Really amazing how they built these places so high up and inaccessible. You really took some chances on falling, I wouldn’t have done…but you are young and more flexible. Thank you (and your wife) for this cool video!
Nice trip and the top deck ruins are in great shape. You are young and immortal, but I would worry about walking in snake country with exposed legs and low-cut boots. Long pants provide a little bit of protection from snake bites -- add snake chaps to that and you are pretty safe. Happy trails!
Thoughtful of you. I’ve hiked exactly this country for most of my 65 years, rarely seen a snake, and never seen one that didn’t run or hide immediately. But I’d wear pants just against the brush!
@@TopoTravelers Most snake boots are terrible to walk in so they would not suit your adventuresome ways. I would recommend chaps or snake gaiters over your normal hiking boots. Best to wear ones that cover from foot to knee. With such proper protection your travels through desert brush will be a lot more relaxing and safe. These coverings are hot as they don't breath much. Here is your chance to design and sell a product! Current snake protection is crudely designed and made.You can easily make snake chaps with Kevlar or similar tough fabric. I have always thought that very fine stainless steel mesh would be lite, strong, and cool. There is also ballistic mesh like found on Klim summer motorcycle jackets that might be better than stainless mesh. There is nothing on the market like that, so opportunity awaits you designing and selling a product that real desert rats would seek out. Price is not much of a factor for people looking for very effective and cool snake protection. This would make a good niche business for you!
WOW just found your channel my friend, absolutely wonderful . beautiful filmed and great footage of ancient history , thank you katie wales uk ❤👍please take us on more expeditions .
Amazing spot! You can see from the discoloration on the cliff face how much water used to run down into this canyon. Would have been a great place to hunt large game, and maybe fish. Your "smiley face" pictographs are critters (Bighorn sheep/antelope/deer). Good job on narration and videography!
Another really nice video. You travel through some really striking country, As a student of ecology, you might consider throwing in a few comments of what you are seeing and how it might have been when those ruins were built. In addition to corn, what plants and animals did these people use to subsist
Very nice job! For fun, check out Yucca Ropes. I suspect those gouges you found which would drain water, were used to pound yucca leaves into fibers, which were then twisted into ropes. Although these ropes could be used as access in themselves, it is more likely the fibers were used to bind tree poles and branches into Kiva ladders. There were a lot of trees in that area 1200 years ago.
Amazing site! Great job! Sometimes they have fantastic defensive homes and Im always amazed and wonder how they make their way into them. Lots of trees here so maybe they did have a ladder. They had to be great rock climbers in some place's that just seem impossible to access. Sorry to hear the cactus nailed you Martha
That was FUN! Perhaps you could slip a tactical flashlight in your pack for when you find really cool but super dark areas. I'd love to know more about the people who made those enclosures and wrote on the walls.
I have a bright headlamp I need to start bringing along for sure. The ancestral Puebloans were the ones who built the structures. Sometimes referred to as the Anasazi people as well
I wish you would have gave me a closer look at that 2nd story material. I have been watching so many of these kinds of videos, and yours found an intact 2nd story floor. I never saw one.
If you haven't seen it you need to see it McKenna's gold🎉 in the movie they shoot it on site and it's the most amazing ruins I've ever seen and I've done some research some of the ladders that were there were original🎉🎉
Maybe your grandchildren's children would like to see these places, and marvel at the incredible strength those people had to exert, to cope with the weather, the harshness, the overwhelming emptiness. Please don't "rappel rope" down. Remember, these structures were homes of people just like you, subtract the soft living, miracle life style, and utter incomprehension by either side of the other's reality. The structure was "beach-front" living, by the Fremont People who would become Anasazi, and eventually the Southwestern tribes, as part of the dispersal of surviving Proto-Indo-European hunters who'd been stranded on "Alaska", when the Bering Sea was filled in, circa the 17th Century BC. about four millennia ago.
Two things.... Is Martha okay? I hope so Get well soon I've been stuck by cactus It's no fun..... The other thing: AMAZING pics with the camera long shots. Literally looking at time frozen still.... I am going to say multiple ladder sir.... As far as the rocks if they weren't already there others went up one piece at a time and the big ones went up to people at a time if not by rope. These are people not like us, We arewater balloons compared to how strong and Clear-minded and focused these people were. And of course you have to have a building for the babies and that's what I think we're looking at on the top level.
FYI, some sites will have these notices - “Archaeological resources are fragile and irreplaceable. The Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979 and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 protect them for the benefit of all Americans. Any person who without authorization, excavates, removes, damages or otherwise alters or defaces any historic or prehistoric site, artifact or object of antiquity on the public lands of the United States is subject to arrest and penalty of law.” Regardless, they apply to ALL sites wether the notice is there or not.
