Dangerous Discovery On Sheer Cliff!

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Desert Drifter

Desert Drifter

6 ай бұрын

#exploration #ancientarchitecture #history #ruins #hiking #googleearth #ancientdiscoveries
I re-visit a dangerous, mysterious and seemingly impossible to reach cliff dwelling I found while hiking over a year ago. I investigated the area closer via Google Earth and topographic maps. I set out on a harrowing journey into the ancient past. Join me on this exciting adventure in the canyon country!
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@davidveydt3387
@davidveydt3387 3 ай бұрын
At 92, I have come to love KZfaq because it allows me to explore so many things that are impossible for me now. having said that I have to also add that these videos of yours are the most fascinating I've ever seen God bless you young man and please be careful out there. Love it!
@katherinebopp2021
@katherinebopp2021 2 ай бұрын
I am pretty much addicted. I really love these videos. I am more than a little concerned for you. Snakes are terrifying to me. I am a 79 year old fan. I did short hikes in Mo. state parks for years. Nothing compared to what you do. Take care and thank you.
@enriquerodriguez1804
@enriquerodriguez1804 2 ай бұрын
Well done Andy , love your videos and the way you explain and portray yourself my respect for your courage and humble spirit , may God always guide you and keep you my friend.
@dorisruth2267
@dorisruth2267 Ай бұрын
I’m 81 and I love this for the same reasons! I live in the 4 corners in NM and used to do this all the time when I was much younger.
@user-pd7xp4kp4i
@user-pd7xp4kp4i Ай бұрын
You should also watch "Colorado Forest beings"
@yankee2yankee216
@yankee2yankee216 6 күн бұрын
I have become more acrophobic in recent years, but I have always been nervous around edges (since a scaffold collapsed under me, dropping me 30’ onto a rough surface), and in particular LOOSE surfaces. Those rather steeply tilted ledges covered with loose rock definitely make me nervous! I know, step between the loose rocks, on solid rock, etc., but one wrong step could sent one skittering over a 40’ brink, to you know what most likely! If I was doing that work, I’d want protection. I would probably rappel down from above if possible… as part of an approach or directly.
@xxxx-qo9dh
@xxxx-qo9dh 4 ай бұрын
So I instantly looked up what cryptobiotic soil is and it blew my mind. For anyone who did not look it up and boy, is that interesting stuff! It grows no more than 1 millimeter a year, which means it takes over 25 years to grow only one inch! Let that sink in, so 1 foot takes over 300 years. 300! And it is destroyed with only one footstep on it. Thank you for pointing this out! I never heard of anything like this. Mother Earth is magical ❤
@brenda5511
@brenda5511 20 күн бұрын
I was just going to look it up as well - thank you for posting this!
@dianehenry6540
@dianehenry6540 4 ай бұрын
Being an almost 80 year-old woman and having never even considered hiking/backpacking into these amazing areas! Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU so much for taking us all along on your excellent adventures! I'm enjoying them all as if I walked alongside of you (and in my heart, I am!).
@NanaAmySpectreSeeker1111
@NanaAmySpectreSeeker1111 4 ай бұрын
It is fun to get to go along, as a young whippersnapper does all the hard stuff for us! I'm 64 ❤
@NanaAmySpectreSeeker1111
@NanaAmySpectreSeeker1111 4 ай бұрын
In the Middle East, People still build like that. Saw a video the other day, of a woman building a mud home, another done by a man.
@lillianbarker4292
@lillianbarker4292 3 ай бұрын
I’m glad I was able to hike and see some ancient ruins, but at 74 I wish I had done more. That was before women went out exploring by themselves. I’m happy for young women today not waiting for some guy to take them hiking😂 it’s still safer not to go alone.
@charlesbromberick4247
@charlesbromberick4247 3 ай бұрын
Love your dog
@Carnicrazy
@Carnicrazy 3 ай бұрын
Ditto, sister!
