I’m wondering why you did not investigate what direction the arrow was pointing before you moved it, and if it was intentionally pointing to something significant.
What was the white egg looking piece in the maze bowl? I know you do not like taking anything from sites, but a small piece of that corn can be tested against the corn of the Hopi to see if there is any connection to their ancestors to that location. They have never modified their corn and it is small like that to this day. Not sure about other tribes, but there has been corn found at archaeological sites that it could also be compared to, which might indicate a migration from farther away. God’s Blessings 🙏🏼🕊️
This site is very unique from others you’ve been to that I have seen the videos of. Something else there’s an arial shot you did towards the end and it looks like a giant bird in flight with its head and wings outstretched. I’ve seen that elsewhere at ruin sites I’ve documented.
@@beautifulsoulblue- Andrew - I was thinking that as the bear tracks headed off in one direction @ 33:30 they might have been a directional clue too. Did you explore that way a little to see what was possibly over that way?
Unbelievable, I’m 75 and semi-handicapped and I really want to thank you for taking me to these wonderful places that I would never get to see in person. It’s like I’m there with you. I think I’ve seen all of your videos. Thank you.
As someone studying archaeology in NW Europe, this is all so insane to me. To have intact archaeology out in the open, organic remains preserved to perfection. With the obvious advantage of descendents of these people likely still being around to be able to provide context. Here, we have zero elevation or natural landscape. All the archaeology has either been dug up or ploughed over centuries ago, or is in the ground with all the taphonomy that comes along with it. These finds are incredible, what a privilege to enjoy them through the screen!
Thanks for your insightful comment thirza. Yes, it really is insane, such a treasure. Sadly, many people here take it for granted, and/or destroy it. But I love hearing your perspective as a European, because it sheds light on how special what we have here is
what would it do to the organic DNA samples to be contaminated by lotion and modern DNA? I really think some archaeological catastrophe has happened here,... I think they should have not touched anything at all.. not to mention that the offerings were made to one of their entities in which Christians know nothing of. I am sure it will not go unnoticed by the ancestors spirit who still live there. Point of contact....
The world needs more of you. I'm in the coalfields of Appalachia where historic sites are long looted, any remaining sites are trashed and vandalized with disrespect from the current young generations. No public space is safe here. I commend you for your earthly solace. Well done
Went to Target today. It was so busy with Christmas shoppers. Yeah, the young people trashed so much of it. One mother caught her highschool daughter throw something down rather than put it back and she told her it was because of people like her that the store was trashed.
I live in the uk ,and never really had any urge to visit the states , but I now have an overwhelming desire to explore such a wonderful untouched place. And honestly, what a genuine individual . Great and wholesome 10/10
There’s some of the most beautiful natural parks in the world in the USA, specifically near the west coast. States like California, Wyoming, Washington, Utah, colarado, etc have so much natural beauty
You should. As an American, we get a bad reputation for what media portrays, not to mention the fact that our school system fails us a lot by only teaching us what they want us to know, while also steering us to being gullible and compliant. The people who act out are the people who are seeing what's happening and are mad about it, so they retaliate. Now again, the news only shows what they want people to see, which is mostly bad things. I know the main reason why people are hesitant to travel here is because of that, but I'm here to tell you that if you are polite to people, as you should be, most of the time they will reciprocate what you put out. Be warned though, if you are too too friendly, some people will either think you are weird, or think you are flirting with them lol
These videos were all so amazing.As a child l loved any and all nature shows.You outshine them all ...your attitude and honest goodness is SO refreshing. I'm a lady almost 84 and have traveled many places in the USA,Canada and Mexico. You have brought back man🎉y memories! I could almost smell the desert again !!! Sincere thanks
I want to thank Andrew for a great adventure together. Friendship, adventure, beauty, connectedness, surprise, curiosity and a sense of the unknown create opportunities for growth, discovery and goodness. I enjoyed our time together brother!
I lived in southern New Mexico for 8 years and traveled many ancient sites, I applaud you both for not only honoring the memories of these ancient peoples by leaving the artifacts where they lay, but giving other anventurers the opportunity to experience their ancient beauty.
@@Desert.Drifter Thank you for your taking us on this journey with you! I believe these discoveries need an explanation to what the paw prints symbolize, and the 6 toes, I have heard about the 6 toe giant stories with red hair but Not sure if this has anything to do with what we have seen. Wow what honor for you to have this opportunity to see what our ancestors have left behind. May God Bless you with more wisdom and strength to continue with your explorations! ❤
Anything pre-European is very interesting. And looters do have to surrender the things that they loot, when they get caught. Please and thank you for leaving things alone for everyone to appreciate
You’re absolutely correct when you said the round balls are iron. They are known as taconite. I live in Minnesota which at one point had the BEST deposits of iron ore in the world. That supply was pretty much mined out by the 1920’s. What was left was taconite a lower grade iron ore. The train tracks that hauled the taconite is littered with it. The little balls were perfect for Slingshot ammo. As kids we would load are pockets up with taconite and then head down to the woods and go squirrel hunting with our slingshots. I can spot taconite a mile away to this day.
The natural concretions of hematite around sandstone that were called 'Moqui Marbles' in this video are not taconite pellets. Taconite pellets are a processed iron ore that is made from a different iron mineral.
The Minnesota taconite balls are a refined manufactured product near the mine for efficient shipment by train and boat, they are uniform in size. Not the same thing as found in this show. The balls here in the show are found in many sizes.
If this is a naturally forming object, would it be possible that they could be used to slide flat sandstone over like a surfboard? Can’t avoid wondering how many uses those little balls could have.
They look quite similar to stones here, we call cannonball concretions. The ones here are much larger, from the size of my two hands put together, to boulder sized ,embedded in the cliffs here in Ohio. Extremely heavy, but when they get cracked or the outside iron ore layer wears off they are exactly the same color of sandstone as those, which are a natural sandstone occurring here, especially near waterways. But they couldn't be right? You're all the way out west, and I am in a part of Ohio ,that was glaciated?? I find tons of flint, chert, quartz etc here. That giant rock that looked like an arrowhead, looked like what we call banded slate, it may be something else entirely but it certainly looks like it. Back to the cannonball concretions, scientists are still arguing over how they were formed. LOL I get a kick in checking out the worked pieces of flint and tools I am always dragging out of the fields, where tractors will run over them or they will get buried again during next plowing. I don't believe I have much in my measly collection. Yet I don't really know much more about the field. I am just always amazed to look in my hand and think sometime in antiquity someone's hands made this, and used it as a tool. One thing is or sure, the older i get, the more questions I have.
I live in south Texas. I have found many many of these. I have jars and bags of them. I have often wondered what they were. I thought perhaps Hematite. I’m 77 and can no longer journey out too far but I walk every step with you and see the wonder and awe of our truly marvelous history and landscape.
The site with the corn bowl with 700 plus year old cobbs still there was incredible! It was the fire spindle that blew my mind! You held something that another human being used on a daily basis and set it down for the last time those many centuries before never to be held by human hands again until now! What a magical amazing place. Thank you for taking us along Andrew and Andrew!
Shouldn't they already be decomposed? It is hard to believe that things laying there in the open would still be in such a good shape after 700 years.. or am i missing something?
@@theaumguy1621 if I had to guess they're more like 150 years old maybe 200 at most it would have been from one of the last trips through. Arizona wasn't deserted 100 years ago when we got here
@@theaumguy1621 Probably 200 years old. A family or small group of natives likely used this area much more recently than 700 years ago, when the large groups left the area.
