AMAZING Finds in the Middle of Nowhere! (SUV Camping/Vanlife Adventures)
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In this video-the second of a two-part series of a two-day trip I went on-I continue to explore some extremely remote and rarely visited areas in the desert west of Salt Lake City, Utah.
INFO & GPS COORDINATES
** New camp mattress: amzn.to/2pchRqT
** Big Spring: 40.7399, -112.6471
** Hastings Cutoff: en.wikipedia.o...
** Lincoln Highway: en.wikipedia.o...
** Lake Bonneville: en.wikipedia.o...
** Places where a modern dirt road crosses the line of wagon tracks that you can see on Google Earth but can't really see in person: 40.728897, -112.651851, 40.7181, -112.6566, 40.7119, -112.6595
** Horseshoe Springs: 40.613968, -112.708105
** Wagon tracks you CAN see in person (near Horseshoe Springs): 40.612662, -112.709017
** Iosepa: 40.542020, -112.733776
OTHER LINKS
** SUV RVing the Book: www.amazon.com... (Affiliate link)
** The Blog: suvrving.com
** Instagram: / suvrving
** FKB.me (My free Kindle book website): fkb.me
CHANNELS YOU MAY LIKE (Tell them Tristan sent you!)
** Colorado Backcountry Adventures (Truck camping, winter camping, off-grid cabin life): / @offgridbackcountryadv...
** Finding Simon (Vanlife, motorcycle road trips, and now boat restoration): / shelbyandsimon
It’s grand of you, for being respectful.🙏🏻
Very interesting and I don't blame you for not giving out the coordinates. Many old landmarks have been destroyed by vandals. Why make it easy for them.
Exactly. Although I think it's of biggest concern when the landmarks are roadside instead of an hour up the side of a mountain. Thanks Bacchus.
Dum vivimus vivamus.
Jedediah Smith, John C. Fremont and Tristan Higbee, 3 great explorers!
Lol, one of these things is not like the others...
Agree. Let each person find their own path. The history you’ve shared is very interesting. Thanks so much!
Glad you liked it. Thanks for watching and commenting, Cyn!
I like the coordinates
You'd got great stuff. I've spent a good amount of time throughout the desert west of the GSL. It's an amazing area with a lot of overlooked history. Thanks for keeping it safe for those who want to find it. Again, really great videos.
You list me at nothing-ness? 🙂 Saved yourself at incredible Geology snd Salt flats. Just seeing this should put your heart at attention. What makes America so amazing. We are so blessed to have so much to enjoy, if you choose.
I think you are right in not just throwing coordinates out there. Part of the adventure is finding it! And I think only serious mature people will find it and not deface it. Keep exploring👍👍👍!
I only just saw this video 3/14/24 but what really struck me was that evidence of the wagon tracks was still visible, on the ground, over 150 years later and how truly fragile that landscape is and how long man's impact on the environment can last.
Glad you didn't post the coordinates. I may end up going there and half the fun is searching. Thanks for the video. Love Utah!
Those wagon tracks are so amazing. Thank you for showing us.
Aren't they cool?! I was so excited to finally find some. Thanks for watching.
I’ve driven across the US starting in Ohio on 6 different occasions on various routes and I’m always amazed how anybody ever made it to California. You’ve shown me some neat stuff.
Sometimes the simplest vistas are the most powerful for individuals. An overgrown spring becomes magical in the moment. Btw I like hiking in the wind. I find it cleansing but I can see why it gets old after a while. Can’t wait for summer!
A bit of wind is fine, but constant strong wind gets old fast, especially when I'm trying to record video and audio!
Love the gold and green contrasted colors.
I really enjoyed the Hawaiian rock Art especially the whale and turtle probably sea turtle!❤️😀🇺🇸🌏🚙
The old..."dog ate my mattress" story....... Wow. Haven't used that since the 7th grade...Great shots and views.... wish I was there.
Lol you caught me! Thanks for watching.
We appreciate your “no coordinates” policy. If it’s too easy it can become a destination for too many people and along with too many people seems to come trash and wear and tear. Honest folks are willing to work for their pleasures. And most folks tend to appreciate things they had to work for. And most people take good care of things they appreciate. At least that’s been our experience. Happy trails to you......
Thanks Cam and Barbara!
