THE BEST ANCIENT RUIN HIKE IN AMERICA - THE DEVIL'S CHASM - Sierra Ancha Cliff Dwellings, Arizona
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- Опубликовано: 19 июл 2022
- The Devil's Chasm is a very difficult Ancient Ruin hike in the Sierra Ancha Wilderness of Arizona. These cliff dwellings were created by the Salado people. We hiked 9.6 miles round trip in very tough terrain to see the ruins for ourself.
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That's just a sign of someone who has done a lot of reading, but sadly, doesn't have much opportunity to use it amongst others.
I don’t think you have to go 18 miles. Any chance you guys missed the other ruins in the middle of the screen in your video at 39:45? It would be in the same layer of rock Stratta that you guys are standing in only just across the canyon. You’ll see four rectangular openings there. Maybe you two talked about it off camera and forgot to mention it? Loved this video and wished I was there. Of course, I could be wrong. Again at 40:45?
@@monkeysuncle2816 What?
@@INCREDHISTORY when was the last time you needed to describe a chasm to someone?
You fellas weren't really prepared for this place. But that's ok most people aren't neither were we our first time out. 🙂
I appreciate you recording the hike along with the dwellings. I'm 60 with health issues and your video is the only way I'll ever see this. Thank you.
Anybody 30 years onwards would be pushing it unless they've recently left the army or similar,
@@Johnketes54 I’m 34 in a few weeks.
I’m so glad you took the time to watch it through! I got more cool hikes coming soon.
@@INCREDHISTORYI was still handstands at 33 and hiking up till 50, But not what you are doing clambering over rock's ever higher, It's not the hight but the rate off you falling diminishes, You probably don't think about it, I didn't on my motorcycle in the search for more power more adrenaline but i was in my 20s, Relexes are slower as you get older, Many "macho's" in my area passed their test (motorcycle,licence for a bigger machine) on a 250cc 20 years ago and get a 1000cc Japanese bike and wrap themselves around a lamp post 6 in the past 10 years just in my area alone, I would fallen of that cliff face tiny footpath full off scree(loose rock) probably would have cardiac arrest 🤣. Sitting in my chair watching was more than enough "excitement" for me
@@Johnketes54 I think about falling every time I am out! One life to live but we are very cautious. 🙏
Tough hike but oh so beautiful! My husband and I used to have adventures like this but he has passed and I'm heading for 78. Thank you for allowing me to see this through your eyes!💕
Thank you for watching it all the way through! ❤️ ❤️ ❤️
How are you liking your seventies. I am 74 myself . Covid did a number on me and my husband a few years back(2020-2021): after that we have become old! It did permanent damage to both of us. I am actively seeking something to get involved in to give me motivation to even get up in the morning. Actually, I kind of feel like I have Covid right now. No taste to anything, sore throat and sinus headache, body aches, low grade fever. Back 2020/21, my fever was so high I was hallucinating. My son and I are both RNs, he sat with me almost all the time. We have been half hearted preppers for a long time now, so we have an oxygen concentrator and a pulse oxi meter.. so we did ok. I got the vaccination because I figured another bad round of Covid would kill me. Anyway I have had it about nine times. Almost every time I go shopping I get sick. Anyway enough about that. Maybe you won’t mind answering my post, so I can know how you are making it. If you don’t mind, tell me what area of the country you are from. I live in Northern Alabama.
At 70, I could never go on this type of adventure anymore. Watching you guys takes me there vicariously & I'm thoroughly enjoying the trip. Thank you.
enjoying the trip, heh,heh. Rock on.
That had to be a small tribe or small family who built this place over years and I'm sure they were safe from almost anyone!! What an incredibly wonderful place to hide in specially if it was cold outside and you had a nice warm fire inside there!! I imagine they could have lived there year-round if they wanted to cuz there's a lot of deer and squirrels and rabbits in the area. Anytime I see a place like this I just am blown away imagining what their lives must have been like?!? To live your entire life never hearing a single mechanical sound or a jet over head!
Remember helms gate from lord of the rings?
When life was worth living, now it’s just $$$$$
That was beautiful! @jonhenke1504
Beautiful discretion! Coming from a german that can't write english very well.
