As an Apache I heard from my grandma that people thought we were protecting gold and precious metals but that this was untrue and only apparent. It’s said The Creator or Black Water Grandfather had appointed Mountain Spirits(Gaan) to reside and protect the mountains. A lost band of Apache had made a pact with the Mountain Spirits to protect and watch one specific thing. Something deep in the flesh of the mountains something real old that don’t want to be bothered or dug up. The rumor is ancient dark energies made their home in the mountain long before people were created. It needed to be respected and sometimes appeased to quell it’s dangerous nature. It’s unclear exactly what it was but I hear there’s a hole like a small mouth of a cave up, a 5ft area clearing in front of the hole there where animals refuse to go. Spooky but mythology nonetheless
@@josephshaneferguson6561 She called them something in Apache but I think so, I looked up what you’re talking about and it sounds like the same thing but whatever was going on in that discovery channel show I just seen clips from was scripted all to hell😂😂 I don’t think they’re still up there these days leaving black hand prints but who knows
Thanks for the story, it's good to hear how the ancestors knew more about the world around us than we do . Nothing is as it seems and the ancestors knew how to listen and modern man has a constant inner chatter that blots out reality. You will witness this when group's of people are outdoors, they never stop talking.
I climbed Weavers needle at 11:30 pm under a full moon with 3 friends. Was the best experience I will always remember. I was 17 yrs. old ..Now I'm 60! Love The Superstitions
Great video! As the authors know, don’t go during monsoon season. Rain many miles away can flood washes and slots quickly. I work for Search and Rescue.
Grew up in Arizona and used to love to walk around in the desert. I'm a rock hound and just like to look for rocks rather than the experience of just hiking. However that Canyon would have been what we used to call an ankle breaker. Probably a little too much for me nowadays.
There was a park ranger that was in charge of this national park years ago that would never go into the superstition mountains at night time,even during the daytime there are very bizzare things that have happened to people and park rangers over the years. From cryptids to portals and skinwalkers this place is one to be very wary of.
@@michaelshepherd733 laugh all you want,I'd like to see you hike in there at night time by yourself, I bet you wouldn't have the balls to do that and that laugh would be wiped off your face very quickly.
Hiked this today. Was so awesome. Went to the end where the creek goes under the highway in a huge cement culvert. 3 Miles trip. thanks again for sharing
The Native Americans I ran into in that area laughed at the story of Apache still protecting the area... They said it's more about the spirit of those Apaches that actually did defend their land back in the days against the invading European Colonial folks
WOW... great video and giving hints to find the location is a cool idea. Thank you for sharing with others especially with kids who don't like "Hiking." I'm that type of person.... I LOVE seeing the scenery change, but hate walking. What's really ironic is, I read Colin Fletcher's 1000 Mile Summer in the 90's and thought... "Why in the world would anyone walk from Mexico to Oregon along the eastern side of California when they had cars back in the 50's." I'm a Navy brat and we drove back and forth across country so driving to see things was more my style. BUT... I had the opportunity to ask Fletcher why would he walk when cars were available and after hearing him out, in 2000, I re-walked his 1000 Mile Summer "hike". It was LIFE CHANGING!!! Oh I still hate walking, BUT I love being outdoors MORE so I do play in the woods from time to time. Now that I'm almost 70, I play a little less often and watch other people's video and this one is really awesome.... again thank you!!!
Not the only way. If you would have went a very short distance more down the road, there is a small masonry enclosure on the West side of the road. Across the road from here you can easily scale down the rock face into the canyon with very little issue. So much less treacherous of a down climb vs. where you all went down. Did you go through the extremely narrow "cave" (actually a rock fall)? The end of this hike was through the concrete culvert, and up to the road. Oddly enough the walk back up the road to my car was way more strenuous (for me at least) than the hike in the canyon.
Tortilla Flats! I’ve been hiking back there many times when I lived out there in late 90s - I’ve seen some interesting things back there....great rock hounding but be careful of snakes.
Interesting how the rocks appear lighter in colors on the ground. Vs the light brown rocks. Awesome video. Cool to think of water forming those paths over many years.