It's my 63rd birthday today!! Thank you for the birthday trip!! It's absolutely beautiful and I wish I could still do these things. Thank you!!
Happy birthday! Glad I could bring you along for the trip!
72 here and ditto
77 here and only in the Southwest once many years ago. I thought New Mexico was beautiful. Thanks for taking us along.
My guess is they accesses the upper part with rope ladders. It would make it very defendable by just pulling up the ladders when needed
I didn’t think of rope ladders, that’s a good point!
Was going to say the same…😊
Great minds think alike. I saw your comment after I suggested rope ladders.
Really amazing how they built these places so high up and inaccessible. You really took some chances on falling, I wouldn’t have done…but you are young and more flexible. Thank you (and your wife) for this cool video!
I like to take a bit of risk, nothing too bad though. Glad you enjoyed!
That was amazing! Thank you for sharing! 😃
They must have been such amazing climbers to get up to that top alcove, and all without good climbing shoes!
Great pics of the top ruin! ✌️♥️🤙🌺
Thank you! I thought they turned out pretty cool
So sorry about your companions accident with a cactus. That would be very nasty in or on your head. Get well soon. Great video, thanks.
Nice work. Tracking your total miles is pretty cool and love your pics. Drone it next and keep trekking
Nice trip and the top deck ruins are in great shape. You are young and immortal, but I would worry about walking in snake country with exposed legs and low-cut boots. Long pants provide a little bit of protection from snake bites -- add snake chaps to that and you are pretty safe. Happy trails!
Thoughtful of you. I’ve hiked exactly this country for most of my 65 years, rarely seen a snake, and never seen one that didn’t run or hide immediately. But I’d wear pants just against the brush!
I’m a stubborn one when it comes to pants or snake boots, but I probably should start wearing those
@@TopoTravelers Most snake boots are terrible to walk in so they would not suit your adventuresome ways. I would recommend chaps or snake gaiters over your normal hiking boots. Best to wear ones that cover from foot to knee. With such proper protection your travels through desert brush will be a lot more relaxing and safe. These coverings are hot as they don't breath much. Here is your chance to design and sell a product! Current snake protection is crudely designed and made.You can easily make snake chaps with Kevlar or similar tough fabric. I have always thought that very fine stainless steel mesh would be lite, strong, and cool. There is also ballistic mesh like found on Klim summer motorcycle jackets that might be better than stainless mesh. There is nothing on the market like that, so opportunity awaits you designing and selling a product that real desert rats would seek out. Price is not much of a factor for people looking for very effective and cool snake protection. This would make a good niche business for you!
Great job on this video. Really enjoyed it.
WOW just found your channel my friend, absolutely wonderful . beautiful filmed and great footage of ancient history , thank you katie wales uk ❤👍please take us on more expeditions .
Thank you! I’m glad you found the channel. There are many more adventures coming soon!
Amazing spot! You can see from the discoloration on the cliff face how much water used to run down into this canyon. Would have been a great place to hunt large game, and maybe fish. Your "smiley face" pictographs are critters (Bighorn sheep/antelope/deer). Good job on narration and videography!
Would have been a beautiful place to live, that’s for sure! Thank you!
Another really nice video. You travel through some really striking country, As a student of ecology, you might consider throwing in a few comments of what you are seeing and how it might have been when those ruins were built. In addition to corn, what plants and animals did these people use to subsist
That is a great idea! I really want to incorporate wildlife into my videos more, but contextualizing with plants is something I should do as well
Very nice job! For fun, check out Yucca Ropes. I suspect those gouges you found which would drain water, were used to pound yucca leaves into fibers, which were then twisted into ropes. Although these ropes could be used as access in themselves, it is more likely the fibers were used to bind tree poles and branches into Kiva ladders. There were a lot of trees in that area 1200 years ago.
Yeah I recently learned about yucca ropes, seems very likely!
@@TopoTravelers 😁
Wonderful!!!
Amazing site! Great job! Sometimes they have fantastic defensive homes and Im always amazed and wonder how they make their way into them. Lots of trees here so maybe they did have a ladder. They had to be great rock climbers in some place's that just seem impossible to access. Sorry to hear the cactus nailed you Martha
This one really baffled me, and it was such a beautiful location too. She ended up alright luckily!
This was really cool. I wish you'd slow down a little when you're showing pictographs and such. I hope Martha feels better. Damn cactus!
I’ll slow down more in the future, I always get a little excited and move a bit too fast! She’s feeling better now
That was FUN! Perhaps you could slip a tactical flashlight in your pack for when you find really cool but super dark areas. I'd love to know more about the people who made those enclosures and wrote on the walls.