I wish I could have come along.
So sorry to be a "wet blanket," but those people lived in fear. It seems so clear that these places were "last redoubts" of a hunted remnant.
@@Logan-wb3ynlife always been work
one way or another my guy
Wanna grind for that scrilla or till the ground
You are a good big brother, acknowledging your brothers strength, encouraging and validating. It’s very nice to see.
There’s no one I would trust more than him out in the back country! Thanks for watching!
I agree! Watching from Germany!
I thought he was racing ahead being competitive !! Your a great brother !!
We need more of the human kindness in our world 🙏✌️🌎
I'm 65 and can't hike anymore, thanks for all of this!
You’re welcome Mark!
Ditto
That's a pretty gnarly hike... Walking out on that cliff ..dude.. You got balls that clank ..lol
I’m getting too old to do a hard hike like this, therefore I really appreciate this video document you lads have produced.
Thank you.
What a trip it would be to spend the night up there…
Take care you two and keep up the explorations.
I’ll check out your book.
Sincerely,
Pete
Thanks Pete! I have more RUclips videos of hiking coming soon. I hope you enjoy the book!
I enjoyed your video very much. The first time I hiked Devil's was in 1989. It is REMOTE, amazing and incredibly beautiful. The hike is tough and dirty. It is a long way from anywhere on a rough road. There is no reliable cell service and if something happens someone will have to drive a significant way out to find service. At a minimum help will be many hours away. There is no easy place to land a helicopter. In warm weather you are more likely to run into a snake or two than not and the canyon is filled with poison ivy. This area can also receive snow in the winter. That all being said, if you are fit and prepared go for it because it's worth every ounce of energy. Please respect it. Thanks
Cell service in 1989?
You forgot something... to acknowledge the incredible People who Built that mind blowing structure in it's unbelievable location on a Cliff face. And... despite the hardships; least Emergency "Helicopter" services.
Thanks you guys for bringing back old memories. Never went where you just did but spent many weekends and such exploring much of Az. Hiked alot in the Sierra Anchas, Superstitions and mostly everywhere there. I now live in Iowa, where we don't have any mountains to block our view. Sarcasm. I was an archaeologist by passion. Spend a night in an old casa or ruin and it will help to awaken you in many ways. You seem respectful, keep up the journey and thanks from a fellow traveler.
Spending a night up there, WOW!
I bet you have some stories to tell.
Young people and their camera phones are doing amazing things.
And we get to watch from the safety of our homes.
Wonder video these young men made.
I’m impressed.
Thank you
Pete
You two are making wonderful memories. I’m old and the older I get the more I remember of my healthy years. I loving watching people do what I used to do outdoors.
Guys, I can t thank you enough for the tour. I am 70 and with the help of guys like you ,we can learn in life till that last moment . Be safe ❤,🙏🙏👍✌️🌎
Y'all make a very difficult trail look easy, and in 100+ heat. I'm not able to hike anymore so thank you for showing me this beautiful area and the amazing views.
You’re very welcome! Thanks for watching
One of my easiest hikes yet.. glad I joined you guys.
Thata boy! Watch for snakes
So I went in for the historic journey, but left with something deep & tender. Best moment at 38:40 when brother kind of taps his fingers on the beam. I watched it over and over. Says it all is full of wonder. I love little moments like that. And how they tell eachother to be careful and watch out for snakes...no macho bs. And didnt edit out. Its refreshing. Brotherhood outshines the actual cliffdwelling. But it was cool too.
Just as I was reading your comment about 38:40 I looked up and saw it! 😳😊🌹
I did that hike about 20 years ago. It was probably February are March. I could never imagine doing it in July I lived in Arizona from 96 to 08. Now I'm back in Florida again. I always regret not going to Pueblo runes Which is also in that same area
You should have called this channel "WATCH OUT FOR SNAKES!" 😆🤣
The water is sometimes running down that dry waterfall and you have to go on the left which is harder and it’s helpful to have the rope. When its dry you can go right up the middle or right with no rope.
Best hike I've ever been on,wish we were friends when I was younger.