Great video, I am fortunate to live within several miles of the Flatiron at the west end of the superstition mountains in Gold Canyon and look at them from our kitchen window, love Arizona.
I made it down here last Sunday, thanks for the tip! That hike has a little bit of everything. The slot canyon was filled with water, will have to come back later when it's dried up. Love the videos, keep em coming!
I do have newer videos, but unfortunately I have been so busy the last 18 months that I haven't posted very many videos or gone on many hikes. The list of Hidden Gems to hike and video keeps getting longer and longer.
Awesome video, I found the parking spot but had trouble finding the path down into the canyon. Storms were rolling in so I’ll come back another time. Thanks for sharing!
Sounds like a safe choice. With all the rain this summer, there may be some impassable sections or sections you have to swim. There really isn't a path down to the one spot you enter the canyon, you can route find down most of the way until you are opposite the canyon that joins this canyon and then work your way over the right side of the intersecting canyon and you should be able do drop into the canyon. You might find a few cairns to help you down into the canyon when you get close to the bottom.
I'd be looking in every nook and cranny for hidden bags of gold from the olden days. You never know. That's when you always come across it when you're not really looking you're just out hiking
I'v never seen or heard any snakes, but there's not much animal life. Only seen 1 ground squirrel at the end of the slot canyon in the 3 times I've been down there
You seem like a very nice man. BE VERY CAREFUL in the The Superstition Mountains. That place is extremely dangerous despite it’s Incredible beauty. I liken it to a beautiful female Russian Spy.
Nice. Drove that the other day and actually turned around somewhere where you parked. The drive to the lake is SLOW. People getting road rage behind you cause it's 15 mph pretty much.
Looks like you checked the weather first, as this is dry as a bone, a bright sunny day, so unlike so many disaster videos, a safe day to explore a slot canyon
Not just a great day, this canyon holds water, so if you have a wet monsoon summer or a wet winter, you still have to be cautious or prepared to swim/wade the pools filled with water.
Who knows why...habit. His name is Kyle. My wife, Noelle, has asked me the same question many times. So over the past year I have tried to put the names in.
Upper Fish Creek canyon is similar to this hike but more expansive. Problem is you have to approach from the south or upper level which is bushwacking to the extreme. Hiking in the Superstitions has one unwritten rule, you can only go forward, if you try to backtrack bushwacking you will probably die. These hikes will take several days. Only hike from November to February or you will perish.
Too bad the road to fish Creek washed out and you're not allowed to even hike down to it from the top bathroom stop before the road dropped down into the canyon.
I've been several times to the ghost town beside Superstition Mt. I'm pretty sure that I'm not going to go back because of the spine tingling vibes that I & my husband got.😱
You mentioned twelve years ago. That gray hair and receding line are catching you? I am right behind you brother! Heck I might be ahead of you. Not sure, but I feel your pain. And I intend to leave this world exploring and looking! This hike was a blast, and I wasn't even there!
I have been here before if you look on a digital map you can see about 500 feet down from where you parked is a class 2 gully that makes for a much easier entrance and exit right next to where you park
We are going to try this hike tomorrow for Easter. I watched the video all the way through twice can't find it on my map though but we're going to go out today and see if we could find it. I love all your videos thank you so much for sharing!! It's really awesome that you take the kids out into nature so important!!
I just seen your video, and by the way you passed many sings about the area which I think it contains leaders graveyard and other signs , I wonder if you guys still exploring, also if you guys like to have an honest company spiritual person, because you seemed that kind of people , please contact me , cause I really very excited to explore lots of signs in these mountains , let me know ..thank you
Since you missed your pullout and had to backup, can you provide a grid coordinates for your parking spot? I couldn't find it on Google Maps using the satellite mode. Or maybe mileage from Tortilla Flats.
I have no idea what the Grid coordinates are. I never use them. But the two buttes at 13:45 and the road/culvert around 13:00 make it much easier to find. You can also look at the beginning of Superstition hike #19. Hope you find it. It's a cool hike.
