I Saw WHAT At The End Of This Slot Canyon I Found On Google Earth??

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  • Опубліковано 19 кві 2024
  • #googleearth #slotcanyon #exploring #googlemaps #googlemapsfun #ancienthistory #thetrekplanner #nativeamerican #ancientdiscovery #googlemapssecrets #keepontreking
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    Do NOT attempt to enter slot canyons without the knowledge and skills necessary to be successful. Make sure to check weather and flash flood warnings for that area, but also for up canyon. Just because it's sunny where you are, it may be raining somewhere else. Flash floods are deadly. So are slot canyons.
    I hope you enjoyed this adventure! It means so much to me that you spent the time watching it. If you enjoyed this, please consider subscribing. I strive to bring relatively unknown, odd, unique, and special places to you each week from the American Southwest!
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    👍How to be a respectful visitor to these places👍
    Native American groups still live in this area and beyond today. These places are still special and hold significance.
    1️⃣Don't climb on walls or structures. Don't lean on or climb over them. Many places don't even need to be visited up close. View these places from a distance or with binoculars.
    2️⃣Do not touch the rock art. Don't touch or create new rock art to preserve ancient stories.
    3️⃣ Leave All Artifacts. Leave artifacts and structures undisturbed to maintain their historical significance. It is illegal and wrong to take artifacts. If you want something to take home, support local tribes by buying their handicrafts and jewelry.
    4️⃣ Manage Waste Responsibly. Use waste bags; don't leave human or pet waste behind. Don't 'go' near cultural sites.
    5️⃣ Camp With Care. Don't camp near historical sites. No fires near these areas, and ensure all waste is packed out. Don't make fires in caves or alcoves. Camp in designated spots only. When you leave, make sure to make the site cleaner and better than when you found it. Pick up extra trash you may see.
    6️⃣ Control Your Pets. Don't let pets roam freely near archaeological areas to prevent destruction. Pets are not allowed in or near sites.
    7️⃣ Preserve Fragile Areas. Don't disturb fossils and please protect delicate soil and plant life.
    8️⃣ Follow Rules. Don't engage in illegal actions such as building cairns, or using climbing gear to access archaeological sites.
    9️⃣ Obey Drone Rules and Laws. Numerous locations in the American Southwest and beyond, such as the Navajo Reservation, Wilderness Study Areas, and various restricted spaces, enforce strict drone usage prohibitions. It is crucial to not only honor the legacy of the people who once inhabited these areas but also show respect for the present-day residents and adhere to their local laws, customs and regulations.
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    NOTE: I don't claim that I am the first person to "discover" these places. I just find things on Google Earth and want to go see what they are!
    I do not claim to be an expert on anthropology, geology, or archaeology. I say that my channel is about "amateur archaeology". I don't have a degree or formal training in archaeology. I am just a hiker who loves to explore and see new things especially the ancient history in the American Southwest. This is what my channel is about. I hope you stick around and explore with me!
    I do not give out locations to the places in my videos. I take seriously the responsibility to protect and respect these ancient places. If you do find/visit one of these locations, please visit respectfully. I try my best to hide noticeable landmarks, mountains, and canyons in my videos.
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  • @karenrazek5390
    @karenrazek5390 Місяць тому +382

    I am an 71 yo female with a bad knee but I feel like I was beside you traversing that slot canyon. Thank you for allowing me along on your journey. Keep up the good work.

    • @maggiesfarm7970
      @maggiesfarm7970 Місяць тому +14

      Me too!

    • @Ddax-td7qy
      @Ddax-td7qy Місяць тому +14

      Hello, sister. I turned 71 March 8 with bad knee. This adventure reminded me of driving the Girl Scout camp counsellors nuts because I didn't care about the "buddy system" and after I started climbing all over other girls would get the bug. I was not popular with the "leaders." That was yesterday...."

    • @sharonstuebi8181
      @sharonstuebi8181 Місяць тому +15

      Hahaha, I'm 70 and been in a wheelchair for more than 10 years. What an awesome find! The spiral seems a universal symbol? They are all over Peru. Here those holes in the cliff walls would be stuffed with mummified bodies and bricked up. My head was spinning and my heart In my throat. I could hear the hornets 😢. Sure glad there wasn't any flash flooding 😮
      Love from Grandma in Peru 🇵🇪

    • @tulazaz
      @tulazaz Місяць тому +8

      I’m 71 also, lol. My late husband and I used to hike parts of the Appalachian Trail and camp. I feel like I’m right there navigating along those rocky trails. I can’t do strenuous stuff anymore cause I have an over heating problem. All the drs blame menopause, haha

    • @sandradanforth8524
      @sandradanforth8524 Місяць тому +5

      Me too,so glad to be with you. Thank you for sharing 😊❤

  • @bob_btw6751
    @bob_btw6751 Місяць тому +173

    I'm 74, basically stuck at home with an old cranky cat and your vids show me your personal adventures. They help make my day when I watch them. In one of them you said something I really liked so I wrote it on a 3x5 card which is next to my chair now. When I tell people about your channel i repeat what you said because it is so very true, and that is: Be the good in someone else's bad day.
    Thank You Jeff, for who you are and what you do.

