I Found a Confusing Ancient Structure Hidden in this Cave
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- Опубликовано: 6 июн 2024
- I've been exploring, hiking and camping in a remote wilderness for the past 2 days. I prepare for my third and final day of exploration. I thought I was ready for any adventure I might find here, but what I discovered on the final day nearly pushed me beyond my limits.
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Thanks for posting these videos. I am 64 and thanks to a lifetime of construction work am losing my mobility. I will never get out west to see these things. Nor would I be able to hike into these remote places. I am an avid researcher of ancient civilizations and your treks are amazing.
You would love Colob Canyon.
It's just a 5 minute drive off
I -15, between Cedar City Utah and St George.
You drive up a sort winding road, 5 minutes to a parking look out point.
Locally it's referred to as the knuckles of Colob. You can just sit in your car, and watch the shooting sun light turn the canyon from purple to red to golden. And be 8ndpir3d by the sun light reaching inbetween the knuckles. There are easy trails, if your up to it. If not you are still rewarded with views you will mever forget.
And if you have a Drone... you can get a closer look with out having to leave the bench.
And driveing through Zions Canyon, 30 minutes or less. From Colob.
I'm in the same situation. Nearly 69, with neuropathy that ruins my sense of balance.
I miss my southern Utah hikes of my youth.
I have not l99ked but you may get a peek at it with the internet. Happy trails friend... happy trails.
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I'm also 64 and in construction for 30 years. I can relate to bad mobility. Knees hurt,legs sore.
I'm a 73 y.o. veteran of construction and the oil patch, I do feel your pain. These youngster "trekkers" are definitely fulfilling a role for us old broken down codgers.
I'm 67, an American living in Ireland since 1975. I worked in the racehorse industry for several years. Long story short, many falls and alot of injuries, including a broken neck and back. I used to be so strong and dreamed of hiking out west. Never going to happen, of course! But I love your channel. Admiration and respect. You are giving me so much of that wonder of wild places❤
Thank you young man for showing this 66+ year old woman...some things I would have never seen without your travels. Good Journey to You. Blessings
I absolutely love the South West and enjoy your videos so much. Also because you are calm and speak well and talk about the places you are and not yourself. I get sick of the hysterical, loud, self absorbed people making these videos so you are a breath of fresh air.
Last episode you said people might get bored watching you. Naa mate it’s great entertainment and great to see a adventure in another country through your eyes, thoughts and emotion along with your tech that brings it real to the rest of us around the world…..even down under here in Australia. 😊
You guys have similar landscapes and absolutely have Indigenous population who might've had similar practices. ❤ I love Aussie stories. I have a "Spirit Communication channel, one of the Giants in my niche is Australian (Amy and Jarrod of Amy's Crypt) ♥️♥️♥️ When my kids were young, Steve Irwin was often on our TV.
I'm now 76 years, and OH ! how I wish I could go with you !.....these vids are the next best thing to that, so THANKYOU ! for taking us along man.......OnWard.....
Im gonna give you a short history lesson about my people, the Warm Springs Chiricahua Apache, from southwest New Mexico and southeast Arizona and upper Mexico. My late grandmother Evelyn Martine Gaines was the last Chiricahua Apache born as a US prisoner of war in Ft Sill Oklahoma in 1912. She was the great granddaughter of Warm Springs Chiricahua Apache chief's Victorio and Mangas Coloradas (her grandfather was Mangas ' son Carl Mangas) and US Chiricahua Apache scout Charles Martine Sr. Unbeknownst to her at the time in like 1936, she became pregnant by my late grandfather Ashley Guydelkon. Her cousin, Ashley was also descended from Warm Springs Chiricahua Apache chief's Mangas Coloradas (he came from son Seth Mooda) and Loco, and was also the grandson of US Chiricahua Apache scout Paul Guydelkon Sr. My mothers blood is pure Warm Springs Chiricahua Apache and her family line is majestic, i am very proud. The Chiricahua Apache were released 1913 from Ft Sill Oklahoma and some stayed there but a majority moved to Mescalero Apache reservation in Southern New Mexico.
That is interesting. I knew a soldier in the Army when I was in Viet Nam. His name was Jim Gaines and was a Native American from Oklahoma.