@@HiddenGemsofNature & @RandyGlauser what are you referring to with the 2 buttes at 13:45 ? I get the reference to the time stamp in the video and the curved area of the road just confused with the "2 buttes" part.
@@danielw203 I refer to them as "big monoliths" in the video not buttes, my mistake. You can see the monoliths on your right as you are driving over the culvert. The parking spot is only 1.5 to 2.0 miles from the culvert crossing as you see the monoliths on your right.
You tenderfoots have no business being there. You don't belong there. You're not even dressed for it. What'll you do if someone falls into a cactus? Or gets snakebit? Why go borrowing trouble like that? Why do it in the roughest mountains around?
One of my claims near parker az has a slot canyond like that with massive bolders. Last year we had a storm come through that actually pushed rocks like that down the wash like tumbleweeds and removed over 50 ft of gravel out of the wash making it totally impossible to reach that claim in anything but foot. hopefully these rains we been getting with push the gravels back into that canyon so we can use it as a road again
Thanks for the videos. It adds to the fun going over topo maps to figure out where these places are. I hiked down into this canyon December 2021, but came in from the opposite end from where you came down. Scared up a couple of javelina on the way in. Unfortunately I didn't have enough time to make it all the way to the tunnel. I'm sure it's full of water this spring, so will have to try again next winter if its not too wet.
Glad you enjoy them. Hopefully you'll get a chance next spring to do this hike. I did this hike in November 2020 after a dry monsoon summer. it was the driest I have ever seen it.
YOU MIGHT NOT REALIZE BUT SUPERSTITION MOUNTAIN IS ACTUALLY A SERIES OF MOUNTAIN RANGES. IN THAT GENERAL AREA, MANY PEOPLE HAVE GONE MISSING, NEVER TO BE SEEN AGAIN. I LISTENED TO ONE COMMENTATOR WHO KNEW OF IT HISTORY AND IS AN ACCOMPLISHED EXPLORER, STATED HE WOULD NEVER EXPLORE THAT AREA ALONE. SUPERSTITION MOUNTAIN IS ABOUT THREE MILES FROM THAT CANYON.
Awesome hike, can I ask? How often do you see wildlife on these hikes? I would imagine some of the wilder critters roam around down there at some point. Thank you for sharing!!
Glad you enjoyed the video/hike. I see a lot of animal sign, but only a little wildlife. I've been in this canyon 4 times and have only seen a ground squirrel once, no snakes, nothing else, not even many birds. Some hikes, like Galiuro Mountains #1, We saw lots of wildlife, Turkey, deer, Javelina, etc.
With all due respect looking at your gear or lack there-off including your choice of pants, shirt shoes, backpack etc. I fear for your safety. Can you list the gear to take on these hikes including essentials. Thnx.
The more you hike and the more you understand your surroundings, the more you will understand what you do and don't need. watch the video on day hiking equipment.
Enjoyed your video nice job. I m am east coast transplant and enjoy how folks make you work to discover things out here. Its more rewarding as you know. I subscribed.
Great hike!! Had fun doing it today. Made it down into the canyon and back to 'The Rock' (at 10:20). In the video, your son-in-law climbed down and made it look easy, it but it was at that point, we decided we would come back another day with a rope and give it a try. Thanks for the video.
Appears to be part of what was called "The Little Grand Canyon" Used to be a turnout just Mi. 16 on the right. You can see where the old railings were torched off and a little of blacktop too. You can see it if you look. Quite a drop!
That bonus footage at the video’s end looks like part of someone’s alien outfit 😂. Seemingly this site has a spooky back story, so who knows? If the canyon isn’t marked on a map it might imply the powers that be don’t want people down there 😉, and with folk going missing in boulder fields, I’d be reluctant to place my posterior into a dip in a rock in case I get whisked off to somewhere mysterious 😁🤫
There’s another hike fairly close to this area where you have to pass thru a long conduit. That leads to an old car at the bottom of the canyon that’s all shot up and rusted out.
