A breathtaking geological oddity hidden in the hills

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  • Опубліковано 27 гру 2024

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  • @jackiegainer3866
    @jackiegainer3866 6 місяців тому +7

    I, like many others here, I'm sure, really appreciate your efforts. I know it takes a lot of time and energy and sweat to do these explorations, but I am glued from the very beginning to the very end. Thank you!

  • @someguy8498
    @someguy8498 6 місяців тому +6

    I’m a long haul trucker that travels all lower 48 states. I’ve log over a million miles in our country, but Nevada always feels like home. I love all the wide open spaces that are mostly accessible. Thank you for giving everyone a quality experience of Nevada. Your work is always a pleasure to watch.

  • @reidcrosby6241
    @reidcrosby6241 6 місяців тому +11

    I am an old W-EMT and hiking poles, esp with a "Y" on the end would help with warning the snakes of approaching threats ahead of your legs. AND give you ability to "hold" one immobile if necessary. Just caught a 6' black snake today to relocate for a friend.

    • @scottymac5174
      @scottymac5174 6 місяців тому +4

      Just even carrying a big hiking stick and tapping it regularly on the ground. Those vibrations travel. Gives a snake advance warning something big is approaching.

    • @reidcrosby6241
      @reidcrosby6241 6 місяців тому +1

      @@scottymac5174 absolutely.

  • @stanlibuda96
    @stanlibuda96 6 місяців тому +2

    Another incredible video! Thank you and greetings from Germany

  • @IronmanV5
    @IronmanV5 6 місяців тому +2

    This was a great start to the weekend

  • @michaelreilly7365
    @michaelreilly7365 6 місяців тому +5

    G'day from Darwin, Australia. Been watching your videos since i first saw the uni-strut roof rack video! I also have a similar car, I've got a navara, 4 door ute version of your car (we call a pathfinder) in Australia. Just wanted to say thank you I genuinely enjoy watching your videos! Cheers mate!

  • @steveparsons6324
    @steveparsons6324 6 місяців тому +3

    Thanks for not disclosing your location. That gorge is such a nice place to explore. There are other gems in the area.

  • @gobybike99
    @gobybike99 6 місяців тому +4

    Great video and videography in this video. Excellent work!

  • @RVingwithG
    @RVingwithG 6 місяців тому +2

    Great video. Things I haven’t seen in my own state. 😮

  • @cowelk
    @cowelk 5 місяців тому +2

    I love your adventures. Nevada is calling me.

  • @jhbryaniv
    @jhbryaniv 6 місяців тому +3

    Great video Donald. Hope you're having a good time at OX PNW! Looking forward to the next video in this series! Stay well!

  • @johndej
    @johndej 6 місяців тому +3

    That's a beautiful area!

  • @jaystewart9947
    @jaystewart9947 6 місяців тому +6

    Invest in some snake gaiters Donald. Great to have

  • @nickhodgson3873
    @nickhodgson3873 6 місяців тому +1

    I've been to this region in NV as well. Such an incredible place. Loving this series!

  • @JohnDoe-xm9ql
    @JohnDoe-xm9ql 6 місяців тому +5

    Great video Donald..
    What happened to Jason..

    • @chuckrf1502
      @chuckrf1502 6 місяців тому +2

      I am wondering the same thing. I miss Primal Archer and Daisy and Wheeler, the good old days 😢

    • @softroadingthewest
      @softroadingthewest  6 місяців тому +3

      Jason’s fine, he’s just been very busy with a massive project that needed to be done by a certain time. He’s here at Expo PNW this weekend. 👍🏻

  • @909lilac
    @909lilac 6 місяців тому +2

    Great video Donald. The "walkin' and talkin' style of narration is much more immersive than voice-over. I'd like to see you do more of it.

  • @YouTubeTyler
    @YouTubeTyler 6 місяців тому +1

    I love it when wildlife comes near enough to guest star.

  • @Scrambler85
    @Scrambler85 6 місяців тому +4

    Definitely a thumbs up for the video and algorithms 👍

  • @insaynbcr
    @insaynbcr 6 місяців тому +3

    Knowing exactly where this canyon is (been there several times), did you take a dip in the relaxing "water feature" in the area? Also, if you go way up the road to the west of this "water feature" you can really get out into some beautiful scenic hills. Along the way, you can pass through an old abandoned ranch that has a huge spring that keeps the area very green thriving in the middle of all it. I love exploring that area.