    • @justjacki
      @justjacki Місяць тому +8

      Love this🫶🏻

    • @Stardusted1
      @Stardusted1 Місяць тому +1

      That’s nice! I’m almost 70, can’t hike anymore, and I’m living my life through him! 😂

    • @jflivingston
      @jflivingston Місяць тому +2

      Your cat loves you more than you will ever understand! I'm glad he or she chose you!
      I agree completely with you about this channel, too. Desert Drifter's channel referred to this channel - they're both stunning people and intrepid adventurers. Cannot get enough of their videos, narration, and clear regard for the historical perspectives. Peace, from the glorious Southwestern US!

    • @meredithphillips8613
      @meredithphillips8613 Місяць тому +2

      great show. really enjoy your regular guy show. really love it. watch it on my big screen tv that won’t let me like or comment. but your public appreciation is here. thank you for being respectful of our ancestors past lives. the art work they’ve left for us is phenomenal.

    • @TheTrekPlanner
      @TheTrekPlanner  Місяць тому +1

      I am very touched by your comment and that you and your cat watch my videos. Thank you for sharing that, Bob. I appreciate you

  • @QuasiBlond
    @QuasiBlond Місяць тому +170

    Loved this video!
    When I was a little kid some 70 years ago, my big thrill was to get up on a Saturday morning and watch cartoons on the television. Now as an old lady, I get the same rush on a Saturday morning when I get up to watch one of your videos. This is so very cool.

    • @chrisdraughn5941
      @chrisdraughn5941 28 днів тому

      Which cartoons did you watch? As a kid of the 1970s, I never got a rush from my cartoons. I only experienced that in the 1980s while smoking weed and watching cartoons.

  • @HarryBJones-ce2iz
    @HarryBJones-ce2iz Місяць тому +22

    You have taken a lot of us old folks along with you Jeff. People with bad knees, hips, joints. People who just can’t do the hiking and discoveries that you bring home to us. From me and many more, Thank you Jeff. We will be with you on your next journey.

    • @rogermadson6572
      @rogermadson6572 2 дні тому

      Thanks for the journey Jeff it was beautiful

  • @Siouxsi-Sioux
    @Siouxsi-Sioux Місяць тому +322

    That petroglyph showing the sheep and the spear, is showing how the natives would spear the sheep from above as they passed through the canyons. Showing a source of food could be had there and how to hunt it.

    • @peggybaxter8480
      @peggybaxter8480 Місяць тому +21

      Thank You for sharing your wisdom with us!

    • @zimrasawyer1881
      @zimrasawyer1881 Місяць тому +13

      It can also be saying if you heard these sheep into this canyon, you can throw spears at them from above.....

    • @bigbasil1908
      @bigbasil1908 Місяць тому +9

      @@zimrasawyer1881 If you are able to herd the sheep, you wouldn't need to force them into the canyon to be able to spear them lol

    • @ralphwatten2426
      @ralphwatten2426 Місяць тому +7

      It looked to me that there was a turkey pictured there too.

    • @The_DC_Kid
      @The_DC_Kid Місяць тому +1

      How did sheep get through those places where he had to crawl?

  • @edthejester
    @edthejester Місяць тому +100

    A wild guess: it says "you can hunt big horn sheep in here" because they would come drink in there. It's a natural trap for game.

  • @primarytrainer1
    @primarytrainer1 Місяць тому +13

    thank you for adding all of those considerate tips on not touching or removing artifacts, not stepping on plants or crypto, and most of all for emphasizing that you are re-discovering everything so to speak. it's really important that these kids of channels like yours take a responsible approach otherwise we soon wont have anything left for anyone to re-discover.

    • @TheTrekPlanner
      @TheTrekPlanner  Місяць тому +1

      I have seen a growing number of exploration channels not care as much about being respectful. It is dishesrtening

  • @fidhammer
    @fidhammer Місяць тому +33

    I really liked the shot of you walking away and the camera panned to the flower. Vert artistic. I also think the sound of you walking and the birds chirping would make some good ASMR.
    Another great video!

    • @TheTrekPlanner
      @TheTrekPlanner  Місяць тому +8

      I am trying some new camera ideas and glad to see you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!

    • @terryt.1643
      @terryt.1643 Місяць тому +4

      Me, too, I was wondering how you did that! I’m stuck at home on doctor’s orders, so this made my Sunday.

    • @athelwulfgalland
      @athelwulfgalland Місяць тому

      @@TheTrekPlanner If I was a little more sure footed, 20 years younger & had that kinda equipment with me; This video would've been an hour & twenty minutes! lol I would've been scouring every inch of even stone looking for petroglyphs. The illustration of the slot canyon as a hunting ground reminded me of plaques that would explain how ancient hunters hunted near where they've found evidence of megafauna being hunted. The difference is - these illustrations were made by the hunters themselves as a tip for future hunters! lol The spiral petroglyph you found is quite common. Do you remember what they say that is meant to represent? I think I've read a few different theories about it.

  • @hpenfold
    @hpenfold Місяць тому +114

    At the same time you heard the hummingbird 7:00 I could hear the magnificent call of a Canyon Wren. This would be a good place for it to live and raise a family.
    I always enjoy your discoveries. Keep them coming.

