The FORGOTTEN Ancient OHIO RIVER Channel | Cache River | Mississippi River | Illinois Swamp Wetland
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- Опубліковано 3 лип 2024
- Located near the southern tip of Illinois is an Ancient Forgotten channel of the Ohio River. Just south of Golconda, Illinois is a clear cut in the hills that marks the beginning of this former channel which created the Cache River Valley Wetland and Swamp system we see today.
Part of the Cache River State Natural Area, this place now include such landmarks as Heron Pond, Wildcat Bluff, the Lower Cache Canoe trail, which also includes part of the Nature Conservancy and the Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refugee.
The history of the Cache River is complex and includes timber harvests, river channelization, and erosion. What is left in its wake is State Champion Bald Cypress Trees, Water Tupelo trees, and a rich wetland and swamp environment that is home to Bald Eagles, Great Blue Herons, Canadian Geese, Winter Geese, Ducks, Frogs, Venomous Snakes, and many other types of wildlife.
The Cache River Valley spans towns such as Karnak, Belknap, Vienna, Ullin, Perks, Dongola, Joppa, Olive Branch and several others in the Pulaski and Alexander Counties.
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro: Ancient Ohio River Channel
0:13 Big Cypress Access
4:25 History
4:40 Heron Pond
7:11 Wildcat Bluff
9:30 Lower Cache River Canoe Trail
12:02 Present-Day Cache River Mouth to the Mississippi River
14:39 Snow in the Cache River Valley and Conclusion
I am a local. My Dad use to tell me stories of the Ancient Ohio River path. This is the only other time that I have heard it discussed. How he knew of this, I have no idea except maybe passed down through generations. Thank you for this video!
Very Cool! Your Dad sounds like a smart guy. I, also had never heard of it and I’ve lived here all my life. I don’t understand why are education didn’t involve a glimpse of the local history and geology of the area. It really is a fascinating place! Thanks for watching
I have images of myself and my family on that record bald cypress. I grew up swimming in the Cache and my grandfather lives on the bank and ran a committee that aimed to preserve the Cache. Seeing other people appreciate the land I grew up on is amazing.
Very Cool! We thank your grandfather for all his work on preserving this unique environment.
Such a fantastic journey... excellent video production. Thx for inspiration of places to venture❤
Great video. I did camp at Karnak once when spending the weekend riding the Tunnel Hill Trail. The display there showing the history of the tree harvesting operation that was based there, contrasted with the current state of things with nature doing its best to reclaim what was lost. I share your gratitude to the people who guided the movement to preserve some of this region.
Thank You! The Tunnel Hill trail is definitely a nice addition to the area. As you’re said it truly is interesting to see how the land recovers when people take notice and pass it down to future generations. Thanks for watching!
I visited the area while traveling to Cape Girardeau with my son for several AAU basketball tournaments and was very intrigued by the landscape. We live upriver in Louisville. This was very informative and I hope to return with time to explore myself soon.
I'm local to this area. There was a historic earthquake in the 1800's that shook windows in Boston here. It altered the path of the ohio river as well. Thanks for the vid. Was just standing on that lower cache dock couple weeks ago. Beautiful place. Wise to go in winter, almost suicide mission in summer with the water mocassins. They are EVERYWHERE. 1st vid I've seen, just subscribed.
Fascinating event and and one not really discussed a lot nowadays outside of people interested in history. I’ve always wondered how much it altered the Shawnee Hills and the foothills of the Ozarks. I was down there about a month ago and saw 2. Thanks for watching 👍
Sorry I just can't remember where I seen it, but somewhere on probably a government site. I had seen a bunch of LIDAR data that covers this whole area. You can actually see the transitions made over a serious amount of time. Which would obviously help with your curiosity. Hundreds of years of transition. If I come apon it again. I'll send ya a link. Good video. Am also from the area. Nice to see more than the trail norms. We got a lot down here. Time for people to see some of it.
Good History😊
A beautiful homage to Gary, a true renaissance man. Love to his family.
Renaissance Man - I like it 👍. Thanks for the well wishes and commenting!
Fantastic video exposing some gems!!
Thank you! It truly is a beautiful place. Thanks for watching!
I was there a couple of times , but I seen more of it from your post. Thank you.
There is another swamp just off US Route 45 just north of Urbana. This swamp lets you see what the ground was like that the city of Champaign, Urbana were built on .
It's a more extensive area than I first thought. That swamp sounds interesting! Thanks for the comment and watching!
I used to go arrowhead hunting in the Cache back in the 80s.
Stunning.
You're just the best. Thank you for this review. Brilliant.
Thanks for your kind words! It really means a lot!
Thank you for this. I did not know any of this from previous visits. I will check it all out on my next trip there!
My pleasure! It's definitely worth a visit. Thanks for watching and commenting
Thank you for the safety information.
Thank you for this video!
My pleasure!
Great video!
Thank you! Thanks for commenting and watching.
Thank you for sharing this! I've thought about hiking in this area, but it's a long drive for me, and hiking in swamps is a little intimidating. It looks beautiful!
My Pleasure! It's truly is a beautiful place. A great place to start out is Heron Pond. It is very accessible year round. Hope you make it down to explore!
It’s amazing of how much information there is out there today. I was born, raised, hunted, fished, camped and ran around this entire area in the 1980’s until I joined the army in 88 and never heard of this until 2024.
