I’m a navajo born n raised in ganado,az, for years I helped with ranch work at my grandparents ranch summer/winter homes in the late 70s to mid 80s, located just north, about 4 miles north of Burnside (intersection/roundabout). As I tended to the livestocks on horseback I came across so many areas with the same pottery designs, picked up many flints but left it and many broken arrowheads, grandpa said it was ok and a blessing to pickup a full unbroken arrowhead, spearhead or tomahawk head….grandpa throughout his years on this Snakeflat had a full unbroken collection, do not know where it went after he passed in 2010. But this was a prairie landscape that these people lived, I’m pretty sure there is very little to see this present day, haven’t been back for about 20 yrs.
@sonnysilversmith. I also spent a fair amount of time just a little west of where you were. I met one of the most beautiful man i have ever met ( i am straight male 68 ) This young Navajo (18 to 25 maybe ) told me how he moved from Albuquerque to his grandfathers place by the south rim of the canyon to help his ailing grandfather. He tried to explain his religion story and it was fascinating. His Grandfather taught him many of the old ways . No space here for the whole story. The young man told me about living within the walls of the 4 mountains San Francisco peaks outside Flagstaff would be 1 . Have you ever heard about this ? Living within the 4 walls no natural disasters can occur. Have you any knowledge of this ? I wish i could write the whole story it would make a good book.
You should. I've done that as I did a sole, healing of my spirit, through Colorado back in '88. It is amazing how the photos and stories I wrote to myself has brought me peace and clarity when i feel lost. Colorado will always have my heart and spirit.@billyclone4289
Well done. Colorado, Az. and New Mexico are FILLED with those. Many are on private land, and many have been left pretty much untouched. They are everywhere, which shows how many people were throughout the landscape back then. I was raised in Southern Colorado and went to school with a kid whose parents owned a huge ranch. There were 3 small cliff houses on their property, and we walked by them every year deer hunting. I was pretty young and didn't realize, or at the time, really cared about it and we walked on by. His dad said archeologists had been through them a long time ago but had just taken photos. Those folks built huge stone condo complexes all over the place. Some were really small, (looked a family or two) but some were HUGE and must have accommodated dozens. This guy is a good explorer. He's VERY careful to not disturb anything. Good job.
Thanks for watching and for the comment Pete. I always appreciate when people with experience in these areas comment on my videos. I hope you stick around to offer your insights on future videos
I don't know if this is known outside of my tribe much, but I'm Navajo and our culture was always superstitious of ruins like these. We were told growing up that we shouldn't go in these ruins, and especially don't touch anything in them. So I think for however long Navajos inhabited the area they are from they pretty much treated all these locations as 100% hands off. I think this may have contributed partly to why they are so well preserved. People who have gone in to study locations like these have found dried corn, seeds, pots, furniture, etc... almost completely untouched. I wonder if our other neighboring tribes had these same cultural policies.
I'm a 76 year old woman, and i find your videos riveting! I no longer hike and i find every one of your episodes like a little mini vacation. I love the way you talk to me even sharing how you prepare your dinner. Thank you! Thank you! Stay safe out there!!!
I am 71 used to hike and climb slick rock in the Moab Utah areas. I miss ii. But these videos bring back some mighty fine memories. Thank you for posting these wonderful videos
This was amazing and frightening all at once. What about the face? Any information about this? What does it represent? Stay safe and thank you for allowing us to join your adventure.
I had to watch your video twice - I couldn't shake the feeling that I had seen those three pictographs before. I got out my 35mm slide collection. Where you were standing @ 1:30 in the video was within feet of where I stood in April 1973! I never made it to the upper level. Talk about a Kodak moment! Your videos are amazing! Thanks for the armchair adventures!
The up close of the petroglyphs and the views through the holes up top were so cool to see! I felt like I was up there defending my home. Thanks for that extra effort climbing up there!
I agree with comments above, plus you've got guts, I'm not a fearful person these days but probably would have talked myself out of crawling as far as you did (plus I'm a bit taller and wider than you appear). Thanks again for the effort and great views! 😮😊
I'm an archaeology geek, now unfortunately disabled. I just found your channel and I want to thank you for the videos. I can't get out there so it's wonderful to "come along with you" on these explorations! I subscribed... looking forward to more adventrues.
Great channel brother!! Your calm, non-scripted, gimmick free, no clickbate - demeanor is so refreshing… I lived in Phoenix, AZ for 10 years and spent as much time exploring as I possibly could, finding something that’s not in a guide book off the beaten path is some of my best memories… Thank you for sharing, you’ve inspired me to get back out there!
Again, I agree with the comments above. I'm about to have " work done" on my hip, so this climb/crawl would be impossible for me at the moment. Much gratitude to you for sharing this and your obvious care to not be disturbing things as you explore! 😊
Retired archaeologist,Norfolk ,England. Binge watching. Fantastically exciting to see so much preservation. The romance and atavistic feelings inspired! The beauty of the land, the thrill of your scary climbing and the awesome photography. The sensitivity you have to maintaining the archaeological record. Do you report the positions to your nearest university? Very impressive. We have in Norfolk,loads of Prehistoric,Roman,Saxon and Medieval sites but it's all underground,after 2000 years of ploughing,and when I dug them it always seemed to be raining,cold and windy!
Thank you so much ‼️ I love what you do. I’m 63 fighting cancer and you are allowing me to see things that I would never have the opportunity too. Thank you so much ‼️😊 Be safe ‼️😊
Those 5 lines are interesting, and my mind runs wild with possibilities. The most mundane could be, like, "Tonight you're assigned to guard post 5" but the wildest idea could be "5 men have died defending this spot" or even "5 attacks have been fended off from this position."
That was the most amazing place I've ever seen! It was even more spectacular because you could get up so close. I always try and imagine the people making those hand prints and pictures. Thanks for taking us along 💚
Just another interesting site scattered amongst the many in the southwest. When I was younger, I too loved hiking into the back country to explore. But with age comes the understanding that I'm no longer physically able to get to the places like you just illustrated. Thanks for the incredible views!
This video is by far my favorite! You actually took us to a different time in life. I also appreciate you risking your life for these amazing shots. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
I've been there back in the 90s. Like you, I often travelled alone. One of my rules when alone was not to climb up steep surfaces like you have. It was a different story when someone else was with me to help spot me. Back then, we did not have cell phones, internet, etc. Paper maps were the thing back then. I do appreciate the fact that you don't provide location data. Many sites seem more trampled now than when I was hiking.
About the crawl in the narrow space: Don’t forget people back then were shorter and leaner with tougher muscles. Probably was no problem at all for them to scoot on through. The white, round face with prominent eyes may be related to the famous kachina dolls of the Southwest. Kachinas depict and call forth good spirits for protection. I’ve see kachina jewelry with the face round. Eyes are prominent because the spirits see all. If these white circle faces are ancestral to kachinas, facing outward they may be a way of advertising “This place is protected by strong spirits. Stay away.” Those strong, good spirits made you work for it, didn’t they?!
This was AWESOME! I’m an ancient history fanatic and I was so glad to see that this site was unblemished by anyone. How impressive and WHAT A TREASURE! So glad you found, climbed and risked your life to share! Thank you 🙏
Those openings in the defensive wall look like loopholes, like the ones we have in European castles, small openings to shoot arrows or crossbows through them, thank you for showing us those places in great detail, great work.