    • @joanmatthews1500
      @joanmatthews1500 Місяць тому +6

      I heard it too ❤❤❤❤

    • @TheTrekPlanner
      @TheTrekPlanner  27 днів тому

      As a kid, I always thought those birds were laughing! It has stuck with me even until now. Whenever I hear those birds it makes me smile

    • @jackiemack8653
      @jackiemack8653 27 днів тому

      ​​@@TheTrekPlannerI laughed when you said you hate wasps and hornets! Oh me too! I know everything serves a purpose but....

  • @zippitydoodah5693
    @zippitydoodah5693 Місяць тому +17

    I loved this. I especially like the small moments where you stop and let us hear the wind and "smell the flowers" .
    I appreciate you.

  • @GaryCBenson007
    @GaryCBenson007 Місяць тому +73

    I've been watching you for a couple of years now, and wanted to say that your production values just keep getting better and better. They were already good when I began watching you, they are better now by orders of magnitude. You have a good eye, and you edit your content very well. The drone shot of you walking through the canyon was my favorite part of the video. Lyrical

    • @danielwojahn5651
      @danielwojahn5651 Місяць тому +2

      I AGREE!

    • @TheTrekPlanner
      @TheTrekPlanner  27 днів тому +1

      Thank you for that!! It's been a slow evolutionary process, but I am immensely grateful you have stuck with me even when things were more rough!

  • @jasoncates2944
    @jasoncates2944 Місяць тому +53

    Ever since I started watching your videos I get lots of suggestions for other similar channels but none of them put out the same positive and respectful energy towards the places they are exploring. You are like a ghost when you visit these places and I appreciate that.

    • @deanasnarky3903
      @deanasnarky3903 Місяць тому +3

      Besides Trek Planner, there's one other explorer that I watch...
      Desert Drifter.
      He's also extremely respectful of the areas he's in.
      You should check him out sometime!

    • @TheTrekPlanner
      @TheTrekPlanner  27 днів тому +2

      I was very touched by your message, Jason. I was not really having the best day and I came across your comment. Thank you (and others) for lifting me up! 🙂
      -Jeff

  • @nataliebritton8602
    @nataliebritton8602 Місяць тому +47

    Gidday from Australia!! 🥰
    I Love hearing your footsteps & the surrounding silence, occasional bird & the wind. Wonderfully pure sounds & then there are the Rocks!!! Petroglyphs!!! Amazing finds 🙌🏽❤️‍🔥👏🏾👏🏾🫶🏽
    THANK YOU!!!

    • @margaretpugh7579
      @margaretpugh7579 Місяць тому

      I too am from Australia and love the these things also . Thumbs 👍👍 up I reckon 😊!

  • @raymondlong3024
    @raymondlong3024 Місяць тому +22

    Ahh, the Pinion Pine, I love it and the hiking through the Pines and rock. Even if you find nothing spectacular, you've found something spectacular, the sights and smell of the pines, I love it. It was short but stunningly gorgeous. And I always love your drone footage at the end.

  • @dolphinschild62
    @dolphinschild62 Місяць тому +16

    Thank you so much beautiful. I’m disabled old lady now, and I appreciate all your adventures. I follow and watch you and Desert Drifter (who gives you credit all the time) and takes me on amazing journeys I don’t get to do anymore. I’m glad your home safe. Until the next adventure, love and blessings, Sandy Far Northern California

  • @Mr.Smith101
    @Mr.Smith101 Місяць тому +16

    You are showing the world millions of years of human activity, erosion of landscapes etc. This is awesome!

  • @JimEckhardt
    @JimEckhardt Місяць тому +24

    ❤Probably the most beautiful place you've done yet - at least in my opinion. 🤷🏻‍♂️

  • @karronjoy1981
    @karronjoy1981 Місяць тому +40

    I love my Saturday “hikes” with you while sitting on the couch drinking coffee 😂. Beautiful. I miss hiking and seeing beautiful things.

    • @tedecker3792
      @tedecker3792 Місяць тому

      If this channel gets a sponsor it should be a coffee company!

    • @gittarollke3102
      @gittarollke3102 Місяць тому

      Can somebody please tell me what is a slot canyon and why the paths are called washes.

    • @tedecker3792
      @tedecker3792 Місяць тому

      @@gittarollke3102 imagine a creek, minus the water. In the desert creeks only flow after a heavy rain, the rest of the time they are called dry washes, or just called a “wash”.

    • @tedecker3792
      @tedecker3792 Місяць тому +1

      @@gittarollke3102 imagine a creek, now imagine it without water. In the desert creeks only flow after a heavy rain. The rest of the time they are called dry washes, or just a “wash”. Slot canyons are created over thousands of years, when it rains they begin as a trickle. And the silt maddened water acts as liquid sandpaper

    • @gittarollke3102
      @gittarollke3102 Місяць тому

      @@tedecker3792 Thank you Ted, I grew up in a city and always only lived in a city except for short times at summer camp in the Laurentians as a child.