Andrew, there aren’t words to really tell you how much I enjoyed this video and all your others. I’m a 77 year old lady who wishes I could do what you’re doing. I grew up in the country side in Illinois and lived where there was woods and forests and gulleys and I found as a very young girl an arrowhead perfectly carved and I still have it. It had to come from the Indians who were there before us. It breaks my heart to think where I wondered as a young girl explorer that it is all gone now. Back then I don’t think people realized how important that one little arrowhead was. Thank you for taking me along❤❤❤
Great story, thankfully there are places like this that can never be constructed over. Even in my country New Zealand, so much lost to civil construction 😢 channels like this are invaluable ❤️ glad your enjoying them too at your age 💯👍🏽🤗
At 81 I still backpack, hunt and ski and now I'm inspired by you to explore sites in my southwestern backyard. Once a few years ago while backpacking Utah's Coyote Gulch I came across a small overhang. It had a metate and native maize WITH THE KERNELS STILL ON THE EARS. Also there was the remnants of a sandal braiding made from corn husks! And all this mere 75 meters off the trail. As one who once took an advanced field archaeology course in college in western Pennsylvania I was taken aback that these artifacts still lay there IN SITU. Native American artifacts found in the field can take one literally into the lives of those amazing people. One of our sites revealed Delaware nation artifacts, showing how far this people had been driven from their homeland. It was very poignant.
Big storms and real cold can alter our perception of any landscape big time. When your own life feels threatened the power of nature seems so much more real, and well, powerful. A place that felt peaceful on a nice sunny day can change dramatically with the weather. All Canadians and Scandinavians would know this.
I know the exact feeling you’re describing. Cheers 🎉 I always feel at home, yet vulnerable. I feel very primal. I can’t describe it. Just makes me feel alive. it makes me feel grounded. It allows me to feel the sounds.
This was a stunning adventure, Andrew (X 2)! Thank you for being so respectful of the past, educating us along the way and allowing this 67 yo woman the chance to see some of the desert country I will never forget! God bless and keep you safe on all future explorations! I can’t wait! ❤
I ditto Deb...& add don't change anything. As your channel grows there will be " experts" start to tell you how to produce and offer your content", ignore them . I may be the oldest ( original) radio man on Earth so I can say- Well done, very good work, Carry on & Keep on Drifting....🍀🤙🏼🙏🏻🧙🏻♂️
I love canyonlands! I did a 4 week trip down the Escalante river on military grade inflatable rafts that spit us out at lake Powell. It was amazing. We found countless side Canyons along the way and one day we decided to hike up one and got on top of the sandstone and found under an alcove a completely preserved anasazi ruin with a full wall out of Adobe like bricks, windows, pottery etc. Saw one or two pots full of corn like you guys found, one was full of some kind of grain as well, etchings all over too. Almost like it was a outlook or something. We just peaked in through the windows and door, we didn't go in the dwelling. Marked on our topo map and when we finished the trip I sent the map we marked to the ranger station in Utah. About 6 weeks later got a email back and turns out it was undiscovered and we got credit for the find. Very cool trip to say the least
- Wasn't that a superb sun rise @ 39:48? I spent several tours stationed at Fort Huachuca, AZ, SE of Tucson, and the best sunsets and rises were in the desert. Sunsets were best in early August just before the monsoon season when the striped clouds flew through in rows. The sunlight colored them copper and magenta, just stunning. Anyone who says there is no life in the desert must not have ever taken the time to walk off from the vehicle and just experience the land. The solitude I experienced during my wanders cleansed my soul. Thanks Andrew, for bringing that back.
I’m disabled and I like watching because it’s like I’m exploring these places with you thanks for they way you are on explaining and giving your opinion it opens the mind to this world of exploring with the most amazing way of keeping these places whole for future visits hopefully 🙏 again thanks
Thank you for posting your adventures. I was paralyzed in a motorcycle accident 4yrs ago and can't get out there anymore so it's awesome to see your videos.
Here's a tip for your , if you get poison ivy or some stings ; and you're near a natural water source. Find some damp clay,sand,soil,etc. and make a wrap / paste . As it dries, it will draw or wick the irritant off your skin .
I have never had any reaction to poison Ivy or Oak or sumac but my siblings all would just bust out with it. I got to where I always kept a small bottle of Apple cider vinegar and some cotton balls in my pack and the second they started in with the itching make them wipe down with the vinegar really good. Just make sure you test it on a spot first because if it's gone to bad rash or sores DON'T USE THE VINEGAR OR YOU ARE GOING TO SCREAM BLOODY MURDER!!
My 7-yr-old daughter and I just adore you. We live in New Mexico and spend time in the same landscapes, as has our family for generations. Thank you for your wonderful spirit ❤
Grew up in White Rock NM in the 60's and 70's, then moved to Querque. Hated it compared to White Rock! Now 62 in "America's Finest City" (San Diego) and wish I lived in White Rock!!!
Brisbane Australia here. I have on the lounge since mid Aug with a broken foot that needed pins and plates, it's now Jan and I miss going for huge bush walks. Not adventurous as you with your trips but enjoying the adventures you do. Thank you for letting me dream of being about to get out and about again. Leaving everything in place is most important for others to see, So thank you. I never understand why people trash places and destroy history.. Here in our outback, we have wild bores, camels, horses, spiders, snakes and crocodile you all know about the Kangaroos. Should head here for an adventure and a pub or 2 along the way.
Hours of hiking just the right routes, then analysis of how to get the canyon...paying close and careful attention before they start dropping over the edge - and one sits on a yucca (!!!) and they land in a bed of poison ivy. 😮 Gotta love it!
I live in Ridgway CO - and travel frequently to Silverton, Durango, Shiprock, 4 corners, Flagstaff, Mesa Verde, Cortez, Dolores Reservoir…it’s just amazing at HOW BIG the 4 Corners area is~!!! - Keep exploring and loving ya’ll.
Born and raised in the UK, I had the pleasure of visiting the south west of the USA on a Trek America tour in 2001. Having previously taken one of their tours through the east coast, down through Appalachia and onto Smoky Mountains, nothing could prepare me for the wonderful open wilderness of the American South West. The open desert, Sierra Nevadas etc, we have nothing like that here in the UK, it was simply, stunningly beautiful and breath taking. Monument Valley and Death Valley were my personal faves. I am envious of the great outdoor wildernesses that you Americans have. I love to watch these videos to take me back there.
Perspective is amazing. I’m born and raised in the U.S. South West, it’s very easy to get lost in life and only see dirt after some time. This guy helps me to remember my childhood excitement while exploring the Mesa and Petroglyphs
Andrew I had the privilege to hold a small pot shard in Chaco canyon and I got goose bumps at the thought of who might have held it last. It was lying along a path near one of the smaller living quarters. So grateful for the opportunity to see things like that. Just love following your channel thank you for the videos
Thank you for another Pompeii-like experience minus the volcano. It's incredible to see how people lived 700 years ago that looks as if they suddenly left yesterday.
The two rows of ?toes are toes and claws if bears print,where they made or laid down in a clay type sediment? I love rocks and on my travels around Australia loved to just walk and look for fascinating stones have a lot from a long time ago trips, just would never get far in your area as I would be stopping all the time. Beautiful country so any different types of terrain stark to beautiful great and many thanks god bless keep safe
@@elsiecater156those footprints and bear paws are carvings in the rocks, and yes it’s a clay-like sediment. The red colors you see are that specifically, and throughout the South West you see Adobe houses, they are clay/mud houses. Even in modern times this region, specifically Sante Fe, New Mexico, they still use adobe style construction for housing. There is a rather large amount in Sante Fe, but New Mexico as a whole still uses that style, although new builds are rapidly turning away from adobe. You get problems because the water will pool up and sit in certain areas on the roof, it’s hard to 100% accurately slope a flat roof
Hi Andrew, I live in England and due to age plus arthritis I have to live vicariously through your you tube. Please carry on your adventures. Much thanks and gratitude. Sue
I love how respectful you are of the artifacts and also the fact that you don’t give away the exact location. I have spent some time exploring in the desert and know how thrilling it is. At 89 I can’t look forward to doing it any more, but I do look forward to sharing your adventures. Thanks!
This was one of your best videos yet. Everything was fascinating, as well as educational. You have taught us so much about the ancient ones and how important it is, not to remove anything.
Yes! I'm one of your faithful elderly viewers living vicariously through these wonderful videos. I was just sitting here thinking I'd look up Desert Drifter 'cause I need my fix and suddenly there you were on my home page! Gonna sit back now and take it all in! Thanks, Desert Drifter! (P.S. After watching - wow! One of your very best videos yet! So many cool discoveries! Again, thank you, thank you!)