@@bobbys4327 Thank you for your service sir, my late father also served in Vietnam
@bobbys4327 Gaines was a last name that's found in Mescalero Apache reservation in NM, but you said he was from Oklahoma, I could not tell you where that name comes from. Obviously it is a white or Christian name given to the Natives with difficult Indian names
Awesome ancestors and their remarkable lives. Thankyou for telling these things Respect to you and those who came before you ❤
Thank You Andrew, my ancestors traveled from Manchester, England in 1834, to rhode Island. They traveled on the Oregon, and California Trails, and arrived in Sacramento, California in October 1845. The were led on the California Trail by a Mountain Man by the name of Caleb Greenwood, and crossed paths with many natives tribes headed West, and in California. I really appreciated your explorations Andrew, you do a wonderful job, and you are extremely respectful. I too have a great respect for the native tribes resourcefulness, ingenuity, and hard work. Bye the way, that is a stunning location. Take Care Andrew.
very well said, i agree.
Shoutout Manchester🇬🇧
That was pre gold rush. What brought them to Sacramento? We’re they in the know? Those who early on knew of the amazing treasures of gold and architectural ruins for the taking, and had the means to retrieve them$$$
Your ancestors arrived to Mexican California at that time. They were immigrants mostly seeking work and a better life for their family.
I grew up in Manchester. Moved to the US in 1972. Great story of your ancestors, thanks for sharing.
Hello, so I have spent 35 years wandering the Utah deserts and have studied the Anasazi the best that I can. Also I have integrated my psychology degree into the big question. Why did the people who once lived in a huge city (Chaco canyon) only to end up in difficult cliff dwelling situations?
Here is my hypothesis. First, there are 3 time frames of the ancent Pueblo spanning roughly 1300 years ago. Pueblo 1,2, and 3. The transitions are easily identified through their pottery progression. I personally love the textured Pueblo 3 pottery.
As the story goes on. The city begins by large groups who farm, and gather ensuring protection and security, therefore prosperity of large groups ensued. Growth was great. Security in numbers (Pueblo1). Then a complex society forms... hierarchy begins. People gather around the large city and farm all around the city center.... soon there are taxes (corn, and luxury items) and a government is formed. Time goes on...Pueblo 2 (the middle, the good times) then Pueblo 3 comes (denoted in the pottery style progression ). This is when people start to dissipate. This time frame is roughly 1150 to 1300 years ago. Now comes the great disappearance. Due to drought, hierarchy , crime, and food scarcity. The center/ metropolis begins to fall. The hierarchy applies pressure upon the surrounding farmers (who supply the corn and other valuables) and ultimately the worst begins..CANNIBALISM. This is the only reason that I can think of why Pueblo 3 ran from a seccure farming and a grazing lifestyle. Then they abruptly moved towards hiding into the most difficult cliff living situations one can imagine. This life definitely had to be the hardest for any Pueblo-3 person. From there they were forced to become a seasonal migrant civilization, moving between the mountains for a new life of hunting game and returning to the desert to farm as they knew their roots in life for 1000+ years prior. Then for some reason they suddenly left (creating the mysterious Anasazi question...where did they go?) the areas due to constant drought and man made threats (raids of corn and human flesh). This is my observation from my decades of study and my hypothesis. This to me seems very reasonable. I just thought that I would share. Please share why you think why these people took such difficult and defensive living positions.
Or better yet, what would you do if multiple groups were hunting for you and your corn?
