You’ve been on UA-cam for four months and from seeing your subscriber count and comments, I’d say people are yearning for the content that you create. Not flashy or clickbait, it’s perfectly made to feel like viewers are with you. Nice and mellow, soothing music, and respectful discussion of the land and native peoples. Well done.
The butterfly you saw is called ”The Mantle of Sorrow” in my language. It is a messenger from the other side to bring you strength and affirmation to trust your intuition. Isn’t that just suitable for that time and place ❤ Please continue these videos, I believe I will never be able to see these places without you, thank you.
someone says "finnish"...but also German has the same meaning in the name it uses. "Trauermantel"..but what a beautiful feeling to see how we are all connecting and it comes to preserving this planet.
That is very important info...Thx... our desert drifter is unaware of what he has found. The valley contains the record of abuse suffered by a little girl called Emu... "The mantle of Sorrow" a very appropriate name for the butterfly.
Im a 71 year old geologist. The folded sandstone structures that someone said looked like lava are caused by the same thing that gives lava those folds. Its flow before hardening into a solid rock. Sand is deposited under water in horizontal layers. If the underlying rock is deformed creating slope, the soft sandstone can slide down and form very tight folds. It’s like laying a series of sheets and blankets smoothly on a large table. Then lifting one side until they slide to the other end. Then the whole jumble gets buried by thousands of feet of more sediments creating immense pressure. Then give it a few million years, like 50 to 100, and all becomes rock. Don’t forget the earth is over 4,600 million years old. The rock art you find very new in comparison. 10,000 years is a blink. Hope this helps.
Reification and abstract concept are not empirical science. Its only ever conjecture, then approved by "consensus". Its interesting, but its not science. Its closer to being a sermon. Be honest. Anytime you predict, assume, imagine... its just a story. We are only men, we really have no idea, especially without access to a time machine to validate wild theory. This "im a trained expert, you can trust my intangible concepts" thing, is how religions are formed.
Andrew, you keep on "traipsing around the desert" and I'll keep on watching ❤ I'll never get tired of it. Your voice, your narrative draws me in. I feel like I'm right with you!
Thank you! There's something captivating about his voice - honest emotion that comes from the heart when he's expressing himself. He doesn't profess to know all the answers and I appreciate that.
@@Catherine1151 And often he's extremely poetic. I really like in this one how effectively expressed both the 'foreboding' feelings he felt, and the wonder of it all.
Greetings youngman, I hope all is well with you. Im an old man who lives on the smallest rez in South Dakota along the big sioux river. Im retired and right now going through some medical issues that have me pinned down for the winter. I always liked the desert SW of America and up into Utah area where I spent time in the Army at the Green River range for Pershing missiles. I want to tell you how much I respect your videos. The time that you take to explain things is spot on as well as showing that the only way others can enjoy is if you leave things as they are and dont take items from these areas. Yes the respect that you show is most commendable and the reason you are the best at what you do, Keep up your good work we all will keep watching. Take care and enjoy yourself out there. Ohan Mitakuyaoyasin( we are all related)
Thank you for sharing a bit of your connection with the land. I'm sorry to hear of your medical issues at the moment. I hope as the weather warms, you will find your body strengthening and able to get back out and enjoy the beauty outside
@@Desert.Drifterdoubtful...I'm only 52 and copd. I have trouble walking into my town centre ,on totally flat land and only 40 houses away (in terraced) so there's no way I could get out in desert, the same as these elderly writing these messages. At 70 in reasonable health u ain't going to be able to trek deserts. 😂😂😂
Reading through the comments, I am struck by how many of your audience are in their 70s and 80s. I am myself 80! it seems your explorations bring up a yearning for our own past experiences! I love your videos and really appreciate your approach - don't remove artifacts, don't walk over the biologic crusts, respect nature. You are a good influence! Keep on hiking and sharing with us1
I’m 74 in August and I really enjoy these as well, all the while wishing I was younger and fitter, yet, at the same time not regretting my life. Thank you Andrew for sharing your adventures with us.
Hey... are you near Palm Springs? I thought the exact same place, JTNP when I saw this. I mean the rock formation is quite different... but impressive in its own way...
@eugeneharrelson3933 ah.. so you were quite close to that park. Yeah.. it's landscape is quite exotic. It served as a backdrop for many western movies...
Small world… I grew up in Banning a town close to Joshua Tree. When I was a kid in the 50’s my Dad homesteaded 5 acres between 29 Palms and Joshua Tree. He built a cabin the required size and took ownership. We spent many a weekend out there. It’s where I met my first rattlesnake up close and spent some lovely time with desert tortoises. Now that area is probably developed and full of people.
Thanks for taking me with you. I am a 79 year old lady and get so scared when you go to dangerous places but when I pick my Ipad up, I am on the path behind you. Carry on Andrew.
I’m with you! 78 here, and loving vicariously walking with Andrew. I share your concern for him, when he’s trying to scale some almost sheer cliff or walk where there is loose rock. But it is such a good experience to be part of!
Age 79, in South Africa, I seem to have joined a group of older armchair explorers enjoying the marvels of nature in a desert region. Absolutely engaging at every level. Thanks for these superb videos.
PERHAPS I’M THE OLDEST TO POST AT AGE 83. WHEN I WAS YOUNGER I DID A LOT OF HIKING IN UTAH, CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA…..EVEN THOUGH I’M FROM BRITISH COLUMBIA. OVER 50 YEARS AGO I TRAVELLED A LOT IN THE AUSTRALIAN OUTBACK. 2 YEARS AGO I GOT THE THIRD COVID SHOT AND THAT DID ME IN. MY ADVICE IS ‘MAKE FULL USE OF TIME…YOU CAN NEVER GET BACK A WASTED DAY. MAKE EVERY MINUTE COUNT. DON’T WASTE YOUR TIME DOING FOOLISH STUFF.THINK EVERYTHING THROUGH BEFORE YOU ENGAGE ON A NEW PROJECT. GREAT VIDEO’S. (I WISH I WAS YOUR AGE!!!!!!)
I did a little mountain climbing in my early twenties. I got married had three little ones. Yes you’re right, my kids are all adults, and I’m old. My time is over for exploring, sure sounds like fun though! It’s ok, I got three adults, none has been in trouble, all good parents. Your right though, do it when your young.
@@MrMakingwavesmediathink it through my friend.. do you really think an 83yr old needs or wants a grammar/usage lesson from you? prolly not now apologize
One of the BEST parts of your videos is YOUR perceptions/YOUR feelings! They are one of the draws that connects us to you andwhat you're exploring! I know that there are a good number of people that "do what you do" but yours is the main one I am pulled back to. So, no! I don't think any of us will soon tire of what you're giving us. Thank you from ALL of us!!!:)
I wholeheartedly agree with you, I keep coming back to this channel. It’s so respectful and restful, that is when he’s not doing anything crazy, then I get worried for him even though I know he made it home safely.
Dude, don't underestimate the value of what you are doing/sharing! I share your interest and can not physically do what you are doing. So, getting to see and explore these places is super valuable to me. Others surely feel the same. So keep on man, no question about it!! Thanks so much!!!
Well said Pennynash! It's not just the beauty of the places Andrew explores but the connections he uncovers with the cultures that lived in those landscapes.
I suspect I have a pretty good idea what ya found out there. It initially struck me that the mortar used on the structure seemed quite a bit overkill, that is unless it needed to be exceptionally well sealed. The placement was also odd at first, built atop that slanted rock, an unlikely location- UNLESS the location was not decided by the ground, but rather the air. I then went back and checked the video, and sure enough you can see two natural white lines above the structure, those are higher concentrations of lime minerals where water run-off was more common. The structure was likely built just under where the run-off was at the time, and designed to be water-tight, with a solid rock-bottom opposed to earthen dirt, to hold a small reservoir of fresh water. The fact that you found cottonwood trees, which you taught in a previous video are good sign posts for potential water supply (which you also proved here finding that pool), is another supporter that this was an area of water run-off they could take advantage of.
It's funny you say that about how you think we may get bored of your content after a while. It crossed my mind recently about how much content can someone actually create and for how long, about a desert? After thinking on it and watching more of your videos, I don't think we would ever get bored or tire from watching your content. There is more to it than just the scenery, it the way you deliver it, film it, the mystery of it. It will always be great.