  • @YsabetJustYsabet
    @YsabetJustYsabet Місяць тому +31

    "...and I wish you were all here." We are, seeing through your camera's eyes. I've been in slot canyons like that, and to me it felt like brushing up against a living organism, not lifeless stone. Wonderful; thank you for this! And if you ever get up towards Lake Powel at the north end of AZ, check out the canyons that most people know of by the most visited: Antelope Canyon. It's stunningly beautiful, but if you check around with the guides from the Navajo Nation, you'll find some that'll take you to the *other* canyons, Owl and Mountain Sheep and Rattlesnake, etc. They take more climbing but are particularly beautiful in my opinion, especially Owl.
    Thanks again for this; I'm glad it made you so happy, it was just pouring out of you! :)

    • @TheTrekPlanner
      @TheTrekPlanner  Місяць тому +2

      Wow, thank you for that! I haven’t really heard of any other slot canyons that are hikable near powell except for the Antelope and X. I will have to do more research. Thank you for the suggestion!

    • @dreit7293
      @dreit7293 Місяць тому

      That's because those stones in fact at one time living. Just look up what petrified bone and petrified bone marrow look like. U will see that it looks exactly like the upper parts of the slot canyon where all the holes are at and then that's also why the rock below it doesn't have the holes and is a different color cuz that's the tissue layer. Everything we are all walking on is from everything that died in the great flood. Water does not carve out rock think about it solid rock and cold river water. No doesn't happen. Maybe if the water was hot enough to melt the rock but at that temperature the water would of evaporated already. It was all formed during the great flood that was a hot & highly mineralized waters so it sloshed everything into a muddy murky clay like material with a high silica content then when the water level went down and everything dried out the clay murky material dried to hard as a rock. Hence why lots of rocks almost always have 1 side to them that's more flat then the rest. That's the side that was laying down while the material dried out for that rock. In the Bible it says earth is a pile of corpses. Which obviously where did everything go that was here then? It would be visible and we wouldn't have to dig to find fossils and skeletons now. People don't realize that everything that was alive back then was also giant in size. Like it says that adam lived to be like a thousand years old and like a thousand feet tall

    • @dreit7293
      @dreit7293 Місяць тому +1

      And all soil is organic so where did it come from then? Something organic that's for sure n which only living things could produce a material that's organic. There's plenty of mountains all over the place that have the same holes or indentions in them indicating petrified bone those indentions or holes are not formed by water unless they had a water jet cutting machine back then. That's literally what it would take for water to cut through rock. Now while it's all soft and pliable it could be formed into any shape they wanted. But most likely any cave system tunnel system caverns hollow chambers are the insides of what ever died right there. Yes animals use to be that big. The atmosphere was pressurized back then with lots more oxygen so everything stayed alive longer and got bigger especially since they weren't stupid enough to spray round up on the food the farmers grow or pesticides on the crops or use round up as a drying agent after they harvest oats like Quaker oats does a long with all the other chemicals and fake ingredients in food and drinks. Literally everyones paying these companies to poison ourselves. Where else does everyone think these diseases come from? Being exposed to chemicals. We are actually a lot dumber then previous lives that lived here before us

    • @posteroonie
      @posteroonie Місяць тому +2

      It's a wonderful sentiment, I know what TP means, but since this video has 140k views in 2 days we probably shouldn't all show up in the slot canyon at once.

    • @harrywalker968
      @harrywalker968 Місяць тому

      @@TheTrekPlanner look up the olgas, in australia. & black mountain queensland.

  • @StayStitching
    @StayStitching Місяць тому +30

    I'm not a scatologist, but my guess on the scat would be bear, not coyote or mountain lion. I really enjoy you and your content. Thanks for taking us along!!

    • @user-ox1ip8cs5l
      @user-ox1ip8cs5l Місяць тому +2

      Most likely with all the seeds.... Raccoon.

    • @fennynough6962
      @fennynough6962 Місяць тому +3

      Yes, there are Bears, in the Arizona, & New Mexico Area!

    • @virginiabennett9156
      @virginiabennett9156 Місяць тому +6

      I agree BEAR!😊

    • @corneliusdinkmeyer2190
      @corneliusdinkmeyer2190 Місяць тому

      That’s what I was thinking.

    • @gazelam
      @gazelam Місяць тому +1

      Could be bear, but it’s also similar to the Javelina scat we have here in the White Mountains of Arizona.

  • @arlenegariepy8957
    @arlenegariepy8957 Місяць тому +34

    Every speculation of the ancient peoples is good because we have no idea of what they were about or how they thought and took in their culture and world. Good eye Jeff I would not have picked up on that interpretation of the rock art and it makes sense that it would be a bit of information for the tribe. Great stuff again Jeff and walking in their shoes allows the watcher to wonder about who was here before us in each millenia. :) :)

  • @nancysadirondackart50
    @nancysadirondackart50 Місяць тому +37

    Love your videos simply because they are full of adventure and we can tell that they are not pre-planned. Keep them coming!

    • @rockdaddio69
      @rockdaddio69 Місяць тому +10

      Agreed. We can tell there is an enormous amount of effort for our edification and pleasure. Jeff, you earn a place in our lives. 😎

    • @TheTrekPlanner
      @TheTrekPlanner  27 днів тому

      @@rockdaddio69 Thank you and Nancy for your very kind words. You all are the best! Thank you!

  • @maryleescott9028
    @maryleescott9028 Місяць тому +11

    What I like about your videos is your pure joy in discovering what something is and the way you portray the journey.

    • @TheTrekPlanner
      @TheTrekPlanner  Місяць тому +2

      I LOVE doing this! It brings me so much happiness to get outside

    • @jdougn2255
      @jdougn2255 28 днів тому

      The drone shots were awesome and the drone shots with the music worked really well too!