Thanks for taking the time to write all this out. I generally agree on all of your points, I might add in some degree of a slave trade going on as well. As the “capital” shifted from Chaco to Aztec, it seems there was a breakdown of societal structure. As you know, humans generally behave pretty predictably when times get desperate…desperate times lead to desperate measures as the old saying goes. Undoubtedly times were desperate in the Southwest during the Pueblo 3 period. I think the fact that we have general ideas/hypotheses, but no definitive answer is one of the enduring mysteries to it all, and draws many of our fascinations
I lived in Farmington,NM for a period of 18 months and visited many of these sites from Chaco to Aztec to Mesa Verde and Canyon de Chelly. I am not as well informed as either of you but as we connect the dots with the other megalithic structures around the Americas (and the world) there is another strange narrative coming out. It seems the kivas in the villages (or the pyramids) were a spiritual center and one where the people would seek out the spirit world to gain power or blessing. Well there are ancient stories of their success in those endeavors but the entities they came in contact with were not beneficial at all. In fact terror broke out as demonic spirits gained access to the peoples through their seances or conjurings or whatever you want to call them. Feathered snake gods and the like. These events lead to the cannibalism and other forms of terror that you mentioned, and ultimately to the abandonment of each of the sites in turn. This narrative also explains why they retreated into these fortress like locations where living was extremely unpractical. Living in those locales proved impossible so ultimately these peoples died off or slipped away to other cultures. These stories are similar in the cultures of India, Africa and Egypt, and the ancient Greek cultures often called mythological. Interestingly this narrative ties perfectly with the Christian Bible that describes evil spirit beings intermixing with humans (Genesis 6 pre flood and Gen. 10 and 11 Nimrod and the Tower of Babel right into the Egyptian powers and then the giant Nephilim races that the Israelites evicted out if the land of Canaan). All this to say that I’ve come to believe that these southwest cultures encountered the same thing and it terrorized them out of their successful settlements. And we have learned nothing: after Christianizing the western world and all the stability that brought we are trying to get back in touch with evil spirits (CERN). The Bible predicts that we will be successful again but we will be sorry. Thankfully Christ gave us a way out.
Chaco canyon was a gathering place, not a continuous lived in settlement. They have proven this by the lack of human remains and trash.
Perhaps you can see a fresh water lake with a surface altitude of 5500 feet above sea level maybe 20 thousand years ago and it recedes creating new leavells of erosion, leaving a collection of stones, sand and artifacts on the shoreline created by the hydraulic forces that accompany violent storms. If you to to Grand Coulee Dam on the Columbia. you see in the topography the evidence of huge mud flows. I see the layers just like the growth rings in a big tree. They are the records of the history at the time. As the mud was washed from the parent solid rock and sandstone it produced the character of the plains and canyons of the Southwest. Good stuff. I have spent a lot of nights sleeping on the mesas and deserts in Wyoming, Utah, colorado, Arizona and New Mexico. I was a Sampler and Drill Foreman for Rare Metals Corp. Div. El Paso Natural Gas. My first trip to Grand Coulee was an awakening.
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@@navion1946amazing history and ideas, thanks for your input.
So glad there is no background music to spoil the effect. So glad for you to get these opportunities to explore.
Andrew, your generosity in sharing your travels is mucb appreciated. Such beauty.
You are very welcome. If people didn’t watch I wouldn’t bother filming it, so it’s really a thank you to you and all the others who tune in
Seeing the hand prints and pictographs just puts me in a state of awe. Its like our ancestors are talking to us. And the structures... amazing. Thanks for inviting us on your journeys of exploration.
The mind-boggling thing is. Where did they get the water and where was the soil to grow the corn that they put in those granaries. Those things are big enough that these aren't some "backyard" sized plots. They had to be large plots to grow that much corn... This was before they had horses, so they probably had to carry it in on their backs. It is just amazing...
They weren’t watching RUclips and Twitter all day, so they had a little extra time.
At least among California Native American tribes, at ancient village sites, finding broken manos and metates meant that the woman who used them had died. The tribe broke her grinding stone and Mano so nobody else could use it later. Other tools she or he owned were also ritually broken to prevent later use, like knives, bowls, baskets, etc.
How interesting. That explains why there is so much broken items.
I listened to a talk about te Dyck cave the other day and he mentioned this, that personal items were considered to carry the spirit of the person who used them. Considering DNA is left on anything you touch, I suppose that is literally true.
Thanks. I'm learning many new and interesting things from RUclips.
Thank you for that, I never want to stop learning about the early days of the people on Turtle Island
Very interesting
Glad I stumbled onto your channel. Older woman stuck on the East coast but I've always been fascinated with the south west and appreciated being able to come along with you! Thank you!
Likewise. Hi from 🇬🇧.
Older lady from west coast. I feel the same way.
Older lady from the Pacific Northwest!
I am a disabled senior born, raised & always lived in Southern California. I love the southwest & am so grateful to join Andrew. I have read a lot about the amazing cultures we have lost, and what has been preserved in some of the Indigenous Nations.
Blessings to all.
You said granaries. Where did they get the grain? That’s not exactly farm land. How do you keep from running across rattle snakes? I really enjoy your videos.