@jonmyers2136
@jonmyers2136 4 ай бұрын
I used to live in the southwest and had no idea so many cliff dwellings existed. My Dad and I did a lot of exploring in the desert but never found anything like this. The finger prints in the mud/plaster makes this become more personal with the builders and us seeing it. Very cool.
@givingisbetterthantaking..829
@givingisbetterthantaking..829 4 ай бұрын
I can see you have a genuine respect & love for these places. An attitude we all need to emulate. Great vid. May you find many more and continue to share. Travel carefully & safely.
@Desert.Drifter
@Desert.Drifter 4 ай бұрын
Thank you, I will 🙏🏼
@photoguy73
@photoguy73 2 ай бұрын
I am almost speechless. Almost. You have shown us the unseeable. How few people have been in that place after the original builders, I wonder. Certainly not many. And yet you took us along and let well over 300,000 of us share that adventure with no damage to the location. Amazing. Keep it up, young man.
@drctrs
@drctrs 4 ай бұрын
I consider the best part of your videos to be when you give a perspective on what those people’s lives were like back then, and by doing so, you’re kind of giving them a voice. Good job.
@oldtop4682
@oldtop4682 6 ай бұрын
The main approach to this site was most likely from the top originally. That's where the farms were for a lot of the area. Everyone likes to look down into the valleys and thing that they only farmed there (and in some cases that is true), but don't look up on top of the mesas and points. If you know how to spot pit houses, you could probably find a bunch up on top there somewhere. The cliff dwellings came later. As for water - someone below mentions the drought that hit these people. There were water sources available that are no longer there. Also, if you look on top of the cliffs you can find little depressions that collect rain water - and these folks built dams to collect runoff. It wasn't an easy life, but it was their reality. You are the second channel I have subscribed to that looks for and explores these sites. I explored the region a lot when I was young, and seeing these videos brings back fond memories for me. Love the 4 corners region - that red dirt gets in your shoes and you can never leave that area behind after that.
@Desert.Drifter
@Desert.Drifter 6 ай бұрын
Well said my friend. Grateful to have you along for the ride, and I look forward to learning from your experience. Did you have a particular state you enjoyed more than others in the southwest?
@oldtop4682
@oldtop4682 6 ай бұрын
@@Desert.Drifter Well, I'm from Utah so I have that obvious bias lol. Next up would likely be New Mexico.
@Desert.Drifter
@Desert.Drifter 6 ай бұрын
I love Utah as well
@oltedders
@oltedders 5 ай бұрын
During the period of habitation, the climate was ideal for growing crops, hunting game, raising wild turkeys and living in permanent dwellings. A similar situation existed on the Nebraska prairie in the 1880s. Abundant rainfall provided a limitless opportunity to grow kitchen gardens and provide turf for building sod homes. Buffalo chips provided enough fuel for cooking and heating also. It was a prairie Eden until climate change made eeking out a living impossible.
@Mrbfgray
@Mrbfgray 4 ай бұрын
Really does look like mini-fortress situation tho, who wants such an arduous rout to home and back unless it's security from roving gangsters.
@paulkramer4176
@paulkramer4176 Ай бұрын
I'm only 77, and have hiked and packed thru much of the west. Your videos allow me to see more of places I haven't seen that well. Thanks so much for the insightful comments too.
@Carnicrazy
@Carnicrazy 3 ай бұрын
You once pondered why people enjoyed your sometimes long videos. I'll tell you. I love the outdoors & have enjoyed many adventures, but now I'm older and there's more at stake with risky bushwacking in the back country. So I get vicarious thrills watching you risk your life & limb bringing the outdoors into my TV! Thank you!
@contempl8ive
@contempl8ive 6 ай бұрын
I’d love to see some longer shots on the insides of the buildings. Thanks for making these videos.