Very nice . i know a lot of places like this in southern Utah , that i found by chance . Being that solitude is what i cherish , i haven't divulged where these canyons are as doing so would only increase the likelihood of lots of people showing up and spoiling it. this is why i am against videos and books showing people where beautiful and hidden places are in the world . once it's advertised , it's pretty much all down hill from there .
I was glad that I ran on to your channel. I'm 73, but I can see that we have the same curious "spirit." I've always loved to bushwhack, but it makes my wife mad, if I do it when she's with me. Go figure. It should be fun to look at your other vids, since I'm a fella from Cochise county.
As an Apache I heard from my grandma that people thought we were protecting gold and precious metals but that this was untrue and only apparent.
It’s said The Creator or Black Water Grandfather had appointed Mountain Spirits(Gaan) to reside and protect the mountains.
A lost band of Apache had made a pact with the Mountain Spirits to protect and watch one specific thing.
Something deep in the flesh of the mountains
something real old that don’t want to be bothered or dug up.
The rumor is ancient dark energies made their home in the mountain long before people were created.
It needed to be respected and sometimes appeased to quell it’s dangerous nature.
It’s unclear exactly what it was but I hear there’s a hole like a small mouth of a cave up, a 5ft area clearing in front of the hole there where animals refuse to go.
Spooky but mythology nonetheless
would you be talking about the black legion
@@josephshaneferguson6561
She called them something in Apache but I think so, I looked up what you’re talking about and it sounds like the same thing but whatever was going on in that discovery channel show I just seen clips from was scripted all to hell😂😂
I don’t think they’re still up there these days leaving black hand prints but who knows
Thanks for the story, it's good to hear how the ancestors knew more about the world around us than we do . Nothing is as it seems and the ancestors knew how to listen and modern man has a constant inner chatter that blots out reality. You will witness this when group's of people are outdoors, they never stop talking.
I climbed Weavers needle at 11:30 pm under a full moon with 3 friends. Was the best experience I will always remember. I was 17 yrs. old ..Now I'm 60! Love The Superstitions
Night Hikes in the Desert are pretty cool. Sounds like a great trip.
Great video! As the authors know, don’t go during monsoon season. Rain many miles away can flood washes and slots quickly. I work for Search and Rescue.
@Hidden_Destinations. Not to mention, it's too hot during monsoon season and the rattlesnakes are out.
Grew up in Arizona and used to love to walk around in the desert. I'm a rock hound and just like to look for rocks rather than the experience of just hiking. However that Canyon would have been what we used to call an ankle breaker. Probably a little too much for me nowadays.
Tucson late 50s early 60s. 👍
There was a park ranger that was in charge of this national park years ago that would never go into the superstition mountains at night time,even during the daytime there are very bizzare things that have happened to people and park rangers over the years. From cryptids to portals and skinwalkers this place is one to be very wary of.
Yes, keep the dream alive.....
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@@michaelshepherd733 laugh all you want,I'd like to see you hike in there at night time by yourself, I bet you wouldn't have the balls to do that and that laugh would be wiped off your face very quickly.
@Ma Wi ok well let's see you hike in there by yourself at night time then,I bet you wouldn't. Ya all keyboard warrior's.
Lived on Superstitions Mountains in 1969-70 .Apache Junction.
Great memories, love that Mountain.
Any idea where the buried treasures are?
Hiked this today. Was so awesome. Went to the end where the creek goes under the highway in a huge cement culvert. 3 Miles trip. thanks again for sharing
The Native Americans I ran into in that area laughed at the story of Apache still protecting the area... They said it's more about the spirit of those Apaches that actually did defend their land back in the days against the invading European Colonial folks
Hate to get caught down in there in a flash flood.
I live/work in Supai and could tell you some pretty weird and very interesting stories.
Please do tell
If there's anyone out there with a Drone please make a video of this wonderful place and post it so all UA-cam can view it.