I am no longer able to hike and explore but your channel is almost like I'm there and that warms my heart.
People can say what they want and say how terrible it is to live in America but those people are the ones who never get outside and experience places like this. Our country has many problems and it's nothing to be proud of by any means but you'd have to be a fool to say that our country isn't one of the most beautiful and amazing countries in the world. And that is something to be proud of. Personally though I've always been proud to say I'm American. Couldn't careless about our government and all the BS and corruption. I spend the majority of my time doing exactly what you are doing. Living in the northern mountains of New Mexico gives me a lifetime of opportunity to explore thousands of acres of untouched wilderness. I swear if all these depressed people who only see the negative aspects of living here would just get outside into nature and just explore everything they would soon realize they are healed. I'm glad I found this channel you are putting out really great content. Thank you!
The people you speak of need to stop watching the news! There's so much to be thankful for. As you say, getting out in nature is so therapeutic.
I’m proud to be an American. No, we aren’t a perfect country. No such thing has, or ever will, exist. We have done some good things, and some not so good things. But I hope we can learn from our history rather than bury it. Thanks for tuning in
There is no such thing as the perfect country or person, but the USA as a country has so much beauty to offer those who want to see it.
We love living in AMERICA , IS THE CORRUPT GOVERNMENT , We hate, because they are making our lives miserable.
Beautiful area! Thank you for taking us along! Hope your eye feels better fast!
From what I remember about the areas I explored, the water level was much higher in the past. In Glen Canyon, on newspaper Rock, there are petroglyphs way up high on the rock down to the bottom level of this huge cliff face. A Navaho guide said that the designs were done at the ground level of their time, but over the last 10,000 years the ground level had been eroded away.
Crops of corn, beans, and squash were grown and cultivated on the top of the mesas. The crops would have the full sun they needed to grow. In about 1150 and again in 1250 there were long droughts of 20 and 30 years as evidenced by tree ring studies.
There was a volcanic eruption in Mexico that changed the weather. Aztecs came up from the south and of course brought their ways. There was suspected cannibalism due to the extreme drought, and then no food crops and of course the game would also leave the area.
From talking to park staff, etc., people left the area pretty much at the same time as there was no food or water. What was odd to me was that the exact same petroglyph designs were also on lava beds on the big island in Hawaii when I went there. I wondered if some of these people ended up in Hawaii.
Those that stayed had to have more of a protected shelter against the invaders. One structure I saw was built on a very large lone rock and was still over 12’ tall with no windows, etc. It is thought that the natives entered from the top either with ladders or rope.
Some of the cliff dwellings had evidence of a natural spring inside the dwellings. These areas were the ones with many rooms. What amazed me was that the wood they used for the doorways, roofs, etc., was still intact after hundreds of years.
One of the places I saw by helicopter still had wooden ladders, clay pots, grinding stones, corn cobs, woven mats, etc. at various levels along cliff dwellings. It seems that since these areas could only be accessed by helicopter, that the items left by the Anasazi were not looted.
I do know that some of the beans found in clay jars at one site were planted and grew. These beans were estimated to be 1500 years old. Over the years, with successive plantings, there are enough of these Anasazi beans and are now available to the public to eat or plant. The beans are an ancient form of bean and are much more digestible. They require no soaking, are quicker to cook, and are quite delicious. One company in Colorado sells them to the public.
Keep on your explorations and thank you for taking us along! Hope your eye feels better! All the best! 😀👍👏🏼💕🌸
Thank you for all of the historical information. So interesting.😊
@@rebeccarothfuss-ym3gs Thank you for your comment! It was just off the top of my head. I spent 7.5 years in the four corners region exploring, every chance I got. I have read quite a bit and talked with rangers and watched presentations about the area. It has always been a fascinating draw for me.
Thank you for the information, Leopardwoman38. Much appreciated.
@@joebloe1152 You are most welcome! Happy travels! 😀💕🌸🌱☀️
I don't think people migrated from the SW to Hawaii., but there is a likely connection. A book I picked up about Hawaiian culture -- J. Halley Cox & Edward Stasack, _Hawaiian Petroglyphs_ (1970) notes that the dates of petroglyphs in Hawaii were scattered up to the first decades of European contact. As if the stress of contact with a new culture forced them to invoke prayers or magic to confront this new threat.