I grew up and spent most of my life in metro-Atlanta, but my family lived in Los Alamos, NM for around 3 years when I was young. My mother hated everything about it, but I thrived there. The desert and the canyons are such a unique ecosystem, and I've always found it so breathtakingly beautiful. The verdent forests of Georgia are gorgeous, too, but it's hard to understand the vastness of it all until you stand atop a plateau in the middle of an expanse of table land. I loved hiking out with my dad in those days. I was only around 5 or 6, so it was never anything too extreme, but 8d like to believe if we'd stayed out there, I'd be a pretty avid desert hiker today. I remember school trips into the canyon where we could see old dwellings like these. I remember massive complexes, still complete with intricate ladder systems. We could only look through binoculars, which I assume is why the structures are still so in-tact today. I'd love to go out there again some day. Your videos have inspired at least that. Keep it up. I love watching what you do. It reminds me of the little piece of the Southwest that will always be a part of my soul.
That was absolutely amazing I have to say though it was extremely scary watching you going through their I was worried you might get stuck! The people that lived here must have been very small. Their building skills are really interesting and was this a defence from another tribe or animals?
I used to work the snack bar at bandelier before the last fire that happened nearby in 2011 that changed the way they operate the park in the canyon. It's still open but I haven't been since then either.
Try to imagine Georgia in 1820 when my ancestors came down from North Carolina. There were hundreds of square miles of pine forests that were as big around as a truck tire and a hundred feet tall much like a redwood forest of the west. those trees were harvested from that time all the way up to 1890. The logs were floated down the Ocmulgee in what is present day Fitzgerald Georgia at Browns Landing down to Savannah Georgia where they were shipped to Europe.
@@MrCountrycuz that would have been a sight to see. We humans have sure done a number on this planet of ours. I hope that future generations will see more old-growth forests in their daily lives, but we've got a lot of work until then.
You have no idea how appreciated you are for what you do. That is so awesome! And there are so many people that want to partake in this. We're all interested.
I have MS and vertigo and I can’t do even the little hiking I used to do with my husband. This feeds my interest in how ancient people lived and I can imagine their daily lives. They were very intelligent and set the foundations for the way we live, they created walls, granaries, vents for smoke, fortresses, weapons, I could go on and on. I am fascinated about how they first did all of these things and how they accomplished daily life, often in hostile environments. I can create so many stories in my head but I would love to travel back in time and see it first hand….somebody needs to create a Time Machine or better yet a time window that one can open and just observe and not interfere.
I am a native Texan, 66 and housebound. I really enjoy your videos as they, how to explain, they feed my soul. I moved up north to 5 miles south of the great lakes area, got 2 weeks of lake effect snow in January !!! no way I came back to Texas and will never leave. I live somewhat east of Glen Rose and Grandbury, so it is the edge of cedar and cactus. I love love your trips, it is my way of getting out. I can feel the warm sun.
- First I've heard of you. Subbed. I could NEVER do this unless I was being chased by a hungry dinosaur. So thanks for doing this and recording it for us. I hate heights and tight spaces. I think humans tried to scare others away from their homes and areas with eerie noises. The faces might be warnings of "haunted" areas. "Whatever you do.... don't go there." 😕 Slings could propel stones much farther than a person could throw them. Putting holes of a certain size in the stones would make scary noises when released even if you didn't hit your target. In the dark.... that might be terrifying. You could watch your enemies from afar with those holes. And block them when done. Just dropping a rock on someone below is deadly. Setting up a small avalanche would ensure you a quiet home to raise noisy babies.
Oh wow! What an empressive find! I'm in awe of the doors, the fingers prints, those windows. Seeing the details just amaze me. That white face was creepy. Great Petroglyphs!!! That crawl so sketch!!! I wouldn't have been able to do that, the scenery even behind you was just gorgeous! Mind Blown, can't believe you made it up there, awesomeness Even the ancients liked Jack Skeleton Seriously the hills/canyons have eyes, you'd never know they were watching you. Bravo 👏 Coolest find
Absolutely amazing. I have seen some ancient sites north of Phoenix about 40 years ago, but nothing as remote as you're able to do. I hope you can appreciate just how blessed you are to have the wisdom and ability to pursue this quest. Great job and once again thank you for allowing us to come along.
Recently found and subscribed to your channel. Am amazed at your beautiful and breathtaking vistas. At 80 I am, naturally, unable to visit such places but so thankful for your careful and sensitive care and obvious love for the land. Thank you!
That "skull-like" pictograph thing sorta reminds me of the face of Jack Skelington from the animated film "Nightmare before Christmas"! But that area is amazing! I used to live in Southeastern Utah and finding places like this always took my breath away. They were so interesting to me. Beautiful 😮
I had read (David Roberts) the white skull was done by the Navajo years later as a sort of hex on the Ruins - the Navajo were enemies of the Puebloan - afraid of their power.
@@DavidJohnson-iq2ddYou're mistaken. Those are the Cliffdwellers people. After we Navajos destroyed the Anasazi. They didn't have to live there anymore and joined the Navajos and other Diné(Apaches, Hopi, Zuni). There's clans fir them in Navajo. That's how hogans(Navajo houses) came to be. The Holy People instructed them to leave those places and build homes like a bird's nest. Eight sides and facing east for harmony.
@@DavidJohnson-iq2dd No they are not. The Pueblo lived out in the open. The Anasazi were not from here and came here to take people, but we destroyed them. The Cliffdwellers lived in those defensible places.
What an incredible site! I spent 7.5 years exploring the southwest Indian ruins and ghost towns, so, I appreciate you taking us along with you to these amazing sites!
One impression I get from this place is a sense of the fear these folk had. They were desperate to have a safe place to reside, and fear drove them up into these cliffs. The face painted on the rock reminds me of a pictographs (?) of " she who watches) a theme found in piaute and other clans in the Pacific Northwest. One pictograph of similar style is at Horse thief Butte in Washington' section of the Columbia River Gorge.
Crazy to think that wood may be 1000 years old. Looks like that whole face catches sun during the winter. But they devoted considerable resources to these lookouts.
You are awesome, very respectful for not touching anything, giving us up close high definition views that honestly, have probably never been available for public viewing before! Those strategically placed portals were likely not just for seeing intruders but potentially utilized for bow and arrow defenses. That ghostly face was definitely for intimidation against enemies getting close..thank you for providing these amazing videos you upload..they are all extraordinary!
I show your videos to my 6 and 7 year old primary primary school class here in UK. They are beyond fascinated. I hope you encourage them to understand that there can be more to life than going to work every day (i.e. get qualified in archaeology) and that they need to be ambitious with the years that are allocated to them. Amazingly, even at this age, they are beginning to think about what they want to do after school, such is the effect of the internet. Personally I think that these elaborate defensive structures were once designed for protection against Bigfoot, real or imagined, historically, even if he is a rarity today, but there we are. Great job.
I'm am 80 year old grandmother who lives in the Pacific NW. I am interested in the history of our North American USA. I've never seen the SW. so I find all of this fascinating. Thank you. I love your videos.❤
Riveting viewing Andrew Your knowledge and respect for these ancient structures result in a truly fascinating RUclips channel. Thank you for sharing your enjoyment and delight. It’s infectious!
I just found your channel. This is incredible footage. I’ve never been out west. At my age I probably never will. It’s neat to watch you go on your adventures.