You are a beautiful soul. I love how confident, careful and respectful you are. As I watch this you have over 900,000 views, so I’d say people aren’t bored. I’m 70, living in Missouri, but when I was a girl, our family hiked and backpacked all over the southwest and Colorado. We got to go to Canyonlands and hike the same year it was made a National Park, it wasn’t developed at all. Absolutely wonderful experiences. We hiked to Rainbow Bridge BEFORE Lake Powell formed. Etc. I can still hike but my days of happily carrying backpacking gear went away when my hip was replaced. No, we aren’t bored, we are thrilled to journey with you and see the glorious rock formations, and beautiful rock Art, the intriguing ruins. Don’t stop, you are loved and appreciated far more than you know. Thank you for taking us along.
ANDREW, We won't get tired of watching you because some of us are no longer able. You give a good narrative, and your finds are very interesting. Keep it up and we will stay with you.
Absolutely would never get tired of seeing these videos. I am almost 61 and my time to go out like you do is behind me now. Plus your voice and way of speaking is really calming. I love it. Keep up the great work and never worry about people losing interest.
I'm almost 70 & from Australia 🦘🦘. Loved this place & the unique rock formations & other landscape features. Take care of yourself out there. Drones & other technology allow us to see these places without leaving home. Thank you so much.🙏🥰
56-year-old from Germany here, I don't think I will ever be able to explore this beautiful landscape for myself and so am very grateful to partake in your adventures from afar. Also, I love how in tune with your surroundings you are and how your individual experience of a place is like a bridge to a time hundreds, sometimes more than a thousand years ago, where people had the same needs and pleasures like us, the need to eat and to find shelter and safety from the elements and possible enemies, and the pleasure to create and design and to leave a mark, like the pottery and the petroglyphs. As much as we, today, are a product of our contemporary circumstances, each and everyone of us can instinctively relate to those ancient humans and, through your eyes, experience what it would have felt like to live in their time in those places. In truth, they are our brothers and sisters.
I never get tired of your vids. I'm only 79 and when I was much younger , I spent many summers in Yosemite National Forest, hiking from Hetch Hetchy up into the high country. Some of your hikes, remind me of hiking across huge expanses of glacial polished Granite.
Thank you so much for taking us along with you. Most beautiful sites. I'm 73 yrs. old and would never have been able to experience this without you. So again I say THANK YOU.
I rode the northeast and northwest high deserts of California and Nevada when I worked on cattle ranches that had open range grazing for parts of the year. At 68, and being laid up now, my mind goes back to so many wonderful surprises out away from everyone and everything else. I miss it terribly sometimes, and your videos take me back to some of those magical moments! Thx!!
I’m 71 and just discovering how much I have missed. But I’m trying to compensate through your videos. I never tire of them! My heart races and sometimes I hold me breath when you are climbing, but when I see those rock formations and ruins, it is so fascinating! Never stop please!! Thank you thank you thank you for your videos!🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻💕💕🦋
I lived in the area for 25 years and hiked a lot of it. The Navaho sandstone is really tricky to climb without the correct soles. Most of petroglyphs are anasazi and can date back to approximately 1500 years. The next peoples to inhabit the area were Paiutes who were later driven out by primarily by the Navaho. The water pockets are locally referred to as tanks and some hold water year round. Many of the big game tracks you are seeing are from mule deer but there is a healthy population of desert bighorn sheep. You can also see climbing steps carved into the sandstone by the Anasazi referred to as Moki steps. Enjoying seeing you explore my favorite part of the southwest, one piece of advice is to carry a sat phone with you when in a remote area because of limited cell service. Its also illegal to keep any native artifacts, like pottery shards, arrowheads, etc.
FYI: the word “Anasazi” comes from a Navajo word meaning "enemy ancestors" or “ancient enemy”. Due to this association, “Anasazi” is now often considered an inappropriate or disrespectful name for a member of these prehistoric peoples. The Pueblo peoples of New Mexico understandably do not wish to refer to their ancestors in such a disrespectful manner, so the appropriate term to use is “Ancestral Pueblo” or “Ancestral Puebloan.”
@@XXjg_ the information about Anazazi came from National Park Service interpretative centers ,I certainly intended no disrespect to any ancient peoples. Hopefully you have contacted the National Park Service to inform them their information is offensive to you.
Thanks for the extra history!👍 I often look into things after seeing something that intrigues me. Rest assured he never takes anything or leaves anything behind. He also puts PSA’s up about never taking anything away.👏🙂
None of these ruins have anything to do with the Anasazi, according to Navajo Traditional Teachings. The Navajo, or Diné, were here before, during, and after the Anasazi. The Anasazi were around for a short time, less than 300 years, and were an evil, murderous group who enslaved the other local peoples who were there before them. There are no descendants of the Anasazi. They were all eliminated because of their evil ways.
FYI one of the correct terms used by the Hopi, Zuni, and Puebloan peoples to refer to their ancestors is "Hisatsinom". The unfortunate ubiquitous use of the (much later arriving) Navajo aka Dine' insult "anasazi" for the Hopi, Zuni and Puebloan ancesters was unfortunately incorporated into MOST archaeological papers and books during the early days of archaeological digs in the American Southwest, and is still used occasionally nowadays because that term is one that is most familiar to European-ancestry Americans.
You have a natural narrative ability to put us right there with you.Thats why people like me, a Uk guy, living in the Philippines, loves to join you, whilst we cannot!
I'm 72 and only came across your content last week. Hence I cant get enough of the videos as they're different and NO background music. Its the solitude of the content that I enjoy and of course the thoughts of past civilizations that worked hard to sustain themselves in harsh environments. Crack on!
The people of the lands past are watching you. They sent the butterfly to ease your mind let you know all is good with you. You are blessed my brother!
30+ years ago I was doing the same. Loved it, didn't have GPS, drones or light weight cameras. I had 35mm film and a Canon 8mm, but way too heavy to carry far. So, depending, I'd never venture far from my small 4x4 pickup. My portable basecamp as it was. It's most important ability was to carry plenty of drinking water so I could stay out for up to a week. I enjoy your videos for the adventure and basic format. When you're out in areas such as that, it gets quiet and any sounds are amplified in your mind. I'm 64 now and due to my body reminding me often, I couldn't climb and move as quickly. Please don't stop. I really enjoy your content and format.
I felt the hardship at that spot, too. I was reading some of the comments, I love how all of us old folk are living vicariously through you're adventures! Have you ever gotten lost?
I am 67 and spent all of my younger years hiking and often stood at a place and wondered how many people have stood at that same spot, seeing what I was seeing. You are by far my favorite youtube channel. No fake click bait, just fantastic content. Keep it up! Thanks!!
Hey mate, I thought I would add my voice to what I’m sure is a chorus of support for your hikes. As an Australian, I have always found the South Western American landscape incredibly beautiful and somewhat mysterious. It is my wished to hike the Hay Duke trail at some stage to experience some of it. I find your hikes incredibly engaging. I love watching the scenery and I enjoy your soft and calm manner in presenting it. I know it can’t be easy lugging around all the camera equipment and setting up some of the shots but thanks for taking us along for the ride. Cheers mate.
I so much enjoy your videos, and especially the philosophy of ‘take nothing but pictures, leave nothing but footprints.’ Also the little side bits you show: what’s for dinner, how to safely use found water, the fingerprints of long vanished people (our own brothers and sisters that we will never know). Keep it up; it’s such magnificent country.
Are you kidding? I have just discovered you and love your videos! I am 72 and absolutely love Mesa Verde and the Southwest! You have discovered some fascinating sites,and your love & reverence for the ancient ones and their living ancestors. It shows class and appreciation for those who went before us and carved out a fascinating culture and lifestyle in those rocky cliff faces.
I’m Never going to get sick of watching your explorations. It’s very moving thinking about the people that built these structures & it shows how much respect you have & give to these sites.
Oh boy! Don’t ever stop exploring and posting. I’ve hiked around that desert exploring ruins a few times, but now I’m 85 and the body won’t listen to what the head wants it to do. So you’re doing it for me. Thankyou.
Those rocks look melted. Exploring those kind of lonely places 25-30 yrs ago I would often get an uneasy gut feeling like something bad happened and a heaviness was over some places. You're doing a great job sharing your experiences. I was always alone with no tech stuff bu do have some good pics and memories. Keep it rolling
People like you Especially, means I don't have to get tired and thirsty to see what I like and don't have to travel halfway around the world. I live in Tasmania 😊
Hi Geoffrey, another Taswegian here from Launceston. Andrew is such a joy to watch and listen to. Sometimes, the scenery looks out of this world. It looks like lava flows here with all the swirls.