@Desert.Drifter
@Desert.Drifter 6 ай бұрын
Hey, thanks for the critique. When I film my next set of content I’ll try and get some more detailed views inside of structures
@ScottBacon
@ScottBacon 6 ай бұрын
Great video, and thanks for your thoughtful and "visit with respect" approach! I definitely subscribed and looking forward to watching your other videos. I saw this site from the canyon floor a few years ago and have almost the exact same pins marked on my map for a return visit to explore access from the top. It's fun to see your thought process in puzzling out the access route, and how much we think alike. The site has so many beautifully preserved details of the construction. I share your awe and wonder when visiting these sites. We're so lucky to have this history preserved in the American Southwest - like and outdoor museum.
@Desert.Drifter
@Desert.Drifter 6 ай бұрын
Couldn’t agree more with what you said Scott. And it’s fun to have someone watching who knows the spots 😉 When I saw this site, I knew I had to try to get there someday. Look forward to having your insights on the channel, cheers!
@N-Scale
@N-Scale 2 ай бұрын
My dad was a SW civil war relic hunter and I will always remember him saying and us feeling like the old soldier boys were there watching and I get the same feeling watching your video's. Mike Fifer
@westho7314
@westho7314 6 ай бұрын
Not a T shaped door or window, the lentil has fallen out of the structure. It is curious why so many small units of people found the most hard to access places to dwell. Most of the cliff dwellings were only occupied for a short time, a single generation or so, considering all the work it took to create them, There had to be a reliable water source somewhere near by. Between 900 and 1200 ad there was a series of lengthy droughts throughout the southwest around the same time the Dineh/Navajo/ Apache peoples and others started migrating into or through the area, Many of the Pueblo peoples migrated down to the Rio Grande valley where a year round secure water source was available coming out of the Rocky Mountains Some migrated farther down into what is today Mexico After 1200 people started coming back north.
@Desert.Drifter
@Desert.Drifter 6 ай бұрын
Ah good to know westho, thanks for sharing. I’m always trying to learn more about these places. When you say “lentil”, do you mean a wooden cross piece? I see those often in structures
@user-jd9kg3pd9z
@user-jd9kg3pd9z 6 ай бұрын
Lentil in construction terminology refers to the horizontal crosspiece above the door. Usually a load bearing beam of some kind: wood, stone or steel. Threshold is the opposite. This is the stone or bricks you step over as you pass through the door. In religious ceremonies these are important elements. The vertical supports are called the doorposts. Newlyweds often times have a ceremony of new bridegroom carrying his bride across the threshold of their new household. Another example is the night before Moses led the children out of Egypt Moses instructed everyone to sacrifice a lamb (for their Passover feast) and paint the doorposts and lentils of their home with blood from the sacrificial lamb. This was done to ward off the Passover angel of the Lord. The homes of the Egyptians that did not have these painted lintels lost their first born sons that night. From the palace of Pharaoh to the roster in the barnyard. Long story short these 4 elements ( lintel, door, 2 door posts, threshold ) are symbolically important and structurally important. I hope you find this interesting. Pete
@busslayer4790
@busslayer4790 6 ай бұрын
​@@Desert.Drifter It is actually "lintel." It is the terminology for the header above an opening in a masonry wall.
@bethbartlett5692
@bethbartlett5692 6 ай бұрын
Well noted, I agree, yet it seems odd that it came out of an otherwise "in-tack wall". That confounds me a bit.
@westho7314
@westho7314 6 ай бұрын
@@bethbartlett5692 Yes odd indeed, especially considering the good exterior condition of all 3 rooms & windows. As Desert Drifter noted the small size of the window-door for access, the average height for a female i those times was 4'10"- 5' and a male 5'-5'4"more or less. My guess is a mindless pot hunter/looter likely pulled out the lentil to have a larger hole & easier access to the room & likely found nothing inside. that's likely why the other 2 windows remained unmolested .I imagine if one looked around at the bottom of the cliff, a whole or broken sandstone lentil could be found. So many of the thousands of ruins throughout the southwest have been found, looted & vandalized in the past 130 years, Ever since the 1st so called archeologists/treasure hunters like Richard Wetherwill started looking for ruins, digging up graves in earnest to sell the prize pieces found to museums and private collectors. Sadly this looting, desecration and vandalism is still going on today by scoundrels supplying themselves & black market private collectors with artifacts..
