolute certainty while showing deep insight into the rest. This is top notch documentary up with the finest public education. Thank you!
Appreciate it. It’s part of being human not having all the answers, I wish we could be more comfortable admitting that. But we do love control…
My knees are weak just watching him hang out up there
Mine too, but then, I am 80 with bad knees!
My stomach managed to cut flips Multiple times! When I was a kid, I would climb anything that stood still long enough! Not Any More! Especially at 68 in less than a month!
I think I peed😳
To me looks more to one of the paw patrol!! Jajaja! By the way Bendiciones para ti y tu familia! I always enjoy your videos,I love them!!
My palms are sweating!
I'm a disabled person and can't go exploring like this,anymore. I kinda can look through your videos,and live it! Thanks for these clips!
Aloha from Hawaii 🌋! I walk with a cane now,I can relate to your comment!🏝️
I love you just know that. Humans are amazing. And you deserve happiness
I'm not disabled and would never climb up there. Haha
I'm just a lazy fat person and this reinforces my bad habits but I like exploring this way too! I'm serious. I'm not making jokes.
My dad broke his back and can’t walk for years now. He literally relies on videos for lots of things.
But my dad being paralyzed makes me hate the government and environmentalists even more. My dad used to ride horses, hike, ride wheelers etc. now if he can’t drive to a place he can’t go there. The government and environmentalists shutting down roads on public lands he’s used or would like to visit means he no longer can go to places. Public land is no longer public nor publicly accessible or handicap accessible.
It makes me wonder why the government can do that. Handicap laws literally offer zero protection to the disabled when it comes to closing down roads or locking up more of Utah for the next new wilderness area or monument or even recreation area. Did you know I was reading about one recreation area and they literally banned metal detecting. I thought to myself WTF these sonsofguns. Like thousands of people go metal detecting for recreation. You dig a small hole and fill it in when you’re done. It about as harmful as anything else.
Andrew, I'm so claustrophobic that watching you crawl through that place got my heart rate up. I love traveling with you but I'm sure happy it's from my recliner. The rock art is awesome but I really was amazed by the carved steps. You have allowed this old woman to go places she never thought she would. Thank you!
Yeah, I had to stop watching. You couldn’t pay me. 🙏🏼💙
The placces you go, the things you see, the situations you experience, all of it truly blows my mind! As a "want-to-be" anthropologist and an ersatz archeologist, I find myself addicted to your content, but in a good way! I really enjoy myself while accompanying you on your quests! As a kid growing up on the Southern Arizona desert, I became sort of a geologist due to my love of natural materials. Continued success on your adventures!
Dude, I love that you left the scene with you climbing with no music or narration.. just hearing the birds and ambiance made me feel more in the moment experiencing what you are out there. Great video
Agreed 😊
I agree beautiful
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Totally!!!
Try using his name.
as a geologist that slab of sandstone with the fossilized ripples fascinated me a lot. in morrison, colorado there's a massive face of exposed upturned rock that shows a big network of fossilized ripples from when that part of colorado was part of the cretaceous interior seaway. much of where the colorado plateau now lies was part of the shallow parts of this seaway, so it's likely that slab of sandstone is at least 120-66 milion years old, an awesome find!
Across the road where I live, I found a massive boulder in the woods. On the top face was a huge clam fossil. It looked perfect.
I delayed returning with intent to clean it off & get pictures when the property sold. I then waited to see the new owner & inform them what they had. But within days they moved in heavy equipment, put up fences, gates & signs & bulldozed a road through the very spot. 😢
dinosaur ridge!
Gettysburg battle field , near Little Round Top, is a stone bridge with the primary structures . Ripple marks, fossil, raindrop impressions, and laminated structers.😊
@@BalthazarMyrrh70That’s depressing. In Arizona, developers, city workers, etc are supposed to immediately stop work and contact authorities if artifacts are found. I had a friend who worked heavy equipment for the City of Chandler and he said they just keep bulldozing.
that upturned rock is super interesting. it's like a massive force came up and out from the Earth, rapidly.