  • @Vengar_VR
    @Vengar_VR 6 місяців тому +2

    Loved the subtitled "Snakeland", I'm sensing a little PTSD Donald. Great meeting you at Expo again yesterday. Keep up the amazing videos!

  • @tomhoward8304
    @tomhoward8304 4 місяці тому +1

    Just subscribed...loving your exploration of Nevada.

  • @dalecurrier5631
    @dalecurrier5631 6 місяців тому +1

    Another great video Donald !!

  • @OdySlim
    @OdySlim 6 місяців тому +2

    Thank you, I have been enjoying the series. Regards from Ody Slim

  • @CCaddy
    @CCaddy 5 місяців тому +1

    N. NV is great! Those marshy and jagged areas are for drone flying! Nice locations. Great coverage. Boo snakes!

  • @pleinairbarnettoutdoors
    @pleinairbarnettoutdoors 6 місяців тому +1

    That canyon reminds of northern or arctic tundra landscape. Especially trying to find ptarmigan in winter ❤

  • @montechie
    @montechie 5 місяців тому +1

    Great filming! Saw your truck at Expo, can't believe how clean you get it after the dusty miles.

  • @swidahooverlanding2867
    @swidahooverlanding2867 6 місяців тому +2

    I was wondering if you were going to hit that gorge. Been on my radar for awhile too. Definitely does not get much attention. See you on the next episode! George.

  • @pala4833
    @pala4833 6 місяців тому +1

    Love the hiking content. ;-)
    Hope you're having a good time at Expo PNW.

  • @gringo3009
    @gringo3009 6 місяців тому +1

    Beautiful area! Thanks for sharing.

  • @tdg0101
    @tdg0101 6 місяців тому +2

    Good stuff thanks

  • @sagebrushbob2321
    @sagebrushbob2321 6 місяців тому +1

    I wonder how long it took for weather and water to carve that canyon? Every time I see some feature like that out here it gives real insight to what the geological term "deep time" really means. Hope you are enjoying expo PNW this weekend. Have fun.

  • @louiskudlak2256
    @louiskudlak2256 6 місяців тому +2

    Beautiful brother

  • @HuangXingQing
    @HuangXingQing 4 місяці тому

    You're doing what I hope to in a few years. Same spirit of adventure! Simple, regenerating, clean, harmless fun.

  • @cliffmorgan31
    @cliffmorgan31 6 місяців тому +1

    Loving your content!

  • @bobgiddings0
    @bobgiddings0 5 місяців тому +3

    You might consider shopping for a cheap pair of shoes (preferably mostly canvas) for just this situation. Something quick drying and comfortable, a spare camp shoe for inclement weather. Then when you expect the going to get watery, you could just walk up the stream. Depending, of course, on how far you want to walk in wet shoes. Bringing only quality shoes may not be your best strategy, but you still need a decent platform for the rocks. As little marshland as you run into in the desert, they'd probably outlast your good boots. Trout fishing shops used to have excellent shoes for this, but they weren't cheap.

  • @michaelxie1978
    @michaelxie1978 6 місяців тому +1

    love the video, had been to Alvord and Black rock desert, was a blast, wish I had explored further more.

  • @davidviner5783
    @davidviner5783 6 місяців тому +2

    That gorge looks interestingenough for a hike-thru'.

    • @davidviner5783
      @davidviner5783 6 місяців тому +1

      This channel deseves in excess of 100K subscribers.

  • @haroldsbeaver206
    @haroldsbeaver206 4 місяці тому +2

    I'm going to Fallon, hwy 50, Ely, back to Tonopah. Are your trips near there? Thanks

  • @scottymac5174
    @scottymac5174 6 місяців тому +1

    Snakes love those wet, marshy areas. Especially if there happens to be a warm/hot spring.

  • @BBombsBigAdventure
    @BBombsBigAdventure 6 місяців тому +2

    Love your channel... as a channel that mixes overlanding and hiking, it is hard to keep your audience watching both. But you did a good job. If you were on the east coast I'd say let's get together sometime. You seem to roll at about my speed. Was there any opportunity to fly from just off the protected land?