This was one of the most powerful videos you have made. I got to see corn cobs maybe 700-800 years old plus unusual carved in stone art works. Your videos are right up there with the best. Talking about National Geographic. I am 79 years old so not able to get out and do what you do so I have learned to appreciate REAL videos that educate me of far away places. I love geology stuff, collect fossils and fly fish when I can. They are all REAL stuff. Thank you for giving me sights I’ll never see.
I literally have photos of myself as a child running through the stream in this clip. I grew up spending constant summers in these places and have seen all the same sites. Even then we could take but we did not because of the respect we had for the people. It is surreal to see it again being rediscovered by others who appreciate the desert and its ancient stories. There are petroglyphs up there high on the face of one of the overhangs.
My grandparents lived in a town near this area when I was growing up. My granddad had discovered over 400 "Moqui holes" in his short life. He wouldn't tell where most of them were because he feared they would be raided. He did however share stories of his finds and the homes he "discovered". He died before he was able to let the grandkids know where they all were. It is an incredible land and very unforgiving to those who aren't careful or are unprepared. Thanks for sharing and for not giving coordinates to all these amazing places. Great job!!
"3 Sisters" companion planting. The corn give beans something to climb on, beans provide nitrogen for corn & squash, squash is ground covering. I miss gardening, now I'm learning about foraging in the SW.
Beans grow faster than corn . Beans corn and squash grow in a tangled mess not allowing easy harvest until everything is completely dried out and dead. Have used modified idea to surround 10 rows of sweet corn 250 long with winter squash. The prickly leaves kept deer , rabbits, and raccoons out until corn was done. Drove truck around picking up squash next day raccoons and deer had tore up all that was left of corn
@charleswieand4445 hmm, well corn is planted first followed by beans & squash. I never had any problems harvesting or a tangled mess, maybe you overplanted. Did you thin seedlings once established? I grew for private use not 250' rows. Sorry you didn't have luck with this fantastic companion plantings used by indigenous people. 🌽🫘🎃
I’ll never get to see these amazing places by hiking, so I treasure every one of these videos. Incredible places and experiences, so grateful that you share them.
Moqui balls! I have two sets. Their also called Shaman stones, Hopi marbles, Navaho cherries and Kayenta and Entrada berries. You get them in pairs, the larger is female and smaller one is male. In the center is hematite. When you put two towards each other you can feel the magnetic push against each other. "Moqui marbles" in Hopi the word means "dear departed ones". That's pretty sweet you guys got to see them and show us these natural little wonders. I really loved this video. I'm so thankful for you and your channel, for taking me places I've only dreamt of . Oh and it takes hundreds of thousands years to form and longer. Pretty cool imo. Stay safe!
Please don't spread misinformation. The centre of Moqui balls is sandstone, their outer shell is iron oxide. They don't come in any kind of pairing and are genderless inanimate objects. They're concretions formed by chemical precipitation in the iron-rich Navajo Sandstone.
Fresh piñon is almost a a thing of the past. When I was a kid piñon trees and nuts were plentiful. My father took me and the sibs hunting every year. Love your channel, Andrew.
You have the best videos! I'm so glad you don't give specifics about the locations. Not everyone is as respectful as you are. I also appreciate the fact that you frequently remind everyone to leave the site as it was found. Take only pictures. Thank you Andrew and also thanks to Andrew :)
I just want to say thanks not just to these guys but all the people who visited the spot before you and left it as-is for the next person to have the joy of discovery.
Andrew, Thank you for sharing your adventures! I Live in an assisted living facility and your videos sooth my adventurous soul. Although i am not able to get around physically, my "dreamer" still works!! So, thank you and Evelyn for sharing the joy!
Wonderful as ever, don't stop doing what you do Andrew. I've never set foot in the USA but I'm fascinated by the history of the ancient ones you present to the viewers. Thankyou.
You have no idea how bad I want to go do this again. I spent some time stationed in El Paso and I found some really amazing things in the mountains in New Mexico. I'm back in the Midwest now and there just aren't places like this in my area. Every square inch is owned by somebody and the few parks and nature preserves have very little to offer in the way of exploration and an untethered connection to the past like this. You're not going anywhere around here without finding candy wrappers and the clear and obvious signs of modern civilization. I grew up walking the corn fields with my grandfather looking for arrowheads as he was a lifelong farmer and we shared an absolute obsession for such things. It drives me crazy how easily you disregard even the flakes! We collected everything! But again, these were field finds turned up over countless decades of tilling and obviously not incredibly preserved archeological sites. Picking that piece up my imagination runs wild with excitement trying to picture the hunter who made it and how they lost it in this place. Who were they as an individual and what stories did they have to share. It's an amazing thing to experience. My soul aches to go back out west, there's a freedom in feeling so tiny and insignificant.
Go west! I bought some land in northern Wisconsin…it’s beautiful. But nothing like Utah, Nevada, California, New Mex, and Arizona. Our place in Wisconsin is off grid, so we normally lock up and head west for the desert for those brutal and grey winters. Free camping in beautiful places…if you are tough enough to poop outside and skip some showers! I highly recommend “boondocking”.
@Nick77ab2 head north up I-54 past Orogrande and you'll come to an immigration checkpoint, hook an immediately right as soon as your through (506) onto the dirt road and head towards the mountains outside Timberon. It's been 15 years since I was out there but after a few miles take a left and it won't be long before you're gaining altitude. We used to call this place "Little Jacklestan" and spent a lot of time training up there, you can hike it but if you've got a decent 4x4 it'll get you pretty far up there. Once you start finding yourself surrounded by trees and less desert, pay close attention to what you're looking at and you'll find yourself pleasantly surprised. There are the remains of wooden structures, points laying about, bones, and even an airplane plane engine down in one of the valleys. Never found the crash though. Good luck out there and check out Carlsbad Caverns and Elephant Butte!
@@CircLearnsMusic I'd like to check out northern Wisconsin and Minnesota honestly, I'm dying to go explore the copper culture areas and see what I might find out there.
The genuine excitement and your utmost respect for the objects and dwellings of the original owners should be commended. You set a great example for future Desert Drifters
You are fulfilling my younger heart in exploring the Arizona Desert canyons of my 60 years ago. I am not able now to go back but you are doing that for me. THANK YOU MY BROTHER OF THIS WONDERUS Love and respect you have for them who have been before us!
Such a special "Andrews" friendship of mutual respect when one of you can share an amazing find with the other knowing both of you hold the same ethics in regard to discovering a tidbit of ancient civilization. Hearing the wonder in both your voices and pure joy in the experience (over a few pine nuts, moqui marbles, a loss of footing or a brush with poison ivy) was really enjoyable to watch. All with the spectacular desert landscape so aptly described, as a backdrop to two little dots on an adventure. And shout out to SROM for starting you on this path. Job 12:7-10
Oh MAN, the Yucca on the tush, I felt that from here! One of my indelible childhood memories is 13-year-old me biking through similar terrain, hitting a rock and getting launched into a yucca. I was alone and had a 40 minute bike back, dripping blood from about four different holes in my arm and side of my chest. When I got back my mom didn't understand what she was seeing, her child drenched in dried blood on one side. I'm lucky it wasn't worse!
Incredible history and so beautiful! As a non-indigenous American I love all these ancient sites frozen in time. Viewing them through your eyes means everything to me as I cannot visit in person. I’m in awe of their way of life and incredibly sad at times that these sites were abandoned seemingly so abruptly! Thank you. Also I enjoyed your yucca plant inoculation! 😂❤❤
For me, as a European, it is amazing to be part of you drifting through these beautifully, almost untouched historical dessert landscapes. Finding these historical places. It is extremely rare to find something like these in Europe. Thanks!
In the U.S.A., the more inaccessible a place is, the more likely you are to find ancient treasures like these. In many parts of Europe you find thousands of years of history in your garden. :)
About the sandals: The dogbane cordage is a natural brown, mixed with cotton, yucca or milkweed fiber gives a light tan, the black can be obtained from Three-leaf sumac leaves and iron (rust), the same as the old-world ink recipe, and the red from cochineal cactus bugs found on prickly pear pads (red food coloring). Amazing video. Loved the fire spindle.
