Hey everyone, thank you for watching! A couple quick comments. - My friend Josh helped me with filming this vid. He's a professional photographer/videographer and does great work. You can find his site and contact info here joshthomson.website/work - If you want to learn more about the Native perspective in Grand Canyon, you may want to check out this book amzn.to/4dhNWUy
I'm sure you know this, but These are called 'Tambo' in Peru ( food storage ) the Inca stored quinoa in round Tambos which made for easy cleaning, and hidden along trails for extended hunting trips.
makes you wonder if there are ruins that's are still prestine out there some were somplace that hasn't been touched since the regional people left still holding what they stored in them
I'm in my 60's & I'm completely blown-away by the high-quality of videos being shown on youtube, so-much-better than the standard programs that you'd find on television today, this one here is Top-Notch Material, keep up the great work !!!
@@Desert.Drifter so theres no indians you can ask for the history.. i know they have stories from 100,000 s yrs ago.. should so a story on why the military owns part of the canyon.. might be your last vid if you did.. ausie..
@@harrywalker968 You, my southern friend, just opened the REAL story of the Grand Canyon. Those who have researched it for a long time know EXACTLY what you are alluding to. You are spot on.
Im 39 years old, I hiked the Grand Canyon with my brother and 1 other friend in November 2020. It was the day after Thanksgiving. We started at 5am, and it was 20°F, pitch black. The first couple hours we had headlamps on. Started from Mather camp @ the south rim, ended up finishing up Bright Angel trail. We went down to the camp at the bottom and the temp went up to about 80° F. We were roasting from the temperature change. Had to start stripping layers of and cool down on the Colorado River . We finished walking out around 6pm that night. Totaled about 18 miles in 13 hours. Epic. One of the best days of my life. Actually getting emotional typing. Wouldn't trade that day for anything. EPIC.
I'm 92 years old and paralyzed from the ankles up. Thank you for posting these terrific videos so that I may live vicariously through you! Typed this with my toes btw
I'm sorry to laugh, but I'm imagining a scenario in which you go to the doctor complaining of paralysis, and the doc goes, "Well, wiggle your toes. Hm. Everything seems in order here. That'll be $72,000."
I`m 70 and hill walk in Scotland. I would`nt dare walk where you do, but I admire you for your stamina and determination in your explorations of ancient sites and structures. The scenery and views of the Grand Canyon are awesome. Thank you for sharing your adventures, and may you continue to do so.
I've backpacked in both locations and they are both dangerous in their own ways, encountering potentially life threatening unexpected situations in both places if you are not prepared and react accordingly. The high temperature low humidity environment in the Grand Canyon is very stressful on the body if you are in it for more than a couple of days, especially on the south side of the canyon. Not so much where these guys are on the north side for a short trip when snow is still on the ground. Either way, you would be wise not to attempt hiking in the canyon if you have a cardio issue.
I'm originally from Scotland. I moved to Canada in the 1970's and have been to Arizona a few times. The big thing about Arizona is the lack of moisture. You cannot drink enough water to replace what's being sucked out of your body until you're skin capillaries adjust to the climate. That takes several months.
Love this thank you. Ive lived in Alaska for 51 years now. My father was a big game Biologist and retired as the Executive Director of Fish and Game. So i grew up in the 70's and our summer camp was way up in the dull sheep vountry counting sheep with dad. What a life! What an adventure EVERY year. I love this stuff as did he. Matter of fact when we first moved to Alaska in June of 72 we lived just below Moose Bluff outside of Fairbanks. Dad would always say...there has got yo be something here....well sure enough...about 25 or so years ago there were scrapers and other artifacts discovered just off the trail we would ski in the winter! Something esoe huh!!! I so miss my dad and am so very greatful of all he dhowed and taught us. Love you Dad...you ARE the best!
Look into "the Black Pyramid" buried underground near Mount McKinley, Alaska. The US military has been trying to keep it secret (& failing) for decades.