Watching him climb gives me sooo much anxiety, but the discoveries keep me locked in.
Honestly the climb isn't that rough. The crack really adds a lot of stability. Tbh, it would probably be easier barefoot. Hiking boots are great, but for climbing they're a bit too loose on the foot. If you don't have climbing shoes on you, barefoot is the next best thing, since your feet actually have great traction on rock
I’m born and raised in NYC, still here almost 50 years now. Never been out in any wilderness, never hiked out in any country trails, never done any mountain climbing, but for whatever reason, I friggin LOVE this channel!!!
I do know one reason I drift to this channel more than any other in this genre tho. It’s because Andrew rarely plays music in his videos, if ever.
For one, me being from NYC, I appreciate being able to hear how quiet and peaceful it sounds out there, and the sounds of being out there, like the sounds of the climbing and scraping against the rocks, and even just the footsteps walking on the gravelly ground and whatnot.
And two, when people play music throughout their videos over beautiful scenery like this, it feels like a cheesy travel ad for the ‘perfect getaway’, or like somebody’s gonna start talking about a friggin day spa or something.🙄
You have to visit upstate NY!! I am from there and there are amazing (and many easy) hiking trails and historical parks for easy strolls. I recommend the battlefield @ Schuylerville and buck mountain or prospect mountain. definitely worth the drive!
That's sad brother. We aren't meant to live in a concrete jungle(prison). Get out into the wilderness, it's where we're from, it's where we belong. I hate being stuck in the city and I drive almost 2.5 hours each day so I don't have to live in it. I need forest and wild animals and livestock. Do it, you won't regret it. It's medicine for the soul.
@@nicthemickatx Yes and no. Wilderness is where a version of us came from, but it's not necessarily where most of us belong. Humans didn't thrive until we started building villages, towns and cities. Been at it for more than 10,000 years. I love forests, but I don't want to be in them after dark. Cities are where the HVAC, sheets, restaurants and movies are. An art museum or library are medicine for my soul.
Agreed . And I don't need all that foot-crunching ASMR that so many in this genre add for .. ambiance?
Fellow NYC guy here, just add close to 20 years. If you like the country (the real country), peace & quiet , fresh air & growing things you might consider a few days to a week “camping” trip to the Adirondacks. There are State park facilities with individual campsites, complete with safely located fire circle and an outhouse. Some sites accessible after a short hike, others by canoe or row boat. Rentals and sale of firewood (and potable water) always available at ranger station; nearby towns have food & supplies so if a re-supply trip is needed it’s a short car ride. A foam mattress, sleeping bag, appropriate clothing for deciduous forested lands and an opportunity to unwind, unclench muscles you probably never realized were tight, have some conversation in place of bring bombarded. The water site has the benefit of giving you the means to explore whatever body of water you’re on-so if the extra cost isn’t an issue. You are unlikely to make world-changing discoveries but what you gain on a personal level may be invaluable. And it’s only five hours away! (Assuming someone has a car) Bring a book for a rainy day or two… And don’t overlook the possibility of a day trip while there (wherever there might be). The Adirondacks are breathtaking when the leaves turn but someone in your group needs something beyond beginner camping skills at that time of the year-and timing is everything. Anyway, just a thought. The city is wonderful, but NYS has so much to offer and city snobs-and upstate snobs-so miss the grandeur of NY. In a way, it’s like watching the video that your comment was attached to: some might just see dessert scrub and profoundly eroded old rocks but there is so much more there (and that before considering the petroglyphs). Seeing it filmed with care helps, but seeing it filmed by someone with passion for the subject translates wonderfully. I believe everyone benefits when they can ignite little sparks of that kind of passion in themselves. Enjoying these videos speaks, perhaps, to something you might want to do (maybe not in such a grand, experienced way… 🧗♀️)
You seem to uncover much more ancient art that others documenting the area.When I think of documentaries I've watched and articles I've read, I was under the impression that these images were rare and not so numerous. But you seem to have hit the mother lode. A number of your vids have these. While the cliffs have changed over centuries, some of these images would have required staging to paint or etch the images. It had to be a major effort by the people living here. You have given me a new appreciation for the desert. Thanks!