Hi there... just loved this one! Intriguing seeing all the 6 -toed prints. Reminds me of the nephilim stories where human hybrids had six toes. So fascinating! I am almost 70 and your videos take me along with your investigations. I have many friends who follow you too. Thanks! Keep it up! Granny in the UK.
Absolutely extraordinary area you two traversed. Every bit of this episode was full of wonder. Besides the epic finds of the native peoples daily life I am forever in awe of the colorful grandeur of the landscape. I know I’m gushing but seriously thank you Andrew for sharing all of this plus your friendship with Andrew .❤️❤️
Absolutely beautiful scenery as usual. You really are blessed in the states with some of the most inspiring natural landscapes on the planet. I.ve been on every continent except the Americas. I hope to make it before I pop my clogs, but suffering as I do from COPD, any hiking of the sort you manage is now out of the question. That is why I am very grateful to watch these adventures. Long may you continue to explore the epic beauty of the states.
Great video, am glad I found your channel. This was what I hoped to do in South Central Utah, when I retired. But my heath went south and had to cancel. Your channel gives me the opportunity to be there. Thank you very much.
Is this Utah? Thank for sharing…Do you know what area of Utah? We plan to drive through this summer… I like to put it on my road side attraction list to see. I’m sorry for your health experience. I hope you feel better soon!!
Hi ! You've probably heard this many times ? But man you guys don't know how lucky you are to have all that freedom and beauty without having to take a ferry or a airplane. I'm so jealous that you get the chance to soak up what Mother nature has created for you ! Keep on keeping on, peace from the UK.
Wow! My wife and I are in our 70s and live in the desert southwest. We're very interested in SW archeology and these finds are absolutely unbelievable. We have no words.
I was out hiking about 10 months ago, and came across a bunch of poison ivy. Myself and all of my friends that went ended up getting covered in poison ivy, and were hating life for about 2 weeks. I decided to look it up and found that where poison ivy grows, there is also this small orange flower, that grows in the exact same environment, so where the is one, there is usually the other. The orange flower you can use by collecting all the flowers, and grinding them up, and rubbing them all over your legs where the poison ivy touched, and it counteracts the poison. I plan on using this next time I'm near poison ivy! Love your videos! Good luck out there!
I love this channel! I have lived in Arizona a long time and have seen so much but now at 74 I’m unable to climb but I can with this young man. Keep posting. This is so wonderful!
I have lived in the Mountains of Colorado most of my Life but have done little exploration. So, I relish all that bring to me and ALL of us!!! Better than ANY "created movie" shown on YT!!!!!!!! Thank you:)
Just finished a southern Utah trip-Moab, Bryce Canyon, capital Reef & Zion. The amount of ancient civilization evidence was mind blowing. This show has been extremely inspiring.
That film blew my mind. That you found that slab of stone and sat in the very spot where our ancestors ground their corn, with the very utensil they used, hundreds of years ago. That the utensil was sitting there like they’d just got up to go to the loo… and those paw and foot prints… wow. Thank you for taking us with you on your wonderful journey. You take us places I could never go, and for that I want to say a very big, ‘thank you’.
I grew up in Colorado, I'm now 65, married and retired in Malaysia (a long story there...) and I always will miss the mountain (and desert) west. Thanks for these videos.
Thanks once again, Andrew (and Andrew 2). I'm a 67 year old lady from England who came across your 'stuff' by accident a few months ago and got hooked. I have been to your beautiful country a fair few times (28 states) and thank you for showing me the bits I'd never get to see. Thank you too for being so respectful and for preserving your finds.
One of the main reasons I watch, is I MISS the dessert. I hiked hundreds of miles in terrain like this in AZ, but had to move. Your vids fill the void in me.
For anyone who's interested, here's a link srom.org to the organization mentioned. Thank you all for watching, hope you enjoy!
I’m wondering why you did not investigate what direction the arrow was pointing before you moved it, and if it was intentionally pointing to something significant.
What was the white egg looking piece in the maze bowl? I know you do not like taking anything from sites, but a small piece of that corn can be tested against the corn of the Hopi to see if there is any connection to their ancestors to that location. They have never modified their corn and it is small like that to this day. Not sure about other tribes, but there has been corn found at archaeological sites that it could also be compared to, which might indicate a migration from farther away. God’s Blessings 🙏🏼🕊️
Thank You Brother!
This site is very unique from others you’ve been to that I have seen the videos of. Something else there’s an arial shot you did towards the end and it looks like a giant bird in flight with its head and wings outstretched. I’ve seen that elsewhere at ruin sites I’ve documented.
@@beautifulsoulblue- Andrew - I was thinking that as the bear tracks headed off in one direction @ 33:30 they might have been a directional clue too. Did you explore that way a little to see what was possibly over that way?
Unbelievable, I’m 75 and semi-handicapped and I really want to thank you for taking me to these wonderful places that I would never get to see in person. It’s like I’m there with you. I think I’ve seen all of your videos. Thank you.
YES. THANK YOU. Same here. I am 68 and disabled. I once drifted like you. Now thanks to you I can do the next best thing. Bless you
Oh me too! I love watching these videos! I’m 68 and I don’t think could do it even if I was younger!
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My thoughts exactly.
Me too! I'm also 68. Due to injuries, I can walk or sit but not for long. I envy anyone who can do this!
Thanks for taking us along💜🌌
As someone studying archaeology in NW Europe, this is all so insane to me. To have intact archaeology out in the open, organic remains preserved to perfection. With the obvious advantage of descendents of these people likely still being around to be able to provide context.
Here, we have zero elevation or natural landscape. All the archaeology has either been dug up or ploughed over centuries ago, or is in the ground with all the taphonomy that comes along with it. These finds are incredible, what a privilege to enjoy them through the screen!
It really is so spacious here in the US. And we have so many people dying from lack of shelter. ❤
Many places man modern man hasn't been. Mainly because there's nothing there. Cold or hot places get abandoned, especially in the middle of nowhere!
Thanks for your insightful comment thirza. Yes, it really is insane, such a treasure. Sadly, many people here take it for granted, and/or destroy it. But I love hearing your perspective as a European, because it sheds light on how special what we have here is
@@Desert.Drifter where is this canyon area ? Is the water connected to a river system?
EDIT: are there fish in that water?
what would it do to the organic DNA samples to be contaminated by lotion and modern DNA? I really think some archaeological catastrophe has happened here,... I think they should have not touched anything at all.. not to mention that the offerings were made to one of their entities in which Christians know nothing of. I am sure it will not go unnoticed by the ancestors spirit who still live there. Point of contact....
The world needs more of you. I'm in the coalfields of Appalachia where historic sites are long looted, any remaining sites are trashed and vandalized with disrespect from the current young generations. No public space is safe here. I commend you for your earthly solace. Well done
The Boomers are just as bad as anyone else. Or were as bad at the same age. All modern people are bad.
Well said...
From the low country, N.C. with the 👋 wave!
What a terrible shame. Someone needs to educate them. Until that generation learns respect and appreciation, it's best to keep your finds secret.
Out west here its the previous generations that did that ... what'll we do ... as long as it wasn't us, right????
Went to Target today. It was so busy with Christmas shoppers. Yeah, the young people trashed so much of it. One mother caught her highschool daughter throw something down rather than put it back and she told her it was because of people like her that the store was trashed.
I live in the uk ,and never really had any urge to visit the states , but I now have an overwhelming desire to explore such a wonderful untouched place. And honestly, what a genuine individual .
Great and wholesome
10/10
There’s some of the most beautiful natural parks in the world in the USA, specifically near the west coast. States like California, Wyoming, Washington, Utah, colarado, etc have so much natural beauty
I hope you do. Make sure you have plenty of time.