I've been going to that area for almost 40 and have ALWAYS had that feeling of being watched and not alone. I've always felt a reverance there. I've always felt peace, love and encouragement, in a sense. It's such a beautiful, wild and mostly peaceful place. Even in what can be considered violent storms, if you are prepared you have no fear, just respect. And peace and beauty. (I know my writing might not be punctually correct. I apologize. It's what I feel.) ❤
The geology and formations are other-worldly. Perhaps your push-pull feelings and sense of being watched & followed were spirits left behind, guarding their domain. You couldn’t be further from boring us! You keep exploring breathtaking amazing new locales, and are an excellent guide. Thanks for taking us along!
Just turned 30 & coming to terms with a disability that greatly impacts my mobility. I've had to let go of so many travel dreams. Thank you for doing what I wish I could do and sharing it with us in such an intimate way. I don't think I'll get sick of your exploration!
I'm 40, and dealing with the same thing. It's not fun. I used to love to explore. I hate that I can't take my kids on hikes like my dad and grandfather did with me.
Me too man. I’m 58 and I’ve been bedridden the last couple days. I usually am about twice a week. This is a great way to get out and explore without actually getting out of bed.
I am 73 and I’m looking forward to spending the winter in the desert on several different archaeological sites. I have a third generation Toyota that is set up for cross country. We don’t need any roads lol looking forward to the adventures.
I think your spirit guides were with you and trying to warn you about something, so I’m glad you headed back. Another thought was that spirits from the people that occupy this area were warning you to stay away for whatever reason. There’s no place in this terrain that looks like it would be a burial site, so who knows☮️💙👏 I find your videos, so exciting and fascinating
Absolutely so cool! I have severe anxiety and insomnia and watching your videos before bed has been so relaxing and calming. I could never get sick of watching you explore!😊
Will we get tired of watching you asked. No. For me, what you bring, is peaceful, it's like being on a hike with a best friend you trust. You treat nature and history with respect and your shots are amazing. I am Dutch and the lands you wander are a miracle. 🙏🏻 ❤
81 yr. old woman living in western Nebraska and I'm LOVING traveling with you. Today I want to know about the music in the background - it's wonderful!
I'm not sure about the middle and end, but if you liked the beginning, then a great composer to try out would be ennio morricone. He did the soundtrack to the good, the bad and the ugly and a few others.
I definitely do not get tired of watching your videos. I am an old lady on the other side of the great pond, it’s been a while that I lived and worked in the Midwest. Through your videos I can enjoy a landscape which I had to miss out on for various reasons. I also can relate to your wish of being alone and love your sometimes philosophical approach. Please be careful when climbing or wandering around and thank you for your wonderful videos.
No we don't get tired if watching you. We are 60 and 66 yrs old. We can do some hiking but not to your level. But love the sw areas, cliff dwellings, petroglyph, so we can see them now! And love your calm voice. It's relaxing!
I will never ever ever ever ever get tired of watching you so please keep going my friend.. I am 79 years old and I live in the UK and we have nothing like what you experience.. Please keep your videos coming..
Thank you for being so respectful in regards to the artifacts. They must remain in place, as I’m sure you know. I’m so glad I found your channel! From reading the chat, we all are loving it! Look forward to checking out all yr videos! Stay safe, be blessed.
I was heartened to read so many comments from "former' adventurers who have reached an age (complete with infirmities) such as my self who can only enjoy adventures vicariously. Your explorations are really interesting and the things you find are amazing. Keep it up - we aren't tired of it!
Thanks for sharing, wife & I went out West four times and loved every minute. Would go back in an instant if we could, but too old now and grateful for someone like you to let us travel with you. DON'T STOP. Lots of people watching feel the same way I'm sure.
The hidden canyon with all the cottonwoods and streams was BEAUTIFUL! I enjoyed the art of the ancients and thank you for sharing. I would like to see you camp out and explore more of that hidden canyon and keep going deeper. I have never travelled or even been to the Southwest and you have opened a new world for me!
Absolutely love your format and style! Don’t change a thing! The narrating and camera coupled with your adventuresome hiking has made your channel one of my favorites!!!! Keep up the amazing work!🎉
I’m born and raised in New Jersey right on the Jersey shore. Never been farther west than Chicago, but I’ve always loved to go see the desert. You could go there for 12 hours a day six days a week and post every single one of them and I would never get bored watching it. Thank you for taking us along on your hikes, they are fascinating.
I don't get tired of watching and have only recently found your channel. I am 67 and not able to hike, but I really enjoy hiking with you even if it is through a camera only. You are respectful of the land, you explain things or the history of a site, you treat your audience to a slow enough pace where we can enjoy and see all the sites. Thanks for talking us along :)
As far as stopping, please don't! My days of exploration are over but my heart still has that adventurous bent. I adventure vicariously through you and I get to see places and things that I'll never see in person. I suspect you help a lot of old adventurous old folks by videoing your treks and it's much appreciated!
Fascinating! You are quite the accomplished rock climber. Beautiful country there. Please keep doing these videos. I'm 71 and can no longer get out and explore. Thank you for sharing.
Dude, I NEVER get sick of your videos!!!!!! I’m a hiker and I’ve been alone since severing ties with my ex and seriously I soooo look forward to watching your videos and ‘hiking with you’! These adventures are my cup of tea with an amazing comfortable gentleman as my company--what more could I ask for from my kitchen with a cup of tea?! Or pedaling my stationary bike ?! Or sitting at the beach?! You are wonderful company and the discoveries and mostly real-time shooting really make it seem like I’m right there with you having a great hike🎉❤😊🙏💫🎡🌈👍🔑
Love your choice of music on this trek! It seems to emphasize the remoteness and solitude these canyons seem to reflect, and also whispers indeed, of a sadness that led people to try and live in such a harsh environment and the hardships and struggle it took just to survive. Once again a beautiful and thought provoking video.
I am 76 and live in the Southern Appalachian Mountains and now limited with my ability to walk for long distances or on unstable terrain, so I thoroughly enjoyed these desert walks exploring the examples of ancient abodes and cultural remains and petroglyphs. Archeology has been a second passion of mine and fits into the work that I did in historic preservation and restoration projects in the public sector, on top of that I had the opportunity to do large scale sites for environmental inventory and analysis for minimizing development impacts and community and client program management. As for this site, I too think that it was destroyed before it had existed very long. The circular remaining structure is an enigma not only as to why it didn’t sustain the physical and fire damage that was evident on the area around it, but also as too it’s use, would it be possible that since might not have been a typical grain storage structure, that it’s use would have been for storage of water that was transported in in containers and lowered into place with cordage, possibly not requiring a top, or have a couple of flat slabs as a lid for rodents and inserts? Speculation is simply that. As for the bones being in it, assuming that they are not the remains from ancient hunters, which could be possible I suppose in this dry warm climate, it could be possible that a large raptor brought part of an animal carcass to feed on there? It certainly appears that you were the first human to visit this site in a long time. Thanks again, The old professor
This is what I used to do growing up. I love it and I love this scenery. Grew up in this kind of terrain. I'm 76 years young but can't go traipsing around much any more so I love watching your adventures. Keep up the love of what you love to do! Thanks!
Andrew I’ve been binge watching your videos as I lie in a hospital bed recovering from knee replacement surgery. Not tired yet! 😅 As a retired 74 year old science teacher I’m finding it fascinating. The swirling rocks are probably a mud Lahr. Majored in geology so find the Southwest intriguing. Once I do get new knees will continue my nomadic life style. Love your philosophy of leaving things as you find them , just documenting on film. Trust your instincts on feelings as I do believe we channel our ancestors. Happy and safe travels as I look forward to seeing many more videos!
I can honestly say I never tire of your explorations. I find these "pueblo" remnants absolutely fascinating and had no idea they were so prevalent here ...
I really do enjoy hiking and climbing with you... I'm not able at this time...I 'wish' I had done more as a youth...not knocking what my parents showed us...but now I thank God for technology that allows us to see this beautiful world..through good stewards such as yourself...
Andrew, watching you go on these honest expeditions is so immersive and strangely calming. I wish I could have you put a 360 camera on and do it so we can look around with you. The geology of some of that sandstone is wild and you paint really good pictures of what life would have been like. What an amazing playground you have available to you, and I am also amazed that you have the gusto to do this alone. Thank you for sharing your adventure with all of us.
That structure on an angle with animal bones in the bottom and scattered charcoal looks to me like a tandoor for cooking. Has all the evidence of one too.
My first thought, but there doesn't seem to be any fire-hole underneath; just a closed tube, and no sign of soot on it inside or out. Weird. Also, with so much of the typical flat stone around, why did they mostly slap it together with mud, with just a few stone insets? Never saw anything like it!
