I Found an Ancient Structure Hidden in a Cave Using My Drone - Then I Hiked to It!
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- Опубліковано 17 тра 2024
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I hope you enjoyed this adventure! It means so much to me that you spent the time watching it. If you enjoyed this, please consider subscribing. I strive to bring relatively unknown, odd, unique, and special places to you each week from the American Southwest!
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👍How to be a respectful visitor to these places👍
Native American groups still live in this area and beyond today. These places are still special and hold significance.
1️⃣Don't climb on walls or structures. Don't lean on or climb over them. Many places don't even need to be visited up close. View these places from a distance or with binoculars.
2️⃣Do not touch the rock art. Don't touch or create new rock art to preserve ancient stories.
3️⃣ Leave All Artifacts. Leave artifacts and structures undisturbed to maintain their historical significance. It is illegal and wrong to take artifacts. If you want something to take home, support local tribes by buying their handicrafts and jewelry.
4️⃣ Manage Waste Responsibly. Use waste bags; don't leave human or pet waste behind. Don't 'go' near cultural sites.
5️⃣ Camp With Care. Don't camp near historical sites. No fires near these areas, and ensure all waste is packed out. Don't make fires in caves or alcoves. Camp in designated spots only. When you leave, make sure to make the site cleaner and better than when you found it. Pick up extra trash you may see.
6️⃣ Control Your Pets. Don't let pets roam freely near archaeological areas to prevent destruction. Pets are not allowed in or near sites.
7️⃣ Preserve Fragile Areas. Don't disturb fossils and please protect delicate soil and plant life.
8️⃣ Follow Rules. Don't engage in illegal actions such as building cairns, or using climbing gear to access archaeological sites.
9️⃣ Obey Drone Rules and Laws. Numerous locations in the American Southwest and beyond, such as the Navajo Reservation, Wilderness Study Areas, and various restricted spaces, enforce strict drone usage prohibitions. It is crucial to not only honor the legacy of the people who once inhabited these areas but also show respect for the present-day residents and adhere to their local laws, customs and regulations.
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NOTE: I don't claim that I am the first person to "discover" these places. I just find things on Google Earth and want to go see what they are!
I do not claim to be an expert on anthropology, geology, or archaeology. I say that my channel is about "amateur archaeology". I don't have a degree or formal training in archaeology. I am just a hiker who loves to explore and see new things especially the ancient history in the American Southwest. This is what my channel is about. I hope you stick around and explore with me!
I do not give out locations to the places in my videos. I take seriously the responsibility to protect and respect these ancient places. If you do find/visit one of these locations, please visit respectfully. I try my best to hide noticeable landmarks, mountains, and canyons in my videos.
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Absolutely incredible to think how long ago someone was actually living in that cave. What an epic find
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I felt pretty lucky to see it up close! Thanks for watching! 🙂
You are trekking for so many of us who are aging out of trekking…and this world. Peace, brother! Thank you, and carryon!
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I'm always grateful to see your adventures. Beautiful and respectful as always, thank you.
He is indeed quit pretty isn't he hahahahaha ;-)
That's so kind of you! Thank you! 🙂
Thank you for doing this for those of us who can’t, but are grateful to watch. ❤❤
Very entertaining trek capped off with amazing cliff cave ruins! Great cinematography and narration thank you for this adventure.
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I was trying some new cinematography things, so glad to here they weren't a total bomb! LOL thanks for watching!
-Jeff
Spellbinding scenery. I love the Southwest. Thanks again for taking us with you!!
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Love the blooms of cactus!
Me too!🙀👵🏻😱🖖🏼👽🐲🌵
I love how bright purple their flowers are in the middle of an orange and red landscape!
I truly enjoy watching your videos. You show such a deep respect where you travel too. Tourist could learn a lot from you. You leave these wonderful sites without destroying defacing or leaving trash. You show us true appreciation for exploring. Thank you for taking the time to take us with you on your adventures. Be safe. God Bless you
I would love to see a video of you guys hiking then camping overnight in that beautiful place.
Yes! A camping video and the stars ✨⭐ night like they saw it. Hope it's possible for you someday.
Camping might come sooner than you think! 🙂
Thank you for sharing your experiences with us and educating us. I always enjoy your videos.
It looks more like it was destroyed, rather than just fallen down.❤❤❤
I think you are right, Teresa. I hate to say "it was the pothunters" because we just don't know, but I'm sure it was a combination of pothunters and people way before them
It does look like it’s been ravaged by evil pot hunters, but it also looks like it may have been attacked by enemies for some of the walls look pulled down. But it’s hard to be sure from a video. Read up on Dr Christy Turners theories about social violence among the P3 cultures (Cowboy Wash site is a good example). Some sites are eerie as all get out.
