I Finally Found the Weirdest Dead Tree in America
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- Опубликовано: 28 дек 2024
- In this video I set out on my own to see if I can finally pinpoint something odd way, waaaay up the side of a cliff...
DATE FILMED: October 2024
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** Trees of Stone Interpretive Trail parking area: 46.947857, -120.035881
** Gift shop with big pieces of petrified wood: 46.950799, -119.990706
** Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park visitor center: 46.954278, -119.987865
** Wild Horses Monument: 46.966043, -119.961633
** Frenchman Coulee (Vantage) parking area: 47.025111, -119.968139
** Air Guitar: 47.02317, -119.97473
** Goran’s book: amzn.to/3VXvM3o
** Goran’s eulogy: / eulogy-g%c3%b6ran-krop...
** Report by the Swedish Climbing Federation: web.mit.edu/sp...
** Where I parked for the Lodgestick Bluff hike: 47.159821, -119.980560
** Lodgestick Bluff viewpoint: 47.15676, -120.00184
** PDF with more info about Lodgestick Bluff: bmccammon.word...
** Campsite: 47.30727, -120.73296
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The tree in the cliff was super cool! Loved the drone footage, worth tolerating a little beeping. Thanks!
I'm glad it wasn't too annoying 😁
Awesome footage on that tree in the cliff !! thanks for sharing!!❤
Hi Tristan. I am a 78 year old great grandmother and I loved to travel. Since I can't do that anymore, I really love your videos. Thank you so much for sharing. I hold my breath on some if your adventures. God bless and stay safe.
Thank you for watching!
Yes I agree. Tristan puts out excellent videos. He’s calm and very polite. Thank you Tristan..Stay safe always..God bless and keep you.
I also love that you provide the history on so many of your adventures.
The pillow basalt around the tree shows it was underwater before being enveloped. Cool. Thanks
Loved all the interesting facts & features in this Washington state video. Yes, I always think of that state as green like your ending campsite. Great big horn sheep who were much more well behaved than the humans who wrote on the magnificent horses. That is why the petrified trees were locked behind grids. Great video , Tristan. ❤😊
I've been to see the metal horses. The metal is intended to rust because it creates a barrier to prevent further corrosion.
Into Thin Air and Into the Wild are two of my all time favorite books. The drone shot of the tree was incredible.
Those sheep were snacking because the grass was seriously greener on the other side...!😂😂
I'm a long time watcher and loved this video, just seems like you are more relaxed, but show us all these inspirational sights without thinking you have to go to the highest heights or the scariest point, I liked most when you slid thru the crevice in the mountain. There are some metal horses at Pendleton hills.
As usual thank you for taking me someplace I never heard of, and probably couldn't get to, so I could enjoy it with you. Truly unique. I had my rattle snake experience on a hike in Great Basin National Park. I was able to film it for a few minutes as it also retreated into the bushes. I was filming the hike and didn't notice the snake sunning itself on the trail until my son yelled out my name. I heard the rattle but thought it was some cicadas, since I had been hearing them all day. One of those exciting happenings, and thankfully he didn't strike we as I walked by, because I am sure he was close enough.
Adventures to weird dead trees in a place I am unlikely to manage the time to visit in my life is one of the things I love most about RUclips. Thank you.
GREAT ADVENTURE Tristen 👏👌👏. You put so much of time into research. I really love the tidbits of information and the links to learn more. Thank you!!. Lost Stick Bluff, wow, I'm intrigued 🤔🫠🤔 . That was fun😊
Superb video Tristan! Really enjoyed seeing the petrified wood and bighorn sheep.
When you were first showing the tree in the cliff. I was like "If you get your drone over there, I will be really impressed" 😅 And then you did! Yes, that was very interesting!! I was watching you while cleaning my kitchen. But when you got that drone out, I stopped what I was doing and had a seat 🤫 Thank you for that amazing footage and loved the entire video. Love your channel!
Tristan, Love your enthusiasm and enjoy following your adventures. Thanks for sharing!
In-tree-gued, for sure. Another beautiful place.
Lol! 🌲
Very cool tree. Really enjoyed the drone view, I was so involved looking at it that I didn't notice the beep till you said something. 🤠 Know what you mean when you hear that rattle all of a sudden. My heart just stopped when I heard it right at my feet. 🤠
Amazing channel and videos! You go to some really cool places. Thank you for creating such wonderful content, keep it up! My favorite part was the Bighorn Sheep. Super cool to see!
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Glad to see you visiting that area. I used to live in WA, and traveled back and forth across the state. I really liked the geographic diversity of WA, and the abundance of wildlife. Great views!