So, true! I’ve lived here all my life and was unaware of just how unique our area is. The internet has opened up the history of our area to those that are curious, but even today you must look deep , because of the vast amount of information available on everything. Thanks for watching!
Let’s go let’s go adventure 🌺❤️🇺🇸👵✌️🎉🌎
Congratulations I'm your 1000th subscriber love the video thank you for sharing be safe and may your higher power be with you and your loved ones
YEAAAHH!!!! Thank you for the heads up. I was waiting, then I but got busy. Thank you for pushing the channel over🎉🎉👍 and thanks for the well wishes
Very interesting
Thank you! A lot of cool things in that area.
wow i live in villa ridge and i didnt know we had such beautiful places near by i really need to visit someday for the most part around here it never seems like there much around but fields and swamps that you cant really explore thank you for this wonderful view of the areas near me in my state
My pleasure! I enjoy taking lesser known places and learning history and how it has impacted us. There is history Everywhere sometimes you just have to dig a little to find the story. Thanks for watching 👍
I really enjoyed the mix of nature and history in this video. I think it would be neat if you did a video on the history of mining in the area. I'm a few hours east in Ohio, but we like to come to the area to find remnants of fluorite at the old mines that are still accessible. We always make time to enjoy the natural and historical scenery of the area also.
Two of my favorite subjects interwoven. That would be interesting on the mining history of Southern Illinois. Thanks for watching!
NEVER knew this existed! Thank you!
My pleasure! It’s an interesting place.
I live in Vienna and I was familiar with wild cat bluff but you have showed me a few other places I am unfamiliar with and definitely need to go visit. Thank you so much and a wonderful video.
Thank You! It definitely a beautiful area and well worth getting out there and exploring. Thanks for watching!
I had no idea. Thank you.
My pleasure!
Hello. There is a timber frame cabin at the wolff memorial wetlands. It's where the trial meets railroad tracks. It is built from cypress logs . It has a original repair made with square nails. My guess it's early 1800s. The cypress logs have been exposed to rain at least 100 years and no rot. You can't even fit a razor blade in the timber joints.
Very Interesting!
fascinating thank you
the Mississippian culture buried their greats under Cyprus trees
that could be a grave yard of heros
Thank You! Interesting perspective on the cypress trees. Thanks for watching!
I swear I saw the kt boundary in those rocks. Or maybe I was just hoping I'd see it and thought I saw it and didn't actually see it.
It is some wild rock!
Kentucky owns all of the Kentucky river the full length of our state. The dotted line near the Illinois side is wrong, their boundary does not extend into the river. This goes all the way back to when Kentucky was part of Virginia.
Yup, that's a video in itself! The interaction of surveyors and land grants up and down the Ohio is fascinating. Thanks for watching!
How old are the oldest cypress trees?
The oldest ones in our area are said to be around 1,000 years old. The oldest cypress in the world is said to be over 2,500 years old. Thanks for watching!
Little Grand Canyon
That's a great place! Need to get back there.
Interesting enough there are cypress in Maryland. Go figure.
That is interesting. They can flourish in many different environments.
Excellent video. Just thought I'd share my thoughts on swamps. A swamp only has a negative connotation when it's connected to politics. Actually, It's not just the "swamp". Everything assumes a seedy stinky messy kind of mental image when it's connected to politics!
Thank You! Couldn't agree more with the terminology of swamp. I thought it important to interchange the two in the video, just to show how it doesn't always mean what it actually is - Thanks for watching!
I knew the Cache began in the Anna City Cemetery.
Was not aware the Asian carp were present.
Before viewing this episode I would have stayed on the board walk.
Really thought the burnt trees were neat.
Are they from the Indian traditions ?
Thank you.
Interesting - there’s a lot to explore there. Don’t know about the burn areas. Maybe a controller burn at some point?
Thanks for this great effort about the Cashe River valley. Never realized that the Bald Cypress was a dedacious conifer. I worked as a carpenter in chemical plants and we used a lot of long leaf pine along with stainless steel, they were very chemical resistant. Klnda a shame to use such georgous material for such mundane purposes, but such is the nature of industry. I wonder how many of our forests dissipeared supplying fuel for steam and railroad sleepers? Imagine lining wooden ties coast to coast and north to south. What a waste of Gods beautiful forests. Anyway, thanks for showing these lovely and peculiar forests. I'm the type who will go way out of my way to view a majestic tree. Cheers!
Thank You! They cypress are a strange bunch and well worth going out of the way. We are all a product of our modern industry. The things we take for granted are built upon all the natural resources we see around us. That is a great question on how many forests were needed to fuel our expansion. Thanks for watching!
Not a waste at all we with Gods grace built one of the greatest nations on earth !!
@@jefferyschirm4103 past tense, right?
That’s not the Ohio it’s the ancient teays river valley
Ever wonder if the corp of eng . would shot grade and dig out 4-6 ft deep maybe 50ft or more and open the river slowly back up too be a cool little river once again ??!
Interesting! I have a Harold Fisk poster of this area on my wall showing probable historic courses of the Mississippi and some of the Ohio. It is not out of the question that the river in centuries to come may reclaim this ancient route. Thanks for watching!
I was there when it was wet. I had to wrestle with a 12 ft alligator. Ate it for dinner.
So that's what happened to it.
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