One last thing - rock changes over time due to erosion, weathering, fracturing, etc., albeit slowly. Many of these ledges and tricky climbs might've been a tad easier if the ledges used to be wider. All I'm saying is that based on the rock fall that is obviously sitting on the ground under the arch, it might've been a touch different a thousand or more years ago. That said, you do have balls for going up there, as many others have said.
@@craighamley3669exactly my thoughts.
Thank you for the kind words and financial support of the channel OceanMariner. It means a lot!
This art is all over the place in all kinds of states. U literally can find some all over. Maybe even on your state idk.
Dude, that climb was intense!
Hi,i am a 76 years old and live in the UK,i am so grateful to you for your wonderful videos,they are absolutely amazing.I never thought i would be able to see the amazing buildings that the Ancient Pueblo people built so close up what truly clever people and their artwork is beautiful.I am obsessed with watching,please take care and i look forward to learning so much more.
Oh my gosh. Perfect bedtime viewing here in Scotland! Love these incredible finds!
Just watch bald and bankrupt trip to Scotland 😊
I love Scotland.
I love Scotland
Hi from essex. Returned yesterday from a few days in the lakedistrict. Omg, coming from a flat county like essex to a mountainous county like Cumbria was an eye opener.
I watched the bald and bankrupt and seen him show hell hole after hell hole in England. @@user-gf3lw5pi4t
Climbing along that crack certainly took bravery!
Imagine being up there barefoot curving those hand & foot holds 3,000 years ago.
Not sure what to call it b/c he does have a drone that takes splendid pictures with zero personal risk. Falling 10 feet out there is a serious matter.
I definitely agree. My heart was in my throat when he was climbing up that ridge. But since it seems that he is a knowledgeable climber, that helped me watch his climb.
It’s interesting seeing rock art fiqures with six fingers. It makes me wonder if other human like creatures lived or visited these ancient people.
Sticks leg in crack entire slab peels off.😮
The rock art in this is absolutely amazing!! I can't believe you went up that ledge!!
The rock “ art “ is just crude scribbles on a wall. What I think would be particularly interesting is to see if anything has fallen into the gap between the wall and the ledge at 11:30
I could imagine that being a huge gathering place for these people and they would come together and tell stories under the desert night sky... just amazing
I have been waiting for you to find a 6 digit figure. It is supposed to indicate a giant, 6 fingers, 6 toes. To me it is an amazing find. Thank you. Every art piece you show, I automatically count the digits. I was so surprised, lol💗💗
I think it was their kids painting on one side and the adult on the other, explains why one side looks better than the other.
Half giant, half men?
In my understanding, 6 digits is not that uncommon, especially among people groups that are isolated from others, ie, cousins co-mingling somewhere back in time. That was not uncommon in ancient times. That being said, I also have thoughts that some may say strange, but that pictograph also brings up the word "Nephilim" in my mind. I just find these pictograph so interesting.
This was so good! Thank you . I was bitting my nails on that climb . It did look like there was more dravwing up there . And that beam was crazy!
Thank you again for your thoughts on them. I am watching this as I drive through Utah. Wishing I was walking through.
The 6 finger guy was a Nephilim. I believe the Bible. Outside that, I think people like LA Marzulli have it right.
Thanks for taking us with you on this epic adventure - balls of steel. What an astoundingly beautiful place, wonderful art.
YES! So much barely noticeable that has faded from Who Knows When.
Thanks badgerbob!