Beautiful hike , I hope your eye gets better soon. Thank you for sharing this amazing adventure ❤❤
Once I got home I was able to flush it properly and I’m all good to go now
@@Desert.Drifter Great! I once saw some pictures where the dust a guy got in his eye had seeds in it. The seeds germinated in the moistness of his eyeball socket. Getting them out was a problem!
Andrew you are tough to not have complained much of it in the video. Most of us would complain more! Your toughness reminded me of my tough old grandfather from Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. One time he was out cutting timber with some sons. In the morning while felling a tree he complained about getting something in his eye. He never mentioned it again until they got home several hours later. Turns out he had a 2" pine needle wrapped around the back of his eye!
What a beautiful hike up to these ruins! it was terrifying to watch tho. i truly appreciate seeing your adventures and hearing your thoughts, thank you💚
I am now an ancient ruin myself..i appreciate your journey's
Haha this gave me a good laugh. Thank you for that and for tuning into the channel
Know how you feel! Love from the UK.
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😂😂😂😂 very funny ❤
These are the best type of videos. I’m really enjoying them.
Thank you for the support Cody
Amen to that.
@@Desert.Drifterimagine you are in new York city after it had been abondened 40k years later, it's all concrete rebar and steel! Lime sand leeching out
I predict your channel is going to blow up! This video actually gave me goosebumps. My eyes teared up just thinking about the past and your ability to give us a closeup look at how these people lived. Fascinating, absolutely fascinating. Thank you!!
I'm 73 y.o. and new to some of these desert exploring channels and I have to compliment you on yours. I really appreciate your approach and especially the reverence you have for your discoveries.
At Mesa Verde, in Colorado, we climbed wooden ladders to get to the Cliff "House" Dwellings. We were told, natives also made flexible ladders with wood and homemade ropes that could be thrown over the edge of the dwelling to get down or up more easily to gather wood, water, and hunt etc.
I have to guess that the trip down was more difficult than the trip up. Fantastic effort, thanks for sharing.
I can’t say it was fun, particularly with the eye bothering me like it was lol
@@Desert.Drifter Yes, one eye closed loses a bit of depth perception. I've done it while Nordic skiing and many more falls ensued. Hope the eye is all better now.
Love that landscape, the colours of the rocks and cliffs are so beautiful.
Yes, the colors in the desert are one of my favorite aspects
I am 100% convinced that some of those people were there when the canyon was still full of water.
I also believe that ❤
Me too, and there must have been topsoil that enabled them to grow crops. 1,000 years of flash floods probably carried it all away. The whole scene was likely a lot different than what it is today.
Thought on that myself a lot
@@lisaedwards2212 It is the most logical conclusion. Some alternatives would be to stay safe from rodents, or bandits. Those can make sense to a degree, but to what risk to them and their children? Maybe, like the Tarahumara (Raramuri) people in Mexico, they were escaping from the Spainish Conquistadors.One detail that makes me believe they were there with water is the cultivated corn. The current state of the land is not suitable to grow corn. And, there should be wild corn still growing in the area, but there is not.
From what I've read the canyon has never been filled with water. As the continental plate has been pushed up the river has eroded it away.
I have always been fascinated by the Anasazi's, since I first saw illustrations of their Dwellings,
back when I was just a Kid.. I always wanted to see them up close, so BIG Thank you for taking us all there with you..
Thanks & Greetings from Finland..!
Love your stuff. Living vicariously through your adventures. Keep them coming.
I always have a good time tagging along with you on these trips! My mind starts wondering about the people...kids playing.... where they got food....preserved and stored it.... and sometimes where the toilet would have been 😂. Thank you again for an awesome find brother!!
Good question 😉
Amazing finds in your videos. One can imagine some of the places you go, like this one, haven't seen or heard a human in hundreds of years. Truly awe inspiring.
Dude your giving our favorite away with showing your people our love for Pinons and pine nuts....
Thank you - drifter desert drifter. I like your attitude about protecting the sanctity of the area. If you will, you’ve taken me to see such beautiful, beautiful sites that I would probably never had had the opportunity to see.
As an Swedish guy who loves history....-this is just amazing!
Keep up the good work!
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Thanks for watching. The adventures will keep coming so stay tuned!