@chumpy2389
@chumpy2389 6 ай бұрын
What an exhilarating feeling to stand in the front yard of these people’s homes knowing you’re one in only a handful of people to do so. You’re certainly in mountain lion country so, please be safe! Love your content!
@Desert.Drifter
@Desert.Drifter 6 ай бұрын
Thanks chumpy, it is exhilarating. I love it and enjoy bringing others along for the journey
@LorTomHue315
@LorTomHue315 5 ай бұрын
Thank you. I'm 74 and will never see these in person so I really enjoy your videos.
@LorTomHue315
@LorTomHue315 5 ай бұрын
Do you encounter snakes or mountain lions often? How about other Dangerous critters?
@PlanetEarth3141
@PlanetEarth3141 2 ай бұрын
Front yard? While being wildly insane why don't you refer the these ancient cliff dwellings as lofted condominiums. 😊
@LoamReaper
@LoamReaper 4 ай бұрын
What an awesome spot. Thanks for taking us along!
@debrawilson3840
@debrawilson3840 2 ай бұрын
Another really awesome discovery!! Thank you again for taking us with you!!😊
@auldbadyin
@auldbadyin 6 ай бұрын
Great video and commentary and a lot to ponder on. Your channel though new to me is now one of my favorites. 👍 There is a possible explanation of at least one of the pressures faced by the cliff dwelling indigenous peoples on the ‘Navajo Traditional Teachings’ KZfaq channel regarding the Anasazi. Looking forward to more of your content!
@Desert.Drifter
@Desert.Drifter 6 ай бұрын
Hey, thanks for that! Really appreciate the encouragement. Yes, I watched that video from that Navajo historian/medicine man. So interesting right? I’ve gotta learn more. Looking forward to reading your commentary on my vids 🤙🏼👍🏼
@barfthebarf
@barfthebarf 3 ай бұрын
@@Desert.Drifter share the video????
@richardperkins6132
@richardperkins6132 6 ай бұрын
The best thing out of all your adventures for your viewer's is that you are showing so many people around the world what they can't get out an see first hand. An that's history from long ago, that one day will no longer exist for anyone to see or explorer. Its like recording history before its gone. I myself, do alot of metal detecting all over the world. An its like I'm finding the history of long ago that people have lost or left behind for someone else to find. Everything i find has a story to tell, one way or another. Great video. Just keep on keeping on. An always remember; safety is always first an foremost without you there will be no more videos of such amazing history adventures long forgotten. An never seen by many only through your amazing videos. 😁👍👍
@ItsNotMeItsYou007
@ItsNotMeItsYou007 6 ай бұрын
An and and are not the same words.
@Desert.Drifter
@Desert.Drifter 6 ай бұрын
Thank you for the kind words Richard, grateful you tuned in!
@user-jd9kg3pd9z
@user-jd9kg3pd9z 6 ай бұрын
I want to second and stress safety. I worry about you alone out there. I bet you could post on your channel and get offers from your viewers to accompany you on your expeditions. I’m not criticizing you, just concerned that’s all. Pete
@vebnew
@vebnew 5 ай бұрын
The last time I was walking around Cliff dwellings was in 1982 at Walnut Canyon in Arizona - - - thanks for taking me on this journey
@Desert.Drifter
@Desert.Drifter 5 ай бұрын
You’re welcome!
@Ms.W529
@Ms.W529 7 күн бұрын
I love Walnut Canyon. First saw it in the 80’s.
@timhoffland
@timhoffland 5 ай бұрын
I hiked back there last year and saw these, there's another one nearby I'd love to see a video on, I'm sure you know the one. They're fairly close together, but look like they were made in different styles. So glad you made this video!
@tompelham7035
@tompelham7035 4 ай бұрын
That place has safety and security written all over it, that construction was incredibly difficult to build, imagine that someone may be after you and what you have. A very difficult existence indeed!