Thanks . 👍👏😃
That will be great😂💞
WOW... great video and giving hints to find the location is a cool idea. Thank you for sharing with others especially with kids who don't like "Hiking." I'm that type of person.... I LOVE seeing the scenery change, but hate walking. What's really ironic is, I read Colin Fletcher's 1000 Mile Summer in the 90's and thought... "Why in the world would anyone walk from Mexico to Oregon along the eastern side of California when they had cars back in the 50's."
I'm a Navy brat and we drove back and forth across country so driving to see things was more my style. BUT... I had the opportunity to ask Fletcher why would he walk when cars were available and after hearing him out, in 2000, I re-walked his 1000 Mile Summer "hike". It was LIFE CHANGING!!! Oh I still hate walking, BUT I love being outdoors MORE so I do play in the woods from time to time. Now that I'm almost 70, I play a little less often and watch other people's video and this one is really awesome.... again thank you!!!
Glad you liked the video. That 1000 mile Summer Hike sounds like an incredible hike. I think I'll look into it. Thanks.
Not the only way. If you would have went a very short distance more down the road, there is a small masonry enclosure on the West side of the road. Across the road from here you can easily scale down the rock face into the canyon with very little issue. So much less treacherous of a down climb vs. where you all went down. Did you go through the extremely narrow "cave" (actually a rock fall)? The end of this hike was through the concrete culvert, and up to the road. Oddly enough the walk back up the road to my car was way more strenuous (for me at least) than the hike in the canyon.
Tortilla Flats! I’ve been hiking back there many times when I lived out there in late 90s - I’ve seen some interesting things back there....great rock hounding but be careful of snakes.
Hmmm what do u mean by interesting??
Interesting how the rocks appear lighter in colors on the ground. Vs the light brown rocks. Awesome video. Cool to think of water forming those paths over many years.
Interesting concept how you give clues about this hike. Looks like an awesome adventure. I'm gonna try to find it.
Great video, I am fortunate to live within several miles of the Flatiron at the west end of the superstition mountains in Gold Canyon and look at them from our kitchen window, love Arizona.
Gotta like it! what a beautiful view!
So what was that red thing that found ?
I made it down here last Sunday, thanks for the tip! That hike has a little bit of everything. The slot canyon was filled with water, will have to come back later when it's dried up. Love the videos, keep em coming!
Glad you liked it, this hike was the driest I have ever seen it.
This has emergency rescue written all over it. When your son-in-law was climbing down, I was thinking one slip and your bashing your head in
Do you still do your tours and make youtube videos ? I am kinda knew to your channel only seen a few of your videos most of them from 2 years ago.
I do have newer videos, but unfortunately I have been so busy the last 18 months that I haven't posted very many videos or gone on many hikes. The list of Hidden Gems to hike and video keeps getting longer and longer.
Does your son'inlaw have a name?
I know! My wife, Noelle, and my daughter, Kennedy, are working on me to get that habit corrected. His name is Kyle. He is a great son-in-law.
Do you have an email address? Would love to reach out to you guys more in depth about this adventure
sure, email me anytime. hiddengemsofnature@gmail.com
You should use "name" for "son in law" would make listening easier too.
Thanks for the input, I have made that change in most of my videos since then. His name is Kyle.
Awesome video, I found the parking spot but had trouble finding the path down into the canyon. Storms were rolling in so I’ll come back another time. Thanks for sharing!
Sounds like a safe choice. With all the rain this summer, there may be some impassable sections or sections you have to swim. There really isn't a path down to the one spot you enter the canyon, you can route find down most of the way until you are opposite the canyon that joins this canyon and then work your way over the right side of the intersecting canyon and you should be able do drop into the canyon. You might find a few cairns to help you down into the canyon when you get close to the bottom.
I'd be looking in every nook and cranny for hidden bags of gold from the olden days. You never know. That's when you always come across it when you're not really looking you're just out hiking
You're more likely to run into rattlesnakes than gold
yay, pretty crowded. That's why I like this hike. No one is in this canyon.
I'v never seen or heard any snakes, but there's not much animal life. Only seen 1 ground squirrel at the end of the slot canyon in the 3 times I've been down there
I went into a mine in the superstition mountain long time ago turquoise was laying all over back then it was a old gold mine it was cool
There is a difference between hiking , which is equated with accumulating miles or destinations vs wandering around and exploring.