Deja vu (all over again!). In 1980 (I was then 37 yo) 23 strangers in 4 rubber rafts, took a 12-day Outward Bound rafting trip from Lee's Ferry. We stopped and climbed up to visit the granaries. Three of us (me included) had almost terminal acrophobia but somehow managed to inch along the cliff faces to arrive safely. After decompressing from our innate fears, we could enjoy that scene's beauty. Contemplating the lives of those first settlers was a humbling moment. Your lovely video brings back unforgettable moments. Thanx.
I lived in Arizona for 3 years up in Flagstaff. I worked with Indigenous tribes up near the Navajo Reservation and in the Grand Canyon. They told me that many of these places were abandoned around that time (1100-1200 AD) due to the volcanic unrest just north of Flagstaff around that time. Whole villages were abandoned because of it including at Walnut Canyon. Perhaps this eruption disrupted the climate for a time as far north as the canyon. Additionally some ancestral tribes left Arizona and founded tribes in New Mexico due to spiritual reasons. Not all left and some returned but it let to the splitting apart and creation of many new tribes including the Zuni. Very interesting area! Miss it!
was thinking that but most likely the ash in the river that pushed them out. And the caches up 800 feet he answers his question at the beginning with the temperature changes at elevations
I like what you said. I reject the idea that man used to be an animal and then kept getting smarter. There is no evidence for that anywhere. As a matter of fact, some ancient cultures achieved things we still can't understand. It seems pretty obvious to me that the grand canyon was a huge runoff for the flooding that took place throughout the great plains during the world wide flood. That canyon wasn't carved out slowly. It was catastrophic. With the tribes living in the canyon, I have always wondered if they weren't trying to exclude themselves, to get away from wars and treachery and hide out in the canyon to find peace.
I’m not sure what you’ve changed but the cinematography in your videos has improved dramatically. Those shots of you with the river as a backdrop are just incredible. Keep them coming! Great job
Ditto, Andrew! Those opening shots of you in silhouette were spectacular! Thank you for continuing to care about all of us who merely watch your videos, but do NONE of the work, happy to watch you! And I'm so glad to see you brought your friend along this time; I know I will never meet you, but that doesn't mean I don't care about you! I have three sons and I always want them to be safe, as I do you.
I Absolutely LOVE the GC! My best friend and I hiked the Rim2Rim, South to North back in 1999. We took it easy, more so, to take the time to explore side canyons and such. We started planning the trip two years before, learning all we could concerning needs, foods, water consumption, dangers, wildlife, etc. We would practice hikes going up and down mountain terrain along the Wasatch Front, as we lived in the SLC area. I've always felt a connection to the GC but our hike into the bowels blew our mind. My friend had a degree in Geology and I am a Registered Nurse with experience in both emergency and surgery. I can't stress enough how being prepared and knowledge going into the GC is tantamount. It is not a hike for the unprepared. Yet, every year, people need to be rescued or their body recovered. The GC is unforgiving. But it is also the most amazing place. I am 71yrs old now, and due to health reasons, I am restricted in my movements. I've told both my children to cremate my remains and have them spread in the GC.
My brother and his best friends hiked R2R probably about the same time...late 90's? also hailing from SLC...but he went with a group, not just one friend and he's in his 60's now. They did the same as you, hiking up Grandeur Peak or canyon hikes. From above the Parley's Walmart (he tells me) there's a spot where you can see the entire spread of the Avenues. They went out nearly every morning, no matter the weather, and after a couple of seasons of that they decided to hike the Grand Canyon. They didn't stay overnight, they hiked down and back up in one day. How cool, what a small world.
@@HeidiSue60It is indeed. My friend and I would hike from the bottom of Snowbird to the top of the tram and back down again. We also did the 5K runs every Saturday morning. There was some cause or group we'd always did. After the run, we'd go to the Farmers Market and grab a BBQ'd Salmon sandwich. Our favorite, after a hike in Little , a famous Garlic Burger at the Cotton Bottom. My friend and I hiked everywhere. She still lives in West Jordan, but I'm living now in the Southwestern Appalachian's of North Carolina. My family lives here now. It's not the same, but is lovely. And the Appalachian Trail is only a few miles west of here.