@user-jd9kg3pd9z
@user-jd9kg3pd9z 3 ай бұрын
Exactly! Who you gonna call? You are on your own. That cliff side bunker is there to save your life.
@titanostrongman
@titanostrongman 6 ай бұрын
Great episode, channel and presence! I’ll be watching all your videos! Thank. You and keep creating ❤️
@Desert.Drifter
@Desert.Drifter 6 ай бұрын
Thank you for the compliments sir, glad to have you along!
@behindthewolfseyes
@behindthewolfseyes 6 ай бұрын
I'm mesmerized by the surviving fingerprints of the makers. Coming from the Pittsburgh area, I'm unused to anything surviving for centuries while exposed to the elements. We certainly have surviving art and artifacts, but the desert is a delicate showcase. Your respect, knowledge, and vibe remind me of Clint from Clint's Reptile Room, in the best possible way. I've never wanted to visit the 4 points region so badly.
@Desert.Drifter
@Desert.Drifter 6 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching and commenting in an intelligent way. I spent many years back east, and although the history is there, like you said it's not very well preserved like it is here. Love the dry climate that preserves it all
@davekolp4552
@davekolp4552 5 ай бұрын
Awesome! Thanks for sharing!
@Laura-bb4zn
@Laura-bb4zn 3 ай бұрын
So interesting and amazing. Thank you so much for what you giving us. Bless you.
@MrAluntus
@MrAluntus 4 ай бұрын
What an incredible journey and sharing this perspective of life from generations ago.
@nellllo
@nellllo 4 ай бұрын
I love your channel and subscribed…I find your videos very soothing. The only thing I wish with this video was if you filmed the inside of the structures a little longer and slower, really wanted a good look. Very intriguing!
@Kvarna74
@Kvarna74 3 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing your adventures in the way you do🙏
@donaldsanchez2279
@donaldsanchez2279 3 ай бұрын
Thank you , your finds are as beautiful as can be for the next fully respectful adventurer.
@mattnaiman8429
@mattnaiman8429 6 ай бұрын
The Incas built terraces around most of their settlements. These were partly to increase farmable land and partly as defensive steps where they as defenders could hurl projectiles down from against invaders. While the Pueblonans were likely mostly peaceful agrarian farmers, other tribes were more militant hunter-gatherers who would have seen them as easy targets for raids, etc... hence the need for fortifications and cliffed dwellings.
@Desert.Drifter
@Desert.Drifter 6 ай бұрын
Yes, that’s a good analysis. Thanks for watching, I hope you stick around for more adventures Matt
@fixento
@fixento 6 ай бұрын
The Incas never settle further north than Peru , and Aztecs were in central and southern Mexico,
@oldogre5999
@oldogre5999 5 ай бұрын
Those Inca Terraces were not for Defense, they were for agriculture, look closer at the dwelling sites and you'd find the extremely narrow choke points that only allow one person to pass at a time and then look up and you'd see the place guards would be stationed to defend the trails from above.
@joycemuir-danko8540
@joycemuir-danko8540 19 сағат бұрын
We never miss your videos and have actually watched them more than once. Love your explanations and philosophical thoughts. Please continue to make them as we live vicariously through you.
@1GoodWoman
@1GoodWoman 2 ай бұрын
So much of our past is unknown. Thank you for all you do.
@IanV10
@IanV10 3 ай бұрын
Another great video, they just keep getting better 😮, thanks for all your hard work to bring us these videos 🙏🏼
@cuz129
@cuz129 4 ай бұрын
Dude, that's a sketchy climb! Great video!
@chagosoutdoors3122
@chagosoutdoors3122 3 ай бұрын
Awesome man. Thanks for sharing.
@danoj77
@danoj77 3 ай бұрын
Why did people live out here!?! Maybe 1000 years ago the environment was more hospitable...? Love this history.