Incredible how this was built out of nowhere and remains in such good condition now. It just takes your breath away! Thank you for putting in the time and work it took to hike there and sharing it! I’m a new sub today
amazing footage, thanks for making this. can't believe this hasn't gotten more views yet. the T shaped windows are so bizarre
Thank you! I appreciate that. This was one of my favorite hikes I have ever done!
When I went there about 11years ago that last steep climb was a real bitch for me, but made it. Excellent video ! I think fear drove them up there. - Happy Trails
It was definitely defensive in nature...
Wow, that is a beautiful and challenging hike. Think it's just beyond my ability at this stage, unfortunately. I've done several ancient ruin hikes, but that one is really amazing! and I had never heard of it before. The trail by the ruins looked scary!! Thanks for sharing the scenery!
I thoroughly enjoyed your hike to a place we do not understand. I hope you spent time just sitting and absorbing your surroundings. Understanding does not come easily. What inspiring scenery! If you met the people who lived here, would they share their food with you, give you a place to sleep? Probably. Enjoy the journey.
Absolutely beautiful ! But definitely a younger persons hike or a very fit older person’s hike ! Thank you for “taking us older folks along “ be very careful ! ❤❤🙀👵🏻😱🖖🏼👽🐲👍🏻
I wish I knew guys like yourselves. People I know don’t like difficult hikes.
Thanks so much for filming this. I absolutely love ruins and petroglyphs/pictographs. I will never probably see this one for sure. It seemed a bit out of my skill level. And the fact most of my hikes are solo.
That was awesome!
You know your limits better than anyone but keep in mind we did this in the middle of summer (not recommended). If you took your time in the fall and really went at a pace you could handle, you could do it. Find someone to go with!
@@INCREDHISTORY I just came back from a month in Arizona and New Mexico. Wish I had stumbled on this video before my trip. I definitely would have checked it out and at least pressed as far as I could.
You guys have a great little channel here. I love this stuff. I just started digging into the channel tonight.
I just ordered your book.
Thanks for taking us with you on this hike to Devils Chasm in Arizona. I am enjoying the scenery, streams, trees, cliffs, rocks, and dwellings.. Can hardly believe the steepness that you guys are climbing. Such master builders in these ancient structures. They might have built up there for safety from their enemies. Thanks guys
It's no wonder Mount Whitney is so popular with its staging area near 8000 and the 14k peak taunting all as accessible😂... You took us on a very challenging hike, 😮 it presents all of the factors that get people lost, walking in circles and in over their head on a quest.
❤ Very inspiring videos, always.
What an amazing hike! And the reward appears to be worth it. Just amazing that the ancients lived up there & traversed those very trails regularly. They must have been very strong & hardy people. Thanks for taking us along!
On a trip out west many years ago we visited ruins tours at several locations. I recall that the pueblo cliff style was so hot but a definite difference just ducking inside a chamber or room.
Thru the centuries, people used ingenious methods to survive in their environments.
Great video, 62 now and want to go hiking still. I need a pack mule ,because of knees , with luxury items, cot, ammo , tarp etc.
That rope on that side might be for when water flows, the way you went up seemed like where the lions share of the flow would be.
Thank you so much for making these videos! They are excellent for guys like me that can’t hike like this any longer.
Well made👍
You’re welcome! I have a lot more videos if you would like to check them out :)
Amazing. Thank you so much for showing the hike.
I can't imagine anyone raising kids in that place. Maybe it was a religious community or site? If not, whoever they were hiding from must have been really awful. But, also, it might have been an easier hike and surrounding area a thousand years ago. They may have cleared the trails, shifted rocks, made handholds of wood and generally made things easier. I wish we could take a peek back in time to see.
If you keep it up you might be still going strong in 50 years. Don't stop.
I'm 77 this year.
Thank you guys for doing this video. I've lived out here for 20 years and always wanted to do this hike/canyoneering trek. I'm too old to do it now so it was nice to see it here on your channel.
Epic doesn't even come close... OMG...Thank you both for sharing this video.
I can certainly see why they went up there, the Safety, water, and hunting those mountains would’ve had plenty game, of all kinds
Amazing canyon and historical site! Amazing effort by you to get there and video it for us! Thanks!