My oldest brother did a grad school internship in the Canyon and village 1972-1973. When he was done he retrieved my 13 year old butt to come there and help him pack up to return to school. I was there for a week and helped him minimally! What a wonderful week it was. One day I decided I was going to hike to the bottom and back; when I told him he said no you won't, so of course that made me more determined. I filled his old fashion canteen with water and made a beeline for the Bright Angel Trail. What an adventure! I made it to the two mile marker and decided to rest a bit. Next thing I remember is a middle aged couple patting my knee and asking me if I was OK. I'd fallen asleep! I had a big decision to make: continue my journey or head back to my brother's apartment. Suffice it to say I returned to my brother's apartment. He knew I couldn't do it, which is why he said no you won't instead of can't (he also knew it would be easy to locate me if I was stupid enough to try it). Andrew is spot on...a Grand Canyon Mile is different!
I hiked down the Kaibab trail and up the Bright Angel trail. I was in my prime, active duty military and the hike up was the most strenuous day long torture I have ever been through lol.
When you showed the night skies it reminded me of the beautiful clear night skies, I saw back in the mid to late 80's in the high desert area of 29 Palms in the high desert of the Mohave desert, only they were so much more spectacular back then. I was in the middle of a huge Marine Corp training area with zero light pollution and when I would get off of radio watch in the middle of the night when it was clear I would sit out there instead of getting the sleep I needed to get and just look up at the bands of stars that was nothing like I had ever seen before, beauty in its purest form. Seeing it with your own eyes is the only way to properly enjoy it, I can't put it into words, I don't think anyone can. Maybe earlier peoples saw seeing something like what I saw as a religious sign that made them do what they did back then, it's likely been talked about many times before.
The stars, star lore and astronomy are very overwhelming. I cast my vote with people who see the stars as religious signs as is stated in the Genesis account.
Instantly thought of the night sky there too! Lived in Joshua Tree, less than 1/8 mi from the NP west entrance, and worked on the 29 base, 2000's through late 10's. The night sky way out at Camp Wilson was utterly beautiful. Was better than that of my front porch looking over JTNP. You're so right, you cannot put into words what you see. You do have to experience the magnificent beauty with your own eyes. Miss those Mojave high desert nights.
My mother hiked into The Grand Canyon as an adventurous young woman in the 1950's but twisted her ankle severely yet still had to hike out!! I sometimes think how dangerous that actually must've been, and I'm lucky to have been born 😂😂😂 beautiful and fascinating video ❤
The finger marks and prints give a very real human touch to these ruins. The desire to know more about these people is never-ending. Looking forward to the longer video, thank you.
I will politely disagree. There are many places in the world with "wear and tear" that don't resemble water levels perfectly. No one on earth was around back then, nor were there pictures available that long ago, so there is no way possible to rule out what it really looks like. They are signs that there was a global deluge, which has evidence.
Archeology, native oral stories, evolving age technics. Theories put forward, tested, discussed,vetted, researched. No ends ever absolute. Resembles life’s mysteries. The joy is in what we can imagine. Observe the smile on his face as he does what we wish we could do. The world is full of wonderful things. I’m sure we should all be happy as kings! Thanks for letting us peek into this part of the world!
My dad and I hiked down the Canyon a few times together back in the 80's and he had been down there dozens of times. The glorious splendor of the space never ceased to amaze me, even as a youngster, and to think that people once called it home. Just awe-inspiring. Thank you for sharing your exploration.
Thank you for sharing your videos of the GC. Is just a beautiful place to visit and the Petrified Forest too. They still have a Tribe the lives there can only visit by invitation not sure if is the Hoppy Tribe. We have visited
Hello, I'm from Germany and recently discovered your channel on UA-cam. I quickly watched all of your videos. What you do is first class. Better than Discovery Channel or National Geographic. Videos of a very high standard, very good camera work and first class editing - in my opinion not always at a high scientific level but that's what makes it good because I can really identify with your style. That's how we should deal with what our earth offers us - always very respectful of the previous inhabitants and their landscape. And you do it all alone! It's amazing! Above all, your manner and way of speaking puts the viewer at ease without becoming boring or losing the suspense. I really appreciate your work. Thank you very much! Best wishes from Germany! Please keep going!