Gyromitra fungus perhaps?
You seem like a very nice man. BE VERY CAREFUL in the The Superstition Mountains. That place is extremely dangerous despite it’s
Incredible beauty. I liken it to a beautiful female Russian Spy.
Why does everyone say this? Is it myth?
@@roxygonzales6080 I went there myself and had strange experiences with my bro at night. it is not a myth, the desert is awake at night...
Nice. Drove that the other day and actually turned around somewhere where you parked. The drive to the lake is SLOW. People getting road rage behind you cause it's 15 mph pretty much.
Yes, there are a lot of people on the weekend going for Joy rides, but almost no one goes on this hike, so it's a good place to escape the crowds.
Looks like you checked the weather first, as this is dry as a bone, a bright sunny day, so unlike so many disaster videos, a safe day to explore a slot canyon
Not just a great day, this canyon holds water, so if you have a wet monsoon summer or a wet winter, you still have to be cautious or prepared to swim/wade the pools filled with water.
Wouldn’t want to do this during monsoon season. 👍❤️🙏🇺🇸☮️
Thanks for being such a great father and son in law duo!
I could show you so many hidden gems on my little island Flores/Azores... no tourist would ever find on his/her own.😉
how many rattle snakes did you come across?
None. Never even heard a snake in this canyon, but I have hiked it in November, December and January.
Nothing more interesting than going down into a canyon which hasn't been explored for eons...☺...Off trail of course
Why don’t you use your son-in-laws name?
Who knows why...habit. His name is Kyle. My wife, Noelle, has asked me the same question many times. So over the past year I have tried to put the names in.
@@HiddenGemsofNature thanks for the reply and the video. Thank Kyle for his contributions to the video.
Great pictures, take care and greatings from Germany 👍
I built a cell tower between apache junction and queens valley. I believe it was queens valley. Been a long time. Beautiful country
Bet there's gold placers in there
I've always wanted to spend time in that area. Thanks for the exposure to a beautiful place.
I died by beheading there several lifetimes in the past. I need to go back there sometime to claim my head. I'm not looking forward to it.
If you have no head you won't be looking at all.!
Upper Fish Creek canyon is similar to this hike but more expansive. Problem is you have to approach from the south or upper level which is bushwacking to the extreme. Hiking in the Superstitions has one unwritten rule, you can only go forward, if you try to backtrack bushwacking you will probably die. These hikes will take several days. Only hike from November to February or you will perish.
Too bad the road to fish Creek washed out and you're not allowed to even hike down to it from the top bathroom stop before the road dropped down into the canyon.
What do you mean about not going back?
I've been several times to the ghost town beside Superstition Mt. I'm pretty sure that I'm not going to go back because of the spine tingling vibes that I & my husband got.😱
Thought I saw Tortilla Flat there!
Absolutely, you pass Tortilla Flat on several good hikes
Where is the rock that looks like a man? 😂👍🏻⚒🏴
That creature at the end honestly looks like an octopus to me, was it an animal or some kind of root to a tree or something?
some kind of fungi, but not sure what it is...and didn't get close enough to look at in detail
@@HiddenGemsofNature take a gold pan and test for flower gold. That red fungi is indicator of precious metals its absorbing
You mentioned twelve years ago. That gray hair and receding line are catching you? I am right behind you brother! Heck I might be ahead of you. Not sure, but I feel your pain. And I intend to leave this world exploring and looking! This hike was a blast, and I wasn't even there!
I have been here before if you look on a digital map you can see about 500 feet down from where you parked is a class 2 gully that makes for a much easier entrance and exit right next to where you park
Great video! I'm definitely going to try and check this one out soon!
Hope you enjoy it!
We are going to try this hike tomorrow for Easter. I watched the video all the way through twice can't find it on my map though but we're going to go out today and see if we could find it.
I love all your videos thank you so much for sharing!! It's really awesome that you take the kids out into nature so important!!