@@elimatteson337don’t forget Hawaii and Alaska
You should. As an American, we get a bad reputation for what media portrays, not to mention the fact that our school system fails us a lot by only teaching us what they want us to know, while also steering us to being gullible and compliant. The people who act out are the people who are seeing what's happening and are mad about it, so they retaliate. Now again, the news only shows what they want people to see, which is mostly bad things. I know the main reason why people are hesitant to travel here is because of that, but I'm here to tell you that if you are polite to people, as you should be, most of the time they will reciprocate what you put out. Be warned though, if you are too too friendly, some people will either think you are weird, or think you are flirting with them lol
The respect you show, the calmness of your voice, and the awesome places you hike keep me coming back for more, more, more!
And he’s always happy and smiling
These videos were all so amazing.As a child l loved any and all nature shows.You outshine them all ...your attitude and honest goodness is SO refreshing. I'm a lady almost 84 and have traveled many places in the USA,Canada and Mexico. You have brought back man🎉y memories! I could almost smell the desert again !!! Sincere thanks
That's the thing the knowledge of the landscape and ancient cultures and showing respect, to me has a spiritual aspect to it.
I want to thank Andrew for a great adventure together. Friendship, adventure, beauty, connectedness, surprise, curiosity and a sense of the unknown create opportunities for growth, discovery and goodness. I enjoyed our time together brother!
Fabulous video. Many thanks to you both!
I don't think this will be the only time double Andrew's go drifting
This one is a standing ovation! I say you need to find 15 days, go back, and really look around! Amazing
We will have to go back. There has to be more. It is a rugged and slow place to travel through...
I lived in southern New Mexico for 8 years and traveled many ancient sites, I applaud you both for not only honoring the memories of these ancient peoples by leaving the artifacts where they lay, but giving other anventurers the opportunity to experience their ancient beauty.
I've seen lots of corn cobs, but never any even close to that size, and never squash evidence. A really incredible find!
Love your videos! I am from Zuni Pueblo and it’s so amazing to see what you have discovered and thank you for being respectful.
Thank you for watching, much respect to you and your ancestors 🙏🏼
@@Desert.Drifter Thank you for your taking us on this journey with you! I believe these discoveries need an explanation to what the paw prints symbolize, and the 6 toes, I have heard about the 6 toe giant stories with red hair but Not sure if this has anything to do with what we have seen. Wow what honor for you to have this opportunity to see what our ancestors have left behind. May God Bless you with more wisdom and strength to continue with your explorations! ❤
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23:28 id say those steps aren’t ancient but from rock climbers. Just my opinion
Anything pre-European is very interesting. And looters do have to surrender the things that they loot, when they get caught. Please and thank you for leaving things alone for everyone to appreciate
You’re absolutely correct when you said the round balls are iron. They are known as taconite. I live in Minnesota which at one point had the BEST deposits of iron ore in the world. That supply was pretty much mined out by the 1920’s. What was left was taconite a lower grade iron ore. The train tracks that hauled the taconite is littered with it. The little balls were perfect for Slingshot ammo. As kids we would load are pockets up with taconite and then head down to the woods and go squirrel hunting with our slingshots. I can spot taconite a mile away to this day.
The natural concretions of hematite around sandstone that were called 'Moqui Marbles' in this video are not taconite pellets. Taconite pellets are a processed iron ore that is made from a different iron mineral.
The Minnesota taconite balls are a refined manufactured product near the mine for efficient shipment by train and boat, they are uniform in size.
Not the same thing as found in this show. The balls here in the show are found in many sizes.
If this is a naturally forming object, would it be possible that they could be used to slide flat sandstone over like a surfboard? Can’t avoid wondering how many uses those little balls could have.
They look quite similar to stones here, we call cannonball concretions. The ones here are much larger, from the size of my two hands put together, to boulder sized ,embedded in the cliffs here in Ohio. Extremely heavy, but when they get cracked or the outside iron ore layer wears off they are exactly the same color of sandstone as those, which are a natural sandstone occurring here, especially near waterways.
But they couldn't be right? You're all the way out west, and I am in a part of Ohio ,that was glaciated?? I find tons of flint, chert, quartz etc here. That giant rock that looked like an arrowhead, looked like what we call banded slate, it may be something else entirely but it certainly looks like it.
Back to the cannonball concretions, scientists are still arguing over how they were formed. LOL
I get a kick in checking out the worked pieces of flint and tools I am always dragging out of the fields, where tractors will run over them or they will get buried again during next plowing. I don't believe I have much in my measly collection. Yet I don't really know much more about the field. I am just always amazed to look in my hand and think sometime in antiquity someone's hands made this, and used it as a tool.
One thing is or sure, the older i get, the more questions I have.
I live in south Texas. I have found many many of these. I have jars and bags of them. I have often wondered what they were. I thought perhaps Hematite.
I’m 77 and can no longer journey out too far but I walk every step with you and see the wonder and awe of our truly marvelous history and landscape.
You give an great example of being respectful and leave the area as it was presented 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Thanks Desert Drifter! It was as always a pleasure to accompany you ❤
Happy to watch with you Miss Barbara have a blessed day!
The site with the corn bowl with 700 plus year old cobbs still there was incredible! It was the fire spindle that blew my mind! You held something that another human being used on a daily basis and set it down for the last time those many centuries before never to be held by human hands again until now! What a magical amazing place. Thank you for taking us along Andrew and Andrew!
Shouldn't they already be decomposed? It is hard to believe that things laying there in the open would still be in such a good shape after 700 years.. or am i missing something?
@@theaumguy1621 if I had to guess they're more like 150 years old maybe 200 at most it would have been from one of the last trips through. Arizona wasn't deserted 100 years ago when we got here
@@theaumguy1621 Probably 200 years old. A family or small group of natives likely used this area much more recently than 700 years ago, when the large groups left the area.
You are right weevils will eat it@@theaumguy1621
@@theaumguy1621i agree, wood would have decomposed OR petrified over that amount of time
Andrew, there aren’t words to really tell you how much I enjoyed this video and all your others. I’m a 77 year old lady who wishes I could do what you’re doing. I grew up in the country side in Illinois and lived where there was woods and forests and gulleys and I found as a very young girl an arrowhead perfectly carved and I still have it. It had to come from the Indians who were there before us. It breaks my heart to think where I wondered as a young girl explorer that it is all gone now. Back then I don’t think people realized how important that one little arrowhead was. Thank you for taking me along❤❤❤
Great story, thankfully there are places like this that can never be constructed over. Even in my country New Zealand, so much lost to civil construction 😢 channels like this are invaluable ❤️ glad your enjoying them too at your age 💯👍🏽🤗
The biblical Giants that were in America at that time or six toed six fingered creatures
It did look like like a huge, heavy arrow head, and it was coupled with the telling six toed print etchings.@@rickmccollum5585
At 81 I still backpack, hunt and ski and now I'm inspired by you to explore sites in my southwestern backyard. Once a few years ago while backpacking Utah's Coyote Gulch I came across a small overhang. It had a metate and native maize WITH THE KERNELS STILL ON THE EARS. Also there was the remnants of a sandal braiding made from corn husks! And all this mere 75 meters off the trail. As one who once took an advanced field archaeology course in college in western Pennsylvania I was taken aback that these artifacts still lay there IN SITU. Native American artifacts found in the field can take one literally into the lives of those amazing people. One of our sites revealed Delaware nation artifacts, showing how far this people had been driven from their homeland. It was very poignant.
Love the Desert Drifter. Always happy to tag along. Always fun n learning experience. Thanks for the invite.
I have never felt small or vulnerable in any wilderness area but instead I have felt the deepest sense of feeling at home I have ever known possible.
Awe has been my impression. And a general reality check that we humans are such short lived beings in relation to time.
Big storms and real cold can alter our perception of any landscape big time. When your own life feels threatened the power of nature seems so much more real, and well, powerful. A place that felt peaceful on a nice sunny day can change dramatically with the weather. All Canadians and Scandinavians would know this.
I know the exact feeling you’re describing. Cheers 🎉
I know the exact feeling you’re describing. Cheers 🎉 I always feel at home, yet vulnerable. I feel very primal. I can’t describe it. Just makes me feel alive. it makes me feel grounded. It allows me to feel the sounds.