My first thought was it being a kiln for firing Pottery. The charcoal helped with this idea,, but the lack of blackened interior walls stumped me. The bones were probably a small animal that got trapped in there and couldn't get out. Buzzards would've taken advantage of it.
I doubt that structure is ancient. Old, perhaps, but the oldest original use of the oasis has probably been scrubbed by time and various inhabitants over the millennia.
@@petermorse7116One more Peter thinking that as well, was gonna say LOOK up above it. I'm sure water dripped from the rock face into it . Seen something similar in Afganistan mountains built by locals even today.
Andrew, I am in the Pacific NW. I am half Native, this excites me so much. I love the learning and visual lessons. I farm a small 20 acres. I still wood burn cooking over open fire and do so much my Ancestors did. You share what we can not see for ourselves. Thank you.
Not even close to getting bored, in fact, I share every bit of your curiosity and enthusiasm. I would be more curious about the neat holes which dot the hills, however, but I realize that time is precious and you have goals to reach.
Never get tired watching your videos. Excellent job describing the landscape. That's what I like about your videos. Hopefully some day Bev and I will go through your footsteps.
Thanks for speaking right to us, like we are at your shoulder. I did get the whirlies watching you back down that slope. Thanks again for the teaser to get out and walk about.
I’m a year older from Iowa originally now Florida for 25 years, I gave up on TV and Love UA-cam, I can watch you walk for hours and I can only walk with my walker short areas! I love watch you young adults enjoying yourself and teaching me new and different parts of our would! In Iowa on property we bought found a deep over 18’ deep well with small rocks keeping the walls !
I really could feel your feelings you described as you walked into these places . The uneasy feeling I have felt also before and also felt it leave. Stunning work and a blessing that you share.
Hello from Pennsylvania! It seems to me that whole area, given the smooth roundness of the stones and the "maze" and stone features, that area was at one time under water and those funny swirls of the clay are actually vents from volcanic gas that would of seeped up from a oceans floor. What amazes me is the layers of clay then sandstone, much reminds me of how a tide deposits silt and such, it must have taken a long time to make and even more since this area has seen such a water tide. At 1:39 of the video the rock next to you with the wavy patterns, isn't that pattern in the harden clay/stone like the waves of the sand and mud on a beach when it slowly recedes? I find it curious indeed! Thanks for sharing your adventures! Please be careful out there!
Mid 80s woman here, loving your videos, your respect and love for the landscape. I think it takes a sensitive nature to pick up those vibes that still emanate from those who were here long ago.
What an astoundingly exhilirating adventure! I NEVER get tired of watching these 'trips'. Wish I was right there with you! Thank you for taking the time and making the effort to share these!
Geologist here. Rocks at the Maze are incised by the San Juan River. The Triassic and Jurassic sandstone and shale are sliding toward the river on an underlying sequence of soft gypsum and salt of the Permian Paradox Formation. It's known as "gravity sliding" as opposed to actual faulting, which is tectonic. As the rock layers slide, they deform into folds. Also, since the rocks are layered, if they are eroded, they look a lot more folded than they actually are.
I'm almost 70, but, when I was in my early 20's, I lived in SE Utah for a little over a year. I never got tired of exploring the area with my pickup and sometimes a dirt bike. I went to some very remote areas, with no phone, no GPS, and no common sense. I love that area so much, and I love this channel!
Desert people were sometimes nomadic. It could have been a temp camping area. The small structure struck me as an oven or kiln. Like others here, I also really enjoy your hikes in land that reminds me of my childhood, so please keep making them. I spent many hours alone in similar environs (not so wild, of course!) so these vids are like vicarious homecomings. Peace.
I am 70. I love your videos because I can’t do what you are doing so I get to see it through your adventures plus I love history and you bring that as well. I also love the music you picked for this video. Please keep doing what you’re doing. 😍😍
I've scrambled through that beautiful country every season for at least 20 years and never tire of the beauty revealed before me. I think what you and your audience feel is something innate in our species... an endless roaming and the feeling of discovery. It's why we send Rovers to Mars. Your travels are special, however, because you have invited us along with your drone, cameras and mic. But what really stands our is your reverence and respect. Thank you.
I was extremely excited that you had posted a new video! I want to be doing what you're doing, But the reality is that physically I can't. I love your videos more than I like any other explorers videos because you take your time and show us in depth all the things that you're exploring, and you seem to look at the things that I would like to look at if I were there. I wish that I were able to go exploring the way you are. So to answer your question, do I ever get tired of your videos? I haven't. PLEASE don't stop making them! Also, trust your instincts. If you feel like you're being watched, something is watching you. Bobcat, mountain lion, Bear, You get the idea
I too am in my 70s and have spent lots of time just exploring the desert SW. I have also occasionally felt as you did around some ruins. Hard to explain, foreboding, sorrow, sense of pain. I just wanted to leave. Then the butterfly. Perfect. I feel you brother. Mostly armchair explorer now - keep making these videos!
Love your channel! Your a smart kid, tempering your enthusiasm with technology (drone) to make sure you don’t get stuck down a rabbit hole. I like that as it shows your forward thinking skills not to mention your rock climbing skills I lost many years ago. 🤣. Now at age 64 I want to thank you for taking us along on your adventures and your passion for history turning over rocks to see what you can find. The butterfly you saw is called a Morning Cloak. Thank you from Marylands Eastern Shore!
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You’ve been on UA-cam for four months and from seeing your subscriber count and comments, I’d say people are yearning for the content that you create. Not flashy or clickbait, it’s perfectly made to feel like viewers are with you. Nice and mellow, soothing music, and respectful discussion of the land and native peoples. Well done.
Very Bob Ross-esque
Can be clickbait though
Not to mention that voice. You could have a long career with NPR. 😁
very! im enjoying it a bunch! it's Cathartic @@Group_Anonymous
Agreed!
The butterfly you saw is called ”The Mantle of Sorrow” in my language. It is a messenger from the other side to bring you strength and affirmation to trust your intuition. Isn’t that just suitable for that time and place ❤ Please continue these videos, I believe I will never be able to see these places without you, thank you.
So cool thanks for sharing.
What an absolutely metal name for a butterfly
@@Bogwedgle No wonder, it is Finnish name ☺️
someone says "finnish"...but also German has the same meaning in the name it uses. "Trauermantel"..but what a beautiful feeling to see how we are all connecting and it comes to preserving this planet.
That is very important info...Thx... our desert drifter is unaware of what he has found. The valley contains the record of abuse suffered by a little girl called Emu... "The mantle of Sorrow" a very appropriate name for the butterfly.
Im a 71 year old geologist. The folded sandstone structures that someone said looked like lava are caused by the same thing that gives lava those folds. Its flow before hardening into a solid rock. Sand is deposited under water in horizontal layers. If the underlying rock is deformed creating slope, the soft sandstone can slide down and form very tight folds. It’s like laying a series of sheets and blankets smoothly on a large table. Then lifting one side until they slide to the other end. Then the whole jumble gets buried by thousands of feet of more sediments creating immense pressure. Then give it a few million years, like 50 to 100, and all becomes rock. Don’t forget the earth is over 4,600 million years old. The rock art you find very new in comparison. 10,000 years is a blink. Hope this helps.
I don't think it need millions of years the cementation process can be relatively fast.
Thank you for the excellent explanation. I am always in awe that humans are just a blip in the earth's history.
Reification and abstract concept are not empirical science. Its only ever conjecture, then approved by "consensus". Its interesting, but its not science. Its closer to being a sermon.
Be honest. Anytime you predict, assume, imagine... its just a story. We are only men, we really have no idea, especially without access to a time machine to validate wild theory. This "im a trained expert, you can trust my intangible concepts" thing, is how religions are formed.
earth is 4.5 billion yrs old surely?
Fascinating
Andrew, you keep on "traipsing around the desert" and I'll keep on watching ❤ I'll never get tired of it. Your voice, your narrative draws me in. I feel like I'm right with you!
Couldn't agree more, well said.
You said what I was thinking. I would have never known how massive these places are. A very healthy watch.
Thank you! There's something captivating about his voice - honest emotion that comes from the heart when he's expressing himself. He doesn't profess to know all the answers and I appreciate that.
@@Catherine1151 And often he's extremely poetic. I really like in this one how effectively expressed both the 'foreboding' feelings he felt, and the wonder of it all.