I really want to explore this magnificent place but I'm really far from there I'm in Cameroon a nice place to explore
I'm Sharon Nelly
I just seen your video, and by the way you passed many sings about the area which I think it contains leaders graveyard and other signs , I wonder if you guys still exploring, also if you guys like to have an honest company spiritual person, because you seemed that kind of people , please contact me , cause I really very excited to explore lots of signs in these mountains , let me know ..thank you
Beautiful slot canyon hike! New subber here..what was that creature? On the last slide?
Since you missed your pullout and had to backup, can you provide a grid coordinates for your parking spot? I couldn't find it on Google Maps using the satellite mode. Or maybe mileage from Tortilla Flats.
I have no idea what the Grid coordinates are. I never use them. But the two buttes at 13:45 and the road/culvert around 13:00 make it much easier to find. You can also look at the beginning of Superstition hike #19. Hope you find it. It's a cool hike.
@@HiddenGemsofNature & @RandyGlauser what are you referring to with the 2 buttes at 13:45 ? I get the reference to the time stamp in the video and the curved area of the road just confused with the "2 buttes" part.
@@danielw203 I refer to them as "big monoliths" in the video not buttes, my mistake. You can see the monoliths on your right as you are driving over the culvert. The parking spot is only 1.5 to 2.0 miles from the culvert crossing as you see the monoliths on your right.
You tenderfoots have no business being there. You don't belong there. You're not even dressed for it. What'll you do if someone falls into a cactus? Or gets snakebit? Why go borrowing trouble like that? Why do it in the roughest mountains around?
Thanks for the clues. I think I know the general area of where this slot canyon is based on the roads I have seen around Apache Junction.
Nice hike. Looks like good rattlesnake country.
Petrified giant tree stump all hills and mountains are giant tree stumps all earth was organic
Would be a great oasis for apocalypse living
🌵✅😎 thank you for the videos
My pleasure, literally. Thanks for watching
I would NOT go down that canyon!!!!! ( without a metal detector)
One of my claims near parker az has a slot canyond like that with massive bolders. Last year we had a storm come through that actually pushed rocks like that down the wash like tumbleweeds and removed over 50 ft of gravel out of the wash making it totally impossible to reach that claim in anything but foot. hopefully these rains we been getting with push the gravels back into that canyon so we can use it as a road again
Sounds like a pretty interesting place. Hope you can make it back to your claim.
Was that an octopus at the end? Is there an ocean under AZ?
Thanks for the videos. It adds to the fun going over topo maps to figure out where these places are. I hiked down into this canyon December 2021, but came in from the opposite end from where you came down. Scared up a couple of javelina on the way in. Unfortunately I didn't have enough time to make it all the way to the tunnel. I'm sure it's full of water this spring, so will have to try again next winter if its not too wet.
Glad you enjoy them. Hopefully you'll get a chance next spring to do this hike. I did this hike in November 2020 after a dry monsoon summer. it was the driest I have ever seen it.
This was very cool and interesting to see. Great video
YOU MIGHT NOT REALIZE BUT SUPERSTITION MOUNTAIN IS ACTUALLY A SERIES OF MOUNTAIN RANGES. IN THAT GENERAL AREA, MANY PEOPLE HAVE GONE MISSING, NEVER TO BE SEEN AGAIN. I LISTENED TO ONE COMMENTATOR WHO KNEW OF IT HISTORY AND IS AN ACCOMPLISHED EXPLORER, STATED HE WOULD NEVER EXPLORE THAT AREA ALONE. SUPERSTITION MOUNTAIN IS ABOUT THREE MILES FROM THAT CANYON.
The canyon is all part of the mountains as u said it’s a series of ranges not just one mountain Lol
Awesome hike, can I ask? How often do you see wildlife on these hikes? I would imagine some of the wilder critters roam around down there at some point. Thank you for sharing!!
Glad you enjoyed the video/hike. I see a lot of animal sign, but only a little wildlife. I've been in this canyon 4 times and have only seen a ground squirrel once, no snakes, nothing else, not even many birds. Some hikes, like Galiuro Mountains #1, We saw lots of wildlife, Turkey, deer, Javelina, etc.