Desert Drifter hi from Alberta Canada. Absolutely totally amazing both the ruins and your efforts to access them for our benefit. Just when I think you have shown the very best their is you post an episode like this one. Wow please don't stop thanks.
Andrew you are a crazy climber! Obviously you have mad climbing skills. And it helps you don’t suffer from vertigo nor claustrophobia! I’d never, ever be able to crawl across that ledge. I’m very grateful you can to show us this extraordinary video! Thank You!!
I am originally from the UK, an old (83)redhead. After seeing quite a few of your videos I am so intrigued by these rooms etc that you find and your daring, (and dangerous) climbing to get up to them makes me hold my breath!! i don't know how on earth they climbed that high with those rocks loaded up and water in containers to mix the material used to hold them in place. I like your filming and the gentle music you play at times. I've seen others exploring but you have knowledge, interest and love in what you do. Thank you, keep up the good work, but listen to granny here, you be bloody careful young man!! Cheers!
That was a fascinating exploration. Nice job getting through that squeeze so we could see the rest of the fortress. Amazing. Stay safe. We appreciate your sharing of these finds and your diligence in protecting these historic places.
Amazing how they went to such great lengths to make their places so protected. Like other people have said: get someone else to go with you if you’re going to go for the distance. Others use drones for the difficult locations. Thank you for sharing your experiences!
I'm trying to keep an open mind and not automatically think that this is a fortress.... What's the difference between my "fortress" and theirs??? Besides the progression from mud to wood/steel?
Wow. The thought of the ancients building the defensive wall with view ports on that ledge is pretty incredible. Great effort, really enjoyed your adventure!
Every good defensive position has a way of escape, so it is safe to assume they had ways to block the passage you crawled through, and that they had ropes or ladders stashed for emergencies. You had me on the edge of my seat in some of those shots. Another great video!
I can’t get over how well you present your content. It really adds such a poignant touch to it. It certainly provides a feeling of wonderment. The timing, continuity and pause helps to create a mood that invokes a lot of thought in me. I really enjoy your videos. Thanks for doing all the leg work and talent while providing all of this to us so we can share in the fascination.
That is a good hike to ger to this site for sure. I, too, have visited this one, but I would have never thought to climb that second layer, so it is really cool to see it from your experience. I do wonder about why there is no black on the top edges of the walls. Also I wonder about those white handprint and design on the ceiling. It is almost like they left those on the last day before abandonding the site else fires would have covered over them. Just some thoughts. Awesome video. Thanks for your careful care and respect for these sites. I want my kids to be able to show their kids these sites.
Thanks for watching and commenting Melanie! Yes, having these sites around for future generations has got to remain the top priority. It’s really special we can access these places on public land
I really enjoyed this video! I found you watching Trek Planner… I love His content as well! You both give us different aspects hiking to these fantastical places… I’m happy that I found Both of you on YT! Keep Exploring and Sharing Thank You!!
Damn dude if you keep dropping videos like this I will be a lifetime watcher and subscriber, I will even turn in my notifications for you and I have not dome that for any other channel! Thank you and be safe my friend I really appreciate your videos.
I just discovered your site!!zI have always been interested in the ancient civilizations. Went to Mesa Verde as a teenager!! Keep posting!! Loving your posts. Pat in Ark
Absolutely intriguing, fascinating look into past human activity... Time travel in a real sense. War and competing for survival have always been a part of our history... Some things never change. Thank you so very much for connecting their lives with ours.
Great ruin site! I live in the Prescott Culture area of Northern AZ and love checking out all the ruins in my area. I've found 50 hilltop sites so far, one was about half the size of a football field. Look forward to following along with your travels! ~ Brian
Hey Brian, that's awesome. Half the size of a football field is very impressive. I'm glad you found my channel, and I look forward to your insights on future videos
I lived in Douglas, Globe and Mesa, now west near Yuma. Travelled south through Prescott valley in the end of October. I miss doing those same activities. What a joy, and yes, LEAVE THE THE ARTIFACTS, TAKE PICTURES. MANY THANKS!
You are very brave to get into some of those tight spaces! You’re so respectful and careful to not disturb the artifacts and art! Thanks for sharing what most of us will never have the chance or ability to do! Your kind calm demeanor helps so much too ! ( claustrophobic) would be a disaster in some of those tight squeezes. You act like it’s just another rock hug! Props to you sir!!
It would be pretty cool to camp out there and see the night sky. The stars must be incredible to see from there. I have no idea if anyone is allowed to camp there and it's a very long way for me to go. So I probably won't be going. And so I appreciate you showing us.
@@Desert.Drifter I lived in Costa Rica for 9 years and I have friends who live in a shack in the middle of a big cow and horse pasture. When you walk across the pasture at night you're far from the street lights and there are very few. So the night sky is absolutely incredible looking. I'm not a religious type but I had to have a moment with God or whatever the first time I saw it. I had just left some bad habits in FL and I was starting over, it was quite the moment that night. Overwhelming in a way. I could see why they call it the Milky Way. I could see a billion more stars than I'd ever seen before. That was in 09 and I remember that night vividly because it was so beautiful.
On one of your other videos you found some petroglyphs of 6 fingered hands and/or feet; this is an indication of giants in the region. Perhaps the five red lines mean “5 fingers” ie: made by humans. I’m Ojibwe (Chippewa) from Canada 🇨🇦 and in our culture we raise our hand upon approaching another person with our fingers outstretched to show that we have 5 digits and not 6 and are therefore human. In the same video with the 6 digit petroglyph you also found another glyph of a very large humanoid being and if you freeze the frame you’ll see a tiny person below that’s basically a speck compared to the big fella. Thanks for the excellent videos!! Keep up the good work and be safe out there✨ Blessings from Canada 🇨🇦
The way you described it made me remember the uncanny valley theory where people had this primal fear of something looking like a human but doesn't act like one.
Previous videos had 6 fingered hands. This is reminiscent of the Nephilim giants. All these canyon dwellers seemed to be hiding from something. Where did these people go (like the Anasazi)? Who was the enemy?
Thank you! I find these places and artefacts intriguing and love seeing and hearing about them. As I will never get to places like this myself, I truly appreciate you taking us along with you!
Be careful, dude...I've been exploring this stuff for nearly 40 years and I'm a real good climber. I gone up to some ruins that were near death experience coming back down. It's coming down that'll get you. On public land, there is nothing to find in the way of artifacts. Every single ruin has been combed over. Back in the 20s artifacts were popular and valuable so the cowboys rode the rims with a telescope and found them all. The only places you can see ruins in outstanding "as was" condition are on Navajo and Apache land and they won't let you in there anymore. I saw quite a few of them back in the early 90s before they closed it all down...particularly east of Kayenta and south of Show Low. Don't even think about sneaking in there...the Apaches will shoot at you! The only artifacts I've discovered were in tiny little alcoves deep in the wilderness where they hunted but didn't live. A pot (fully intact) a basket, numerous tools, a sandal and part of a belt. They are fun to explore and find, but unfortunately the best of the best outside of what is visited regularly if off limits. For good reason, too...over the years I've seen places that were littered with potshards and lithic chips picked clean. Anyway...be careful. I know exactly where you were and I went up there myself a long time ago. I don't do stuff like that anymore...30 feet onto the rocks is going to bust you up real good.