I'm honored and humbled
Greetings youngman, I hope all is well with you. Im an old man who lives on the smallest rez in South Dakota along the big sioux river. Im retired and right now going through some medical issues that have me pinned down for the winter. I always liked the desert SW of America and up into Utah area where I spent time in the Army at the Green River range for Pershing missiles. I want to tell you how much I respect your videos. The time that you take to explain things is spot on as well as showing that the only way others can enjoy is if you leave things as they are and dont take items from these areas. Yes the respect that you show is most commendable and the reason you are the best at what you do, Keep up your good work we all will keep watching. Take care and enjoy yourself out there. Ohan Mitakuyaoyasin( we are all related)
Thank you for sharing a bit of your connection with the land. I'm sorry to hear of your medical issues at the moment. I hope as the weather warms, you will find your body strengthening and able to get back out and enjoy the beauty outside
@@Desert.Drifterdoubtful...I'm only 52 and copd. I have trouble walking into my town centre ,on totally flat land and only 40 houses away (in terraced) so there's no way I could get out in desert, the same as these elderly writing these messages. At 70 in reasonable health u ain't going to be able to trek deserts. 😂😂😂
Yes, I am touched how he respects The Ancestors and as someone with mobility issues, I am grateful that he shares his journey with us.
Fascinating geology. This looks like what may have been a sea floor?
You wouldn't happen to be from the Pine Ridge reservation? I dated a girl from there back in the 80's...
Reading through the comments, I am struck by how many of your audience are in their 70s and 80s. I am myself 80! it seems your explorations bring up a yearning for our own past experiences! I love your videos and really appreciate your approach - don't remove artifacts, don't walk over the biologic crusts, respect nature. You are a good influence! Keep on hiking and sharing with us1
I am 70. Love the Southwest, Nature and history.
@@kprairiesun I, 69.
I’m 74 in August and I really enjoy these as well, all the while wishing I was younger and fitter, yet, at the same time not regretting my life.
Thank you Andrew for sharing your adventures with us.
Born in the desert 74 years ago, lived in the desert all my life, will never get tired of your desert videos. They are life to me.
How do you manage to navigate in such confused terrain?
Please keep it up. I’m 82, and spent many days rock scrambling years ago with my kids in Joshua Tree NP. This is good for my soul.
Hey... are you near Palm Springs? I thought the exact same place, JTNP when I saw this. I mean the rock formation is quite different... but impressive in its own way...
I was stationed in Twentynine Palms. Joshua Tree NP is very beautiful during the spring
@eugeneharrelson3933 ah.. so you were quite close to that park. Yeah.. it's landscape is quite exotic. It served as a backdrop for many western movies...
JTree is quite the place for scrambling and climbing. Thanks for watching!
Small world… I grew up in Banning a town close to Joshua Tree. When I was a kid in the 50’s my Dad homesteaded 5 acres between 29 Palms and Joshua Tree. He built a cabin the required size and took ownership. We spent many a weekend out there. It’s where I met my first rattlesnake up close and spent some lovely time with desert tortoises. Now that area is probably developed and full of people.
Thanks for taking me with you. I am a 79 year old lady and get so scared when you go to dangerous places but when I pick my Ipad up, I am on the path behind you. Carry on Andrew.
Me too, Andrew. I'm 80 and have never done any exploration, but LOVE to watch you! Keep making videos, please!
I’m with you! 78 here, and loving vicariously walking with Andrew. I share your concern for him, when he’s trying to scale some almost sheer cliff or walk where there is loose rock. But it is such a good experience to be part of!
Age 79, in South Africa, I seem to have joined a group of older armchair explorers enjoying the marvels of nature in a desert region. Absolutely engaging at every level. Thanks for these superb videos.
Yes, please continue your videos. How else can you get to sit on your own couch and travel to some really cool places.
I’m definitely too young for this group then… haha! But this is just too interesting to pass.
Looks like it’s been lifted from the ground up made it a mountain that is just so cool. You really out there all by yourself.
PERHAPS I’M THE OLDEST TO POST AT AGE 83. WHEN I WAS YOUNGER I DID A LOT OF HIKING IN UTAH, CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA…..EVEN THOUGH I’M FROM BRITISH COLUMBIA. OVER 50 YEARS AGO I TRAVELLED A LOT IN THE AUSTRALIAN OUTBACK. 2 YEARS AGO I GOT THE THIRD COVID SHOT AND THAT DID ME IN. MY ADVICE IS ‘MAKE FULL USE OF TIME…YOU CAN NEVER GET BACK A WASTED DAY. MAKE EVERY MINUTE COUNT. DON’T WASTE YOUR TIME DOING FOOLISH STUFF.THINK EVERYTHING THROUGH BEFORE YOU ENGAGE ON A NEW PROJECT. GREAT VIDEO’S. (I WISH I WAS YOUR AGE!!!!!!)
I did a little mountain climbing in my early twenties. I got married had three little ones. Yes you’re right, my kids are all adults, and I’m old. My time is over for exploring, sure sounds like fun though! It’s ok, I got three adults, none has been in trouble, all good parents. Your right though, do it when your young.
Chill with the capslock Einstein🤣🤣🤣
Why are you yelling?
@@MrMakingwavesmediathink it through my friend.. do you really think an 83yr old needs or wants a grammar/usage lesson from you? prolly not now apologize
When you post in capitals you’re shouting at people!!
One of the BEST parts of your videos is YOUR perceptions/YOUR feelings! They are one of the draws that connects us to you andwhat you're exploring! I know that there are a good number of people that "do what you do" but yours is the main one I am pulled back to. So, no! I don't think any of us will soon tire of what you're giving us. Thank you from ALL of us!!!:)
I wholeheartedly agree with you, I keep coming back to this channel. It’s so respectful and restful, that is when he’s not doing anything crazy, then I get worried for him even though I know he made it home safely.
Dude, don't underestimate the value of what you are doing/sharing! I share your interest and can not physically do what you are doing. So, getting to see and explore these places is super valuable to me. Others surely feel the same. So keep on man, no question about it!! Thanks so much!!!
Well said Pennynash! It's not just the beauty of the places Andrew explores but the connections he uncovers with the cultures that lived in those landscapes.
I appreciate that!
I so agree with this message, and thank you, @pennynash1087, for expressing my feelings so eloquently!
Love these videos! Takes me to places that I wouldn’t have the opportunity to visit.
Please don’t quit this series. 72, disabled granny loves your videos!! Thank you.
Minute 17,20 .that picture is gegendary. Gives desire to travel there to make that pic with my camera for a poster in my wall
I suspect I have a pretty good idea what ya found out there. It initially struck me that the mortar used on the structure seemed quite a bit overkill, that is unless it needed to be exceptionally well sealed. The placement was also odd at first, built atop that slanted rock, an unlikely location- UNLESS the location was not decided by the ground, but rather the air. I then went back and checked the video, and sure enough you can see two natural white lines above the structure, those are higher concentrations of lime minerals where water run-off was more common. The structure was likely built just under where the run-off was at the time, and designed to be water-tight, with a solid rock-bottom opposed to earthen dirt, to hold a small reservoir of fresh water.
The fact that you found cottonwood trees, which you taught in a previous video are good sign posts for potential water supply (which you also proved here finding that pool), is another supporter that this was an area of water run-off they could take advantage of.
I like your idea about the water, it definitely could be a cistern for holding rain water
Some hippies built it probably less than 20 years ago.
@@moonbot7613 I weirdly had similar thoughts, although I always think of the 70's when I think of hippies, so 50 years ago.
@@elementneon haha, yeah 50 years makes more sense lol.
My thoughts exactly, and something got stuck in there and died.
It's funny you say that about how you think we may get bored of your content after a while. It crossed my mind recently about how much content can someone actually create and for how long, about a desert? After thinking on it and watching more of your videos, I don't think we would ever get bored or tire from watching your content. There is more to it than just the scenery, it the way you deliver it, film it, the mystery of it. It will always be great.
Thanks for the thought out response. This, and other replies encourages me to continue sharing my travels
Agreed. I would do his journeys I could and would only stop when my body would no longer allow it (as is my case).
Thank you. I really enjoy the scenery and commentary. I also love how you respectfully show a piece of pottery then replace it where it was.
Please, don't stop posting. You are doing what so many of us only dream of doing. Thank you for sharing your adventures!
You are a beautiful soul. I love how confident, careful and respectful you are. As I watch this you have over 900,000 views, so I’d say people aren’t bored. I’m 70, living in Missouri, but when I was a girl, our family hiked and backpacked all over the southwest and Colorado. We got to go to Canyonlands and hike the same year it was made a National Park, it wasn’t developed at all. Absolutely wonderful experiences. We hiked to Rainbow Bridge BEFORE Lake Powell formed. Etc. I can still hike but my days of happily carrying backpacking gear went away when my hip was replaced. No, we aren’t bored, we are thrilled to journey with you and see the glorious rock formations, and beautiful rock Art, the intriguing ruins. Don’t stop, you are loved and appreciated far more than you know. Thank you for taking us along.