Pot hunting usually leaves other signs besides fallen walls. As the mud chinking weathers out, there is little to hold the walls together. Mainly just how protected the dwelling is from weather.
You just amaze me. So respectful of the ancients. I enjoy your videos.
A few years ago I discovered "In Search of the Old Ones" by David Roberts. I also read a biography of Richard Wetherill. Reading those books sparked a desire to explore and see some of the ruins for myself, but because of my age and circumstances I'll probably never get to do this in person. These videos are the next best thing.
The Bible of us southwest hikers!🤔❤️
Fabulous trek. Amazing the building techniques used in building. Drone flight was great.
Thank you
What a great way to spend a little time! Thank you for sharing your adventures with us.
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Amen!
Always! 🙂
I can’t imagine why anyone would want to live there unless it was much different than it is now. Thanks for the adventure, be safe my friend
Water is always a concern but it's very possible a stream or other water source has dried up.
To me it is a dream house and place
Most likely was alot greener and more game with water sources nearby 500 or more yrs ago. During my hikes in Arizona, I've come across water where I didn't expect it. Sometimes seeping up from the ground at one point and then seeping back into the ground downstream.
700 years all the apartments were taken and the elevators at this particular spot Wasn't working.
Beats living under a bridge.
Well, it sure wasn't a gated community!
Love your adventures. You inspired me to go into my own bush within 10km of my house and there are first nations paintings.
Get over here so much to see in Australia.
Thank you for another great adventure with some awesome canyon views!❤
My goodness the landscape there the typography everything is just absolutely stunning! Thank you so much for taking us along!
Absolutely one of my favorite channels. Your videos should be on TV!
That really means a lot to me!! I feel so lucky to be one of your favorite channels! Thank you for your support! 🙂
Beautiful! I also once found this structure with the drone by accident (while looking for some petroglyphs that are in the next canyon though)
Brilliant, thank you! I live in Scotland and this is so very different from anything we see here!
Beautiful this time of year, when the fresh green stands out in the desert. Very cool hike and thanks for respecting the site.
I hiked this in early May, so it was great to still see lush desert scenery!
Happy for you that you were able to reach the ruin and photograph it and share with us. Thanks for your fine adventures, finds and scenic treks.
Incredible place❤thx for takeing us there❤️👋🇫🇮
Wow, what a cool find. Great content and footage. Thanks for taking us along. Happy I found your channel.
This place is so special Jeff. Thanks again for taking us there.
I like when you show where you are going and where you came from. Helps reference things sitting at home, and I see it better. Good stuff brother!
👍 agree!
Thank you for a Saturday morning trip love it I enjoy all your videos amazing places you go to an thank you for sharing your adventures ❤
Man I wish my knees allowed me the opportunity to do what you do. The sights you see and share with us are amazing friend. Appreciate you. Particularly with how you respect and protect our history.
Always look forward to Saturday mornings to go on a virtual hike with you. Beautiful country complete with sacred sites.
Thank you for letting me be part of your Saturdays! 🙂
Always leaves me wondering what it looked like back then. Thanks for the video.
Thanks again. Enjoy your hike and adventures.
You have an amazing talent for photography!
“Top secret structure”! I love it!! Absolutely epic canyon! Gorgeous!
Out when I explored, before GPS and smart phones, when you had to use a printed map, sometimes I would arrive at the spot only to find a parking lot on the other side.
I love your treks!! Thanks for taking me along 😊
You are so lucky to live within travelling distance of these magical, gorgeous places! Your generosity of spirit and adventure really shines through these delightful fillum presentations.
Thanks so much for being awesome!
I miss living in Arizona and New Mexico. Thanks for bringing me back mentally to my living out there
I love your respect for the land: you rock 💘🪨💘
Wow! I am so grateful for your direct support!! I'm glad you enjoyed this adventure! 🙂
-Jeff
Wow, amazing find. ❤❤❤
Thanks, when I lived in Prescott in 87 spending time up in the mountains and down in the desert on jeep trails and hiking around was my favorite thing to do. My legs are no longer up to it so checking this stuff out with you is the best alternative.
Truly beautiful landscape and that dwelling, wow! I would give my teeth to see it firsthand.
I always enjoy an outing with you. I really appreciate the drone shots with you in them because it shows the scale.
"...I couldn't help myself..." 😅 Another enjoyable and interesting armchair travel for me. Thank you!