Thanks again for sharing your beautiful day.
I really appreciate you not giving the coordinates. Thanks for helping to preserve these beautiful and unique places.
Thanks Wanderer 👍
Just knowing about these places is enough. I'd rather have the fun of finding them on my own. I like not knowing what's in my presents before unwrapping them.
That's a good way of putting it! Thanks Martin.
Very, very interesting video! I enjoyed all the history you shared. That wind was rough....made me feel cold. LOL Thanks for sharing!
Sigh, yes the wind is always annoying. I need to figure out a better recording setup. I probably need to get a lapel mic and separate audio recorder...
Beautiful and the view is too
I'm very glad you didn't post the coordinates. I feel people who have to work for their outdoor adventures respect them more. 👍🏻🌞🌞🌞🌞
Thanks Christina!
Oh my gosh I thought I was the only one who loved cemeteries. I love walking trough them looking at the names and dates
I used to live a couple of blocks from a large cemetery, and I'd go take a walk through there every day. Good times!
You ain't the only one Michelle. I love the cemeteries in New Orleans. They are works of art.
It would be best not to as it will overwhelm the natural sites. Thank you for sharing it was beautiful and gave me something to check out.
Thanks for watching and commenting, Ck. I appreciate it.
I LOVE the Mondo King Thermarest...it's smoking
Very interesting place. Obscure relics of history I never heard of in the way of the settlement, or the wagon ruts I wouldn’t expect to still exist after 170 years. Thanks for sharing this adventure.
Thanks Jonathan. I'm glad you liked the video. I appreciate you watching and commenting.
Thank you for lifting your Sun glasses! 🙂
Impressive how much history you can site from all the places you visit. I'm so facinated by Utah and Arizona history. Love the ring around the rosie petroglyphs. You find the coolest stuff. You seem to me to be more of an explorer than any other adventerous title. Thanks for taking us along.
I can't go very deep on the history of these places, but I tend to know the basics. And I'll take the title of explorer any day! Thanks Deanna.
it's very fascinated is very interesting place and it has a history it's a really nice place thank you very much for showing that 👍
Thanks for watching!
I love your videos don't stop Thanks
Thanks Alfonso
Thanks for the google maps view of the wagon ruts!
No problem. Thanks for watching, Joyce!
I am a bit of the Oregon Trail ruts buff as my family took the cut off to Washington state in 1900...long after the railroad was in use. They did the wagon trip for the adventure and to save money probably. My great-uncle chronicled for us. He was 8 years old on the trail, and so the story was written from his 8 year old point of view with great enthusiasm and endless adventures.
I agree on not giving out the coordinates, plus I always heard that my relatives left the Donner Party at Hastings and went north. Neat to see this.
Definitely a good move on their part! Yikes. Thanks for watching and commenting.
So I'm a new subscriber to your RUclips channel. I've been watching for the last 3 or 4 months, and I am loving your videos ( my wife too). This particular video is awesome. I love the history, the information, the maps and the narrative. Thank you, keep up the good work. And maybe little tiny video blips about some of the town's you go to. But I am thoroughly enjoying your RUclips channel. Thank you again and keep up the awesome job!
I loved this trip!
Me too. It was a really fun one close to home with some really off the beaten path stuff. The entire West Desert is an underrated part of the state for sure.
Very much enjoyed the video! Thanks for taking us along (and keeping the GPS coordinates a secret, LOL). Safe travels!
Thanks! This was a great trip. It was fun to go explore these areas that are relatively close to home but feel like a million miles away.
I agree with you NOT giving out all the locations. Like you, researching to find them is part of education. Used to use topographical maps on my trips before Google maps. Had boxes of maps and research information for all the areas I used to travel. Be safe and thanks for bringing us with you.
Thanks Dale!
Very cool video. Thanks for taking us along.
Thanks for watching and tagging along 👍
Respect. Love these two vids. I am going to find these places. I was going to email you but will try to figure it out on my own. I'm in TX visiting my daughter right now and for another two weeks, so far two weeks into my trip but had no set plan where I was headed after this and I think you have pointed me in a general direction. Plans as of now is phoenix to grand canyon, north from there to eventually find these sights then into Colorado and back to TX to help her move then along the gulf to the Keys. Ending in a sad trip back to NJ. Of course plenty of stops along the way.