You don't get enough credit man. Lots of respect for what you are doing sir. From Reno , Nevada . Most entertaining videos on RUclips lately.. love the content.
Thank you for making these videos. I love watching them - from Australia. I'm in awe at your climbing ability, and your courage to go to these wilderness places but my heart is often in my mouth seeing how high you get. I can't go above the 3nd step on a ladder, let alone hike in mountains and traverse skinny rocky ledges. I hope your eye has recovered now.
My theory about the height of these structures.....if you were able to determine their "height above sea level" you would find many in the same cayon at a similar height. The ansestral people accessed these structures by canoe when the canyons were full of water.
The highest ones are likely the oldest and as the water levels dropped, they would build newer structures closer to the lowered water level. So the lower ones are relatively newer.
When the water drained or disappeared completely the area became uninhabitable.
I had not thought of thst theory ! Your probably right
This is correct.
That is the first time I have heard that explanation. Makes sense. Thank you.
I thank your family for sharing you with us, and I thank you for sharing this awesome video with us. You bring the ancient civilizations up close and untouched by careless feet and hands.
I’ll say it with you, Wow! Thanks, an amazing hike filled with nature and history. 👍
I could feel the atmosphere of that ancient home all the way in the UK. I enjoy your peaceful, respectful trips tremendously.
Hope the eye is healing!
I know you are home when you post this, but every time I watch you go along these cliffs. I get such an anxiety and hold my breath. I would like to know If you can tell if you are the first to visit this site. Or are all sites have already been discovered. I know that weather and erosion has effected these sites, but do you know how much earthquakes or tremors would have effected these sites.?
I've hiked and climbed the back country in many southwest areas and even overnighted (respectfully) near several slot canyon ruins, and your videos really bring me back there.
I deeply miss it.
Was a little disappointed you didn't show the route to the granaries above the main structure.
Sorry, the eye quickly deteriorated on me and I decided I needed to get out of there as quick as possible
Im struck by your reverence, respect and light touch in these ancient places. Thankyou so much for revealing these beautiful and remote sites to those like me who could never hope to lay eyes on them. Humanity at its best❤
your finds are amazing thanks for leaving what you found as an honor to the those who lived their live in theses places and the time they lived
Incredible! Amazing it still clings to the side of the cliff. Fun trip, man. Keep it up, lovin your channel.
Thanks for tuning in and commenting Gary
The effort to live in cliff dwellings is unimaginable. I've always wondered what their fears were that drove them to such extremes. Thank you! 👍
Other humans of course and heat
If they are anything like other cliff dwellings globally it usually to escape the climate as well as good defensive points. I know in Europe cave dwellings aren't always for defense, more so weather. So interesting to see different cultures and time periods using the same techniques for survival
I really love watching your videos, very good work. I was injured in a backpacking accident about 30 years ago, which over time ended up as a total of nine fused vertebrae, and permanent nerve damage which limits my ability to maintain balance and walk. I am grateful to still be able to carry out day to day life without assistance, but my backpacking career has long been over. I kind of live out my love for nature through your adventures, but I would have loved to have followed the paths that you walk in your adventures. So be careful out there, especially going solo, I want to be able to continue watching your desert adventures.
Thank you for all your respect to each area. Makes my heart happy to see it left as found.
getting safe water sure has gotten easier.
Very interesting yet again. I could not have crawled through that gap, the height would have put me off but what you found was absolutely fascinating steeped in conjectural history. Take care, be safe. ❤️ Dorset, UK
How amazing all these places are . Thank you for allowing a lady from UK to see them . Have that eye looked at ASAP. Thank you for respecting these ancient places
Dude, this was a good one. I've never seen anything like the two "storage" hives on the top. That's incredible. I paused the vid and tried to see some sort of old walk or trail scar but couldn't see anything. I wonder if they accessed it from above somehow.
The other thing was the water question. There must have been a spring some place nearby at some time. They had to raise corn as well.
What a great explore. Well done!
great stuff. it is beautiful country and your respect and demeanor fits well. thank you
Thank you very much!
You did an excellent job narrating,storytelling and your videography is amazing. I always enjoy every step you take. I've been out there Utah, Arizona and Nevada but many years ago.