Jeff, a BEAUTIFUL video, as always! This area is just so scenic, it was a delight! Love everything about it! Thank you so much!
That's a beautiful area! It's almost like many little gardens scattered throughout the sandstone. That would be my choice of an area to walk through! That cave and the remains of the stacked stone walls was very interesting! And that tiny little cactus, clinging to life and happily blooming with just a few roots that have found a foothold in a crack in the rock. Amazing!❤
I was there in early March! That last part of the hike was tough, and steep!
Excellent, the walk in over low angled rock looked superb, many thanks, love to you all from a surprisingly warm North East England
I love how you are so respectful to not disturb time. Praying for your safety. Seem like a nice young man!😊👍👋 Keep the videos coming!🙋♀️❤
Thank you for sharing your adventures. I look forward to each and every episode.
Thank you. That was a great adventure. Really makes you wish you could go back in time & see the people living there.
Another beautiful trek my friend,thank you for sharing!
Thanks so much, Scott!
Desert Plants are so resilient...a little water and the go! I love the panning over the canyon and hearing birds. Nice.
Very cool trek! I did enjoy!
Thanks for bringing us along!
Stay safe!
Such a beautiful place
This is beautifully recorded and the editing made me feel as if I am hiking with you. It was a pleasure.
I will never be able to go there myself. Thank you taking us along!!
Great channel, great content! The friendly, welcoming vibe is really nice. Very generous of you to bring us along☆
You're an excellent drone pilot. The footage and information that you provide is exciting and oftentimes mesmerizing. Thanks for taking me there. ❤
Beautiful. I envy the people who were able to live there. Must have been a great life❤❤It is so ingenious how they cordoned off areas. ❤❤
Spending a rainy Saturday binge watching Trek Planner & Desert Drifter 😊 Bad week for knees & back so I am resting and thoroughly enjoying vicariously exploring with you
Great adventure today, I really enjoyed it. Thank you for hiking up to this cool place and sharing it with us all! Until next time, be safe out there
Thank you for your adventures and taking us along. As a senior I’m very impressed by all you do. Be safe and continue with your life adventures. 👍👍👍👍
Thank you again for taking us along!!
83 and very dependent on you to continue taking me along on these incredible treks!
You found corn man,you are a legend,amazing site,good luck on your adventures
Thanks for taking an old guy with you even though i cant do it my self any more ==========
Thank you so much
I have shared these treks with family and friends.
I’m so grateful you do!
Beautiful Landscape again ! The Ruins are Special - Fantastic Drone Views as well - Great Video and many Cheers from Australia !!!!
Good explore.
Thx 4 sharing
Much luv
Carry on
I thoroughly enjoyed this trek. Thanks for taking me along-it made my day!
So interesting. Thanks for trekking up there !
Cool place. I could stay up there hiking around all day. There's gotta be caves or something else cool around there somewhere. Great hike. Thx for sharing that.
Perfect Winter protected spot.
Your photography ( and drone footage) just keeps getting better and better. Such a pleasure to watch! Thanks for bringing us along on your adventures! Do you sell stills ?
this is my saturday morning cartoons LOL LOVE this content
I love these adventures. Thank you
Thanks for the trip
Thank you so much, it's always a spectacular adventure with you! ... I would love to see some of the trees along your walk. Being a bonsai enthusiast . I would love to see old trees... The trunk lines, the negative spacing and the natural padding of foliage, natural deadwood. Its Fun hobby for me to create a 500 year old tree that started with nothing more than a nursery plant. Thanks again always a pleasure watching your adventures.
Much love & appreciation to you. Always taken us on an adventure to places some of us will never make. Isn't the drone just the greatest?? We get to see things and you stay safe. Ty👏👏
Keep on trecking!!! I love it. Thank you for another great adventure
Maybe the canyon was filled with water at one time and these folks arrived to the cave on a raft...
Your doing what I always wanted. I was a young archaeologist thrilled with my finds in MI.
I enjoy watching your videos. At times they give me a bit of vertigo. Keep them coming!
Well that turned out really cool, thanks a lot Jeff
Beautiful! Thanks for doing what you do!
I have been there! I had no desire to scale the cliff though. Awesome hike, and some other treasures not too far from this ruin.
Wow, just beautiful....what an honor
Another nice hike thanks
Appreciate your respect for history!
Thanks for another exciting trek.
Great presentation of an interesting place!
Nice job. Thanks again for sharing.
Great video. Your videos are always very interesting.
Another fulfilling adventure. You deliver the goods ❤
thanks for the upload. i love your travels throughout the desert.