This was a stunning adventure, Andrew (X 2)! Thank you for being so respectful of the past, educating us along the way and allowing this 67 yo woman the chance to see some of the desert country I will never forget! God bless and keep you safe on all future explorations! I can’t wait! ❤
I ditto Deb...& add don't change anything. As your channel grows there will be " experts" start to tell you how to produce and offer your content", ignore them . I may be the oldest ( original) radio man on Earth so I can say-
Well done, very good work, Carry on & Keep on Drifting....🍀🤙🏼🙏🏻🧙🏻♂️
Thank you for watching Deborah!
I love canyonlands! I did a 4 week trip down the Escalante river on military grade inflatable rafts that spit us out at lake Powell. It was amazing. We found countless side Canyons along the way and one day we decided to hike up one and got on top of the sandstone and found under an alcove a completely preserved anasazi ruin with a full wall out of Adobe like bricks, windows, pottery etc. Saw one or two pots full of corn like you guys found, one was full of some kind of grain as well, etchings all over too. Almost like it was a outlook or something. We just peaked in through the windows and door, we didn't go in the dwelling. Marked on our topo map and when we finished the trip I sent the map we marked to the ranger station in Utah. About 6 weeks later got a email back and turns out it was undiscovered and we got credit for the find. Very cool trip to say the least
“You’ve got to be okay with the vulnerable to be able to experience the thrill” great words to live by
Pretty breath taking! I always hate to see your videos end..thanks Andrew!
Me too.
- Wasn't that a superb sun rise @ 39:48? I spent several tours stationed at Fort Huachuca, AZ, SE of Tucson, and the best sunsets and rises were in the desert. Sunsets were best in early August just before the monsoon season when the striped clouds flew through in rows. The sunlight colored them copper and magenta, just stunning. Anyone who says there is no life in the desert must not have ever taken the time to walk off from the vehicle and just experience the land. The solitude I experienced during my wanders cleansed my soul. Thanks Andrew, for bringing that back.
That free climb was nuts!
Had me nervous, imagine digging the holes up that cliff with, I am guessing, stone tools. Very cool, may have been an escape route.
They got NO ROPES, the one dude already almost slid to his death off rip and they kept going. I love it
@@alexortiz7446 Love it!
Down climbing that was nuts!
@ericheagan3624 my God I bet
I’m disabled and I like watching because it’s like I’m exploring these places with you thanks for they way you are on explaining and giving your opinion it opens the mind to this world of exploring with the most amazing way of keeping these places whole for future visits hopefully 🙏 again thanks
I am from the UK, living in the Philippines. I hope and pray no idiots will come and damage any of these wonderful discoveries!
Thank you for posting your adventures. I was paralyzed in a motorcycle accident 4yrs ago and can't get out there anymore so it's awesome to see your videos.
Yes so lucky to have these wonderful videos. I feel like I'm there with them. That incredible water spring coming out of the rocks gave me chills.
Here's a tip for your , if you get poison ivy or some stings ; and you're near a natural water source. Find some damp clay,sand,soil,etc. and make a wrap / paste . As it dries, it will draw or wick the irritant off your skin .
We did the same thing for stinging nettles and bee stings!
Yes and use cool / cold water, not warm or hot if at all possible. Warm will spread the oils further along your skin.
@@Birdsong-AYep, a cold dip is best!!
I have never had any reaction to poison Ivy or Oak or sumac but my siblings all would just bust out with it. I got to where I always kept a small bottle of Apple cider vinegar and some cotton balls in my pack and the second they started in with the itching make them wipe down with the vinegar really good. Just make sure you test it on a spot first because if it's gone to bad rash or sores DON'T USE THE VINEGAR OR YOU ARE GOING TO SCREAM BLOODY MURDER!!
Won't duct tape do the same thing.
The Andrews are living my dream! Thanks for taking us along with you !
The Andrews are so blessed and bless us. What a great journey of discovery! ❤
My 7-yr-old daughter and I just adore you. We live in New Mexico and spend time in the same landscapes, as has our family for generations. Thank you for your wonderful spirit ❤
I went on a 5 day roadtrip through new Mexico. It was supposed to be 3 days, but it was too beautiful
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Grew up in White Rock NM in the 60's and 70's, then moved to Querque. Hated it compared to White Rock! Now 62 in "America's Finest City" (San Diego) and wish I lived in White Rock!!!
NM is awesome 👍
Grew up in the boot heel and silver City area
Used to hike the Gila wilderness as a teen
Nothing beats those cold springs flowing cold in the middle of the desert!
I am Jessica (guest Andrew’s wife) and Moqui steps up a rock face will get you every time.
The moment you almost became a widow.
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Bet you were biting your nails as he climbed up…I was!
@@jessicaarnold7057 hey Jess! You weren’t supposed to see that 😂
I couldn't watch that part😊
Brisbane Australia here. I have on the lounge since mid Aug with a broken foot that needed pins and plates, it's now Jan and I miss going for huge bush walks. Not adventurous as you with your trips but enjoying the adventures you do.
Thank you for letting me dream of being about to get out and about again. Leaving everything in place is most important for others to see, So thank you. I never understand why people trash places and destroy history..
Here in our outback, we have wild bores, camels, horses, spiders, snakes and crocodile you all know about the Kangaroos. Should head here for an adventure and a pub or 2 along the way.
Hours of hiking just the right routes, then analysis of how to get the canyon...paying close and careful attention before they start dropping over the edge - and one sits on a yucca (!!!) and they land in a bed of poison ivy. 😮 Gotta love it!
I live in Ridgway CO - and travel frequently to Silverton, Durango, Shiprock, 4 corners, Flagstaff, Mesa Verde, Cortez, Dolores Reservoir…it’s just amazing at HOW BIG the 4 Corners area is~!!! - Keep exploring and loving ya’ll.
Bluff UT, Farmington…all the way to Pagosa Springs - UTE territory is massive
Every single video is outstanding and your destinations just keep getting better and better! Thank you Andrew.
Born and raised in the UK, I had the pleasure of visiting the south west of the USA on a Trek America tour in 2001. Having previously taken one of their tours through the east coast, down through Appalachia and onto Smoky Mountains, nothing could prepare me for the wonderful open wilderness of the American South West. The open desert, Sierra Nevadas etc, we have nothing like that here in the UK, it was simply, stunningly beautiful and breath taking. Monument Valley and Death Valley were my personal faves. I am envious of the great outdoor wildernesses that you Americans have. I love to watch these videos to take me back there.
Perspective is amazing. I’m born and raised in the U.S. South West, it’s very easy to get lost in life and only see dirt after some time. This guy helps me to remember my childhood excitement while exploring the Mesa and Petroglyphs
Andrew I had the privilege to hold a small pot shard in Chaco canyon and I got goose bumps at the thought of who might have held it last. It was lying along a path near one of the smaller living quarters. So grateful for the opportunity to see things like that. Just love following your channel thank you for the videos
Chaco canyon is amazing! I was so lucky to be there on the winter solstice!
All I can say is WOW! If I was not 76 years old I would have to see that place in person
Thee and me both. I love his adventures. 👍
Fortunately.. I am 78 and according to my Doc.. as fit as the fittest of a 60 year-olds.
Were I closer, with guidance, I'd be there.
Thank you for another Pompeii-like experience minus the volcano. It's incredible to see how people lived 700 years ago that looks as if they suddenly left yesterday.
The two rows of ?toes are toes and claws if bears print,where they made or laid down in a clay type sediment? I love rocks and on my travels around Australia loved to just walk and look for fascinating stones have a lot from a long time ago trips, just would never get far in your area as I would be stopping all the time. Beautiful country so any different types of terrain stark to beautiful great and many thanks god bless keep safe
@@elsiecater156those footprints and bear paws are carvings in the rocks, and yes it’s a clay-like sediment. The red colors you see are that specifically, and throughout the South West you see Adobe houses, they are clay/mud houses. Even in modern times this region, specifically Sante Fe, New Mexico, they still use adobe style construction for housing. There is a rather large amount in Sante Fe, but New Mexico as a whole still uses that style, although new builds are rapidly turning away from adobe. You get problems because the water will pool up and sit in certain areas on the roof, it’s hard to 100% accurately slope a flat roof
Hi Andrew, I live in England and due to age plus arthritis I have to live vicariously through your you tube. Please carry on your adventures. Much thanks and gratitude. Sue
His voice is easy to listen too.❤
I love how respectful you are of the artifacts and also the fact that you don’t give away the exact location. I have spent some time exploring in the desert and know how thrilling it is. At 89 I can’t look forward to doing it any more, but I do look forward to sharing your adventures. Thanks!
