I’m 68 yrs old. In the mid ‘60s dad obtained permission from a rancher to use a miners/line shack at Cookes Peak. I remember having a picnic at a huge cottonwood tree at a water tank I believe it was the halfway point to the shack. The old wood stove would keep us warm at night. While dad and his friend hunted we played in the old abandoned truck ruins. We lost found fist full of gold! Broken hearted when dad said it was worthless it was fools gold! 😂 Many memories there at the old shack!
thanks for another great video on our local area -- i was just up cookes canyon rd. to hike cookes peak on thanksgiving day, a hike i've done many times -- back in the sonoran desert near ajo, az, i was a site steward, my job was to try and protect petroglyph sites from vandalism, so i agree with your sentiments exactly
I live in Lubbock, TX and I am from Odessa TX. Do you mind pointing me in the right direction to understand where I can gain access to this area of the BLM?
My grandparents took us all over Cooks when I was a kid. The rattlesnake petroglyph was my favorite. My uncle leased that ranch on the south side of Cooks peak. Where I learned to punch cows, I don’t think they realized I’d spend the next 55 years doing it. G pa used to tell us the signal corps had helo on the Franklin’s to Mt. Riley , the good sights , Cooks peak , signal peak, Stiens Peak , and to Ft. Bowie. He said it would have been almost impossible to catch the Apache without it.
Nice video, thanks. The entire Cookes Peak region is filled with great destinations, and the trail you were on is one of the best and easiest to access. Your petroglyph site is known to most as Frying Pan Canyon (to some as Mine No. 7). There are many Mexican-style, even Aztec-appearing carvings there. One prominent one is at 20:12, a revered corn plant. The outlined cross and spiral shown are two Spanish symbols, as is the lilo that you chastised some knucklehead for carving. Actually, the one you showed is a genuine lilo sighting point established by a Spanish surveyor. However, the same word, lilo, has been copied recently at several spots in the Cookes region by an actual knucklehead deer hunter from Deming. Concerning the graves, Apache breastworks can still be found on the hills above the road - short rock walls which concealed the shooters.
@@sc2824 thank you for your insight. That’s really interesting that the lilo one was real. I guess I shouldn’t jump to conclusions. In the video I was joking around but a lot of them make sense to what they are.
Such an interesting area. I understand there were also heliograph stations on Apache Peak north of Lordsburg, Soldier's Farewell, Stein's Peak and Helen's dome above Fort Bowie in AZ. Thanks for all you are doing!
I love that land out there. I was a long haul trucker for 23 years and I have been out there many times. It's so beautiful but it's so brutal at the same time. 24:23 😊😊😊
This is awesome! I've lived here most all my life. That's a long time and you've shown me more than an answered questions that I never knew you got a knack for this. Might try right in the book. It's going to get lost here pretty quick. Thanks a lot❤
Wow! I just ran across your channel by chance and glad I did. Thank you for the history as well as showing the petroglyphs. I an definitely going to check it all out. Regards from Ody Slim
We have petroglyphs up here in the Pacific Northwest on Vancouver Island. A friend of mine is first Nations and he told me that shaman would go to remote places and spend days alone. They would often carve petroglyphs in there time out there. Petroglyphs could also be carved to denote a tribal boundary like a signpost.
Ty, you have some good stuff. Please get a body worn microphone with a wind buffer. Your last video was so bad from you turning away from the camera and the wind that I just stopped watching.
I’m 68 yrs old. In the mid ‘60s dad obtained permission from a rancher to use a miners/line shack at Cookes Peak. I remember having a picnic at a huge cottonwood tree at a water tank I believe it was the halfway point to the shack. The old wood stove would keep us warm at night. While dad and his friend hunted we played in the old abandoned truck ruins. We lost found fist full of gold! Broken hearted when dad said it was worthless it was fools gold! 😂 Many memories there at the old shack!
Thanks for the awesome video and the history lesson Ty ..
Take care, be safe and happy holidays
Really enjoyed this! Thanks so much for the history lesson. We need to hear more of these! 😊
thanks for another great video on our local area -- i was just up cookes canyon rd. to hike cookes peak on thanksgiving day, a hike i've done many times -- back in the sonoran desert near ajo, az, i was a site steward, my job was to try and protect petroglyph sites from vandalism, so i agree with your sentiments exactly
I live in Lubbock, TX and I am from Odessa TX. Do you mind pointing me in the right direction to understand where I can gain access to this area of the BLM?