  • @annebogardus4878
    @annebogardus4878 Місяць тому +11

    What an amazing find! The canyon itself is gorgeous and the petroglyphs were the icing on the cake. Thanks for taking us along.

  • @MrProach2
    @MrProach2 Місяць тому +27

    This is a great step-up in your camera & drone work & editing, well done and keep it up! The petroglyphs in the desert varnish are stunning, even if they've been worn away a bit by occasional floods. Shows how rare flash floods really are.

  • @jpbrnaz
    @jpbrnaz Місяць тому +38

    Thanks for taking us on another great adventure !!❤

  • @corneliusdinkmeyer2190
    @corneliusdinkmeyer2190 Місяць тому +3

    I love the sound of the birds & the flower closeups with the bee! I listened to the birds in my backyard all day today! It was beautiful!

  • @frankmacleod2565
    @frankmacleod2565 Місяць тому +4

    Artifact at the end was not likely an arrowhead but a knife or some other artifact. Cool find! And the petroglyphs! Thanks for encouraging people to leave things.

  • @melodymonger
    @melodymonger Місяць тому +10

    Greetings from Aus 👋🇦🇺. I love natural rock formations and that slot canyon was beautiful. I could spend hours in there with my camera. Thanks for taking us along for the ride 😃👍

    • @TheTrekPlanner
      @TheTrekPlanner  Місяць тому +1

      Thank you for watching from 🇦🇺🇦🇺🦘!

  • @lizardtattoo1
    @lizardtattoo1 Місяць тому +10

    As an urban Londoner, i LOVE your work.. so jealous of your landscapes. The 2 goats pointing to the canyon- WITH the spear and the hand- could have been a sign that it was a popular hunting/ambush spot?

    • @TheTrekPlanner
      @TheTrekPlanner  27 днів тому

      Thank you so much, Lizard Tattoo! I think an ambush site makes sense!!

  • @eegarim
    @eegarim Місяць тому +4

    Wow! That was so awesome.❤ Thank you so much for bringing me along. It brought back memories of riding my horses into Peek-a-Boo slot canyon north of Kanab, UT more than 30 years ago. I was amazed that spiral Petroglyph hadn’t been worn away by erosion from flash floods over the centuries. Five Star hike!⭐️

  • @Garden366
    @Garden366 Місяць тому +2

    I love that you caught the skeletal remains of a big horn sheep at 20:23. That just serves to confirm what the ancients were telling us with their art. Thank you for that trek. I’ve never walked a slot canyon and have no desire to, but it’s nice to see what is inside!

  • @williamwagner5693
    @williamwagner5693 Місяць тому +21

    Apparently you are at the forefront of an emerging entertainment genre! Thanks again for taking us along!

  • @2Arcticwolves
    @2Arcticwolves Місяць тому +23

    Thanks for showing us the Slot Canyon, I really enjoyed it.

  • @larryblack9825
    @larryblack9825 Місяць тому +4

    Such a beautiful place. Thank you for letting us tag along. Your outdoor photography has become absolutely stunning.

  • @CTCDetroit
    @CTCDetroit Місяць тому +2

    The desert equivalent of caving, you're praying for no injuries and his safe exit after exploring.

  • @user-qc9ov9pc5j
    @user-qc9ov9pc5j Місяць тому +75

    Don't hate on the wasps. They are really cool creatures and are a very important part of the ecology of the southwest. Their little mud houses are so cool!

    • @rockdaddio69
      @rockdaddio69 Місяць тому

      Nonsense. Wasps are the devil’s senators.

    • @Pax.Alotin
      @Pax.Alotin Місяць тому +11

      Agreed.
      Whenever I encounter a large number of wasps -
      I walk slowly while avoiding any sudden arm or hand movements.
      I use the same approach with bees that are swarming with a new Queen - again - never been stung.

    • @theyreoutthere.huntinggear
      @theyreoutthere.huntinggear Місяць тому +4

      Wasp are Like dragon flies in that they help control mosquitoes around stagnant water. Also they are edible 😂

    • @frankmacleod2565
      @frankmacleod2565 Місяць тому

      I agree

    • @MikeBaxterABC
      @MikeBaxterABC Місяць тому +9

      I find t refreshing for an outdoors man to admit he doesn't love all of nature!! .. it very honest! :)

  • @axkamen3429
    @axkamen3429 Місяць тому +4

    Looks like the art at the end depict using the slot canyon to bottleneck the bighorns as a hunting tactic

  • @lindapowell917
    @lindapowell917 Місяць тому +5

    I like your video's more than others I've watched. I don't get the same feeling of respecting where you are and who went before you from the others. Thank you .....

  • @christajackson48
    @christajackson48 Місяць тому +3

    So cool! You mentioned seeing other Google earth explorer type channels popping up, and I’ve noticed that too. I’ve almost clicked on some thinking it was your channel at first. There’s this (maybe irrational) fear I have about watching those other explorer channels - a fear that they might be exploitative of these amazing natural and historical places (not that they are, it’s just a fear I have of contributing views to a potentially exploitative channel). You treat each place you visit with reverence and respect, and it feels very genuine. It’s refreshing to see, and I’m so grateful that you don’t give the exact locations of every place you visit. It feels protective of these places, but also, I think it is in the spirit of exploration to let people “work” for it. We viewers can join you on your adventures by watching and supporting your channel, and (here’s where the work comes in) we can also be inspired to research and embark on our own Google earth adventures (hopefully responsibly and respectfully, as you do), rather than just showing up to a place that you shared with us. Keep up the amazing adventuring!