Dawn dish soap and a rough wash cloth.....scrub, scrub, scrub! It will remove the oil. Amazing video!!!
I came here to say this- Gotta use that Dawn dish soap!
And friction, or friction alone if dish soap is not available.
I LOVE that you leave the artifacts where you find them..i love that you share in the excitement and wonder allowing the next feel that too❤
Andrew to the power of 2. Another great video.
This was one of your best videos yet. Everything was fascinating, as well as educational. You have taught us so much about the ancient ones and how important it is, not to remove anything.
Yes! I'm one of your faithful elderly viewers living vicariously through these wonderful videos. I was just sitting here thinking I'd look up Desert Drifter 'cause I need my fix and suddenly there you were on my home page! Gonna sit back now and take it all in! Thanks, Desert Drifter! (P.S. After watching - wow! One of your very best videos yet! So many cool discoveries! Again, thank you, thank you!)
This was one of the most powerful videos you have made. I got to see corn cobs maybe 700-800 years old plus unusual carved in stone art works. Your videos are right up there with the best. Talking about National Geographic. I am 79 years old so not able to get out and do what you do so I have learned to appreciate REAL videos that educate me of far away places. I love geology stuff, collect fossils and fly fish when I can. They are all REAL stuff. Thank you for giving me sights I’ll never see.
I literally have photos of myself as a child running through the stream in this clip. I grew up spending constant summers in these places and have seen all the same sites. Even then we could take but we did not because of the respect we had for the people. It is surreal to see it again being rediscovered by others who appreciate the desert and its ancient stories. There are petroglyphs up there high on the face of one of the overhangs.
My grandparents lived in a town near this area when I was growing up. My granddad had discovered over 400 "Moqui holes" in his short life. He wouldn't tell where most of them were because he feared they would be raided. He did however share stories of his finds and the homes he "discovered". He died before he was able to let the grandkids know where they all were. It is an incredible land and very unforgiving to those who aren't careful or are unprepared. Thanks for sharing and for not giving coordinates to all these amazing places. Great job!!
Wow, what a childhood that would be. Speechless.
No you didn't
How many things have gone missing from your times there?
Thanks for taking us along. I'm 70 and I don't think I'll ever get to see what you have shared with us. Keep on sharing your wonderful travels.
Always a good video if we hear Andrew with multiple “huh” moments. Thanks for allowing us to see these beautiful landscapes through your lens.
Haha! I should put that on a shirt 😂
"3 Sisters" companion planting. The corn give beans something to climb on, beans provide nitrogen for corn & squash, squash is ground covering. I miss gardening, now I'm learning about foraging in the SW.
Beans grow faster than corn .
Beans corn and squash grow in a tangled mess not allowing easy harvest until everything is completely dried out and dead.
Have used modified idea to surround 10 rows of sweet corn 250 long with winter squash.
The prickly leaves kept deer , rabbits, and raccoons out until corn was done.
Drove truck around picking up squash next day raccoons and deer had tore up all that was left of corn
Yep, they had it figured out!
@charleswieand4445 hmm, well corn is planted first followed by beans & squash. I never had any problems harvesting or a tangled mess, maybe you overplanted. Did you thin seedlings once established? I grew for private use not 250' rows. Sorry you didn't have luck with this fantastic companion plantings used by indigenous people. 🌽🫘🎃
Interesting thanks!
@JoLoretta727 I really enjoyed trying variations like Baby corn, Cherokee Trail of Tears dried beans and delicate winter squash. Thxs
Phenomenal video! Thank You very much for inviting us along!!
As always, you are the very best. Very enjoyable trip and we are all just so very happy you were kind enough to share it with us.
I’ll never get to see these amazing places by hiking, so I treasure every one of these videos. Incredible places and experiences, so grateful that you share them.
Moqui balls! I have two sets. Their also called Shaman stones, Hopi marbles, Navaho cherries and Kayenta and Entrada berries. You get them in pairs, the larger is female and smaller one is male. In the center is hematite. When you put two towards each other you can feel the magnetic push against each other. "Moqui marbles" in Hopi the word means "dear departed ones". That's pretty sweet you guys got to see them and show us these natural little wonders. I really loved this video. I'm so thankful for you and your channel, for taking me places I've only dreamt of . Oh and it takes hundreds of thousands years to form and longer. Pretty cool imo. Stay safe!
Thanks for taking the time to shed more insight on them!
How neat ❤
Cool thanks 🧓🏻🌵🙏🇺🇸
Please don't spread misinformation. The centre of Moqui balls is sandstone, their outer shell is iron oxide. They don't come in any kind of pairing and are genderless inanimate objects. They're concretions formed by chemical precipitation in the iron-rich Navajo Sandstone.
Thats awesome 🧡 thanks for sharing!!
Fresh piñon is almost a a thing of the past. When I was a kid piñon trees and nuts were plentiful. My father took me and the sibs hunting every year. Love your channel, Andrew.
You have the best videos! I'm so glad you don't give specifics about the locations. Not everyone is as respectful as you are. I also appreciate the fact that you frequently remind everyone to leave the site as it was found. Take only pictures. Thank you Andrew and also thanks to Andrew :)
In my experience the people whom say that they are protecting something, are the ones whom have already looted it😢
I hope I am wrong😢
The moki marbles have probably been there for aeons🆘
I just want to say thanks not just to these guys but all the people who visited the spot before you and left it as-is for the next person to have the joy of discovery.
Andrew, Thank you for sharing your adventures! I Live in an assisted living facility and your videos sooth my adventurous soul. Although i am not able to get around physically, my "dreamer" still works!! So, thank you and Evelyn for sharing the joy!
That is such an amazing place glad you took us with you.
I really appreciate that you guys leave everything where you found it instead of adding it to some "collection" of "stuff."
It's very illegal to take any archaeological artifacts unless they're on private property!
Wonderful as ever, don't stop doing what you do Andrew. I've never set foot in the USA but I'm fascinated by the history of the ancient ones you present to the viewers. Thankyou.
I’m 83 & can no longer explode. THANK YOU for taking me with you on your adventures❤️😻🥰👵🏻
Exploding is never good 😂
I would sincerely hope you were NEVER able to explode, regardless of age!
I’m never one to correct spelling or grammar-just so rude-but THIS gave a good chuckle, one elderly person to another.😂😂❤
I exploded in the bathroom earlier….
I was waiting for this one 😂@@draweveryday4710
You have no idea how bad I want to go do this again. I spent some time stationed in El Paso and I found some really amazing things in the mountains in New Mexico. I'm back in the Midwest now and there just aren't places like this in my area. Every square inch is owned by somebody and the few parks and nature preserves have very little to offer in the way of exploration and an untethered connection to the past like this. You're not going anywhere around here without finding candy wrappers and the clear and obvious signs of modern civilization. I grew up walking the corn fields with my grandfather looking for arrowheads as he was a lifelong farmer and we shared an absolute obsession for such things. It drives me crazy how easily you disregard even the flakes! We collected everything! But again, these were field finds turned up over countless decades of tilling and obviously not incredibly preserved archeological sites. Picking that piece up my imagination runs wild with excitement trying to picture the hunter who made it and how they lost it in this place. Who were they as an individual and what stories did they have to share. It's an amazing thing to experience. My soul aches to go back out west, there's a freedom in feeling so tiny and insignificant.
Go west! I bought some land in northern Wisconsin…it’s beautiful. But nothing like Utah, Nevada, California, New Mex, and Arizona. Our place in Wisconsin is off grid, so we normally lock up and head west for the desert for those brutal and grey winters. Free camping in beautiful places…if you are tough enough to poop outside and skip some showers! I highly recommend “boondocking”.