I have a bright headlamp I need to start bringing along for sure. The ancestral Puebloans were the ones who built the structures. Sometimes referred to as the Anasazi people as well
@@TopoTravelers Be careful - many modern Puebloans would vehemently disagree.
I wish you would have gave me a closer look at that 2nd story material. I have been watching so many of these kinds of videos, and yours found an intact 2nd story floor. I never saw one.
thats my bad, it seemed to be made of juniper logs and adobe
It could be an outlaw hideout from cowboy days… it looks like the upper one was accessed from the top…
To get to the higher one, looking like going along the edge on it's right from the opposite side, or down from the top on it's left.
Thanks for sharing.
Dude , a flashlight would help,✌️❤🌎🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏👍
That had to have been a fantastic place to live.
A tough place, but beautiful
Wonderful video. New Rule - Always carry a flashlight or head light, so you can see and show the inside of dark spaces while on your adventures.
On my to do list for sure
The ledge has eroded over many many years. It was the only access point at one time. Backthen It must of been a tough living for those people.
They must have used wooden ladders
If you haven't seen it you need to see it McKenna's gold🎉 in the movie they shoot it on site and it's the most amazing ruins I've ever seen and I've done some research some of the ladders that were there were original🎉🎉
Very nice!
Thanks again!
9:38 I wonder what that glass looking object is on the granary
@gazoo-pl4nx If you are talking about the dark blue objects, I wonder about them also.
I saw that too when I was putting the video together, I think it is either bird poop or pottery shards.
@@TopoTravelers it looked ceramic
Yea she hated it 😂 loved it myself good job
Just a thought, maybe the water or ice was not too far down. Just saying
Maybe your grandchildren's children would like to see these places, and marvel at the incredible strength those people had to exert, to cope with the weather, the harshness, the overwhelming emptiness. Please don't "rappel rope" down. Remember, these structures were homes of people just like you, subtract the soft living, miracle life style, and utter incomprehension by either side of the other's reality.
The structure was "beach-front" living, by the Fremont People who would become Anasazi, and eventually the Southwestern tribes, as part of the dispersal of surviving Proto-Indo-European hunters who'd been stranded on "Alaska", when the Bering Sea was filled in, circa the 17th Century BC. about four millennia ago.
really good - for those of us watching take more time, pan more slowly
Thank you for the tip, I’ve noticed I pan a bit fast. I’ll try to be better about that in the future!
Can you share a "rough vicinity" for these structures? Could that "bed frame" be a "funerary platform"?
4 corners region, southern Utah
I thought they seemed like graves, especially also the first one, with the room on side, it look like ancient grave structures
Two things.... Is Martha okay? I hope so Get well soon I've been stuck by cactus It's no fun..... The other thing: AMAZING pics with the camera long shots. Literally looking at time frozen still.... I am going to say multiple ladder sir.... As far as the rocks if they weren't already there others went up one piece at a time and the big ones went up to people at a time if not by rope. These are people not like us, We arewater balloons compared to how strong and Clear-minded and focused these people were. And of course you have to have a building for the babies and that's what I think we're looking at on the top level.
Yes she was alright, just had to get the tweezers out for all the little spines. And you’re right, they were much more capable than us today
Oh and thank you, I’m glad you liked the camera shots!
@@TopoTravelers yeah those were the cherry on top of it all.
That's called a rock shelter not an "alcove".
The 'smiley faces' at 7.40 are chickens.
Unlikely they are chickens given the dating on chickens being introduced in the Americas and the presumed date range of the Puebloan culture.
Just curious how you discover these places?
Searching Google maps, old forums, finding trails to follow in the desert
You should get a drone
Maybe they had a rope ladder to climb up.
FYI, some sites will have these notices - “Archaeological resources are fragile and irreplaceable. The Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979 and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 protect them for the benefit of all Americans. Any person who without authorization, excavates, removes, damages or otherwise alters or defaces any historic or prehistoric site, artifact or object of antiquity on the public lands of the United States is subject to arrest and penalty of law.”
Regardless, they apply to ALL sites wether the notice is there or not.
Yep, this is very important to us as we visit these sites. We always make sure to leave no trace and not alter or damage the sites in any way.
Ever heard of lashed wood ladders?
Take a drone--stay away. No repelling.
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Every who lived there was doing very well. Would have grown crops in the valley. That lifestyle could have lasted for hundreds of years.
Quite possibly!
Put microphones on your shoes so we can hear loud and clear each one of your footsteps, dah !
where abouts is that one?
Four corners region
Take a drone with you next time. 😊
Hopefully by the time I go there again I’ll have one!
@@TopoTravelers sweeeet!
You need drone
hovercraft duh
You right
Your young and go past everything too fast for us old folks
Drone. Get a drone. Nice job btw.
If I have some extra money from my summer job, that is exactly what I’ll be getting
old melted building