Another great day with some amazing places. Beautiful area. Thanks for taking us along. If you gave the coordinates, these treasures wouldn't be treasures for long. Those who really want to see them will make the effort as you did. Great job as always. Davin
Thanks Davin! I loved this trip so much. It was relatively close to home, but there were so many interesting and obscure little things to see. I'm glad you liked it too.
Agreed. Never post coordinates of any place you love or ever hope to return to.
These are some really cool places. Thanks for taking us along.
Anytime 🙂 Thanks for watching and commenting, Ros.
Ya it's no fun hiking up a mountain when it's windy like that. Awesome views from that first mountain you scrambled up.
Yep, otherworldly views out there. Really fun place. That's the great thing about the desert... Climb even a little hill and you can see for miles! No trees to get in the way.
Wonderful video! You are a very brave man to do that climbing alone. I have enjoyed all your videos.
Not brave, just very experienced. I've climbed nearly a couple hundred mountains at this point and know how to be safe out there. Thanks for watching and commenting.
Thank you for sharing your adventure. Your decision is admired. The world is way to instant these days.
Thanks Debbie!
Thanks for another great adventure travel video. You mentioned a lot of historic events that I know about and it was cool to see these spots. In regards to your GPS locations, I wouldn't give them out either. Since I fish a lot, I don't burn my spots. If you know how to use Google Earth obviously you can find stuff you see in a video if you are a good sleuth. Sometimes I will give some info if they send me a private message. Once again, I really enjoyed the video.
Yep, exactly. If someone wants it bad enough, they'll be able to find it. The hunt is part of the fun anyway. Great to hear you share my interest in history. Lots of interesting stuff out there to see.
Beautiful
Wow! Tumbleweed!!
Many beautiful and unique natural places on earth remain pristine today because they are hard to find or hard to reach. It's better to keep them that way for the sake of nature and future generations of nature lovers.
I think your right about not giving co-ordinates.Not all the people who see these videos are as careful as you or I would be. Thanks
It's a shame it has to be that way, but I think it's for the best. Thanks Larry.
I agree with other comments, people destroying landmarks and pieces of history, shooting petroglyphs?? Why make it easy on them. I had same thought as you Tristan, before you even felt the need to say it, that anyone who watches your videos should have plenty of info needed to find these places, way more then you did before you set out to find them, so don't give out coordinates, your videos are enough, don't second guess yourself, don't be railroaded into changing your mind either. We benefit from all you put into these videos as it is, and enjoy getting to see things some of us may never get the chance to see due to life circumstances, so thank you. Peace!
Thanks!
What a cave that is! I always get the best sleep while camping. Amazing view from the top!! Very fascinating history, I just can't imagine what it was like for the pioneers. How cool to see the wagon trail, interesting it's still viewable after all this time.
Thanks for sharing the history of these places. Agree no need to share GPS location, there is way too much of that out there now. Like you said from the video should be able to find. Those wide open spaces are cool!! :) Great video
The wide open spaces are my #1 favorite thing about the deserts in the western US. I love being able to see for miles and miles. It's great to hike in forests too, but my heart is in the wide open desert. Thanks for the great comment!
Inspiring adventures as always. You fuel my already "out of control" additions to sleuthing and solitude. I feel the same on the Great Divide. Every minute of your vids requires a minimum of 2 or 3 on GEarth. Most entertaining! You can probably guess my vote on GPS disclosure (although I mark yours obsessively). Cheers from the Great White North.
Hi Arnold. It sounds like you're a fellow Google Earth sleuth! I'm always exploring things on there. And I'm always turning to maps when I watch other people's videos too. I feel like really having a grasp on where someone is enhances the experience and helps me appreciate the video more. Thanks for watching and commenting.
Very cool. I used to drive just by a big AAA Road Atlas and make my own discoveries.
Sounds like a great way to travel! Thanks Mary.
When you saw the dust from 6 horses headed your way, you know you are going to be Wagon Jacked.
Your videos are always very interesting, thanks for sharing. Thumbs up...
Glad you like them! Thanks for watching and commenting.
Even with the co-ordinates I'd never make it as I'm too old & not as fit & adventurous as you. I'm an armchair explorer & I do live on the Big Island of Hawaii.