ANDREW, We won't get tired of watching you because some of us are no longer able. You give a good narrative, and your finds are very interesting. Keep it up and we will stay with you.
Absolutely would never get tired of seeing these videos. I am almost 61 and my time to go out like you do is behind me now. Plus your voice and way of speaking is really calming. I love it. Keep up the great work and never worry about people losing interest.
You’re 61 not dead quit talking like a loser.
My friend ,don't give in to old age, I'm 71 and still enjoy the outdoors.grab you a walking stick and get going ,with a friend of course.be well.❤
Really? 61 is not old. Im 63 and I feel the same as always in my abilities to do what I want. Workout and stay flexible.
I admire all of you. I’m 52 and disabled. I’m barely able to do yard work, but being in the yard is my main de-stressing outlet.
@@charitywattenburger4550 Im sorry to hear that. May I ask how are you disabled?
I'm almost 70 & from Australia 🦘🦘. Loved this place & the unique rock formations & other landscape features. Take care of yourself out there. Drones & other technology allow us to see these places without leaving home. Thank you so much.🙏🥰
56-year-old from Germany here, I don't think I will ever be able to explore this beautiful landscape for myself and so am very grateful to partake in your adventures from afar.
Also, I love how in tune with your surroundings you are and how your individual experience of a place is like a bridge to a time hundreds, sometimes more than a thousand years ago, where people had the same needs and pleasures like us, the need to eat and to find shelter and safety from the elements and possible enemies, and the pleasure to create and design and to leave a mark, like the pottery and the petroglyphs.
As much as we, today, are a product of our contemporary circumstances, each and everyone of us can instinctively relate to those ancient humans and, through your eyes, experience what it would have felt like to live in their time in those places.
In truth, they are our brothers and sisters.
You are comfortable to be with. I like going on these adventures with you. You are good company 😊
I never get tired of your vids. I'm only 79 and when I was much younger , I spent many summers in Yosemite National Forest, hiking from Hetch Hetchy up into the high country. Some of your hikes, remind me of hiking across huge expanses of glacial polished Granite.
Thank you so much for taking us along with you. Most beautiful sites. I'm 73 yrs. old and would never have been able to experience this without you. So again I say THANK YOU.
Thanks for watching!
I rode the northeast and northwest high deserts of California and Nevada when I worked on cattle ranches that had open range grazing for parts of the year. At 68, and being laid up now, my mind goes back to so many wonderful surprises out away from everyone and everything else. I miss it terribly sometimes, and your videos take me back to some of those magical moments! Thx!!
I’m 71 and just discovering how much I have missed. But I’m trying to compensate through your videos. I never tire of them! My heart races and sometimes I hold me breath when you are climbing, but when I see those rock formations and ruins, it is so fascinating! Never stop please!!
Thank you thank you thank you for your videos!🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻💕💕🦋
I lived in the area for 25 years and hiked a lot of it. The Navaho sandstone is really tricky to climb without the correct soles. Most of petroglyphs are anasazi and can date back to approximately 1500 years. The next peoples to inhabit the area were Paiutes who were later driven out by primarily by the Navaho. The water pockets are locally referred to as tanks and some hold water year round. Many of the big game tracks you are seeing are from mule deer but there is a healthy population of desert bighorn sheep. You can also see climbing steps carved into the sandstone by the Anasazi referred to as Moki steps. Enjoying seeing you explore my favorite part of the southwest, one piece of advice is to carry a sat phone with you when in a remote area because of limited cell service. Its also illegal to keep any native artifacts, like pottery shards, arrowheads, etc.
FYI: the word “Anasazi” comes from a Navajo word meaning "enemy ancestors" or “ancient enemy”. Due to this association, “Anasazi” is now often considered an inappropriate or disrespectful name for a member of these prehistoric peoples. The Pueblo peoples of New Mexico understandably do not wish to refer to their ancestors in such a disrespectful manner, so the appropriate term to use is “Ancestral Pueblo” or “Ancestral Puebloan.”
@@XXjg_ the information about Anazazi came from National Park Service interpretative centers ,I certainly intended no disrespect to any ancient peoples. Hopefully you have contacted the National Park Service to inform them their information is offensive to you.
Thanks for the extra history!👍 I often look into things after seeing something that intrigues me. Rest assured he never takes anything or leaves anything behind. He also puts PSA’s up about never taking anything away.👏🙂
None of these ruins have anything to do with the Anasazi, according to Navajo Traditional Teachings.
The Navajo, or Diné, were here before, during, and after the Anasazi. The Anasazi were around for a short time, less than 300 years, and were an evil, murderous group who enslaved the other local peoples who were there before them. There are no descendants of the Anasazi. They were all eliminated because of their evil ways.
FYI one of the correct terms used by the Hopi, Zuni, and Puebloan peoples to refer to their ancestors is "Hisatsinom". The unfortunate ubiquitous use of the (much later arriving) Navajo aka Dine' insult "anasazi" for the Hopi, Zuni and Puebloan ancesters was unfortunately incorporated into MOST archaeological papers and books during the early days of archaeological digs in the American Southwest, and is still used occasionally nowadays because that term is one that is most familiar to European-ancestry Americans.
You have a natural narrative ability to put us right there with you.Thats why people like me, a Uk guy, living in the Philippines, loves to join you, whilst we cannot!
Thank you sir, I appreciate that. Watching from the Philippines, who would've thought!
@@Desert.DrifterI'm a creator watching from Thailand 🇹🇭. Thank for sharing your adventures
I'm 72 and only came across your content last week. Hence I cant get enough of the videos as they're different and NO background music. Its the solitude of the content that I enjoy and of course the thoughts of past civilizations that worked hard to sustain themselves in harsh environments. Crack on!
No background music!!!! Just wind, sometimes.
The people of the lands past are watching you. They sent the butterfly to ease your mind let you know all is good with you. You are blessed my brother!
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Yes! That's the message I got too! He and Evelyn are always welcome, protected, even!
♥️🪶♥️
30+ years ago I was doing the same. Loved it, didn't have GPS, drones or light weight cameras. I had 35mm film and a Canon 8mm, but way too heavy to carry far. So, depending, I'd never venture far from my small 4x4 pickup. My portable basecamp as it was. It's most important ability was to carry plenty of drinking water so I could stay out for up to a week.
I enjoy your videos for the adventure and basic format. When you're out in areas such as that, it gets quiet and any sounds are amplified in your mind. I'm 64 now and due to my body reminding me often, I couldn't climb and move as quickly. Please don't stop. I really enjoy your content and format.
Thank you for sharing your memories of your travels
I'm re-watching most of your vids. I can't get enough, Andrew. Ty so much. Stay safe, and God bless.
I felt the hardship at that spot, too. I was reading some of the comments, I love how all of us old folk are living vicariously through you're adventures! Have you ever gotten lost?
Thank you for being respectful to the ruins and not taking or moving the potsherds.
lol…
Lol yourself. Too many people vandalize these ancient sites, I don't find that funny.
Silly girl. What again would he mess up? The broken pottery.
That’s so funny… good laugh. Thank you snowflake
😂 oh don't you feel like a big boy.
I am 67 and spent all of my younger years hiking and often stood at a place and wondered how many people have stood at that same spot, seeing what I was seeing. You are by far my favorite youtube channel. No fake click bait, just fantastic content. Keep it up! Thanks!!
The swirls in the rocks are typical in lava flows but how sandstone got that way is mind blowing
Hey mate, I thought I would add my voice to what I’m sure is a chorus of support for your hikes. As an Australian, I have always found the South Western American landscape incredibly beautiful and somewhat mysterious. It is my wished to hike the Hay Duke trail at some stage to experience some of it.
I find your hikes incredibly engaging. I love watching the scenery and I enjoy your soft and calm manner in presenting it. I know it can’t be easy lugging around all the camera equipment and setting up some of the shots but thanks for taking us along for the ride. Cheers mate.
I so much enjoy your videos, and especially the philosophy of ‘take nothing but pictures, leave nothing but footprints.’ Also the little side bits you show: what’s for dinner, how to safely use found water, the fingerprints of long vanished people (our own brothers and sisters that we will never know).
Keep it up; it’s such magnificent country.
I’ve always been fascinated by this part of America, so no, I don’t get tired of watching your exploration.