I'm a 60 yr old ex-explorer. I used to rock climb wherever I could back in the 70s & 80s. While I've seen petroglyphs seemingly in the middle of nowhere, they weren't of this quality thanks to people with no respect for the past. I wish I had the cool equipment you get to use. Just the Drone would have been incredible, and to add GPS to that. Sweet! Fun video, did you learn anything further about this site? An update if there has been would be cool.
Their relationship with Big Horn sheep and cliffs has made me ponder those crazy out of reach artworks before. The best climbers, perhaps imitating their favorite rock climbing sheep, are tested or are capable enough, for particular activities (art/lookout/etc) way up in those kinds of places.
Hi Andrew,
I had to get on here and comment on this video's rock art you found. I watch a lot on ancient ruins, petroglyphs, pictographs & one day I was listening to an interview where this Navajo guy explained about shamen going into caves & the dark spirits they believe are there & also about how they believe those spirits are dangerous & that they come out of dark shadowy crevasses or holes/cracks in rocks, no matter how small they are. An archeologist also talked about it in another clip I saw. He said that sometimes when you see a figure & it looks like someone shot at it. It's not actually "always" modern-day damage, but instead an effort by ancients to release a spirit (they saw or drew) from that dark spirit world. Just one perspective that reeeéally makes a lot of sense as to why certain animal-like ok r spirit-like artist near cracks, caves, holes, etc.
Keep up the great videos!!!!!
I've really enjoyed watching all of your discoveries, climbing & scrambling feats & safety. My passion for rock art, ancient ruins, large & small stone effigies, and your passion for adventure.
I'm unable to hike anymore (a neuro muscular disease), so I truly appreciate all of the time u put into these places u go & things you share!!!
Sometimes RUclips delivers with content worth watching. Love this.
Love your exploits, Andrew. The video craft, drone-work, & narration is top-notch, in my opinion.
Hope you never stop making them 👍👍👍
Wow! Best YT channel I’ve stumbled upon in a very long time! Being a bit of an outdoor adventure explorer type myself with a deep understanding of history and an appreciation for art, I want to know where this canyon is and what people call it or have called it. Yet I respect the intention to keep it private & confidential to keep out partying vandals, looters, robbers, raiders, & gear-intensive climbers who inadvertently destroy the rock before nature does. What a wonderful video of a fun adventure in a beautiful place. One can gaze in awe and wonder at what life must have been like for those prehistoric artists. Thank you, Desert Drifter!
This is turning out to be a very spectacular hike for all of us. Just stopped to have a rest from gardening work & thought I’d check YT and what a delight to find you posted. Thanks for the gift of your explorations!
First time I was actually frightened for you. Such compelling climbs, pictographs, and ideas to contemplate. Thank you for enriching us in this way.
Same here. I was scared to the bone.
I like the cut of your jib👍
Yup. Scary work. Maybe a little crazy !
You must not have been watching for long if this was the first time you were frightened for Andrew! The first time I watched him put his hand on a ledge to steady himself, I was frightened he would put his hand on a snake… This fear comes from having stepped on a rattlesnake.
I'll try it only if serial killer is after me... 😫🤯
That one tower looked like a sphinx to me. So interesting.
Utterly fascinating … intrigued by the mystery
A heroic climb, Andrew. Thank you so much! The pictographs are incredible and, yes, leave us with more questions. The large figure with six fingers may well depict the six fingered giants discovered in the USA, and also other areas on the planet. Wouldn’t it be fabulous to KNOW! Keep up your great work. New Zealand. 👍🏼🕊️🥰
I was thinking same about six fingered giants. I'm thinking that's why caves etc were built up high.
@jackiemack8653 : If that fascinates you about giants, go look up the pictures of the Plain of Jars in Laos and the pix of the lids that have to weigh 200-300 lbs. The intriguing thing about the lids is that the purchase points for lifting are just like the ones you see on kitchen canisters, a one hand lift.
There are no other purchase points built into them where a pole could be inserted for a several man lift.