I’m sorry about your bed D; I will be right back!
I think that one petroglyph is a bird. Like a crane.
No need to be right back ❤️
Have you ever tried a poco pad? They’re used a lot for river camping. Extremely comfortable, but rather bulky.
Technically you could control the wind sounds with a good mic cover. But I love your videos. I hope someday to get to some of those places, I bought a conversion van. Going to try it out on the road soon. I want some routine maintenance done first, oil change and such.
I have a wind muff over the built-in microphone already. I need to just get a sound recorder and a lapel mic. Sigh. Congrats on the van! You'll have a great time in it.
Beautiful country! Thanks for sharing all the info, GPS and links. Also, do you keep track of your cell phone signal coverage to any degree as you travel around? That's good info for your e.g. online paid POI database thing if you get that going. The coverage maps from the cellular providers are way too generous especially in some of the remote western US areas.
I keep track of that at my campsites only, and that will be included in the master map. I agree, the coverage maps the providers have are basically worthless. In my experience with Verizon, AT&T, and T-mobile, Verizon has by far the best coverage. AT&T is pretty good. T-mobile is worthless outside of large cities.
Love your adventures.
Thanks Helen!
SUV RVing I love mountains, too and you're taking me places of my dreams.
I am new to your channel,, I am loving the videos
Awesome, welcome aboard! And thanks for watching.
Tumble weeds are edible. I once saw a recipe for tumble
Weed soup. 😀
No I think your instinct to not give out location is spot on. Make it hard for someone with the intent to deface a precious site. Besides those people will be too lazy to do the legwork. Nice job and thanks for the video!
Thanks Bad Egg. It's just a few rotten people that ruin it for everyone else. Oh well. They're still easy enough to find for the motivated people out there.
Good choice!
Thanks Cathie!
I completely respect your keeping exact info secretish . Too many people take it too lightly and things get destroyed.
To me, having the coordinates gives people like me, that will never have the opportunity to see in person these locations, the ability to add another a layer of our journey's with you, through google earth. I don't think those who follow you are even remotely looking for coordinates to go vandalize something historic. It's great that you can travel and search these places of wonder, but everyone is not afforded that opportunity. Keep doing what you're doing, great videos. My 2 cents worth.
In general, I agree. That's why I almost always give the locations of the places I visit. The people who watch these videos are not the people who vandalize things. But if someone isn't willing to put in a bit of work to figure out where those Hawaiian petroglyphs are, they sure aren't going to hike halfway up a mountain to find them. If someone really wants the location of one of these places, they can email me.
SUV RVing, with all being said, will still enjoy your travels with or without.
I agree with your decision. You gave a lot of info, just not in coordinates. Poor Hawaiians,. No wonder they left, probably thought, "I left paradise to come to the mouth of the underground." :D BTW, you might enjoy Inscription Rock in NM-- a bunch of "modern petroglyphs". I haven't seen this, planning on doing this trip late fall.
Yep, I went there a couple of days after my most current video on the channel. It was really interesting. Stay tuned :) Thanks for watching.
I find the cave on google earth!!!! I feel like my treasure hunter lol
Wow.....thanks again
Thank you!
the re-naming of history across this country is to make it hard when reading studying history ,to find these places and in part it is a disconnecting us from the past,also not rely learned in school is Hawaiians were the first true cowboy's , i love this stuff and your knowledge also you visit places i have only read about,but would have never known if you did not say what the history was,Thank you for your hard work making these Video's
Thanks Mary! I'm glad you liked the video, and I appreciate you watching.
Thanks for not making locations obvious, popularity destroys
That's interesting fact about Hawaiians I graduated high school in Hawaii which of course meant I had to take Hawaiian history. I don't recall that fact, but it's interesting none the less.
great video
Thanks JR.
Hi I'm new to your channel and I'm thinking on traveling to Utah this summer with my boys in our rv ,but I dont like camping rv parks,or crowded campgrounds are there some quiet,safe road to drive that's safe to camp also because we have two dogs that you can suggest were coming from Oregon🤗
Sorry, I don't have specific recommendations. But there's a ton of BLM and national forest land in Utah. You can camp anywhere there with your dogs.
awesome
i'm looking forward to my corps of discovery
All I know if I ever wanted to get your attention all I would have to say is arch Haha you cant resist them it's funny but cool I bet you've been thru 100s haaha
Yep, pretty much lol
Great videos! They are always so interesting. What apps do you use for your maps and points of interest?