Are you kidding? I have just discovered you and love your videos! I am 72 and absolutely love Mesa Verde and the Southwest! You have discovered some fascinating sites,and your love & reverence for the ancient ones and their living ancestors. It shows class and appreciation for those who went before us and carved out a fascinating culture and lifestyle in those rocky cliff faces.
I’m Never going to get sick of watching your explorations. It’s very moving thinking about the people that built these structures & it shows how much respect you have & give to these sites.
Oh boy! Don’t ever stop exploring and posting. I’ve hiked around that desert exploring ruins a few times, but now I’m 85 and the body won’t listen to what the head wants it to do. So you’re doing it for me. Thankyou.
Those rocks look melted. Exploring those kind of lonely places 25-30 yrs ago I would often get an uneasy gut feeling like something bad happened and a heaviness was over some places. You're doing a great job sharing your experiences. I was always alone with no tech stuff bu do have some good pics and memories. Keep it rolling
I agree 💯.
Yes, looks like a lot of "melting" happened out there agree.
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Looks like magma. Or a nuclear test site. Sure seems like SOMETHING got awfully hot there...
People like you Especially, means I don't have to get tired and thirsty to see what I like and don't have to travel halfway around the world.
I live in Tasmania 😊
Hi Geoffrey, another Taswegian here from Launceston.
Andrew is such a joy to watch and listen to. Sometimes, the scenery looks out of this world. It looks like lava flows here with all the swirls.
I've been to Tasmania, it's also a beautiful place.
I've been going to that area for almost 40 and have ALWAYS had that feeling of being watched and not alone. I've always felt a reverance there. I've always felt peace, love and encouragement, in a sense. It's such a beautiful, wild and mostly peaceful place. Even in what can be considered violent storms, if you are prepared you have no fear, just respect. And peace and beauty. (I know my writing might not be punctually correct. I apologize. It's what I feel.) ❤
The geology and formations are other-worldly. Perhaps your push-pull feelings and sense of being watched & followed were spirits left behind, guarding their domain. You couldn’t be further from boring us! You keep exploring breathtaking amazing new locales, and are an excellent guide. Thanks for taking us along!
Thank you!
Just turned 30 & coming to terms with a disability that greatly impacts my mobility. I've had to let go of so many travel dreams. Thank you for doing what I wish I could do and sharing it with us in such an intimate way. I don't think I'll get sick of your exploration!
I'm 40, and dealing with the same thing. It's not fun. I used to love to explore. I hate that I can't take my kids on hikes like my dad and grandfather did with me.
Me too man. I’m 58 and I’ve been bedridden the last couple days. I usually am about twice a week. This is a great way to get out and explore without actually getting out of bed.
I am 73 and I’m looking forward to spending the winter in the desert on several different archaeological sites. I have a third generation Toyota that is set up for cross country. We don’t need any roads lol looking forward to the adventures.
I think your spirit guides were with you and trying to warn you about something, so I’m glad you headed back. Another thought was that spirits from the people that occupy this area were warning you to stay away for whatever reason. There’s no place in this terrain that looks like it would be a burial site, so who knows☮️💙👏 I find your videos, so exciting and fascinating
Absolutely so cool! I have severe anxiety and insomnia and watching your videos before bed has been so relaxing and calming. I could never get sick of watching you explore!😊
Sorry to hear about your anxiety. I found peace with Jesus and my anxiety has melted away. If you ask you will receive...try it and trust in the Lord
Will we get tired of watching you asked.
No. For me, what you bring, is peaceful, it's like being on a hike with a best friend you trust. You treat nature and history with respect and your shots are amazing. I am Dutch and the lands you wander are a miracle. 🙏🏻 ❤
81 yr. old woman living in western Nebraska and I'm LOVING traveling with you. Today I want to know about the music in the background - it's wonderful!
I'm not sure about the middle and end, but if you liked the beginning, then a great composer to try out would be ennio morricone. He did the soundtrack to the good, the bad and the ugly and a few others.
I definitely do not get tired of watching your videos. I am an old lady on the other side of the great pond, it’s been a while that I lived and worked in the Midwest. Through your videos I can enjoy a landscape which I had to miss out on for various reasons. I also can relate to your wish of being alone and love your sometimes philosophical approach. Please be careful when climbing or wandering around and thank you for your wonderful videos.
I am 71, and I can’t do that hiking anymore, so, no, I’m not tired of watching you.
No we don't get tired if watching you. We are 60 and 66 yrs old. We can do some hiking but not to your level. But love the sw areas, cliff dwellings, petroglyph, so we can see them now! And love your calm voice. It's relaxing!
I will never ever ever ever ever get tired of watching you so please keep going my friend..
I am 79 years old and I live in the UK and we have nothing like what you experience..
Please keep your videos coming..
I noticed that many you-tubers only show drone footage but you actually go there. thank you for doing this.
Thank you for being so respectful in regards to the artifacts. They must remain in place, as I’m sure you know. I’m so glad I found your channel! From reading the chat, we all are loving it! Look forward to checking out all yr videos! Stay safe, be blessed.
I was heartened to read so many comments from "former' adventurers who have reached an age (complete with infirmities) such as my self who can only enjoy adventures vicariously. Your explorations are really interesting and the things you find are amazing. Keep it up - we aren't tired of it!
I really enjoy watching your magnificent treks, to the point of repeating a few of the videos. Thanks y Gracias!
Thanks for sharing, wife & I went out West four times and loved every minute. Would go back in an instant if we could, but too old now and grateful for someone like you to let us travel with you. DON'T STOP. Lots of people watching feel the same way I'm sure.
The hidden canyon with all the cottonwoods and streams was BEAUTIFUL! I enjoyed the art of the ancients and thank you for sharing. I would like to see you camp out and explore more of that hidden canyon and keep going deeper. I have never travelled or even been to the Southwest and you have opened a new world for me!
Dude, we NEVER get tired of hiking & exploring with you! Carry on good sir, carry on!
Absolutely love your format and style! Don’t change a thing! The narrating and camera coupled with your adventuresome hiking has made your channel one of my favorites!!!! Keep up the amazing work!🎉
Thank you!
I’m born and raised in New Jersey right on the Jersey shore. Never been farther west than Chicago, but I’ve always loved to go see the desert. You could go there for 12 hours a day six days a week and post every single one of them and I would never get bored watching it.
Thank you for taking us along on your hikes, they are fascinating.
I don't get tired of watching and have only recently found your channel. I am 67 and not able to hike, but I really enjoy hiking with you even if it is through a camera only. You are respectful of the land, you explain things or the history of a site, you treat your audience to a slow enough pace where we can enjoy and see all the sites. Thanks for talking us along :)
As far as stopping, please don't! My days of exploration are over but my heart still has that adventurous bent. I adventure vicariously through you and I get to see places and things that I'll never see in person. I suspect you help a lot of old adventurous old folks by videoing your treks and it's much appreciated!
Fascinating! You are quite the accomplished rock climber. Beautiful country there. Please keep doing these videos. I'm 71 and can no longer get out and explore. Thank you for sharing.
Dude, I NEVER get sick of your videos!!!!!! I’m a hiker and I’ve been alone since severing ties with my ex and seriously I soooo look forward to watching your videos and ‘hiking with you’! These adventures are my cup of tea with an amazing comfortable gentleman as my company--what more could I ask for from my kitchen with a cup of tea?! Or pedaling my stationary bike ?! Or sitting at the beach?! You are wonderful company and the discoveries and mostly real-time shooting really make it seem like I’m right there with you having a great hike🎉❤😊🙏💫🎡🌈👍🔑
Keep on posting your adventures, Andrew! We love watching you and will NOT stop watching you!
Keep on walking and climbing, for us out here who no longer can. I, for one, rely on people like you to keep ME going! ❤ Thank you!
Love your choice of music on this trek! It seems to emphasize the remoteness and solitude these canyons seem to reflect, and also whispers indeed, of a sadness that led people to try and live in such a harsh environment and the hardships and struggle it took just to survive. Once again a beautiful and thought provoking video.
I am 76 and live in the Southern Appalachian Mountains and now limited with my ability to walk for long distances or on unstable terrain, so I thoroughly enjoyed these desert walks exploring the examples of ancient abodes and cultural remains and petroglyphs. Archeology has been a second passion of mine and fits into the work that I did in historic preservation and restoration projects in the public sector, on top of that I had the opportunity to do large scale sites for environmental inventory and analysis for minimizing development impacts and community and client program management.