First, you do a good job of narrating your excellent video without resorting to sensationalism. Thank you. Secondly, you clearly respect the canyon, culture and the journey of humankind. Thank you again. I visited The Canyon once. In about 1980. I knew I could devote a lifetime of study to it, but that was not to be. Now I am 75 with time on my hands but not the where-with-all to do what you are doing. Thank you for following your passion and for sharing it.
Your channel popped up in my feed…and am thrilled to have found your awesome content! I was born and bred in the Southwest. Been to The Grand Canyon several times in my life. Moved away for about 3 decades then moved back. It’s in my soul to live out here in the SW. My late mother was an archaeologist and anthropologist out here. You can have a lifetime of history and experience out here. I look forward to watching more from your journey…❤
I've been to the Grand Canyon twice from Australia. The first time, as you say, I'd only ever seen it in pictures and in documentaries so I wasn't prepared for the scale and grandeur and beauty of the place, nothing can prepare the visitor for what unfolds. Sadly, I could only experience it from the South Rim, though on my second trip I wanted to take the mule ride down to the Colorado but it was booked for two years, so I ended up taking a helicopter down to the Havasupai reservation. There, along with three Japanese tourists and our "Indian" guide took a three hour horse ride down to Moonee Falls along trails that followed the canyon walls not much wider that a meter and a half. On one side was the canyon wall, on the other was a long deep drop. If I was a much younger man I would love to walk Bright Angel Trail and walk some of these trails you guys walk on the North Rim, though I wouldn't be brave enough to "mountain goat" those very high ledge trails. I love the Grand Canyon and if I had a choice, when i pass away I would have my body left on a high sunny ledge somewhere. Thank you guys, so much for showing us sights that most people will never see or experience in person.
Thankyou for these incredible landscapes & explorations that you show us. Even in my Long ago backpacking days this is not a trip I could have done. I did not know that the ancient archeological sites in the South West were so extensive, & ranged in such difficult areas. Seeing is believing. Thankyou.
Never hike alone, make sure to have a SAT phone and personal locator beacon, and carry a firearm that you know how to use. I used to love hiking alone, I usually only took my dog with me. After learning about the dangers of hiking alone- I don’t do it anymore. Be smart and prepared. But go forth with love in your heart for nature and all life, while staying tuned into your surroundings- too many people disappear or are injured and far from help, and perish, in our national parks and state forests, and in other remote areas, when they go out on their own. Take a reliable friend with you. Be safe and God Bless👍💕✨
@@jacquelyndiamond3301 LOL. Yeah i will just illegally own a firearm and force someone to come with me! Great idea! I do not come from the US. I can tell you do though.
I have to say, your video >s incredible! It also brought a lump to my throat. Last time I was in the canyon was 1973-74. I was with my Dad. We spent a week in there, gently sniffing around all the ruins we could get to without leaving a trace of our passing. I figured we saw less than 5% of what the anasazi left behind. When, years later, I was doing my anthropology studies in arch😅eology and prehistory at Pacific Lutheran University, as I did my archeology and prehistory classes, I would have loved to do a study in the canyon, and Mesa Verde where the tours don't go. But alas, my professor was Dr. Dave Huelsbeck, and at the time, he was still working data on the Osette dig. So I was staying in the Pacific Northwest. I don't regret any of that though, and Dr. Dave was a phenomenon at teaching and his volumes of writing about Osette were unmatched. Sadly though, now I'm old, crippled by arthritis, and plagued by cancer. So I know I would never again go to the bottom of the canyon,... Until today! Thank you so much for taking me with you into the canyon. I can't wait to see your future videos! I'll keep my little day pack in my mind packed and waiting! Thank you again!😢😢
What a wonderful thing to do! You have, obviously A LOT going on with your health-I hope you are healed and I pray for your remission. You sent a kind, respectful, and thought provoking message to thank this young man and I cannot think of many ppl who would have the humility and kindness to think of someone else! Not very common anymore-Bless you and may God protect and heal you.