I mean what if they are interested in the structures and wall art? He dosent take anything he fins so why would it matter if there isn’t anything left. This dude appreciates everything like corn cobs. Those are still plentiful it seems
Agreed. This dude is experienced. Not everyone is after artifacts. He gets off on showing us broken up folks the beauty and terrifying Southwest. I cant do that shit but he can and that why I watch. Hes a great guide too!
I love this one and have wanted to see the upper level but never thought to nor would do that. Thanks for satisfying a curiosity I was unwilling to myself! Amazing!
Thank you for sharing those petroglyphs and those views with all of us who aren't physically able or wouldn't dare to go as high up off the ground as you do! And thank you for being so respectful of all the ancient sites! I've always felt drawn to the outdoors but unfortunately never had the opportunity to go hiking as much as I would have wanted to! I get to live my dreams through your videos, thank you so much and God bless you! Please be careful!
That was awesome! I couldn't believe you were actually crawling through those narrow spaces! I was holding my breath. But once up there seeing that fortress and the view...even being just a viewer was quite an experience.
You showed excellent examples of the squaterman, a familiar glyph used all over the world. You also had pictures of what may be the face of an owl. If you go to the work of David Talbot with the thunderbolts project, I think your knowledge and appreciation for what you are doing will skyrocket. Great stuff.
Thank you for sharing, I wanted to be an archeologist when I was younger, but parents didn't like that field, so I went a different route with life.... I am able to fill my adventurous side, by watching your videos 😅😊
I grew-up on an eluvial fan, with percolation basins, underground rivers and I watched a 10,000 ft mountain range move for over a minute during a major earthquake. Since the 3rd grade, I couldn't wait to go to college and study geology. When I finally got there in 1970, I was told I could either major in nursing or education. I wouldn't be able to get my classes because I would be taking a seat away from a man who had to support his family and "women only go to college to find husbands." I'm so glad the times have changed.
We went to college before there were student loans. Tuition had to be paid in full before every semester. Parents paid for your education, usually mortgaging their homes. If they didn't support your major, they weren't paying for it. I worked 2 full-time jobs to put myself through college.@@bethewalt7385
Wowza! Well done. Fortification is exactly what that was…complete with scary faces. Have done lots of hiking in the area but I have a great deal of respect for young whippersnappers like you for taking on the hard stuff 👍🏻🙏🏻
What an awesome place. I grew up in Kentucky and we went to SW Utah 2 years ago. I loved it. The scale was so much larger but its crazy how similar it is to the sandstone gorges we have in Kentucky. My favorite places to explore are the sandstone gorges with laurel, rhododendren and hemlocks. There are shelves to climb on, recesses and rockshelters and the Adena, Fort Ancient and Woodland tribes hunted KY and lived under the sandstone cliffs. I've found artifacts, rock art and petroglyphs. I love channels like this... keep exploring!
Regarding that large, round, white pictograph that appeared to have two "eyes," my thought was that it resembled an owl (barn owl or snowy owl, both with great visual acuity). It was above the fortress wall with the many port holes, and like the holes, looked out over the canyon. Could it have been a deterrant to enemies? Or protection to the residents? Just some thoughts. Many thanks for your videos, commentary, and advice. I just hit 70, and while I'm in pretty good shape, this kind of exploration is out of my league. Thanks for taking us viewers along with you! Much appreciated.
Amazing views! Did you visit any of the possible stone structures that you could see from that structure? There is so much still to learn, so much more to explore and share with others! Thank You for sharing your adventures!!!
I’m a navajo born n raised in ganado,az, for years I helped with ranch work at my grandparents ranch summer/winter homes in the late 70s to mid 80s, located just north, about 4 miles north of Burnside (intersection/roundabout).
As I tended to the livestocks on horseback I came across so many areas with the same pottery designs, picked up many flints but left it and many broken arrowheads,
grandpa said it was ok and a blessing to pickup a full unbroken arrowhead, spearhead or tomahawk head….grandpa throughout his years on this Snakeflat had a full unbroken collection, do not know where it went after he passed in 2010.
But this was a prairie landscape that these people lived,
I’m pretty sure there is very little to see this present day, haven’t been back for about 20 yrs.
It's time
@sonnysilversmith. I also spent a fair amount of time just a little west of where you were. I met one of the most beautiful man i have ever met ( i am straight male 68 ) This young Navajo (18 to 25 maybe ) told me how he moved from Albuquerque to his grandfathers place by the south rim of the canyon to help his ailing grandfather. He tried to explain his religion story and it was fascinating. His Grandfather taught him many of the old ways . No space here for the whole story. The young man told me about living within the walls of the 4 mountains San Francisco peaks outside Flagstaff would be 1 . Have you ever heard about this ? Living within the 4 walls no natural disasters can occur. Have you any knowledge of this ? I wish i could write the whole story it would make a good book.
You should. I've done that as I did a sole, healing of my spirit, through Colorado back in '88.
It is amazing how the photos and stories I wrote to myself has brought me peace and clarity when i feel lost. Colorado will always have my heart and spirit.@billyclone4289
@@billyclone4289 you should write the whole story. i would love to read about this ancient religion and who they encountered.
5 lines could be 5th generation of civilization. ?
Well done.
Colorado, Az. and New Mexico are FILLED with those. Many are on private land, and many have been left pretty much untouched. They are everywhere, which shows how many people were throughout the landscape back then.
I was raised in Southern Colorado and went to school with a kid whose parents owned a huge ranch. There were 3 small cliff houses on their property, and we walked by them every year deer hunting. I was pretty young and didn't realize, or at the time, really cared about it and we walked on by. His dad said archeologists had been through them a long time ago but had just taken photos.
Those folks built huge stone condo complexes all over the place. Some were really small, (looked a family or two) but some were HUGE and must have accommodated dozens.
This guy is a good explorer. He's VERY careful to not disturb anything. Good job.
Thanks for watching and for the comment Pete. I always appreciate when people with experience in these areas comment on my videos. I hope you stick around to offer your insights on future videos
Lots
Reminds me of chaco canyon! Love it
Currently in Arizona, Havasu city.
Any locations or advice for exploration?
I don't know if this is known outside of my tribe much, but I'm Navajo and our culture was always superstitious of ruins like these. We were told growing up that we shouldn't go in these ruins, and especially don't touch anything in them. So I think for however long Navajos inhabited the area they are from they pretty much treated all these locations as 100% hands off. I think this may have contributed partly to why they are so well preserved. People who have gone in to study locations like these have found dried corn, seeds, pots, furniture, etc... almost completely untouched. I wonder if our other neighboring tribes had these same cultural policies.
I'm a 76 year old woman, and i find your videos riveting! I no longer hike and i find every one of your episodes like a little mini vacation. I love the way you talk to me even sharing how you prepare your dinner. Thank you! Thank you!
Stay safe out there!!!
Me, too, I feel the same. I’m limited to adventures on RUclips and this is one of my favorite channels.
me too Babs
I am 71 used to hike and climb slick rock in the Moab Utah areas. I miss ii. But these videos bring back some mighty fine memories. Thank you for posting these wonderful videos
Don't they look delicious? I love stir fries!! He should do a recipe book too or maybe the Mrs. could od that while he's away!
This was amazing and frightening all at once. What about the face? Any information about this? What does it represent?
Stay safe and thank you for allowing us to join your adventure.
I had to watch your video twice - I couldn't shake the feeling that I had seen those three pictographs before. I got out my 35mm slide collection. Where you were standing @ 1:30 in the video was within feet of where I stood in April 1973! I never made it to the upper level.