Also, what were the purpose they were made for? Just because some human graves/bones (1-2) were found in the vicinity they've been classified as "burial tombs". Some sources claim they were made for the cremation of humans but there isn't any scortch or carbon stains inside from fires.
Having been to all if them in 2016 that have been uncovered and demined I'm not buying it. Theories not even as believable as the pyramid ones. No one knows definitively who built them or when or were the rock was quarried from.
BTW, they look like large shot or drinking vessels to me.
Angor Wat is another mystifying one. Reflecting pools very high above ground level but how did they get the water up there? Certainly not by bucket brigade because they're pretty large and many. Also no nearby water sources for all.
fantasy
Just can't resist havin' a little fun, can ya. Thanks for taking us along on the climb!
Great video….thanks for taking us along and sharing your adventures
Andrew you are one of the very few that I watch. Your spirit and presentation of these areas are better than most others. Really enjoy your southwest hikes. For those of us who would not be able to see them in person … you take us right to them. Please keep them coming. I watch them several times ❤
You do such a great job editing this. I have a neighbor that home schools is kids and told them about you and the beautiful job you do and that I thought the kid would really enjoy how the ancient ones lived. Can't wait to see where you take us next.
Thank You So Much !!!!
So excited for the new video. Thanks Andrew for taking us along.
BREATHTAKING! What a treat to start my day.
Ah! What wonderful work. One of few videos I can watch the entire way through. It's very calming
Thank you for doing what I could never do, to show us the things the ancient ones left for us!
I am so fascinated by this ancient art! When you were showing the pictographs, at first I thought it was a shooting star but after seeing it again, I think it is a comet!
Yes, a comet certainly.
Large meteorite possibly?
It's certainly neither.
Agree it's probably an astronomical object
In Chaco Canyon there was a population with 6 fingers, it is called Polydaktylie, an anomalie, but don't think it was an anomalie, especially if it spreads to a whole tribe!
This is the first video I have ever seen of "Desert Drifter", and must say how much I enjoyed it, although I did drift off (almost fell asleep) during the first climb on the ancient ledge hidden ladder. Intending no disrespect and after managing to regain my composure, I'm happy to report how you held my attention thereafter.
I live on the East Coast, and although I would be interested in exploring places like this in person, it is awesome being there, living it a little bit in your footsteps, seeing and hearing it from your perspective. I loved exploring places like this when I was younger although I have never spent much time in the Midwest region, save Lackland, TX for USAF's boot-camp.
It's awe-inspiring and intriguing to see these images appear on the canyon walls, ever so faintly even. I even found myself straining, struggling to see more images alongside the ones you pointed out - almost wondered if I was actually seeing something or not.
The towers across the canyon were captivating. I could not mentally imagine the mountain goat in the one to the right, with the see-through hole in it. To me, it looked like a person standing sideways and the one to the left almost looks like there a forward looking face looking back at us; both towers, standing people. The triangle you spoke about, from the drone's vantage point, along the ledge ladder, I could not find without pausing, rewinding and pausing again... still not sure I saw what you were talking about. (A humble suggestion would be: please consider circling or highlighting these specific areas in a contrasting color, within the video, in the future.)
Also, would it be possible to provide a general location link, for those of us who might want to look around that area on Google Earth?
You've earned another subscriber, thank you!
I really appreciate the way you slow down and let us have time to see what you see.
I love watching you explore these obscure, hard-to-reach places. Stay safe!
It's really amazing to think that this art has sat undisturbed for thousands of years in what seems to be an isolated random spot.
Thanks, that panel has been on my list for a while. Nice to see the route on video.
Thank you for this amazing adventure! Your comments and explanations about rock climbing are very educational for me because I know little about it, so thank you. Much of the rock art has faded into obscurity and more will fade with time, but your vlogs that show it in its current state preserve it indefinitely -much gratitude to you for that.