I could have spent more time exploring. We need a lot of time to take in the sights and examine how they lived. It looks pretty like a brutal way of living. Obviously they had enemies to be up so high and protected. Sort of the same concept as castles.
I hope your eye calms down and heals quickly. I Pray
God Blesses You and Keep You Safe Thanks For Sharing 😉
Imagine how remote and alone one would feel in this place 1000 years ago. So quiet and isolated. Dang.
Thank you for taking us on this exploration. Everything is so beautiful, the scenery, the ruins, the rocks and potsherds. I would like to explore the deserts of the southwest but I'm 71 and not sure I still have the stamina. I'm glad you are sharing your journeys with us.
I just can't think of anything else to say except, thank you for taking me along. It brings back so many wonderful memories of the times when my legs (and especially my knees) would allow me to do similar things. I loved it then, and here I am loving it again without the accompanying "things" in my eyes.
My pleasure!
4:57 as soon as you spotted it, you could see all the blackened areas from fires. Just lining the whole side!
Really makes you wonder how they got up there with rocks and baskets of grain, pots of water etc. Mad respect and awe
You're in my favorite area on earth. Sadly I'm in a wheelchair now. Thank you for bringing it to me. It's absolutely amazing.
Love your videos and I love to see all the ruins you have brought to us. How cool is that to see the corn cobs and pottery sherds. Thanks so much!
What a challenge. Just amazing and so interesting. Thank you for your time and effort. Much appreciated.
Thank you for appreciating the journey!
I had the same thought about how did they get water. Fantastic Explore. Thank-You .
Amazing finds. The harder it was to reach the dwellings the easier it was to defend them. Raiding parties came out of Chaco looking for people to harvest.
as slaves or as food or both?
Can you prove that? It sounds like fear porn.
Cannibalism may occurred in hardest of times, but it might have been imported from southern Mexico where at the minimum sacrificial religion had developed. If one searches YT for Chaco there are video/documentaries seemingly proving this. Hard times indeed...even today Chaco is not fondly remembered by the elders...
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it has been proven by the presence of human enzymes in coprolites of campfires in the area.@@mountainstream8351
Right on, man. the wait was well worth it. Hope the eye is ok. Thanks for the adventure.
It is now! Thanks for watching part 2
What an excellent adventure! Bravo! Encore!
Love your channel. Thanks for taking me to see these sites I would never seen.
Hoping your eye is ok!!. Your videos are relaxin for me, living vicariously through ya, my friend.
Thank you.
your journeys are like a pancea for the soul, I wander with you , I venture by your side, invisible eyes joining you on your journey, Thankyou so much Andrew, your endeavours are so very greatly appreciated, been watching since you started and so happy accident I discovered your channel, stay safe, happy travels, be there for the ride!
Thank you for bringing us along on this adventure and we appreciate all your hard work 😊
Your hiking experience shows in your videos. I’d love to see more on that side. But absolutely love what you’re doing!
Watching now - spectacular views
Hope your eye recovered quickly. Thanks for following your passion and creating these!
Fantastic find.
My house is built from sandstone. Big block of the stuff 18 inch thick walls It was thatched when it was built in the late 17th century but was upgraded to slate at a later date. We had a new slate roof added 40 years ago and found lots of reed form the thatch in between the rafters as insulation.
Where do you live? Sounds like a great house!
@@rossmacintosh5652 Im in north Yorkshire. UK. My parents bought it as wreck, went I was 4 we had 1 water source outside in the yard and the toilet was in a stable outside. 🤣 It was like camping indoors
hey bro im shaman from france and i love your video those ancient anasazi ppl used to build stuff ther'e cos its protected and cos in the ancient indian culture the big canyone is suposed to be sacred from an ancient gods war so a lot of those ppl build sacred place there amazing video
we are greatly enjoying your desert exploration and experiences. So much beauty, I hope you always stay safe out there.
The introduction of drones has made these types of videos even more special . Suffered a bit of vertigo [second hand!] when you were standing on those very narrow pathways overlooking the canyons below, but how i wish i could do the same. To be one of the first people to handle some of the artefacts after so many years must be such a good feeling, and pleased you leave them exactly as you found them.
Wow. I never get tired of seeing the ruins and beautiful country. I hope your eye is better and you got that irritant out. I look forward to your videos. Love your sentiment towards the ancients. Be safe.