Cool! That tree is special. No other petrified tree was white that I noticed. Thanks for your video!
Nature presents so many unanswerable questions. Petrified wood is so fascinating when you think about it and its journey from wood to rock over the ages! Very enjoyable video! Thank you!
Agreed! Thanks for watching.
Loved this adventure!!!! Thank you..
Nice tour of the Palouse! It’s one of 5 geologically diverse area in the state. Been thru that area several times. At the lodge Pole Bluff tree as you were flying along the face I think you can see another tree shape still hidden in the wall. Very faint but there.
I love that you share your interests! The tree was mind boggling! Such a great video!❤
the tree in the mountain side , wow just wow !!
One of your best Tristan. Thank you for all the research and sharing the links.
Thank you!
What a treat to see those 🐏🐑 sheep! Its a very peaceful area, just gotta tune out the freeway noise. Thanks for sharing!
I love the drone shots of "the tree." It is surrounded by what's known as "pillow basalt," based on the globular shape. Basalt only forms into the pillow shape when it erupts under water. Therefore the tree was engulfed by lava while in water. How it became vertical is a mystery to me!
I was thinking the same thing, pillow lava. So at one time the tree must have been swallowed up in water eventually becomming petrified, then the pillow lava came around it.....but, then one of the Missoula Floods must have erroded it just perfectly or to the edge of the petrified tree. If one could dig somehow into the basalt behind it there could be more petrified trees??
All of your videos are great, but this one is exceptional!
Wow those Bighorn's were cool Tristan! And the petrified log was too! This whole trip was great!❤😂
This was great! The Bighorn Sheep, the iron horses, THE TREE! Good job.
At least there is a nice sized ledge at the base of the tree in the cliff to stand on and inspect the tree once you belay down to it. Great video
I thought the same thing 😄
I'm sure many of us who are 70 or older remember travelogs from the 60's that were mostly broadcast on local stations. At the time they were an escape from the work day life. Some failed with mediocre subjects and poor dialogue. I have to salute most of today's young RUclips creators for the exceptional places and the extreme detail in which you present us with our surroundings. Network TV has gotten old and jaded and rarely have any value except for background sound for dogs left at home by themselves. I have two photography drones myself and rarely move from an overhead position.
The Weird Tree Expedition.....................Go for it man. Great video Tristan. Thanks for sharing your adventures.
That snake had a lot of rattles, must've been a big one! Cool adventures!
I loved this video ! I’m from Oregon/Washington and always enjoy seeing your adventures in our states. There are so many places to see that I haven’t visited. Fantastic adventure!!!
Loved this video! Especially your narration of Goran. Climbed routes on the Sunshine Wall 30 years ago…brought back good memories :)
I very much so enjoyed reading Kon Tiki at about 12years old. Good episode Tristan!
Yay! You went to Frenchman Coulee!
Great video! Thanks for sharing! 😊
I climbed all those spots around Vantage back in the early 1990's. Thanks for the memories.
I remember visiting that spot as a child in the 60s. I still have a piece of ginkgo petrified wood (from the shop, not stolen! 😂)
We never hiked and wen’t exploring. I would enjoy that part now too!
The groundskeeper in that state park is lucky to have the lawns mowed for free by non-gas, non-electric mowers. 😀
Grass powered?
Thank you Tristan, I love your videos and also follow and love your Tenkara Addict channel. Would just like to say I have learned so much of the geology of the area you are in for this video through Nick Zentner's RUclips channel, He is a professor and lecturer at Central Washington University in Ellensburg. Some of your viewers may know him through his Nick On The Rocks PBS series from Washington state. Please check out his downtown lecture on Flood Basalts of the Pacific Northwest. Since following him I am always interested in the geology of where your travels take you. All the best to you and your family, Happy New Year!
I LOVE Nick’s series and all his lectures too.
@@lindacondray7918 Been on board with Nick since before the pandemic. Have fallen in love with geology after a career in biology, soils, horticulture and 25 years of community supported agriculture farming in central Wisconsin. Nick rocks in so many ways lol. I am a Zentnerd for sure
dry falls , west barr ripples, lake missoula glacial lake rings behind the university , grand coulee,, haystack boulders . tons of cool natural things to see . love Washington
Another great video. I enjoyed your research and story on Goran. How tragic that he climbed all those Himalayan peaks and ended up dying on a rock climb in Washington. My first mountaineer I remember growing up was Jim Whittaker who is still alive at 95. I still have my membership at REI that I first got I think in 1981.