@Ms.W529
@Ms.W529 7 күн бұрын
Hi. I just today discovered your channel. I love it. I am 71, and in grade school in the early 60’s, I bought a book called The Indian Mummy Mystery. I read it several times. When I was older, I realized that the setting was Mesa Verde. My fascination for the Southwest was born. When we were in our 30’s, my husband and I did a lot of exploring, not serious off road stuff, but what a couple of non-rock climbing city people could. I love it and wish I could really delve into it the way you have been able to do. Wishing you many more happy adventures¡
@exae352
@exae352 2 ай бұрын
Thankyou for sharing this amazing find
@louiswarmoth7354
@louiswarmoth7354 2 ай бұрын
Really nice trek and fantastically preserved adobe dwellings. Thanks for the tag along !
@MorganBrown
@MorganBrown 5 ай бұрын
Amazingly preserved
@doowroh
@doowroh 3 ай бұрын
I'm so glad you have a climbing background that enables you to get to ruins like this. Good work. New sub.
@tarrahbarker24
@tarrahbarker24 2 ай бұрын
Im pleased that you leave things you found where you find them !!💯😁👍
@bellestarr6484
@bellestarr6484 5 ай бұрын
Thanks for teaching your readers about the cryptobiotic soil. When we explore this kind of area, we need to understand that we can be deadly to the environment.
@Desert.Drifter
@Desert.Drifter 5 ай бұрын
Well said. I hope I can continue to educate viewers on good outdoor ethics
@Josephreed66
@Josephreed66 5 ай бұрын
Agreed, and it can take hundreds if years or longer to recover if we destroy it!
@generationofbmx
@generationofbmx 5 ай бұрын
Great video thanks for posting!
@purelightlove8888
@purelightlove8888 3 ай бұрын
Well made! Awesome Find!! Good Job✨🌎✨Thanks for bringing US ALL with you bro!!
@houseofsolomon2440
@houseofsolomon2440 3 ай бұрын
That scenery is spectacular! Nice of you to bring us along in a very 'green' manner - 'virtually' ; ) 🌅🏜
@markcrowder2003
@markcrowder2003 3 ай бұрын
I've just found your channel and absolutely love it, utterly fascinating. I love learning about ancient civilisations, people and architecture. And this is of a time, place and people I knew nothing about, so I've been binge watching all your videos. If you're ever in the UK I'd love to show you around, your ancient is our old. The road I live on is 2000 years old 😂
@bigviper64
@bigviper64 3 ай бұрын
Loved this episode as well..I also like where you are coming from, your knowledge and respect of Nature and the history of Life…it’s truly amazing.
@johnapoppleton
@johnapoppleton 3 ай бұрын
I am happy I happened on your channel. Great adventures and a wonderful antidote the the crazy world we live in today.
@BigLivingNow
@BigLivingNow 2 ай бұрын
Maybe the soot covered ceiling room was for cooking and food prep/storage and the bugger building for sleeping/gathering? Great content and countenance. ! From Queensland, Australia.
@jim7634
@jim7634 Ай бұрын
The video is great, your thoughts make it wonderful. Together I really enjoy these adventures.
@Rich-sq9mi
@Rich-sq9mi 4 ай бұрын
Great videos, especially like the long ones, great work!
@Desert.Drifter
@Desert.Drifter 4 ай бұрын
Good to know, thanks for the feedback!
@daizamaker-jerrybraswell1997
@daizamaker-jerrybraswell1997 6 ай бұрын
Dude, your vids are awesome! Please don’t stop!
@charlesworthington5466
@charlesworthington5466 Ай бұрын
Man that was awesome short but awesome i watched a couple of times really cool thank you
@user-gx3ml3om9g
@user-gx3ml3om9g 11 күн бұрын
Loved it , thank you for sharing .👍✌️🌎
@jc9301
@jc9301 Ай бұрын
Found yor channel while being in the hospital being treated for Leukemia. You really helped get me through the hospital stays with your adventures. Appreciate what you do, thank you for entertaining me.