@@jamesdouglaswhite sure, do you mean the cookes range in general,, or specifically cookes peak?
Great information, thanks Ty. That was a hard place to be in the 1800's.
It was a holy place to have visions,and connect with the ancestors
My grandparents took us all over Cooks when I was a kid. The rattlesnake petroglyph was my favorite. My uncle leased that ranch on the south side of Cooks peak. Where I learned to punch cows, I don’t think they realized I’d spend the next 55 years doing it. G pa used to tell us the signal corps had helo on the Franklin’s to Mt. Riley , the good sights , Cooks peak , signal peak, Stiens Peak , and to Ft. Bowie. He said it would have been almost impossible to catch the Apache without it.
When does the rattlesnake glyph show? Thanks.
I can’t remember where it was up there. Those hills are full of em. What they call goat ridge ( between cooks and the Silver Hwy) has a bunch.
Nice video, thanks. The entire Cookes Peak region is filled with great destinations, and the trail you were on is one of the best and easiest to access. Your petroglyph site is known to most as Frying Pan Canyon (to some as Mine No. 7). There are many Mexican-style, even Aztec-appearing carvings there. One prominent one is at 20:12, a revered corn plant. The outlined cross and spiral shown are two Spanish symbols, as is the lilo that you chastised some knucklehead for carving. Actually, the one you showed is a genuine lilo sighting point established by a Spanish surveyor. However, the same word, lilo, has been copied recently at several spots in the Cookes region by an actual knucklehead deer hunter from Deming. Concerning the graves, Apache breastworks can still be found on the hills above the road - short rock walls which concealed the shooters.
@@sc2824 thank you for your insight. That’s really interesting that the lilo one was real. I guess I shouldn’t jump to conclusions. In the video I was joking around but a lot of them make sense to what they are.
Such an interesting area. I understand there were also heliograph stations on Apache Peak north of Lordsburg, Soldier's Farewell, Stein's Peak and Helen's dome above Fort Bowie in AZ. Thanks for all you are doing!
Thanks for sharing.😊
Wow I don't think I have ever seen so much in one area.❤❤❤ Thank you for the trip.
I love that land out there. I was a long haul trucker for 23 years and I have been out there many times. It's so beautiful but it's so brutal at the same time. 24:23 😊😊😊
Wow I don't think I have ever seen so much in one area.❤❤❤
This is awesome! I've lived here most all my life. That's a long time and you've shown me more than an answered questions that I never knew you got a knack for this. Might try right in the book. It's going to get lost here pretty quick. Thanks a lot❤
There’s an old trail up the north side of the peak. The signal corps put in. You’re right on top when it ends.
@@michelorphey5227 thanks. I’ll look for it. I know most people go up from the south
Wow! I just ran across your channel by chance and glad I did. Thank you for the history as well as showing
the petroglyphs. I an definitely going to check it all out. Regards from Ody Slim
The complex petroglyph at 17:50 and 30:10 is outstanding. Next time I do wood carving I'll probably do it first. Thanks.
Great video, love the history. Do you know Brett at Born years 100 too late? Thanks for talking us along.
@@TomHall414 I watch his videos but I’ve never met him. He makes good videos
Did you run across an old man riding a mule born a 100 yrs. to late? He rides that area a lot, enjoyed this👍
@@WEHenry I haven’t ran into him yet.
We have petroglyphs up here in the Pacific Northwest on Vancouver Island. A friend of mine is first Nations and he told me that shaman would go to remote places and spend days alone. They would often carve petroglyphs in there time out there. Petroglyphs could also be carved to denote a tribal boundary like a signpost.
Thank you! What a great trip!
looks like a Arrastra the circle of rocks . lots of antalope where u are filming
Who or what was victorio?
Apache war chief.
Lots of speculation!
@@wdb3110 yes there is. There are a lot of missing pieces to every story.
Are you speculating on his speculating or do you have some legitimate information?
That's what the telegraph was for.
Many Spanish treasure signs,that you laughed at,might want to research that
Ty, you have some good stuff. Please get a body worn microphone with a wind buffer. Your last video was so bad from you turning away from the camera and the wind that I just stopped watching.
@@eanderson1801 I agree. Thanks
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Stupidity and no respect for historical sites.