The main app I use is called Gaia GPS. It's an incredible app for downloading offline maps and marking the places I want to visit.
When I was younger I used to like reprepel
That a Crab walking
The unidentified marking looked like a crab to me.
Great videos! Thank you for sharing… but what do you use for maps_ Gps? Do you rely on your phone? Or carry maps? Or gps?
I have state atlases for the states I'll be passing through, and I use the apps Google Maps, HERE, and Gaia GPS for navigation on my phone.
When i go to Ut. i will find your cave and i will write that i found it lol
Lol go for it!
I appreciate your reasoning for not giving out the coordinates. Good humor.
Thanks Cindy Lou!
How do you know you're in the middle of nowhere and not on the edges of nowhere, says the guy watching SUV RVing and drinking beer?
Wow..I'm jealous :-)
It's a fun area to explore, for sure. Thanks Sarah.
the history of turtles and native Americans was like a international sign where things were and NOT to bring the white man because he would want to take it..if front left foot missing that is where not the direction to take them..(turtle you showed was missing tail !) as the saying goes is a whole turtle head four legs tail the treasure is below it..
Interesting! I didn't know that. Thanks Mary.
Nope, I don't think it's a bad thing for you to NOT give away the exact locations. If they are regular tourist traps, then why not, but for these out of the way spots, like you said, let folks find it themselves. They may even find other great things!!
Best to not reveal GPS coordinates
I agree. Thanks Scott!
Living/exploring/photographing Southern Utah, for the past 6 years, vandalism has increased dramatically. No sense marking it any easier for the ignorant narcissists.
I'm very afraid of the vandalizing of nature and culture in Europe, Asia and Africa too. I must unfortunately accept that some people are really bored about the beautiness what god made for us.
What blew me away was that the guy who published the guide for the Hastings Cutoff and encouraged the Donner Party to take it, had never done it before. So he had no idea what he was getting people into. That whole episode was a total mess.
Yeah, I hope that weighed pretty heavily on his conscience after that!
You're good not giving the coordinates!
My guess on that last last Hawaiian petroglyph is a jellyfish... but just a guess.
Oh, one more thing. I like to policy of not giving out the coordinates. I like putting your video on pause, then trying to locate where you are on Google Maps given the clues you provide in the video, where it be verbal or visual. This makes for a fun little game for me. It also gives me a bigger overarching sense of where you are geographically in the country and state by being able to zoom out and look around... that is in relation to other cool places nearby.
Definitely could be. I think that's a good guess. And regarding your other comment, I do the same thing when I watch other people's videos. I'm very geographically minded and like to know exactly where other people are in relation to other places that I may be more familiar with. Thanks TheRealDonald!
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Very interesting but its hard to hear you when is windy i think it’s worth to invest in a 🎤 mic
If you're buying, send it over.
Amazing what people do in the name of religion. You can almost imagine how an Hawaiian felt transplanted into this countryside!
There is a ranch about 3 years or more back the family owned it 5 generations ? and hundreds of acres maybe 500 ? the place was loaded with old Native American had lived on this ranch and the Family never touched these places....it was all given to the government.. and Nothing??? GOLD MINE OF THE PAST ,you know of it? by the way Thank You and Your Wife for all the video's and Your Knowledge .....bummer you could not get in cave to camp.....
Hi Mary. I don't know what ranch or good mine you're talking about. Thanks for watching.
So desolate. Windy desolation. Only rattlesnakes and voles for company. Not even any birds. What in the world were those Hawaiians trying to farm in Skull Valley? Time to go Googling. I really appreciate your remote choices. Something that mystifies me however . . . you never mention the person who follows you around with a camera. How they carry a camera and hold it steady while following you in often challenging places is a really remarkable skill you bring to your videos. They even know where you're going sometimes and are ready for you to arrive. I'm surprised you don't give them even a mention!
lol I can't tell if you're kidding or not!
Why do the Salt Lake‘s look so Square is that just a natural thing?
The square parts are man-made evaporation ponds, I believe.