... seeing this 2 feet from my 65" 4k screen (as I see everything including spreadsheets that way, no tiny monitors for me), I get a very good panoramic immersive view , and just marvel at the calculated risks you are taking, and the ancient presumably less calculated practice of standing straight up and clearly reaching high for the top of the figure and other divots being pounded into the rock surface, while the chasm is right behind and right below. Insane. I am shivering with fear of heights (which I have and uncomfortably suffer, to understand your experience, but I am boggled). I am an armchair ex-Yale archaeologist now, originally studied the world via 20 foot-square hi-res screens, technology has advanced to your hi-res drones, but your personal courage is still astounding, admirable, and occasionally essential. I pray for your continued safety and intrepid success.
Another sweaty palm, heart pounding mystical adventure with Andrew. Wow that detailed panel leaves a lot of questions. Loved the video but I worry about you, Andrew. Keep them coming. I hope one day the star nation people will show up, pay you homage and tell their history to you.😱👽
"Loved the video but I worry about you, Andrew."
He's risking life and limb doing these super sketch climbs with zero safety gear.
All it takes is the tiniest of mistakes, and it's all over.
There are no 2nd chances here.
Very, very cool. So glad youwent up the ledge, but my stomach was up in my throat!
Every time you got near the edge or looked over, it made me dizzy! Whew, I was glad when that climb was over! You are one brave man!!
Writing a book about your adventures in the Southwest desert would benefit your adventures. You indeed have enough information from the past to put something together. Your videos are informative and thought-provoking, and your choice of music is perfect for the type of videos you create. It evokes a sense of calmness but intrigue at the same time. Keep up the great work, and thank you for sharing your treks with us.
Usually music on this kind of videos suck. But your music does not annoy on the videos. Thanks for doing such a good job.
There have been books written about the places he has been.....they are all well known sites.
the Ancient Ones being visited by Ancient Ones. ;-).
How true.
That first set of carvings/drawings definitely give the indication the ancient dwellers had visitations. And not from local neighborhood tribes/families .. but interstellar neighbors probably the visitors who seaded the planet.
@@marierobbins6771 rolls eyes, thats just daft. nothing there to proof it, fantasy
@@marierobbins6771 No
@@adamr149 Whay say no? Do you have reasoning behind the denial, or are you just afraid?
I do not know a lot for sure but I am sure you were born to do this. The way you do what you do is impressive! From the searching out these places, to actually walking and climbing them, grabbing it on video and then editing it all. And all of this with the utmost respect for these places and so humble. Damn even your voice suits all of it. Awesome to see somebody doing something he was born to do, a true artist. Thank you! Oh yeah and I also thought that the figure up there is between those two lines for a reason, as if being “transported” of sorts. Amazing man amazing!! ✌🏽✌🏽
I can’t do what you’re doing anymore, but then I found you! Thank You so much! 😊🇨🇦
Your footage of the red rocks are stunning! As an artist, I find it's absolutely beautiful. Thank you for allowing us to view it.
Seeing how hard a workout this is for a modern, healthy man causes me to consider the ancient people were 2x the people we are today. Humbling.
They were undoubtedly very very tough. I think about that often
To think thousands of years ago, someone, some people were exactly where you are there creating this. What were they like?
Just watching this gives me goose bumps. Hair is standing on its ends
I love this
Ive enjoyed your adventures. I spent alot if time in the desert as a kid. Valley of fire, snow canyon, red rock canyon. We used hunt for ghost towns. This was back in the seventies. So now I live vicariously through your videos. One time in a remote Nevada location we found some “cave” drawings, hunting for semi precious jems. I always wanted to do what you are doing. Thanks for sharing!!
That's one heck of climb. A few moments caused me to pucker up. While you were commenting about the difficulty of ferreting out the figures seen on the stone, I wondered whether you have considered carrying a polarized light source as a way to bring greater definition to what is being viewed. Thank you for the breath-holding moments and great, beautiful views. Be well. Stay well!
It's amazing how I get butterflies and knee weakness just by watching you, not only climb but look down that cliff. Your finds are incredibly old, and the ancient ones were very talented. It would be nice if they could be preserved somehow. Thanks for sharing.