Talk about a Kodak moment! Your videos are amazing! Thanks for the armchair adventures!
Yes he is amazing.
Where is that?
your crawl at the height you were at put my heart in my throat. I am glad you made it in and out safely!
The up close of the petroglyphs and the views through the holes up top were so cool to see! I felt like I was up there defending my home. Thanks for that extra effort climbing up there!
You’re welcome! I would’ve done it myself anyways, so I might as well film it right? 😂
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@@Desert.DrifterDude, you need a drone so bad .!
It would even make path finding so much easier !
I agree with comments above, plus you've got guts, I'm not a fearful person these days but probably would have talked myself out of crawling as far as you did (plus I'm a bit taller and wider than you appear). Thanks again for the effort and great views! 😮😊
I'm an archaeology geek, now unfortunately disabled. I just found your channel and I want to thank you for the videos. I can't get out there so it's wonderful to "come along with you" on these explorations! I subscribed... looking forward to more adventrues.
So glad you found the channel Katherine. I look forward to your insights on future videos
Great channel brother!! Your calm, non-scripted, gimmick free, no clickbate - demeanor is so refreshing… I lived in Phoenix, AZ for 10 years and spent as much time exploring as I possibly could, finding something that’s not in a guide book off the beaten path is some of my best memories… Thank you for sharing, you’ve inspired me to get back out there!
Again, I agree with the comments above. I'm about to have " work done" on my hip, so this climb/crawl would be impossible for me at the moment. Much gratitude to you for sharing this and your obvious care to not be disturbing things as you explore! 😊
Definitely a new subscriber!
Hey do you ever feel any ghostly feelings while exploring these caves love your vids from orange nsw australia
Retired archaeologist,Norfolk ,England. Binge watching. Fantastically exciting to see so much preservation. The romance and atavistic feelings inspired! The beauty of the land, the thrill of your scary climbing and the awesome photography. The sensitivity you have to maintaining the archaeological record. Do you report the positions to your nearest university? Very impressive.
We have in Norfolk,loads of Prehistoric,Roman,Saxon and Medieval sites but it's all underground,after 2000 years of ploughing,and when I dug them it always seemed to be raining,cold and windy!
Atavistic is an incredible word, my goodness.
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No need to report them, they are well known and mapped ruins. This is a very popular hiking area.
How funny, I live in Norwich.
"Atavistic feelings" ≠ "Do you report the positions to your nearest university?"
Thank you so much ‼️
I love what you do.
I’m 63 fighting cancer and you are allowing me to see things that I would never have the opportunity too.
Thank you so much ‼️😊
Be safe ‼️😊
I will pray for you. These are great adventures!❤
Bless you
Those 5 lines are interesting, and my mind runs wild with possibilities. The most mundane could be, like, "Tonight you're assigned to guard post 5" but the wildest idea could be "5 men have died defending this spot" or even "5 attacks have been fended off from this position."
Or... I've been huddled up here for 5 days waiting for those sobs to leave.
or how many days of war they had
could also be how many people they have killed
@@sensisensei5201 that was my thinking. You shot one threw those arrow slots & you are just counting how many you got.
My thoughts on the 5 lines are the defenders have 5 fingers and the giants they are hiding from have 6 fingers.
Wow! That was impressive, I can't think that many people have visited this dwelling so up close and personal in hundreds of years. Excellent endeavor!
Thank you Perseus, glad you enjoyed it
It is actually quite well known, it is a destination. He did not "discover" anything.
Grant us your knowledge intelligent one!@spamanator666
@spamanator666 Well then, thank you for knowing about it and NOT sharing it as he did, hater. 🙄🙄
@@seetheworldfrommyharley Uhhhh, wow, yeah, OK tough guy.
That was the most amazing place I've ever seen! It was even more spectacular because you could get up so close. I always try and imagine the people making those hand prints and pictures. Thanks for taking us along 💚
You’re welcome Julia, thanks for watching 🙏🏼
This is truly amazing.
Just another interesting site scattered amongst the many in the southwest. When I was younger, I too loved hiking into the back country to explore. But with age comes the understanding that I'm no longer physically able to get to the places like you just illustrated. Thanks for the incredible views!
You are right Paul, there are thousands of them. Such a unique time in history captured by these cliffs and canyons
The big petroglyph had an owl feeling. It was watching and could see all!
I'm a newbie who found the videos by chance, three days in now and spent all my spare time watching I'm hooked and will pass on to others.
I appreciate the looking into the history of these places....without destroying or even disturbing the site. ❤
This video is by far my favorite!
You actually took us to a different time in life. I also appreciate you risking your life for these amazing shots. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Glad you enjoyed it!
If you ever get a chance, go to Chaco Canyon in New Mexico.
That was truly amazing to see. Thank you for going through that tight space so we could experience this.
My pleasure Gina! Thanks for watching
Jack Skellington is older than we realized! That is spectacular.
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I'm thinking ol' Jack was not as old as the ruin was...
Immediately thought same thing 😅
what i said too 😂😂
It’s absolutely uncanny!
I've been there back in the 90s. Like you, I often travelled alone. One of my rules when alone was not to climb up steep surfaces like you have. It was a different story when someone else was with me to help spot me. Back then, we did not have cell phones, internet, etc. Paper maps were the thing back then. I do appreciate the fact that you don't provide location data. Many sites seem more trampled now than when I was hiking.
And you have to learn, and it is counterintuitive, that it is easier going up than coming down.
@@noahway13Oh no... I beg to differ. It is incredibly easy to go down. The hard part is doing it in a controlled manner. 😁
About the crawl in the narrow space: Don’t forget people back then were shorter and leaner with tougher muscles. Probably was no problem at all for them to scoot on through. The white, round face with prominent eyes may be related to the famous kachina dolls of the Southwest. Kachinas depict and call forth good spirits for protection. I’ve see kachina jewelry with the face round. Eyes are prominent because the spirits see all. If these white circle faces are ancestral to kachinas, facing outward they may be a way of advertising “This place is protected by strong spirits. Stay away.” Those strong, good spirits made you work for it, didn’t they?!
To use the soldiers in the Civil War: average height was 5'7" weight 147 pounds. Definitely on the slim, short side.
Agree. Looks like a warning.
Jack Skelington is not ancient....
If it’s a warning, it may be guarding something.
It's an owl face
This was AWESOME! I’m an ancient history fanatic and I was so glad to see that this site was unblemished by anyone. How impressive and WHAT A TREASURE! So glad you found, climbed and risked your life to share!
Thank you 🙏
Nice find! Great footage of the structures and petroglyphs, thanks for posting!
Those openings in the defensive wall look like loopholes, like the ones we have in European castles, small openings to shoot arrows or crossbows through them, thank you for showing us those places in great detail, great work.
I grew up and spent most of my life in metro-Atlanta, but my family lived in Los Alamos, NM for around 3 years when I was young. My mother hated everything about it, but I thrived there. The desert and the canyons are such a unique ecosystem, and I've always found it so breathtakingly beautiful. The verdent forests of Georgia are gorgeous, too, but it's hard to understand the vastness of it all until you stand atop a plateau in the middle of an expanse of table land.