  • @steiner554
    @steiner554 Місяць тому +7

    That scenery, the landscape is GORGEOUS and the canyon is very cool!!!

  • @connielipp8648
    @connielipp8648 Місяць тому +3

    Good Morning, This felt so extra special this morning. Thank you for sharing. All SO beautiful. And the flowers, trees, hummingbird, rock art, the foot fall, the formations. I could almost feel the small occasional breeze. And on and on.. Thank you again

  • @SongOfSongsOneTwelve
    @SongOfSongsOneTwelve Місяць тому +5

    12:02 Celestial body symbol. I agree, those logs were definitely placed there, People, do not travel through canyons like these in monsoon seasons! Perilous! 14:07 Love all of the pictographs and petroglyphs!

  • @boa1793
    @boa1793 Місяць тому +2

    More than 100,000 views the first day. I’m glad there are so many people interested in quiet, peaceful viewing of TrekPlanner.

    • @TheTrekPlanner
      @TheTrekPlanner  Місяць тому +2

      I am too! Makes me so happy to bring these places to you

  • @Sharon-ch9ln
    @Sharon-ch9ln Місяць тому +9

    Beautiful adventure. Humming birds are attracted to red, so it could have been checking out your backpack.

  • @OZARKMEL
    @OZARKMEL Місяць тому +5

    Has you wondering just how many years water traveled through that canyon...breathtaking. Thank you for another wonderful adventure!

  • @ceceliaroberts1475
    @ceceliaroberts1475 Місяць тому +2

    You're right about other videographers seemingly doing what you're doing, only to find out that it's a popular hike already. Love your process. Be careful out there.

  • @winstonsmiths2449
    @winstonsmiths2449 3 години тому

    8:20, thank you for mentioning and PSA-ing rain when exploring washes, canyons. Too many tragic stories about whole groups getting washed away.

  • @Janer-52
    @Janer-52 Місяць тому +12

    Thanks for taking us along. I really appreciate the Treks you plan for us all.

  • @Saladmama57
    @Saladmama57 Місяць тому +7

    Enthusiasm plus respectful curiosity on these explorations keep me coming back for more!

  • @joyceabbott8533
    @joyceabbott8533 4 години тому

    Thank you for being so respective of the natural habitat and especially the special respect you show for the ancient Americans' sites that you have chosen to explore with your cameras and drones.

  • @andreajohnson1796
    @andreajohnson1796 Місяць тому +2

    Thank you for taking us along on this wonderful adventure, felt great to be out and about for us home bound always a blessing

  • @barbmcguire7796
    @barbmcguire7796 Місяць тому +16

    Thank you for sharing your adventures❤❤❤😊😊

  • @peanuts1173
    @peanuts1173 Місяць тому +11

    This is amazing adventure. I love that you go right in and explore no fear. I appreciate that so much. You are lucky to live within driving distance. Nice job. Thank you for sharing. You are the best!

  • @markfremling8560
    @markfremling8560 Місяць тому +1

    Thank You for taking me on your journeys. The slot canyon is spectacular!
    Due to physical limitations I travel through your camera and narrative

  • @lucindajennings148
    @lucindajennings148 Місяць тому +3

    😊this is one of your best! Very beautiful and calming. I've had a stressful morning...and being able to watch this just helps so much! Thank you.😊

  • @philryder966
    @philryder966 Місяць тому +11

    Gret job on the video! Makes me feel like I'm there with you! Who knows , you may find some old out of place civilization on one of your trips! Take care! 😎👍👍👍

  • @pices73
    @pices73 Місяць тому +13

    I've been watching and subscribed for a long time. This has to be the best video I've seen from you, awesome! Plus this location is amazing. Thanks for sharing your experience with us.

  • @laurawilliams5363
    @laurawilliams5363 Місяць тому +1

    What incredible things you discover! Knowing that you are walking the paths of ancient peoples......what a rush.

  • @focusmerida6863
    @focusmerida6863 Місяць тому +2

    I loved seeing all that old growth. Some of those big trees are hundreds and hundreds of years old. I often look at the bases of the oldest ones, with good lookout position, where you can sometimes find masses of flint chips from the ancient ones sitting in the shade, knapping their tools.

    • @kayhansen9229
      @kayhansen9229 Місяць тому +2

      Very astute and intuitive observation. I think of these things too. When I was just a young preteen. We lived not far from the Sierra Nevada mountains California side and I learned what the prehistoric trees look like different from modern and right off the road there were many that were petrified fascinating.

  • @jazzrat2000
    @jazzrat2000 Місяць тому +6

    Going slowly gets my vote

  • @jayster.k.wiseguy
    @jayster.k.wiseguy Місяць тому +5

    always nice to see your treks - love your channel and it feels like I'm on the trek with you

  • @melaniesmith1313
    @melaniesmith1313 Місяць тому +1

    Like previous commenters, I am a disabled senior. I feel privileged to come along with you and trek where I could never go physically. Thank you most sincerely.