Like flash floods never happen.
Was it very far past Tortilla Flats? We have driven that road many times. I think it is just past, but we will try to find it today. Thanks again!!
glad you enjoyed the video. Hope you find it and enjoy the hike
Son in law have a name ?
Right. My wife, Noelle, says I need to use names more...his name is Kyle
With all due respect looking at your gear or lack there-off including your choice of pants, shirt shoes, backpack etc. I fear for your safety. Can you list the gear to take on these hikes including essentials. Thnx.
The more you hike and the more you understand your surroundings, the more you will understand what you do and don't need. watch the video on day hiking equipment.
I know you have been asked this before. Wear did you get those jeans?
Any sporting goods store or on line. They are upland game bird pants.
Well frig i wish i was your son in law lol
The ultimate guy-thing. :)
Dose your son in law have a name ?
Enjoyed your video nice job. I m am east coast transplant and enjoy how folks make you work to discover things out here. Its more rewarding as you know. I subscribed.
Thanks 👍
Has any 1 found the heart
Yes I have
Great hike!! Had fun doing it today. Made it down into the canyon and back to 'The Rock' (at 10:20). In the video, your son-in-law climbed down and made it look easy, it but it was at that point, we decided we would come back another day with a rope and give it a try. Thanks for the video.
Kyle climbed, but the first time I went down the rock, I slid down on my bottom to the rock next to the hole. Hope you're able to make it next time.
This video has done so well! great work
Great video thanks for sharing.
So is all of this public land? I'm visiting Az
Yes, this is in the National Forest....I use the word forest loosely. Have a great time.
apache trail canyon
Apache slot canyon
Talk less do more
Appears to be part of what was called "The Little Grand Canyon" Used to be a turnout just Mi. 16 on the right. You can see where the old railings were torched off and a little of blacktop too. You can see it if you look. Quite a drop!
Son-in-law have a name?? Besides SIL??🤔
Kyle. My wife, Noelle, and my daughter, Kennedy have coached me in all of the subsequent videos to use names.
Be a good place to metal detect for gold.
Gold Shmold!!!
The Superstitions is my favorite place to hike. So beautiful, and I love the stories, myths and folklore about the Superstitions.
Turkey tail mushroom or fungus i believe. 'chicken of the woods' 🍄 thats a medicinal fungi doc👍
That bonus footage at the video’s end looks like part of someone’s alien outfit 😂.
Seemingly this site has a spooky back story, so who knows?
If the canyon isn’t marked on a map it might imply the powers that be don’t want people down there 😉, and with folk going missing in boulder fields, I’d be reluctant to place my posterior into a dip in a rock in case I get whisked off to somewhere mysterious 😁🤫
There’s another hike fairly close to this area where you have to pass thru a long conduit. That leads to an old car at the bottom of the canyon that’s all shot up and rusted out.
Do you know the name of that hike or the coordinates?
You start here: maps.app.goo.gl/tHr1CtovS69hyjKu6
What was that at the very end. Because th÷te was a 411 in that area from 2020. Just saying. Thanks. That was fun.
Very nice . i know a lot of places like this in southern Utah , that i found by chance . Being that solitude is what i cherish , i haven't divulged where these canyons are as doing so would only increase the likelihood of lots of people showing up and spoiling it. this is why i am against videos and books showing people where beautiful and hidden places are in the world . once it's advertised , it's pretty much all down hill from there .
Are you looking for the Dutchman's lost gold mine as you go???
Put some ankle support boots on that kid. I'm sure he would be a bit much to carry out of that hole!
I was glad that I ran on to your channel. I'm 73, but I can see that we have the same curious "spirit." I've always loved to bushwhack, but it makes my wife mad, if I do it when she's with me. Go figure. It should be fun to look at your other vids, since I'm a fella from Cochise county.
13:21 that rock sounded like if it was made out of metal , the part after he jumps and looks at the rock like wtf....
This is actually just outside of Phoenix. Cool.