I loved hiking out with my dad in those days. I was only around 5 or 6, so it was never anything too extreme, but 8d like to believe if we'd stayed out there, I'd be a pretty avid desert hiker today. I remember school trips into the canyon where we could see old dwellings like these. I remember massive complexes, still complete with intricate ladder systems. We could only look through binoculars, which I assume is why the structures are still so in-tact today. I'd love to go out there again some day. Your videos have inspired at least that. Keep it up. I love watching what you do. It reminds me of the little piece of the Southwest that will always be a part of my soul.
That was absolutely amazing I have to say though it was extremely scary watching you going through their I was worried you might get stuck! The people that lived here must have been very small. Their building skills are really interesting and was this a defence from another tribe or animals?
I used to work the snack bar at bandelier before the last fire that happened nearby in 2011 that changed the way they operate the park in the canyon. It's still open but I haven't been since then either.
Try to imagine Georgia in 1820 when my ancestors came down from North Carolina. There were hundreds of square miles of pine forests that were as big around as a truck tire and a hundred feet tall much like a redwood forest of the west. those trees were harvested from that time all the way up to 1890.
The logs were floated down the Ocmulgee in what is present day Fitzgerald Georgia at Browns Landing down to Savannah Georgia where they were shipped to Europe.
@@MrCountrycuz that would have been a sight to see. We humans have sure done a number on this planet of ours. I hope that future generations will see more old-growth forests in their daily lives, but we've got a lot of work until then.
😎 Another EXCELLENT job at showing all of us a magnificent place 👍👍👍 Thanks a lot 👍
You have no idea how appreciated you are for what you do. That is so awesome! And there are so many people that want to partake in this. We're all interested.
Feeling anxiety watching him squeeze through tight spaces and being up high, but so interesting to see it!
Haha, it was only marginally dicey
That was absolutely one of the coolest things I’ve seen
I have MS and vertigo and I can’t do even the little hiking I used to do with my husband. This feeds my interest in how ancient people lived and I can imagine their daily lives. They were very intelligent and set the foundations for the way we live, they created walls, granaries, vents for smoke, fortresses, weapons, I could go on and on. I am fascinated about how they first did all of these things and how they accomplished daily life, often in hostile environments. I can create so many stories in my head but I would love to travel back in time and see it first hand….somebody needs to create a Time Machine or better yet a time window that one can open and just observe and not interfere.
I am a native Texan, 66 and housebound. I really enjoy your videos as they, how to explain, they feed my soul. I moved up north to 5 miles south of the great lakes area, got 2 weeks of lake effect snow in January !!! no way I came back to Texas and will never leave. I live somewhat east of Glen Rose and Grandbury, so it is the edge of cedar and cactus. I love love your trips, it is my way of getting out. I can feel the warm sun.
- First I've heard of you. Subbed.
I could NEVER do this unless I was being chased by a hungry dinosaur.
So thanks for doing this and recording it for us. I hate heights and tight spaces.
I think humans tried to scare others away from their homes and areas with eerie noises. The faces might be warnings of "haunted" areas. "Whatever you do.... don't go there." 😕
Slings could propel stones much farther than a person could throw them. Putting holes of a certain size in the stones would make scary noises when released even if you didn't hit your target. In the dark.... that might be terrifying. You could watch your enemies from afar with those holes. And block them when done. Just dropping a rock on someone below is deadly. Setting up a small avalanche would ensure you a quiet home to raise noisy babies.
This video was amazing! You’re definitely my favorite explorer.
High compliments amigo, I appreciate that!
5:25 what an incredible place. Intelligent people. Resourceful.
He has a Bradly Cooper look. A sometimes Mr. Roger’s tone and an adventurous soul. 4 videos and I am hooked on these adventures.
And a Cllint Eastwood twinkle in his smile.
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I'm 67.. I live vicariously through your amazing adventures and videos... Never stop exploring and sharing!!
Thanks for the support!
Thanks for taking us along with you. It's always nice to see our country.
Wow excellent adventure but I was scared for you. Please be safe.
Blown away with this fortress ....stunning ...Thank you .
The construction of mud/plaster over a wood frame for walls and even doors seems unique for these structures. Like a plaster/lath concept of long ago.
Oh wow! What an empressive find! I'm in awe of the doors, the fingers prints, those windows. Seeing the details just amaze me. That white face was creepy.
Great Petroglyphs!!!
That crawl so sketch!!! I wouldn't have been able to do that, the scenery even behind you was just gorgeous!
Mind Blown, can't believe you made it up there, awesomeness
Even the ancients liked
Jack Skeleton
Seriously the hills/canyons have eyes, you'd never know they were watching you.
Bravo 👏 Coolest find
Jack Skeleton, just what I was thinking. The ancients had imagination too, just in a different context.
@@davidcummings4273Sorry Jack Skellington
Sorry Jack Skellington
Absolutely amazing. I have seen some ancient sites north of Phoenix about 40 years ago, but nothing as remote as you're able to do. I hope you can appreciate just how blessed you are to have the wisdom and ability to pursue this quest. Great job and once again thank you for allowing us to come along.
Recently found and subscribed to your channel. Am amazed at your beautiful and breathtaking vistas. At 80 I am, naturally, unable to visit such places but so thankful for your careful and sensitive care and obvious love for the land. Thank you!
Hey! So glad you found the channel, thanks for subbing!
This episode left me speechless. Absolutely incredible… all those little petroglyphs above you when you crawled through. It looked like kids work
I'm glad the people of the time left their handprints. Really brings a human element from times long past. Super cool!
Excellent adventure. Reminds me when I was younger. Keep filming and exploring and documenting. Wisdom does not always wait.
That "skull-like" pictograph thing sorta reminds me of the face of Jack Skelington from the animated film "Nightmare before Christmas"!
But that area is amazing! I used to live in Southeastern Utah and finding places like this always took my breath away. They were so interesting to me. Beautiful 😮
I had read (David Roberts) the white skull was done by the Navajo years later as a sort of hex on the Ruins - the Navajo were enemies of the Puebloan - afraid of their power.
@@DavidJohnson-iq2ddYou're mistaken. Those are the Cliffdwellers people. After we Navajos destroyed the Anasazi. They didn't have to live there anymore and joined the Navajos and other Diné(Apaches, Hopi, Zuni). There's clans fir them in Navajo. That's how hogans(Navajo houses) came to be. The Holy People instructed them to leave those places and build homes like a bird's nest. Eight sides and facing east for harmony.
Brother-
I think Cliffdwellers, Ancient Puebolans and Anasazi are all the same people.
@@DavidJohnson-iq2dd No they are not. The Pueblo lived out in the open. The Anasazi were not from here and came here to take people, but we destroyed them. The Cliffdwellers lived in those defensible places.
@@DanteQuixote89 not from here, meaning not from earth? where did they come from?
Great video! Loved watching it, but got a little nervous for you as you crawled through that narrow space. Thanks for what you do.
Thanks Ed. I know my limits usually, no need to worry 😉
What an incredible site! I spent 7.5 years exploring the southwest Indian ruins and ghost towns, so, I appreciate you taking us along with you to these amazing sites!
Awesome! What would you recommend to see?
I've spent a lifetime climbing mountains and rocks and I still was gripped watching this!
One impression I get from this place is a sense of the fear these folk had. They were desperate to have a safe place to reside, and fear drove them up into these cliffs. The face painted on the rock reminds me of a pictographs (?) of " she who watches) a theme found in piaute and other clans in the Pacific Northwest. One pictograph of similar style is at Horse thief Butte in Washington' section of the Columbia River Gorge.