Thank you Phyllis. It’s all good after I was able to flush it out at home
love the scenery and how you camp and eat! And no personal problems like another channel I ran across!
Brilliant channel,just love the way you present it
Wow the colours in nature are amazing, such beautiful rocks.
This is such an interesting video, thank-you so much for your continuing efforts. I really appreciate your personal sacrifices to bring these images to us. Long live your explorations.
Thanks for another breathtaking exploration. I don’t have a fear of heights but when you start free-climbing and walking those little bitty ledges so far off the ground, it makes my knees weak. Haha. I hope your eye heals quickly. Have a great weekend and thanks again for taking everyone along to such magical places.
I’m glad the exhilaration carries over into video format as well 😁
@@Desert.Drifter Most definitely! Your explorations and narration are indeed exhilarating. I’m looking forward to seeing what outstanding places you show us next.
Wow. You really put the "adventure" into adventure!. great stuff. We're all waiting for the next one! You're leading the field in this!
Thanks a ton!
SO excited to have found your channel! I've binged watched 4 or 5 videos, so far, in the last 8 hours, or so, and will look forward to more! I've lived in Arizona, for almost 40 years, and am still in awe, of the ancient history, here!
The terrain is just so incredibly beautiful and yet so formidable. Take good care of that eye, and thanks again for allowing us to share your adventure.
Love that quote, that is a perfect summary of the canyon country, incredibly beautiful and yet formidable
@@Desert.Drifter Feel free to use it any time. 😊
That was an amazing adventure and site I love your videos they are not short but takes us on your journey and you are easy to listen too..some of the climbs were scary with the drop offs, ledges and heights.. a big thank you
Great Videos, Always enjoy your hikes to historical places. Thanks for sharing.
I am loving exploring these landscapes, thanks.
Love Your videos and content! I would say the cataclysm they survived convinced them to build their dwellings so high and shielded by a rock cliff!
Ready fur any adventure! @Desert Drifter i love your perspectives about Ancient Peoples and these fascinating Homesites- truly wonderfully, amazingly beautiful.
You are doing an excellent job here Andrew. Thanks for the videos !!!
I love when you stop and talk to us. 🥰 Also, I enjoy the synopsis at the end. 17:49 Tannins can be irritating to mucosa/mucous membranes. Some people can develop allergies and can even go into anaphylactic shock (particularly people with fair skin, red hair and light-colored eyes), even if they’ve not experienced an allergic reaction before. Pignolis (pine nuts) are very good for you, though, and can be cardio-protective.
Don’t you feel so close to the makers of such pottery and structures when you see their handprints, 🖐️fingerprints and remnants of fires? It always amazes me when I see two thousand year old corn cobs!
Thank you for these beautiful adventures! Please share more of yourself and what drew you to this lifestyle! Also, I wouldn’t be opposed to hour long videos. 😉You can just show drone footage at the end. Maybe throw in some beautiful Native American flute music? ❤😊Stay safe!
your videos keep getting better and better!
I’m trying to improve with each one :)
Great stuff pal. I look forward to visiting the desert southwest every year.
Utterly fascinating and it makes me want to do some trailblazing on my own
in this area . Thank you for the inspiration and may your travels be safe.
Hi, u r so full of energy. The Anasazis wer short people, and we Navajos teach each other, that they wer the Bird people, Tsiidii Dine. They r our ancestors, that's why they lived n the tightest spots n the cliffs. Thank u 4 respectg our ancestors by leavg artifacts where u find them. They r not 2 b collected, we appreciate visitors leavg artifacts where they r, as Navajos, we r not 2 b visit those cliff dwellings, as respect 2 our Ancestors, the Great Anasazis...love u for tht and may u b blessed, and stay safe. Thnx 4 the great reviews. Jkennedy from the Great Navajo Tribe
John C. Freemont referred to the cliff dwellings as Indian forts. He described them as un approvable from the front, and they could not be fired into from above. Another feature I haven't heard mentioned is that they are well above the riparian zone, this puts them out of reach of most pests and predator's.
Reminds me of sleeping in a cave on the Bolivia salf flats desert
Yes, and the risk of flash floods. Most riparian areas in the southwest carry that risk as well
Something as small as a tiny seed can be pretty rough on an eyeball hopefully it heals quickly