As for this site, I too think that it was destroyed before it had existed very long. The circular remaining structure is an enigma not only as to why it didn’t sustain the physical and fire damage that was evident on the area around it, but also as too it’s use, would it be possible that since might not have been a typical grain storage structure, that it’s use would have been for storage of water that was transported in in containers and lowered into place with cordage, possibly not requiring a top, or have a couple of flat slabs as a lid for rodents and inserts? Speculation is simply that. As for the bones being in it, assuming that they are not the remains from ancient hunters, which could be possible I suppose in this dry warm climate, it could be possible that a large raptor brought part of an animal carcass to feed on there? It certainly appears that you were the first human to visit this site in a long time.
Thanks again,
The old professor
This is what I used to do growing up. I love it and I love this scenery. Grew up in this kind of terrain. I'm 76 years young but can't go traipsing around much any more so I love watching your adventures. Keep up the love of what you love to do! Thanks!
Your content has not gotten old. I think it awakens in every viewer that instinctive urge to connect with nature and solitude.
Andrew I’ve been binge watching your videos as I lie in a hospital bed recovering from knee replacement surgery. Not tired yet! 😅 As a retired 74 year old science teacher I’m finding it fascinating. The swirling rocks are probably a mud Lahr. Majored in geology so find the Southwest intriguing. Once I do get new knees will continue my nomadic life style. Love your philosophy of leaving things as you find them , just documenting on film. Trust your instincts on feelings as I do believe we channel our ancestors. Happy and safe travels as I look forward to seeing many more videos!
Get well soon! Thanks for watching!
I can honestly say I never tire of your explorations. I find these "pueblo" remnants absolutely fascinating and had no idea they were so prevalent here ...
I really do enjoy hiking and climbing with you... I'm not able at this time...I 'wish' I had done more as a youth...not knocking what my parents showed us...but now I thank God for technology that allows us to see this beautiful world..through good stewards such as yourself...
Andrew, watching you go on these honest expeditions is so immersive and strangely calming. I wish I could have you put a 360 camera on and do it so we can look around with you. The geology of some of that sandstone is wild and you paint really good pictures of what life would have been like. What an amazing playground you have available to you, and I am also amazed that you have the gusto to do this alone. Thank you for sharing your adventure with all of us.
That structure on an angle with animal bones in the bottom and scattered charcoal looks to me like a tandoor for cooking. Has all the evidence of one too.
My first thought, but there doesn't seem to be any fire-hole underneath; just a closed tube, and no sign of soot on it inside or out. Weird. Also, with so much of the typical flat stone around, why did they mostly slap it together with mud, with just a few stone insets? Never saw anything like it!
My first thought was it being a kiln for firing Pottery. The charcoal helped with this idea,, but the lack of blackened interior walls stumped me. The bones were probably a small animal that got trapped in there and couldn't get out. Buzzards would've taken advantage of it.
Edge of Cliff, sealed, for collection water and keeping it cool
I doubt that structure is ancient. Old, perhaps, but the oldest original use of the oasis has probably been scrubbed by time and various inhabitants over the millennia.
@@petermorse7116One more Peter thinking that as well, was gonna say LOOK up above it. I'm sure water dripped from the rock face into it .
Seen something similar in Afganistan mountains built by locals even today.
I am no geologist just a mountain hiker but now at 92 I love to go along with you on your ventures .keep on giving me adventures to watch.
Andrew, I am in the Pacific NW. I am half Native, this excites me so much. I love the learning and visual lessons. I farm a small 20 acres. I still wood burn cooking over open fire and do so much my Ancestors did. You share what we can not see for ourselves. Thank you.
you are totally indigenous e taku hoa, there are no proportions, love n peace x
Love this Gloria, thank you for tuning in from the PNW
Not even close to getting bored, in fact, I share every bit of your curiosity and
enthusiasm. I would be more curious about the neat holes which dot the hills,
however, but I realize that time is precious and you have goals to reach.
Never get tired watching your videos. Excellent job describing the landscape. That's what I like about your videos.
Hopefully some day Bev and I will go through your footsteps.
Thanks for speaking right to us, like we are at your shoulder. I did get the whirlies watching you back down that slope.
Thanks again for the teaser to get out and walk about.
Yes, we enjoy watching these videos and going on these adventures with you. Explore ALL you want, and we'll be right there with you for each one.
I’m a year older from Iowa originally now Florida for 25 years, I gave up on TV and Love UA-cam, I can watch you walk for hours and I can only walk with my walker short areas! I love watch you young adults enjoying yourself and teaching me new and different parts of our would! In Iowa on property we bought found a deep over 18’ deep well with small rocks keeping the walls !
I really could feel your feelings you described as you walked into these places . The uneasy feeling I have felt also before and also felt it leave. Stunning work and a blessing that you share.
My pleasure, thank you for watching and commenting
Hello from Pennsylvania! It seems to me that whole area, given the smooth roundness of the stones and the "maze" and stone features, that area was at one time under water and those funny swirls of the clay are actually vents from volcanic gas that would of seeped up from a oceans floor. What amazes me is the layers of clay then sandstone, much reminds me of how a tide deposits silt and such, it must have taken a long time to make and even more since this area has seen such a water tide. At 1:39 of the video the rock next to you with the wavy patterns, isn't that pattern in the harden clay/stone like the waves of the sand and mud on a beach when it slowly recedes? I find it curious indeed! Thanks for sharing your adventures! Please be careful out there!
Mid 80s woman here, loving your videos, your respect and love for the landscape. I think it takes a sensitive nature to pick up those vibes that still emanate from those who were here long ago.
What an astoundingly exhilirating adventure! I NEVER get tired of watching these 'trips'. Wish I was right there with you! Thank you for taking the time and making the effort to share these!
Geologist here. Rocks at the Maze are incised by the San Juan River. The Triassic and Jurassic sandstone and shale are sliding toward the river on an underlying sequence of soft gypsum and salt of the Permian Paradox Formation. It's known as "gravity sliding" as opposed to actual faulting, which is tectonic. As the rock layers slide, they deform into folds. Also, since the rocks are layered, if they are eroded, they look a lot more folded than they actually are.
I'm almost 70, but, when I was in my early 20's, I lived in SE Utah for a little over a year. I never got tired of exploring the area with my pickup and sometimes a dirt bike. I went to some very remote areas, with no phone, no GPS, and no common sense. I love that area so much, and I love this channel!
you are showing things most people would never see. please keep going to new places. thanks
Desert people were sometimes nomadic. It could have been a temp camping area. The small structure struck me as an oven or kiln. Like others here, I also really enjoy your hikes in land that reminds me of my childhood, so please keep making them. I spent many hours alone in similar environs (not so wild, of course!) so these vids are like vicarious homecomings. Peace.
Or a cistern?
check ou thtat hole above the structure, looks like water comes out, maybe its a water collector
I am 70. I love your videos because I can’t do what you are doing so I get to see it through your adventures plus I love history and you bring that as well. I also love the music you picked for this video. Please keep doing what you’re doing. 😍😍
I've scrambled through that beautiful country every season for at least 20 years and never tire of the beauty revealed before me. I think what you and your audience feel is something innate in our species... an endless roaming and the feeling of discovery. It's why we send Rovers to Mars. Your travels are special, however, because you have invited us along with your drone, cameras and mic. But what really stands our is your reverence and respect. Thank you.
I was extremely excited that you had posted a new video!
I want to be doing what you're doing,
But the reality is that physically I can't.
I love your videos more than I like any other explorers videos because you take your time and show us in depth all the things that you're exploring, and you seem to look at the things that I would like to look at if I were there.
I wish that I were able to go exploring the way you are.
So to answer your question,
do I ever get tired of your videos?
I haven't.
PLEASE don't stop making them!
Also,
trust your instincts.
If you feel like you're being watched,
something is watching you.
Bobcat,
mountain lion,
Bear,
You get the idea
I too am in my 70s and have spent lots of time just exploring the desert SW. I have also occasionally felt as you did around some ruins. Hard to explain, foreboding, sorrow, sense of pain. I just wanted to leave. Then the butterfly. Perfect. I feel you brother. Mostly armchair explorer now - keep making these videos!
Love your channel! Your a smart kid, tempering your enthusiasm with technology (drone) to make sure you don’t get stuck down a rabbit hole. I like that as it shows your forward thinking skills not to mention your rock climbing skills I lost many years ago. 🤣. Now at age 64 I want to thank you for taking us along on your adventures and your passion for history turning over rocks to see what you can find. The butterfly you saw is called a Morning Cloak. Thank you from Marylands Eastern Shore!
Appreciate the comment and support. I just learned about the Morning Cloak, another thing to the repertoire