Cool tree in the cliff!! You always find the coolest things. Love the video❤
I went through Eastern Oregon and Eastern Washington and was amazed that it was high desert. I never been there and thought it was trees. Anyway, the log on the wall was cool. Also the petroglyphs too. And the bighorn sheep. Was a great video. Thanks for the Adventure.
What an awesome shot. Petrified tree but looks like a toothpick.
My state, Washington. Born and raised 75 years. I've been across that hiway so many times. Thank you for another great video.
I am so thankful for your adventurous spirit!! All your adventures are 🎉. I look forward to Saturday morning, my coffee and your adventure of the week. Thanks for sharing your courageous!! experience.
On the concept of the lodgestick pole. A place to research is Copalis beach, cliffs created by a cataclysmic tsunami in 1700s, dropped a forest about 300 feet and now petrified.
My favorite part was everything in this video! As a long time subscriber and a life long Washington resident my interest is always piqued when you’re in my home stomping grounds. Your videos are among the best on RUclips. Thanks You Tristan, stay safe and please continue. 👍
Great trip really enjoyed the detailed info and amazing views thanks for showing us the backcountry of the west. HNY!
Fun sight seeing video. The mystery tree is cradled by the mountain. Except for the snake all of it was my favorite part.
Of course I loved this video, all of the content was amazing especially that tree in the mountain! Happy that the snake let you know it was there instead of striking out😖 Happy New year to you and your family❤️
Another excellent video Tristan! Love the research you put into your work. A very interesting collage of stories from petrified wood, to Coran Kropp and of course the whimsical appearance of the herd of Big Horn Sheep. Growing up in Montana we used to see many of them from time to time while out in the wilderness.
I enjoyed the memories of living and traveling in that area.
I actually clapped when you said let's fly the done. So cool! Thank you for sharing this!
Lived in eastern Washington, most of my life never heard of the lodged tree. Hope you make it back to be the first to visit it
Love your adventures.
Washington state has 124 developed state parks. This is one of the largest State parks systems in the nation. Glad you’re able to explore one of them. They truly are magnificent.
Thank you Tristan and for your informative travel adventure.keep safe as always.
Cheers from Sacramento,California.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Fantastic and informative video. Be safe on your future trips. You are an inspiration to many people.
Frenchman Coulee was the last place I took a day trip to before I moved from Tacoma to Arizona a few years ago! Cool to see it in the video and learn more about it
I chuckled when you talked about the difference between the lush, green part of western Washington and the high desert of central Washington. I had a job interview in nearby Moses Lake in 1995, and wasn't expecting to be in the desert.
Great video.
Thanks so much! I’ve driven by that area several times but have never stopped to explore. Now I’m excited to check them out.
I recognized the location from the picture alone. Surprisingly cool area.
As a former climber, I think this is both the saddest and most interesting of your videos.
Your videos always brighten my day! This one was amazing as well, I had read about Goran Kropp when he achieved the feat at Mt Everest. I wonder what were his thoughts as he was falling to his death in Washington. Morbid, I know. The geology of that area has always fascinated me. Similar to those Giant's Steps/Bridge in the British Isles, as if someone hand carved those stones and set them perpendicular to form a wall. You can see where people made up stories of giants instead of crediting forces of nature. Thanks again for starting my day off.😊
An exceptional video. I read most of those books you listed but not the one on Goran. All your research was very interesting. It is precisely the kind of information I go after when I
find something that intrigues me. That tree looked so incongruent with its environment that it appears to be a cosmic joke. Loved the video and narration. Just great.
Hey Tristan. I enjoy all your videos. You share the most interesting and amazing sites. I enjoy the history behind them and appreciate the time you take to learn about them and share with us. Happy New Year and look forward to seeing more in 2025.
Great channel. Such an informative video.
Nice video. Love the petrified tree. It probably still there because no one can get to it!
I really enjoy seeing all these metaphorically speaking “Largest Ball of Twine” sites! Thanks for sharing and braving the bus loads of peeps.
OMG that rattlesnake rattle does go straight through you!
Tristan, this video was super interesting due to your providing the history associated with your hikes. That tree in the wall was intriguing and makes me want to hike there to see it.
The video started off a bit weird with the "caged" petrified trees but the big horn sheep and the petrified tree in the cliff was amazing! BTW, the beeping was not annoying at all.
Wow, huge rattle on that snake. Very enjoyable video.
Great to see you in my backyard! I love that area so much that I named my dog Coulee. And yet I still learn something which is why I love your perspective. Even though I am very familiar with that area you see it with such a unique perspective.
Lots of Columnar Basalt. So cool. Well, cool now. Once was hot lava. 😊
Cool... reminds me of the Scablands in eastern Washington. Basalt columns!