  • @scottymac5174
    @scottymac5174 6 місяців тому +1

    Kind of amazing the rock climbers haven't found this spot. Reminds me of the Oyhee river canyon.

    • @plakor6133
      @plakor6133 5 місяців тому +2

      I hope they never do.

  • @grandpagrandmajustkeepgoin4560
    @grandpagrandmajustkeepgoin4560 6 місяців тому +6

    You should carry a walking stick and use it ahead of you to warn the snakes..

  • @tommysimmons5266
    @tommysimmons5266 4 місяці тому +1

    Where’s your hiking pole or stick?

  • @conniewojahn6445
    @conniewojahn6445 3 місяці тому

    Yikes! You had me at "snakes". Glad you're there and not me. I'm such a coward when it comes to things which can cause pain when I'm not close to home or help. Tromping through potentially bad areas must be a guy thing.

  • @garyseverson6521
    @garyseverson6521 Місяць тому +1

    Damn, wash your windows

    • @softroadingthewest
      @softroadingthewest  Місяць тому

      Right? So dumb of me not to stop at that car wash that happened to be out there in the middle of the remote desert while I was out there getting dirty LOL

  • @tjkrueger2655
    @tjkrueger2655 6 місяців тому +1

    You're always a month or two ahead of me at these spots. Great minds...

  • @kelsey809
    @kelsey809 5 місяців тому +1

    😊👍

  • @briandbaier1469
    @briandbaier1469 4 місяці тому

    I like your content but wish you would say where you are in case I want to go

  • @davidk6668
    @davidk6668 5 місяців тому +2

    Anyone know what happened to Casey with Coyote Works?

    • @softroadingthewest
      @softroadingthewest  5 місяців тому +2

      I spoke to a friend of his at Expo PNW this weekend and sounds like he has been unusually busy with work and some other projects.

  • @TealCheetah
    @TealCheetah 4 місяці тому

    Feral burros and horses. The Americas don't have any wild equines, they all died out during the last ice age.

    • @softroadingthewest
      @softroadingthewest  4 місяці тому +1

      Yes yes yes. In this and other videos, I've pointed out the non-native origin of these animals in the US. Everyone nonetheless refers to them as wild horses and wild burros, including the Bureau of Land Management who manages those populations. They have lived wild out here for hundreds of years and many many generations. Referring to them as "feral" is simply confusing to viewers when the widely accepted terminology for these populations is "wild," but that is why I often explain their non-native origins in my videos.
      I don't understand the pedantic hand-wringing over this terminology. Regardless of their origin, they ARE wild animals. They're not domesticated. They live wild and free. There are countless other non-native species of animals flourishing in this country including some species of deer, rabbits, birds, fish and more, all of which 99.9% of the population would consider to be wildlife.

    • @TealCheetah
      @TealCheetah 4 місяці тому

      @@softroadingthewest My comment was more for anyone scrolling thru the comment section. And yes Im one of those pedants.

    • @softroadingthewest
      @softroadingthewest  4 місяці тому +1

      @@TealCheetah LOL your honest self-awareness is refreshing. 🙂 Nothing wrong with attention to detail. That's why I do try to point out the history of these feral equines when I refer to them wild horses in my videos. But I'll go ahead and keep calling them wild horses. 😉 Sincerely, thank you for watching, thanks for the chat and have a nice weekend.

  • @dtreeguy
    @dtreeguy 4 місяці тому +1

    You're hiking a fault.

    • @conniewojahn6445
      @conniewojahn6445 3 місяці тому

      Does that mean the area would sink if an earthquake occurred? Not a place to be, then, huh?

  • @jessstone7486
    @jessstone7486 3 місяці тому

    "drone flying is prohibited here..." Why? And, who's to see anyone do it?

  • @thehoofersclub
    @thehoofersclub 4 місяці тому

    You have all that travel gear and no gaiters?

    • @softroadingthewest
      @softroadingthewest  4 місяці тому

      I have a pair now, heh! :-) I think it just stayed low on my radar because in years of roaming deserts I had never seen a single rattlesnake, before this trip.

    • @garyblue8637
      @garyblue8637 4 місяці тому

      It's the one's you don't see. You can step on one. You get bit out there; you could have irreversible damage to organs or death.