When I first found this channel I thought it was mainly showing cool geological areas which I love, but I was surprised about the interesting archeological sites as well which I love seeing up close
Def not the only moqui steps I've ever seen, but a strong contender for the coolest and most interesting. Its also the only set of moqui steps that only leads to just, a ledge with rock art, and not a path that leads up out of the canyon or at least to a cave they would have utilized for something practical. A lof ofwork got put into carving these just to get up there to make rock art. Wild. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for doing your best to give us some perspective. Those are some incredible finds.
I'm not sure which I love most about the Southwest...the beauty of the landscapes or the enigmatic art left by those who lived there long ago. I'll just settle for both. Thank you for taking us along, Andrew!❣👍
Wow! I have to say it was unnerving watching you climb that ledge. Glad you were able to descend safely 🙏
I really enjoyed this adventure like all of them I've watched so far. I love the manner you talk to your audience, as if you're bringing us along.
Your skilled ascent of that ledge reminded me of the first time I realized how unskilled I was as I excitedly climbed up a very large almost perfectly flat faced limestone boulder at what seemed a safe incline. I scurried past the point where I realized that the feeling of gravity had changed, thus the degree of incline, and at that point I realized I was "stuck" as the boulder was too smooth for the grip of the non-mountain climbing shoes i was wearing. I froze for what seemed like a long time fearing one move could cause me to loose my precarious grip, but forced myself to relax. I managed to get off of it safely, but I learned a very important lesson in the process. Don't assume the degree of incline won't change in in small degrees that add up very quickly on a steep smooth boulder.
Thank you for taking us with you. You not only show, but impart knowledge and history. Ahéhee
This is the first video I've seen, from desert drifter.
The only reason I started watching, is because he reminds me so much, of one of my dearest lifelong friends.
We lost him several years ago but, this made me feel so nostalgic.
From his looks to the cadence of his speech, and finally, to his adventurous spirit, fueled by curiosity.
This was like a little gift from Heaven. ❤❤❤
Agreed. My sister sent me the video because the art resembles one if my tattoos of ancient cave art. I believe this video is yet more proof of extraterrestrial visitation in the past.
Really appreciate your use/inclusion of proper & vernacular climbing terminology-without dumbing it down via unnecessary explanation; and, especially, not talking copious badassery (which tells me you’re an excellent climber, among other skills).
I absolutely love your content… so many signs of the ancient indigenous people who lived there eons ago and left their rock art and other artifacts such as their grain storage bins of abodes…great work so we can witness and share your findings…. Thank you
My heart is always in my throat watching you climb those walls. I live vicariously through you. :P
Amazing how these ancient peoples made all this incredible art in these remote, difficult (and dangerous) spots....i would dearly love to understand the religious and cosmological significance of it to them.
we will never find out, no writing. you can only go sofar with interpreting in a very different time.
Amazing. I’m speechless, so glad I discovered your channel is really all I can say
Wow, your persistence is amazing!
The History Channel needs to hire Andrew as the Greatest Producer ever. The editing, audio etc are all superior! Thanks!!!
I'm beginning to learn that videos like this are better than the History Channel. I canceled my cable and watch better content.
HC would only ruin his work by trying to insert fake drama, editing riduclous cuts, and basically overproducing the content. I quit watching HC YEARS ago because of that.
@@jamesduncan937and forcing him to ask if the petroglyphs might have been made by aliens.
Cable TV sucks. I canceled cable close to 10 years ago. It's painful and tiresome to watch now
There is supposed to be a photography/astronomy app that shows sun position at any given time. It would be useful to help understand sunrises /sunset positions that might have been important for rituals on specific locations. Awesome vid! Thanks!
Same thought came to me…have to be out the on Dec21st and Jun21st
Those stacked rocks are really very strange. It's very difficult to be just the work of nature. Congratulations on the beautiful work.