Going this weekend myself, then Roger's canyon the following. So many sites in this state. I wish I could still recall where all the little known (unknown to the government and it's history cleansing departments) sites I had the luck and fortune to visit a few years back. One was just south of Payson and there is a plateau in the middle of a canyon that requires actual climbing to slip into the crevice about 40 feet up. It leads into a virtually untouched dwelling with intact pottery and tools. If I manage to find it in the coming weeks I'll send you coordinates to it as long as you return from it with no more than you came with.
I would really appreciate that!!! Of course I would def not harm the site. Please keep me updated. Be safe on your hikes!
Awesome, I made the hike up in the early 80s.
What a gorgeous place an amazing ruin. Thank you so much for sharing this. It’s one of the most beautiful places I’ve seen.
Thank You both for the video, that was a Great Hike and documentation. You guys ROCK.
So glad you made this journey and shared it. Was very interesting! Makes you wonder if the people who built that structure spent more time going up-canyon to do their hunting/gathering on the more gently-sloped terrain of the Aztec Peak area, instead of going up and down the canyon (Devil's Chasm). Maybe they did that trek less frequently.
Amazing !!! Stunning views and countryside,one of the best cliff dwelling videos I've seen.. thanks guys...australia
Thank you for sharing this wonderful video of an amazing place, came across you channel and know I’m hooked, beautiful views and great educational history, truly appreciate it 👍🏼
Beautiful area. Thanks for the great video guys. That is a LOT of hard-core stepping.
Great video, my friend. First time viewer and I'd really like to see more. I'm really into history of all sorts. I live in Utah so I'm familiar with the territory. Kudos for the respect you've displayed. Keep it up ! 👍
A fascinating hike in a very beautiful place- thank you so much!
Thanks! Your videos are great and informative. Life Long hiker of Northern AZ. Bern off grid for 35 years.0nly in the southwest will you find these huge ruins in such a remote area; elevation 😊 of insane proportions. 😅
What an incredible hike and adventure. Thank you for taking us along to a site I would have never seen or been able to get to myself.
Thanks for taking us along with you.
Extraordinarily amazing
i cried tears watching this. thank you for sharing. those people worked hard! to survive. there must have been something going on to push them to such an extreme.
Thank you for taking me along on this ferocious hike.
Wow! What incredible adventure! Thanks so much for sharing!
So cool!!!! I couldn’t wait till you got to the ruins. And you had the place to enjoy just the two of you. No crowds.
I trusted my sister on a hike once and she didn’t realize it was a 14 mile round trip hike up and across 3 or 4 mountains. It was probably a once in a lifetime hike for me, I haven’t felt the need to go back since. When we came back down the mountain, 3 black bears followed us til we were out of site - THANKFULLY they didn’t pursue lol. Anyway, thanks for these videos, I don’t know that I’ll be making hikes ever again after that but I love to watch! 😅
Awesome video! Thank you for posting!
Thanks for this. I enjoyed watching the hike in.
Wow ,,, that was one crazy journey up. Amazing beauty.... You two rock!😊
The dwellings are absolutely gorgeous and death defying to the core!
I would dread the descent back down, definitely gnarly
Thanks for taking us along. Hot hike but worth it .
Was quite cool! Very much enjoyed that adventure! Best going forward.rm
Thank You so much. Viewed this video from My sick bed (just a bad cold) and enjoy the armchair hike so much! God Bless you both.❤
Incredible journey I must say. The structure is awe inspiring. Quite the hike as it were. Worth every step! Five stars. *****
That was awesome what a experience. I wish I could but to old now I still get out anytime I can but nothing that wild thank you for this. I would love to have just sat in those rooms and felt the history . Thank you again
Thank you for sharing, I can’t get out there to those adventures much anymore enjoyed the adventure 👍🏻🇺🇸
Greatly thankful for your work in getting there and video. Nice job.
Stunning hike guys!!! Thank you!
Thanks for this! Bizarre remote refuge in inaccessible place. Door ways and roof pole holes suggest a race of small people compared to modern people. Dwellings would be very difficult to provision. Dwellers must have been hated by numerous enemies to resort to this extreme form of refuge.