Well thanks for the info now that I'm out in NM I'll add this kinda stuff to my list.
@Nick77ab2 head north up I-54 past Orogrande and you'll come to an immigration checkpoint, hook an immediately right as soon as your through (506) onto the dirt road and head towards the mountains outside Timberon. It's been 15 years since I was out there but after a few miles take a left and it won't be long before you're gaining altitude. We used to call this place "Little Jacklestan" and spent a lot of time training up there, you can hike it but if you've got a decent 4x4 it'll get you pretty far up there. Once you start finding yourself surrounded by trees and less desert, pay close attention to what you're looking at and you'll find yourself pleasantly surprised. There are the remains of wooden structures, points laying about, bones, and even an airplane plane engine down in one of the valleys. Never found the crash though. Good luck out there and check out Carlsbad Caverns and Elephant Butte!
@@CircLearnsMusic I'd like to check out northern Wisconsin and Minnesota honestly, I'm dying to go explore the copper culture areas and see what I might find out there.
I wanna say thank you for taking us along on this adventure. The places you have shown us are so beautiful. I look forward to the next video.
The genuine excitement and your utmost respect for the objects and dwellings of the original owners should be commended. You set a great example for future Desert Drifters
This was like coming home. I just promised my 75 year old wife (who is in great shape) that we are going to the gulches this spring. Inspirational.
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The bear and child prints are drawn in the sandstone ..
The shoe print is an actual print ..
So awesome !!
This has to be my favorite of all. You are so blessed to see and experience these old habitats.
You are fulfilling my younger heart in exploring the Arizona Desert canyons of my 60 years ago. I am not able now to go back but you are doing that for me.
THANK YOU MY BROTHER OF THIS WONDERUS
Love and respect you have for them who have been before us!
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He is a hit in my household 😊
Me
Most of us reading this.
❤ so much!!
Me
Such a special "Andrews" friendship of mutual respect when one of you can share an amazing find with the other knowing both of you hold the same ethics in regard to discovering a tidbit of ancient civilization. Hearing the wonder in both your voices and pure joy in the experience (over a few pine nuts, moqui marbles, a loss of footing or a brush with poison ivy) was really enjoyable to watch. All with the spectacular desert landscape so aptly described, as a backdrop to two little dots on an adventure. And shout out to SROM for starting you on this path. Job 12:7-10
Thanks, Drifter!
Thanks!
Oh MAN, the Yucca on the tush, I felt that from here! One of my indelible childhood memories is 13-year-old me biking through similar terrain, hitting a rock and getting launched into a yucca. I was alone and had a 40 minute bike back, dripping blood from about four different holes in my arm and side of my chest. When I got back my mom didn't understand what she was seeing, her child drenched in dried blood on one side. I'm lucky it wasn't worse!
Incredible history and so beautiful! As a non-indigenous American I love all these ancient sites frozen in time. Viewing them through your eyes means everything to me as I cannot visit in person. I’m in awe of their way of life and incredibly sad at times that these sites were abandoned seemingly so abruptly! Thank you. Also I enjoyed your yucca plant inoculation! 😂❤❤
AMAZING AMAZING AMAZING!!! Thx for taking us with you guys. Take care
For me, as a European, it is amazing to be part of you drifting through these beautifully, almost untouched historical dessert landscapes. Finding these historical places. It is extremely rare to find something like these in Europe. Thanks!
In the U.S.A., the more inaccessible a place is, the more likely you are to find ancient treasures like these. In many parts of Europe you find thousands of years of history in your garden. :)
About the sandals: The dogbane cordage is a natural brown, mixed with cotton, yucca or milkweed fiber gives a light tan, the black can be obtained from Three-leaf sumac leaves and iron (rust), the same as the old-world ink recipe, and the red from cochineal cactus bugs found on prickly pear pads (red food coloring). Amazing video. Loved the fire spindle.
I love this kind of archaeology especially finding what ancient secrets deserts reveal.
Hi there... just loved this one! Intriguing seeing all the 6 -toed prints. Reminds me of the nephilim stories where human hybrids had six toes. So fascinating! I am almost 70 and your videos take me along with your investigations. I have many friends who follow you too. Thanks! Keep it up! Granny in the UK.
Absolutely extraordinary area you two traversed. Every bit of this episode was full of wonder. Besides the epic finds of the native peoples daily life I am forever in awe of the colorful grandeur of the landscape. I know I’m gushing but seriously thank you Andrew for sharing all of this plus your friendship with Andrew .❤️❤️
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Absolutely beautiful scenery as usual. You really are blessed in the states with some of the most inspiring natural landscapes on the planet. I.ve been on every continent except the Americas. I hope to make it before I pop my clogs, but suffering as I do from COPD, any hiking of the sort you manage is now out of the question. That is why I am very grateful to watch these adventures. Long may you continue to explore the epic beauty of the states.
Great video, am glad I found your channel. This was what I hoped to do in South Central Utah, when I retired. But my heath went south and had to cancel. Your channel gives me the opportunity to be there. Thank you very much.
Is this Utah? Thank for sharing…Do you know what area of Utah?
We plan to drive through this summer… I like to put it on my road side attraction list to see.
I’m sorry for your health experience. I hope you feel better soon!!
Hi ! You've probably heard this many times ? But man you guys don't know how lucky you are to have all that freedom and beauty without having to take a ferry or a airplane. I'm so jealous that you get the chance to soak up what Mother nature has created for you ! Keep on keeping on, peace from the UK.
Brother I just smile when I watch this, to know adventure is still possible almost brings me to tears
Wow! My wife and I are in our 70s and live in the desert southwest. We're very interested in SW archeology and these finds are absolutely unbelievable. We have no words.
I was out hiking about 10 months ago, and came across a bunch of poison ivy. Myself and all of my friends that went ended up getting covered in poison ivy, and were hating life for about 2 weeks. I decided to look it up and found that where poison ivy grows, there is also this small orange flower, that grows in the exact same environment, so where the is one, there is usually the other. The orange flower you can use by collecting all the flowers, and grinding them up, and rubbing them all over your legs where the poison ivy touched, and it counteracts the poison. I plan on using this next time I'm near poison ivy! Love your videos! Good luck out there!
I love this channel! I have lived in Arizona a long time and have seen so much but now at 74 I’m unable to climb but I can with this young man. Keep posting. This is so wonderful!
I have lived in the Mountains of Colorado most of my Life but have done little exploration. So, I relish all that bring to me and ALL of us!!! Better than ANY "created movie" shown on YT!!!!!!!! Thank you:)
Just finished a southern Utah trip-Moab, Bryce Canyon, capital Reef & Zion. The amount of ancient civilization evidence was mind blowing. This show has been extremely inspiring.
I agree, I’ve roamed that area, the evidence is simply right there to see 👀
I live in Moab it's the best.
That film blew my mind. That you found that slab of stone and sat in the very spot where our ancestors ground their corn, with the very utensil they used, hundreds of years ago. That the utensil was sitting there like they’d just got up to go to the loo… and those paw and foot prints… wow. Thank you for taking us with you on your wonderful journey. You take us places I could never go, and for that I want to say a very big, ‘thank you’.
Those were drawings of paw and foot prints. None the less, cool as shit.
There are no loos in the u.s.
I grew up in Colorado, I'm now 65, married and retired in Malaysia (a long story there...) and I always will miss the mountain (and desert) west. Thanks for these videos.
One of my favorite episodes so far! Thank you for showing us some of the most beautiful places in the Southwest
Thanks once again, Andrew (and Andrew 2). I'm a 67 year old lady from England who came across your 'stuff' by accident a few months ago and got hooked.
I have been to your beautiful country a fair few times (28 states) and thank you for showing me the bits I'd never get to see. Thank you too for being so respectful and for preserving your finds.
Thank you for the beautiful journey. To hold in your hands something from hundreds of years ago had to be so special.
I live in Australia and was absolutely fascinated with this exploration guys. Beautiful landscapes. 👍
One of the main reasons I watch, is I MISS the dessert. I hiked hundreds of miles in terrain like this in AZ, but had to move. Your vids fill the void in me.