Giants they were hiding from
Fear of tremendous thunderbolts and rains. Elevated caves are the safest places to be.
Crazy to think that wood may be 1000 years old. Looks like that whole face catches sun during the winter. But they devoted considerable resources to these lookouts.
You’re right, a lot of time and effort
You are awesome, very respectful for not touching anything, giving us up close high definition views that honestly, have probably never been available for public viewing before! Those strategically placed portals were likely not just for seeing intruders but potentially utilized for bow and arrow defenses. That ghostly face was definitely for intimidation against enemies getting close..thank you for providing these amazing videos you upload..they are all extraordinary!
Thanks for the support Brock!
I show your videos to my 6 and 7 year old primary primary school class here in UK. They are beyond fascinated. I hope you encourage them to understand that there can be more to life than going to work every day (i.e. get qualified in archaeology) and that they need to be ambitious with the years that are allocated to them. Amazingly, even at this age, they are beginning to think about what they want to do after school, such is the effect of the internet. Personally I think that these elaborate defensive structures were once designed for protection against Bigfoot, real or imagined, historically, even if he is a rarity today, but there we are. Great job.
I'm am 80 year old grandmother who lives in the Pacific NW. I am interested in the history of our North American USA. I've never seen the SW. so I find all of this fascinating. Thank you. I love your videos.❤
This an exciting exploration. Thanks for bring me along. Gramma Candy
Riveting viewing Andrew Your knowledge and respect for these ancient structures result in a truly fascinating RUclips channel. Thank you for sharing your enjoyment and delight. It’s infectious!
I just found your channel. This is incredible footage. I’ve never been out west. At my age I probably never will. It’s neat to watch you go on your adventures.
Glad you found me. I look forward to showing you around the Southwest virtually!
Desert Drifter hi from Alberta Canada. Absolutely totally amazing both the ruins and your efforts to access them for our benefit. Just when I think you have shown the very best their is you post an episode like this one. Wow please don't stop thanks.
Amazing. You are one brave bloke.
Watching from Northern Ireland.
What a crazy and amazing journey! Thank you so much for taking us with you on it!!❤❤
that was awesome exploring the history of the southwest how our ancestors used to live interesting
You're not claustrophobic, you're crazy! 😂 What a fantastic place! Just amazing ❤
Haha to some yes 😂
Andrew you are a crazy climber! Obviously you have mad climbing skills. And it helps you don’t suffer from vertigo nor claustrophobia! I’d never, ever be able to crawl across that ledge. I’m very grateful you can to show us this extraordinary video! Thank You!!
Those wood and mud walls actually had me saying WOW out loud! I never saw that construction style before.
I am originally from the UK, an old (83)redhead. After seeing quite a few of your videos I am so intrigued by these rooms etc that you find and your daring, (and dangerous) climbing to get up to them makes me hold my breath!! i don't know how on earth they climbed that high with those rocks loaded up and water in containers to mix the material used to hold them in place. I like your filming and the gentle music you play at times. I've seen others exploring but you have knowledge, interest and love in what you do. Thank you, keep up the good work, but listen to granny here, you be bloody careful young man!! Cheers!
Thank you for taking us all along on these amazing tours of incredible buildings from the past . Cheers from New Zealand 🇳🇿
Most Americans would love to check out New Zealand too. Me especially and I've been to 49 of our 50 states.
and thank you (and everyone who visits these sites) for leaving it as you found it.
That was a fascinating exploration. Nice job getting through that squeeze so we could see the rest of the fortress. Amazing. Stay safe. We appreciate your sharing of these finds and your diligence in protecting these historic places.
More, more, MORE videos please!!! LOVE these! And YOU for doing this!!!
Amazing how they went to such great lengths to make their places so protected. Like other people have said: get someone else to go with you if you’re going to go for the distance. Others use drones for the difficult locations. Thank you for sharing your experiences!
What’s the fun if you just send a drone up though? 😉
I'm trying to keep an open mind and not automatically think that this is a fortress....
What's the difference between my "fortress" and theirs???
Besides the progression from mud to wood/steel?
Wow. The thought of the ancients building the defensive wall with view ports on that ledge is pretty incredible.
Great effort, really enjoyed your adventure!
Glad you enjoyed it! Hope you stick around for more content
Every good defensive position has a way of escape, so it is safe to assume they had ways to block the passage you crawled through, and that they had ropes or ladders stashed for emergencies. You had me on the edge of my seat in some of those shots. Another great video!
I can’t get over how well you present your content. It really adds such a poignant touch to it. It certainly provides a feeling of wonderment. The timing, continuity and pause helps to create a mood that invokes a lot of thought in me. I really enjoy your videos. Thanks for doing all the leg work and talent while providing all of this to us so we can share in the fascination.
That is a good hike to ger to this site for sure. I, too, have visited this one, but I would have never thought to climb that second layer, so it is really cool to see it from your experience. I do wonder about why there is no black on the top edges of the walls. Also I wonder about those white handprint and design on the ceiling. It is almost like they left those on the last day before abandonding the site else fires would have covered over them. Just some thoughts. Awesome video. Thanks for your careful care and respect for these sites. I want my kids to be able to show their kids these sites.
Thanks for watching and commenting Melanie! Yes, having these sites around for future generations has got to remain the top priority. It’s really special we can access these places on public land
I really enjoyed this video! I found you watching Trek Planner… I love His content as well! You both give us different aspects hiking to these fantastical places… I’m happy that I found Both of you on YT! Keep Exploring and Sharing Thank You!!
Damn dude if you keep dropping videos like this I will be a lifetime watcher and subscriber, I will even turn in my notifications for you and I have not dome that for any other channel!
Thank you and be safe my friend I really appreciate your videos.
Haha that’s a next level compliment. I’ll see what I can do in the video department. I’ll do my best 😉
I just discovered your site!!zI have always been interested in the ancient civilizations. Went to Mesa Verde as a teenager!! Keep posting!! Loving your posts. Pat in Ark
Oh my! That was AMAZING! I've never seen anything like that fortress. Talk about a real-life museum! Just WOW. Thank you so much.
Absolutely intriguing, fascinating look into past human activity... Time travel in a real sense. War and competing for survival have always been a part of our history... Some things never change. Thank you so very much for connecting their lives with ours.
Great ruin site! I live in the Prescott Culture area of Northern AZ and love checking out all the ruins in my area. I've found 50 hilltop sites so far, one was about half the size of a football field. Look forward to following along with your travels! ~ Brian
Hey Brian, that's awesome. Half the size of a football field is very impressive. I'm glad you found my channel, and I look forward to your insights on future videos
I lived in Douglas, Globe and Mesa, now west near Yuma.
Travelled south through Prescott valley in the end of October.
I miss doing those same activities.
What a joy, and yes, LEAVE THE THE ARTIFACTS, TAKE PICTURES.
MANY THANKS!
Outstanding!! Great narration & passion & effort! Respect to you and the care you provide to these sites!
Much appreciated huntman!
You are very brave to get into some of those tight spaces! You’re so respectful and careful to not disturb the artifacts and art! Thanks for sharing what most of us will never have the chance or ability to do! Your kind calm demeanor helps so much too ! ( claustrophobic) would be a disaster in some of those tight squeezes. You act like it’s just another rock hug! Props to you sir!!
Everything shown is incredible. Your crawl through the close space was gripping, I kept holding my breath as you crawled between spaces! Thank You!
Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed it!
It would be pretty cool to camp out there and see the night sky. The stars must be incredible to see from there. I have no idea if anyone is allowed to camp there and it's a very long way for me to go. So I probably won't be going. And so I appreciate you showing us.
The night skies out here are incredible! It really opens up another dimension to our solar system
@@Desert.Drifter I lived in Costa Rica for 9 years and I have friends who live in a shack in the middle of a big cow and horse pasture. When you walk across the pasture at night you're far from the street lights and there are very few. So the night sky is absolutely incredible looking. I'm not a religious type but I had to have a moment with God or whatever the first time I saw it. I had just left some bad habits in FL and I was starting over, it was quite the moment that night. Overwhelming in a way. I could see why they call it the Milky Way. I could see a billion more stars than I'd ever seen before. That was in 09 and I remember that night vividly because it was so beautiful.
This should be a million view video. Thanks for sharing tour adventure with us.
On one of your other videos you found some petroglyphs of 6 fingered hands and/or feet; this is an indication of giants in the region. Perhaps the five red lines mean “5 fingers” ie: made by humans. I’m Ojibwe (Chippewa) from Canada 🇨🇦 and in our culture we raise our hand upon approaching another person with our fingers outstretched to show that we have 5 digits and not 6 and are therefore human. In the same video with the 6 digit petroglyph you also found another glyph of a very large humanoid being and if you freeze the frame you’ll see a tiny person below that’s basically a speck compared to the big fella. Thanks for the excellent videos!! Keep up the good work and be safe out there✨ Blessings from Canada 🇨🇦
The way you described it made me remember the uncanny valley theory where people had this primal fear of something looking like a human but doesn't act like one.
Previous videos had 6 fingered hands. This is reminiscent of the Nephilim giants. All these canyon dwellers seemed to be hiding from something. Where did these people go (like the Anasazi)? Who was the enemy?
Thank you for recording this. It is incredible to see
Thank you! I find these places and artefacts intriguing and love seeing and hearing about them. As I will never get to places like this myself, I truly appreciate you taking us along with you!
Be careful, dude...I've been exploring this stuff for nearly 40 years and I'm a real good climber. I gone up to some ruins that were near death experience coming back down. It's coming down that'll get you. On public land, there is nothing to find in the way of artifacts. Every single ruin has been combed over. Back in the 20s artifacts were popular and valuable so the cowboys rode the rims with a telescope and found them all. The only places you can see ruins in outstanding "as was" condition are on Navajo and Apache land and they won't let you in there anymore. I saw quite a few of them back in the early 90s before they closed it all down...particularly east of Kayenta and south of Show Low. Don't even think about sneaking in there...the Apaches will shoot at you! The only artifacts I've discovered were in tiny little alcoves deep in the wilderness where they hunted but didn't live. A pot (fully intact) a basket, numerous tools, a sandal and part of a belt. They are fun to explore and find, but unfortunately the best of the best outside of what is visited regularly if off limits. For good reason, too...over the years I've seen places that were littered with potshards and lithic chips picked clean. Anyway...be careful. I know exactly where you were and I went up there myself a long time ago. I don't do stuff like that anymore...30 feet onto the rocks is going to bust you up real good.
I mean what if they are interested in the structures and wall art? He dosent take anything he fins so why would it matter if there isn’t anything left. This dude appreciates everything like corn cobs. Those are still plentiful it seems
Agreed. This dude is experienced.
Not everyone is after artifacts. He gets off on showing us broken up folks the beauty and terrifying Southwest. I cant do that shit but he can and that why I watch. Hes a great guide too!
You are wrong there are so many spots un explored out there
This guy 😂
@@argonaut_jay It truly can be dangerous.
fascinating, thank you so much from London UK.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I love this one and have wanted to see the upper level but never thought to nor would do that. Thanks for satisfying a curiosity I was unwilling to myself! Amazing!
That’s awesome Art. It’s comments like this that make me want to continue to make videos
@@Desert.Drifter …but also I’m not encouraging you to stake risks out there. Stay safe and maybe see ya on the trail some day!
Thank you for sharing those petroglyphs and those views with all of us who aren't physically able or wouldn't dare to go as high up off the ground as you do! And thank you for being so respectful of all the ancient sites! I've always felt drawn to the outdoors but unfortunately never had the opportunity to go hiking as much as I would have wanted to! I get to live my dreams through your videos, thank you so much and God bless you! Please be careful!
That was awesome! I couldn't believe you were actually crawling through those narrow spaces! I was holding my breath. But once up there seeing that fortress and the view...even being just a viewer was quite an experience.
You showed excellent examples of the squaterman, a familiar glyph used all over the world. You also had pictures of what may be the face of an owl. If you go to the work of David Talbot with the thunderbolts project, I think your knowledge and appreciation for what you are doing will skyrocket. Great stuff.
I thought the same thing. I saw an owl as well
Thank you for sharing, I wanted to be an archeologist when I was younger, but parents didn't like that field, so I went a different route with life.... I am able to fill my adventurous side, by watching your videos 😅😊
I grew-up on an eluvial fan, with percolation basins, underground rivers and I watched a 10,000 ft mountain range move for over a minute during a major earthquake. Since the 3rd grade, I couldn't wait to go to college and study geology. When I finally got there in 1970, I was told I could either major in nursing or education. I wouldn't be able to get my classes because I would be taking a seat away from a man who had to support his family and "women only go to college to find husbands." I'm so glad the times have changed.
Glad to hear that Tammy!
How sad you lived for your parents and not yourself
We went to college before there were student loans. Tuition had to be paid in full before every semester. Parents paid for your education, usually mortgaging their homes. If they didn't support your major, they weren't paying for it. I worked 2 full-time jobs to put myself through college.@@bethewalt7385
Wowza! Well done. Fortification is exactly what that was…complete with scary faces. Have done lots of hiking in the area but I have a great deal of respect for young whippersnappers like you for taking on the hard stuff 👍🏻🙏🏻
Haha. If you ever see me on the trail be sure to introduce yourself. Thanks for watching
What an awesome place. I grew up in Kentucky and we went to SW Utah 2 years ago. I loved it. The scale was so much larger but its crazy how similar it is to the sandstone gorges we have in Kentucky. My favorite places to explore are the sandstone gorges with laurel, rhododendren and hemlocks. There are shelves to climb on, recesses and rockshelters and the Adena, Fort Ancient and Woodland tribes hunted KY and lived under the sandstone cliffs. I've found artifacts, rock art and petroglyphs. I love channels like this... keep exploring!
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Regarding that large, round, white pictograph that appeared to have two "eyes," my thought was that it resembled an owl (barn owl or snowy owl, both with great visual acuity). It was above the fortress wall with the many port holes, and like the holes, looked out over the canyon. Could it have been a deterrant to enemies? Or protection to the residents? Just some thoughts.
Many thanks for your videos, commentary, and advice. I just hit 70, and while I'm in pretty good shape, this kind of exploration is out of my league. Thanks for taking us viewers along with you! Much appreciated.
Agreed! Definitely looks like an owl, with those big eyes and the concentric circles made by the feathers in the facial disk.
Amazing views! Did you visit any of the possible stone structures that you could see from that structure? There is so much still to learn, so much more to explore and share with others! Thank You for sharing your adventures!!!
Thanks! I'll definitely be back in this area in future trips, much more to see!