@christineabedini3765
@christineabedini3765 3 ай бұрын
Pretty awesome I would like to learn more about these Cliffdwellers
@rondakudrna2054
@rondakudrna2054 28 күн бұрын
Way cool. Your videos are the best. You're so calm, although there's one where you went along a cliff edge that freaked me out.
@kevinshorter5861
@kevinshorter5861 2 ай бұрын
Thanks for your travels too !!
@user-vj4hs3li8d
@user-vj4hs3li8d 7 күн бұрын
these places fascinate me. so glad you can explore them for me and i can enjoy watching from my bed. stay safe, keep them coming! thankyou.
@Zeena1111
@Zeena1111 Ай бұрын
WOW‼️😵🤯⁉️ Thanks for sharing such an amazing adventure. WOW‼️
@deepwoodguy2
@deepwoodguy2 6 ай бұрын
Fantastic construction ....and the finger prints gives it a real personal note.........would they have used a type of ladder to get there...?? thanks for your trekking journey
@Desert.Drifter
@Desert.Drifter 6 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching. It’s a good question. There was one area where a 10ft ladder could’ve accessed an area of the ledge. The place I climbed down at I don’t think would’ve worked for a ladder, but clearly it’s doable without one. So that might’ve been their main entryway
@shirleyrichards2514
@shirleyrichards2514 13 күн бұрын
Love your adventures. Thanks for sharing 👍. I learn alot also from your videos. Thanks ❤
@oilerfreak
@oilerfreak 4 ай бұрын
Fantastic adventure, THANKS!
@Desert.Drifter
@Desert.Drifter 4 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@barbaraturner2611
@barbaraturner2611 2 ай бұрын
Thanks for taking us along on your adventures! I am not afraid of heights, but man, when you swing your camera over the edges, I honestly have to look away!!
@billoconnor2727
@billoconnor2727 9 күн бұрын
Drifter, you are a born storyteller.
@patriciamurray5189
@patriciamurray5189 4 ай бұрын
Awesome!
@chuckbaker3700
@chuckbaker3700 5 ай бұрын
New subscriber, because your videos are so interesting and like you I love these ancient sites. You really found something special here that rarely gets visited. The people that lived here new exactly how to maneuver this area so you did a great job getting in there.. I really envy you man, but I spent ten years hiking Missouri creeks, rivers, caves and fields collecting artifacts, and finding sites that amazed me and it was the most rewarding hobby ever. Thanks for the great videos. What state are you in??
@Desert.Drifter
@Desert.Drifter 5 ай бұрын
I split time between AZ, CO and UT
@neilsimpson3181
@neilsimpson3181 4 ай бұрын
Interesting and informative, thank you
@Livlifetaistdeth
@Livlifetaistdeth 2 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing such an amazing adventure
@joeyvelarde5562
@joeyvelarde5562 3 ай бұрын
Wow impressed by ur respect and humbleness did you have for the land a pioneer of the knowledge that is in the backyard a whole new landscape of archeology with love and respect for America an American proud of his heritage❤
@williamreeder3660
@williamreeder3660 21 күн бұрын
Great video Thank you for sharing So neat and respectful that you never disturb anything
@janelindsey7445
@janelindsey7445 26 күн бұрын
I never knew I suffered from vertigo until I started watching your channel which I love..We've nothing like your country has...
@momof2momof2
@momof2momof2 Ай бұрын
Amazing .... absolutely amazing ! Thanks you
@skyeseaborn1170
@skyeseaborn1170 3 ай бұрын
I enjoy you thoughts very much. This was awesome inspiring. Thank you.
@disconnectpub
@disconnectpub 9 күн бұрын
So amazing. Thank you so much.
@respectanimals2
@respectanimals2 23 күн бұрын
Well with the struggle and danger , absolutely amazing , loved the vid
@raytheron
@raytheron 3 ай бұрын
Absolutely love your videos! And how great that you show so much respect for these sites. I dearly would have loved to see them for myself, but thanks to you I get to see what I otherwise never would.