I don't think they were hated or filled with fear. But smart. Imagine what it was like with no rule of law. You would be thinking about food water and protecting your women and children. There have always been bad people since beginning of time. Thanks for sharing ❤
What a trip! You did a great job!
Wonderful, thanks for sharing!
I'm going after this one sooner than later...you guys did an awesome job on a mega epic hike! And your brother was like having your own personal indian scout lol
I lived 6 years in Arizona, then in my late 20's, and felt fond memories from your video! 😊 Thanks for the trip! I'm enjoying it!
Amazing hike, scenery and ruins! I have recently started watching these type videos and I love them. I would've loved to have gone on this hike. The scenery was just breathtakingly beautiful. And that's the most impressive ruin I've seen! Thank you guys for sharing this epic trek with us. I enjoyed it so much. ✌❤
Thanks for charing. I enjoyed your video. ❤😊
That trip was EPIC! Loved watching your video!
Thanks for making this video. At my age I could not make that hike, so your video allowed me to see that wonderful sight. Again, thanks so much.
What you went threw to show this buetiful sight,thank you
You probably saved yourself a ton of people saying, It’s pronounced Kasm, lol. Great job! Keep them coming. I’m disabled and can’t explore anymore. I used to find Creek Indian places all the time growing up.
Very cool, it’s like going back into time. Also, what a gnarly hike. Cheers
Great video & editing you deserve more subs, love exploring this region of America
Thank you Jackson!
Jeff, this might be one of your best videos yet! The petroglyphs are so varied and many are up so high. Thank you for sharing your travels with us.
I think you commented on the wrong video! :)
This was fun- going on a strenuous hike from the comfort of my home- and got to see a magnificent piece of history- thank you!
Oh, to be that young again! Thank you for taking us along on that difficult trek! The waterfalls and bird calls were awesome, too. Hike on, bros!
Look at you dude cooking eggs and hamburgers LOL We did this hike back in the mid 80's and what a hike! One of the hardest I have ever done, it's a killer. We did dune buggy in as far as we could and packed lots of water. We spent 3 days exploring. We were looking for old outhouses to mine for old bottles believe it or not people actually lived out there at turn of the century. It has many rattle snakes because of the shade from the trees. There used to be lynx but I'm sure hunters have made them extinct. The stream was much bigger and fuller and you could swim in it.
I went there in early Nineties and I just remember how green and lush everything "looks" until you realize everything has thorns, is poisonous, or bites! I am glad I went! LOL
That's some real Indiana Jones stuff, lads! Well done!
Thank you for watching this all the way through! Much appreciated. One of my favorite hikes of all time
Thanks for taking us along! What great views!
What efforts to achieve first hand experiencing of this fabulous Ancient Architecture.
Much Respect ...
That is a gorgeous mountain,
Crazy rock climbing dry waterfall area but great views but this is one tough canyon to hike, particularly in the heat of July in the afternoon. Stunning ruins, aptly named. The people who lived there were pretty tough to do this every day to get water and food.
My brother and I are some intrepid fellows!
This was such a beautiful video. I appreciate you sharing your adventure with us who aren't able to get out into the deep nature we love so much. 💯👌🌟🎉
Wow. So cool. Thanks for sharing your time there brother.
At first my wife and I were all like why live so far up in the cliffs. Then we remembered about people. I am about to move into a cliff face.
My favorite shot is at the end from the narrow shelf looking back at the structure with you inside for scale.
Same! Love that shot. My brothers a bad a**.
Thanks for taking us along. Good video. Thanks.
It was a beautiful hike, well worth the pains you took! Thank you for sharing the experience with us! All that rock radiates a lot of heat. Bi can feel it from here. I went to school in Albuquerque, NM and eould have been thrilled to walk there then.
Thaank you so much for the stunning views as well as the destination.
I can't help but wonder if the rest of the tribe was asking, "Why are we doing it here again"? 😮
this is the best Best, BEST hike video I've ever watched!!! Because of health issues I am no longer able to take such hikes, but this totally inspired me. You boys ROCK, on the rocks, over the rocks, between the rocks .... Thank you so very much for posting this amazing video! God bless you well.
Thanks so much! I have lots of videos like these I hope you get a chance to enjoy :).
Thank you for sharing. Its an amazing place!