  • @lastdaysdreamer
    @lastdaysdreamer Місяць тому +1

    This is my favorite video so far! What an amazing hike. And the wind sounds early on sounded like distant drumming. Great video! Thanks for sharing.

  • @chateaumojo
    @chateaumojo Місяць тому +10

    Bear scat

  • @marjoriemoto
    @marjoriemoto Місяць тому +5

    I like the improved format showing more of the scenery as you hike.😊

  • @1jackieworcs
    @1jackieworcs Місяць тому +1

    This was a stunning video. The flora, fauna, topography, geology, information & filming are incredible. Thoroughly enjoyed watching and will be checking out more of your vids 😊 - best wishes from the UK

  • @russshaber8071
    @russshaber8071 Місяць тому

    I'm 73 and now that ski season is done, I'm riding my bikes. Your video reminds me how much fun slickrock riding in Utah is. Adventure trip!

  • @jennifersiegrist8440
    @jennifersiegrist8440 Місяць тому +3

    Awesome hike as always, love this ❤❤❤❤

  • @joeroberts4408
    @joeroberts4408 Місяць тому +4

    Best gig ever…keep rocking

  • @RogerEhinger-tg1hv
    @RogerEhinger-tg1hv Місяць тому +1

    That was a cool canyon walk, hop etc. . I'm glad you are able to do that and share it.

  • @deereating9267
    @deereating9267 Місяць тому +3

    Those rock formations are just gorgeous. What a beautiful place. I've had hummingbirds come and try to drink from the flowers on my gardening gloves, they are so beautiful and unafraid.

    • @tedpreston4155
      @tedpreston4155 Місяць тому +3

      We have a hummingbird at our house who perches atop the tree where our feeder hangs. He guards it, and he won't let other hummingbirds drink from the feeder - until last year, when I started seeing lots of baby hummingbirds drinking from it, and he was leaving them alone. I concluded that the babies must be his.
      He interacts with me frequently. When the feeder goes empty, he'll find me and hover in front of me to get my attention. When I'm watering plants in the garden, he'll come down and hover nearby. If I spray the water in a mist or shower spray, and point it at the fence, he'll come sit on the wire and have a bath in the spray.

  • @stevejenkins5362
    @stevejenkins5362 Місяць тому +4

    Thank you for the way in which you make these videos, just allowing us to absorb the surroundings with you..

  • @zizimycat
    @zizimycat 24 дні тому

    I’m also an elder female with unhappy feet & ankles who can’t hike anymore. I used to enjoy the thrill of exploring and seeing your video gives me a bit of the old thrill. Well done you.

  • @hobbyfarmer62
    @hobbyfarmer62 Місяць тому +2

    The spiral was very cool, and was suprisd by just how much water was hiding in the little pockets of the canyon. Definitely not a place to be caught in a heavy rainfall. The various rock art is always stunning, but in truth just no way to know if there was a deeper meaning to it.

    • @kayhansen9229
      @kayhansen9229 Місяць тому

      It's the deepest meaning of all. It means you don't have to starve you can hunt a sheep and get some water to drink. From this little slot canyon.

  • @neoanderson726
    @neoanderson726 Місяць тому +4

    hummingbird possibly attracted to your red backpack ??

  • @LeeAnneGuerin
    @LeeAnneGuerin Місяць тому +4

    In Australian Aboriginal First Nation people’s petroglyphs a circular symbol can indicate a water source. Could the spirals you see possibly mean similar🌀

    • @kitclawson
      @kitclawson Місяць тому +1

      Abriginals all over the world thought the same way and left their marks...I imagine water holes in the slot canyon attracted animals in the dry season...A man at each end of the canyon could spear an animal as it tried to escape...

  • @alanajmozar9519
    @alanajmozar9519 Місяць тому +1

    What a wonderful adventure! I love tagging along with you and appreciate your respectful approach ❤

  • @neilbest7696
    @neilbest7696 Місяць тому +1

    Fun exploring with you. Thanks.

  • @KathyFrench-km5os
    @KathyFrench-km5os Місяць тому +3

    Awesome vid! The “hand print” looks like a turkey to me…like it has legs and a beak.

  • @abcdestuvw4234
    @abcdestuvw4234 Місяць тому +3

    Thank you! I'm traveling through you!

  • @brandyblakley6521
    @brandyblakley6521 5 днів тому

    This was so much fun to explore with you! Thank you so much for sharing the amazing and beautiful southwest with us!!

  • @marcmarc172
    @marcmarc172 Місяць тому +2

    Another great video!
    One suggestion:
    Film more rocks (geology) and life (like the beautiful colors of lichen). I'd love to hear your questions about them too!

    • @TheTrekPlanner
      @TheTrekPlanner  Місяць тому +1

      Great suggestion!!

    • @marcmarc172
      @marcmarc172 Місяць тому +1

      @@TheTrekPlanner wow thanks! That made my morning.

  • @truthwatcher1621
    @truthwatcher1621 Місяць тому +12

    at 12:00 in your video. Definitely haroglyphics. The spiral is actually the sign for "Worm Hole" into another demension. Cool find.

  • @Quidisi
    @Quidisi Місяць тому +4

    At 9:23, anyone know what causes the circular pitting on the sidewalls?

    • @Trash-Castle
      @Trash-Castle Місяць тому +2

      A slurry of water, stone and mud during floods.