@HWCism
@HWCism 2 ай бұрын
Thank you. Great video
@stevenedwards2532
@stevenedwards2532 4 ай бұрын
Another great video!
@yourejustjelley
@yourejustjelley Ай бұрын
Might be the best preserved I have seen!
@katep23
@katep23 5 ай бұрын
Oh wow! Fascinating. Very moving too., Glad you made it OK!
@alwaysfourfun1671
@alwaysfourfun1671 4 ай бұрын
Another awesome video. I wouldn't feel save doing what you are doing, so the close ups are really appreciated. Even from down in the valley bottom the impression these dwellings made, are making one wish to travel in time. Wonderful.
@disneychanel-jl3ov
@disneychanel-jl3ov 6 ай бұрын
Best small channel on youtube.
@Desert.Drifter
@Desert.Drifter 6 ай бұрын
Wow thank you Disney Channel, that means a lot. I hope I can continue to grow and continue making quality content
@loricrane5315
@loricrane5315 6 ай бұрын
When , what year do you think they were there? You do realize this was mostly all uncharted territory 250-300 years ago. It's just the way they lived. They weren't getting away from anything .
@Desert.Drifter
@Desert.Drifter 6 ай бұрын
In this area, a lot of the ruins generally fall somewhere in the 800-1200 years ago timeframe. Pinpointing it more than that, I don’t know. I’m hoping one day to be able to speak more authoritatively about it
@Agape2021
@Agape2021 Ай бұрын
Another great adventure.
@panchamama
@panchamama 4 ай бұрын
You look so blissed out, awesome
@kathybrandt6060
@kathybrandt6060 2 ай бұрын
I am really enjoying the videos of your hikes. And being a woman of 60 I don’t think I’m gonna climb down walls like that to get into look at those homes. So thank you very much for taking us for you. Love and showing us why it’s so incredibly beautiful.
@saddlelac
@saddlelac 4 ай бұрын
Another great video. Thanks!
@Desert.Drifter
@Desert.Drifter 4 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching! This was a fun outing
@AS-vh5uv
@AS-vh5uv 2 ай бұрын
Great content man
@armysenior1780
@armysenior1780 Ай бұрын
I have been backtracking and watching all of your travels. I was born in Southern Utah in Kanab and have only been back passing through on trips a couple of times. It has been my lifelong dream to go back at at least do some camping in Zion and Bryce. I love living vicariously through you on your adventures as I am now 65 and if I do get back there won't be much hiking going on. The history of that whole region is so interesting. Thank you for your videos and stories - I love them.
@donaldadams9998
@donaldadams9998 3 ай бұрын
Really enjoyed your video ! It was like I was there too !
@dianeknott3655
@dianeknott3655 24 күн бұрын
Fascinating!! I have one question - how did you get back UP? LOL!
@Dawn-fz5cu
@Dawn-fz5cu 4 ай бұрын
Amazing!! Thank you!
@Rodina11
@Rodina11 3 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing
@guideme1503
@guideme1503 5 ай бұрын
Enjoy you, your treks tremendously. Thank you for being so respectful of each.
@Desert.Drifter
@Desert.Drifter 5 ай бұрын
I appreciate that!
@giancarlozarlengo1096
@giancarlozarlengo1096 Ай бұрын
Really touched by your pondering thoughts in the last minute of this video. Profoundly haunting! The where and when of a person's life and external world circumstances and that survival always remains the number one human imperative.
@stantheman5163
@stantheman5163 3 ай бұрын
I am so glad that you are a climber and can get to these remote access areas. When I was younger my passion was to bushwhack and free climb to remote areas to see what few others had enjoyed. Thanks for taking us along.
@TimLeary-rw3oq
@TimLeary-rw3oq 5 ай бұрын
Epic. Thankx for taking me along.
@Desert.Drifter
@Desert.Drifter 4 ай бұрын
You’re welcome Tim
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