Really cool video, thanks for doing it. I moved from Michigan to Arizona in 2020. There is so much to explore out here it is crazy.
The first rock art (six fingers) is amazing. On the right side there are 2 objects/creatures (?), they look like they could be fish🦈.
Drew on the wall wonders who drew on the wall... that is some amazing, intriguing, stuff. Great video, Andrew.
I did not realize, Not until I found your channel, that is..then I truly realized there are actually ruins everywhere! I'm just fascinated with all your adventures, Ty so much for sharing with all of us!!! Much Love and Respect from NC
People have been living in the America’s a long time, North Carolina included. It’s just so well preserved here in the SW
I am laying on the edge of my couch, watching you on the edge of that ledge. I hope neither one of us fall! Another awesome video. Stay Safe.
Andrew, my friend.... as much as I enjoy watching your climbs and explorations, you scare the snot out of me!! My brain tells me I'm looking at your flick and your home safe and sound, but meold heart beats a little faster seeing the potential for disaster. My prayers, my friend are with you. Thanks for sharing. Ax
I always figure that if he fell then we wouldn't be watching the video.
@daciefusjones8128 That's a very "nice" thought🤔 LOL! God Bless You----BOTH💕
exactly my sentiment fellow Drifter fan.
This is my first time watching. I subscribed. I love the lack of music and filler chatter. I'm old enough to be your mom, so reassure me you carry a GPS and file a trip plan and have some sort of emergency device. Keep on keeping on. The for the beautiful food for the soul.
I had no idea these were in this canyon. amazing what is hidden nearly in plain sight.
Wow.. crazy the stuff you're findin.. love the petroglyphs n Rock art
I enjoy your videos keep em up man!
While you focus on the likeness of the tower to a sphinx like bighorn sheep on the right, I can’t help but notice the tower on the left and how its shape is so similar to the shape of the people like figures in the rock pictures. Anyone else see this?
Love the video. I’ve been fascinated with this area of the country all my life and wish I could explore more of it like you do.
Its amazing how similar some of your rock art is to our Aboriginal rock art in Australia. Our rock art ranges between a few thousand years to over 40,000 years. In Aboriginal culture only men who had gone through powerful initiation ceremonies were allowed to paint rock art. We are also losing much of the rock art discovered due to higher acidity in the atmosphere from growing CO2 levels. But sadly most rock art is culturally not allowed to be repainted because young Aboriginal men no longer want to suffer the painful ceremonies to become initiated to restore these cultural treasures. Some of the early ceremonies involved cutting deep stone cuts across the chest & stomach & rubbing fire ash into the wounds to cause extreme scaring for life. Others involved mature age removal of the foreskin from the pecker & so on, so its understandable young men no longer want to perform these requirements. Its very sad because in places like Kakadu for instance the art that has survived for many thousands of years is being damaged very quickly form acid rain. Caves that used to protect the art by drip off, now allow the water to cling to the eroding rock & it comes around ledges to reach the art. In time it will all be gone and all records of over 40,000 to 100,000 years of occupation by the first settlers of Australia will be gone forever.
We used to have much more co2 when life thrived... Keep in mind, Biblical history, genealogy records & most tribes oral history, & science not forced through evolutionism based view, don't agree with those dates. It's amazing how inaccurate radiometric dating is when it comes to things like that.
I’d love to make it there someday
some next level exploration, mother nature got all the goods
What a great hike! Man, you sure do have some amazing views in your shows. Thankyou kindly!
I have to say, that one had me very worried about you. Please be careful, your fans and your family want you around for a long time.
Yes, PLEASE be careful!
Thank you for taking us on this journey.
That was fun man, nice work
as I was about to type this, you ranged my query about astronomical alignment, phenomenal photography, from Gondwana to Columbia the art speaks our history
There was a time when I would climb up to a site like this. Age has made me both afraid of heights, and incapable physically of reaching said places. I appreciate your channel!
It's so cool that we get to see these places thanks to you.