    • @user-wm3bf7pi3u
      @user-wm3bf7pi3u Місяць тому +1

      There is an explanation on a documentary about Glacial Lake Missoula, the flood waters were so strong that 'tornadoes' formed off large rock outcroppings and dig up the ground.
      If you've never heard of GLM it's a bit of a deep dive... pun by accident but it works.
      As the water flows it picks up all sorts of things but the water itself can be very powerful.

    • @QuasiBlond
      @QuasiBlond Місяць тому

      I noticed the pitting on the sidewalls too and wondering the same thing. I think the previous replies are talking about the ground out water basins in the floor of the canyon.
      I was wondering if birds had pecked out the sidewall holes for nesting. Does anyone else have thoughts on this.

    • @Quidisi
      @Quidisi Місяць тому

      @@user-wm3bf7pi3u So then those little pits, are just miniaturized scab lands great basin pits I guess.

    • @Quidisi
      @Quidisi Місяць тому

      @@QuasiBlond I know water can do things like this, but so many shallow circles - I was wondering if maybe there are minerals in the sandstone that lead out and cause the circular erosion.
      I should have paid better attention when I had 2 days of "earth science" geology back in 7th grade 😁

  • @bernie66
    @bernie66 Місяць тому

    I enjoy watching your videos. Thank you for showing these places. I am a Hopi/Tewa person and I am glad you respect the culture and not taking items and not touching. Hopefully, the future hikers can also enjoy and know migrators travel everywhere, and know these petroglyph mean a lot to us indigious people. Thank again, stay safe and continue doing ehay you do best. 🐾🦅🌽😀👍

  • @coraleeolazabal3837
    @coraleeolazabal3837 Місяць тому +1

    what incredible scenery. It was so clear and real I felt like I was right there and could reach out and touch those walls. Thank you so much for taking us along with you on this beautiful trip.

    • @KimGriffith-2000
      @KimGriffith-2000 Місяць тому

      I agree with you. The quality of the videos makes for a great experience. That, in turn, makes it so real to me. I have even watched these videos on a 60" TV just to see more of what he's seeing

  • @pw7.088
    @pw7.088 Місяць тому +1

    Not only is that a man made spiral , couldn’t the notch in the wall next to it be for a pole ? I wonder if there is a notch directly on the other side ..thank you for sharing such an amazing explore !!! I love it!

  • @slimpickins9124
    @slimpickins9124 Місяць тому +1

    The glyphs imho, are depicting a hunting oppurtunity. Very cool slot canyon. Love the drone footage.

  • @nwilcox1120
    @nwilcox1120 Місяць тому

    Wow, it must be so awesome to take these adventures. What a rush to find a slot canyon that isn’t over run with tourists. To be able to be there alone and be able to appreciate what it’s like when it’s totally natural. Thanks for taking us along. You’ll have wonderful memories for life.

  • @williamwirick886
    @williamwirick886 Місяць тому +1

    Great videography and production! The drone footage was amazing.

  • @Sunshinemaiden22
    @Sunshinemaiden22 Місяць тому +1

    I love your videos. Ty for taking us on these adventures with you. The peace of that area was so calming.

  • @jimraymond1393
    @jimraymond1393 19 днів тому

    Thank you for taking me there…..this planet has so much beauty and so much diversity, I just hope that there are still wonderful places that eventually my 10 year old granddaughter can enjoy them.

  • @JohnA000
    @JohnA000 Місяць тому +2

    I can't help think about that hiker who got his hand caught between the walls of a canyon and had to hack his hand off to save his life.

  • @SK8Punx82
    @SK8Punx82 Місяць тому

    Glad your channel is blowing up bro ! Your my favorite wholesome hiking / desert exploring guy on the platform. I haven’t been keeping a eye on your views and just noticed you have over 150k on this video. I watch your stuff every week and you deserve a million on every video. Thanks for putting this great content out weekly.

  • @melissarmt7330
    @melissarmt7330 Місяць тому

    The wasps and hornets in the waters makes perfect sense. I've traipsed all over Texas and found that same thing (stay far away from the red and black wasps) and I completely missed some things until you clearly pointed them out. I really enjoy your channel. I love that there isn't a soundtrack playing in the background. I want to hear the sounds of footfalls and nature.
    I'm 59 and had a near death experience in 1980, when I was 15 years ole. For unknown reason, the moment I came back, I had a new love for spirals. I had never before given them any thought. Spirals have now been a life-long love and I can't tell you why. I only know it's directly connected to that NDE. I've heard what archaeologists say about them but I know something is missing from those explanations. Thank you for showing so much of your journey! Not just the spirals, though that was really cool. All of it.

  • @stanleybridge
    @stanleybridge Місяць тому +1

    Once again great work and thanks Jeff, for taking us along!

  • @ar4122
    @ar4122 Місяць тому

    When i was a kid...79 now....we would run around in tbe hills of southern utah, and in nevada. Its humbling to be in the same spot as the indiginous ancient people. They were so clever and adaptable..great respect.

  • @ernestsasaki1686
    @ernestsasaki1686 Місяць тому

    Really appreciate going on this adventure with you. Thanks for sharing.

  • @vice4134
    @vice4134 9 днів тому

    The slot canyon is beautiful. Thanks for showing it to us.