Loved this whole video! Thank you, and Happy New Year!
That's amazing !! A petrified tree within rocks. Your explorations are inspiring 🙂 tho I wish my legs were ten years younger. Can't go the distances any longer 😙 but I still will try until they don't work anymore 😄 I go as far as I can ..LOL 🤣 Sometimes I can't..depending on the barometer 🙃
What a great video. Thank you.
Great video, very interesting and informative. Please do investigate the mystery tree further, I would love to see it from a face to tree perspective. 😄
You have been having some cool wildlife encounters.
Wow Tristen, what an interesting video. I will never personally go to these places, but feel like I went. The log on the cliff was profound 😳
Wow! What a story ! Can't help but feel a little sad for him. his safety stuff failed all the way down..what r the chances.wow! Thanks for sharing. Also those big horn sheep were cool!
I've never been into climbing but remember the extraordinary cycling trip/Everest climb of Göran Kropp in 1996. Also remember he died in a climbing accident some year later, but hadn't heard any details about the accident, or seen the place. Thanks for a super interesting video.
The lodgepole stick in the cliff is so striking with the sharp contrast of the bright white against the dark background. It’s compounded by the verticality of the stick contrasting with the horizontal lines of the layered rock of the bluff. Then the way it is in the middle on display like a movie screen from the opposite side. So cool! I feel like I could stare and wonder about the “how” for hours.
Loved the tree in the wall! Enjoyed this video, especially because we live in Eastern Washington. I do wish you had been able to go inside the interpretive center at Ginko State Park. Inside you would find so much information and beautiful examples of area petrified wood. A movie too! My favorites inside are the large round slabs, polished with many rings to examine. If you are ever in the area again, you would not be disappointed by going into the interpretive center. We love your videos and the research you do, the stories you tell. The big horn sheep were an added treat! Stay safe and keep filming!
Crazy how perfectly vertical that tree survived and petrified in that cliff; must have been fully encapsulated like that, as the rocklayers looked pretty flat/plumb to me (no tilting or anything like that).
Great video!
FYI, there were horses who were native to north America, but they went extinct long long ago. Modern horses were reintroduced during the colonial era. I think I've heard that the horse species is currently believed to have evolved in north America and spread to the rest of the world.
love the drone footage.
Good video. I enjoyed it all.
Those big horns were great!
Briston. A few interesting points for you. The petrified log has a very interesting perspective from the water. You can clearly see that it is petrified and is actually IN the cliff face. Grandfather lets Loose the Ponies. The Artist that built it did so by donations. I drove by many times while under construction. That is why the Basket was never built. My parents actually went to the Inauguration when it was presented to the public. I believe that Washington State now has ownership. The town of Vantage was actually located in the Gorge at river height prior to Wanapum Dam being built. Most of the town was moved up on the present day location. Some buildings from the old location are still at the bottom of Wanapum Resevoir. When you were at the Rock Shop the road to your left as you faced the river is actually the “Old Vantage Hiway” that climbed up out of the Gorge. When I was 6 maybe 7 I went by the Vantage Bridge while under construction. Very large nets were strung under the bridge while under construction as safety nets. Vantage was still at river level at this time . When you were at Frenchman Coulee if you drove on down the road you were on toward the river and looked to the far side and up river a short distance you would have seen on old homestead. This homestead was the Old Man Skaman place. Not sure on spelling. His property butted up to Ginko Petrified Forest you were at. He made a living digging out very large petrified logs.Much bigger than anything you saw. He sold the logs for a living. I visited him a couple times. He had an early I believe 1910? Kenworth truck to haul the logs out with. The truck was chain drive. Chain from the transmission to the rear axel. He had several petrified logs standing upright behind his place. He was an avid hiker as you are. He wore laced up leather boots to his knees every day. When he ran across Rattlesnakes (frequently) he would simply stomp on them. Different times for sure. Thank you for all you do. Awesome.
Thank you for this great review of a small area with a great deal to see.
I don't live far away and will return to investigate more myself.
You definitely should!
The Missoula floods probably deposited the tree up that high. Thanks for the videos.
The beeping did not bother me. The tone of the beep was perfect to alert you but not, to me, annoying.
I did love the herd of big horned sheep. What a gift.
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I am not bothered by the beeping, That is cool. I am a collector of petrified wood,I even have a petrified Sequoia wood necklace as well as a pair of multi colored petrified wood earrings.The Yellowstone River in Montana has tons of petrified wood that many collect in the gravel beds on the shore . Petrified wood comes in many colors and types of wood , including blue ,green ,and red .