Such amazing country! When I was a boy and young teenager, back in the 1960's, some of my favourite books and stories were set in and around the Grand Canyon. I've never been in the canyon but I have flown over part of it. What an amazing sight from high above! Those people that lived, all those centuries ago, in the canyon must have had a very rugged and difficult existence. I lived, as a hunter/gatherer, for some years far north of the southwest, in high mountains and deep rich forests. My dwellings, thirty plus years ago, were tepees and old abandoned prospector cabins. I know how hard and sometimes very difficult that existence is, often in survival mode. Your videos are so well done. Thank you for sharing your adventures and knowledge. Safe travels and happy hiking! Cheers from an old timer that has climbed mountains and spent cold winters by myself in the bush.
Love your peregrinations in the desert. It is vicarious for me! At 78, I’m. To going anywhere to climb anything! It has long been a dream of mine, to go to the Grand Canyon, to see this natural marvel. Go safe, Desert drifter. Thanks for doing this. 😊
*I'M 70 YEARS OLD AND DISABLED, HAVE PRETTY MUCH ACCEPTED MY NEW PHYSICAL LIMITATIONS* 😻😻😻 *THANK YOU FER TAKING ME ALONG VIA TECHNOLOGY. WITH YOU ON ADVENTURES I'M NO LONGER ABLE TO HAVE* 😻😻😻
@@jimsalabim9203…to me, it’s not yelling…it’s emphasizing…and it’s so much easier to read when you’re up in age…it’s clarity to our eyes…especially the black print as it used to be in the beginning of the internet…after the color changed for the print to this grey color, I noticed more complaints about one’s vision becoming impaired…intentionally done…?…in today’s world…?…I don’t put anything past anyone anymore…
…to me, it’s not yelling…it’s emphasizing…and it’s so much easier to read when you’re up in age…it’s clarity to our eyes…especially the black print as it used to be in the beginning of the internet…after the color changed for the print to this grey color, I noticed more complaints about one’s vision becoming impaired…intentionally done…?…in today’s world…?…I don’t put anything past anyone anymore…
@@jimsalabim9203yeah, the fact it's *bold* caps lends additional credence to the idea that she's doing it for better visibility. gota be hard to proofread your comment when you can barely see it. anyway, what a cool old lady- reminds me of my grandma. she never let her age and increasing disability keep her spirit from adventure.
Hello everyone, l am watching from Australasia and suffer from agoraphobia and anxiety and have not had a holiday or been on an outing for 20 years no joke. My chronic back pain due to falling out of a tree when l was very young has incapacitated me and degenerated mu lower spine, am now in my 50's and cannot get out without a walking aid.without assistance. l just want to thank you for taking me along on your fabulous journey witnessing form my loungeroom couch with me cat Motzy, short for Mozart. This is just so very exciting and wonderful. Thank you and much appreciation from the other side of the globe. l love youtube for these kinds of experiences. l was watching a lot of cave discoveries documentaries on youtube yesterday and this came up on my algorithm, so l just had to click and watch. Take care and so well done.
So sorry Melanie, I fully understand agoraphobia 😢 so sorry you have to live with that. It’s a hard . Although agoraphobia makes our world so small , thank goodness for UA-cam huh? Best wishes!
We really do live in amazing times though, that even you can "go along" on a journey like this - troubled times, but definitely one-of-a-kind and quite a thing to experience - that we can experience so many other things from relative comfort and safety. My own hiking ability might not be up to par with the Grand Canyon, to be fair, so it's awesome to see all this from a first-person perspective too.
As a seventy year old woman with a lifelong fear of heights your films fill me with both awe and terror. Thank you for taking us to places most of us will never be able to see. Some wonderful film making 👍🏼👍🏼
When I see heights my neuropathy takes a hit by coming in several waves. I wonder if it might be helping me? What do you think if you also get that feeling from heights? It certainly isn't going to hurt while watching.
@@grigorisgirl Never want that to happen. There's a story of a guy working for a newspaper I believe in Utah and his camera was found after they went looking for him. A bear he was following did something.
@@grigorisgirl Well, eventually he probably will. IMO, it's not if but when. Also IMO, it's DF/S to be doing this stuff solo -- a Darwin Award candidate for sure. Hope it was worth it... When it happens though, people will say the same old (and tired), "Well, at least he died doing something he loved." Right...but I think he'd rather still be alive though, yes? ;-) -- BR
34 seconds into this video there's a guy looking in one of the caves standing on a rock with his right foot and looks like he's about 800 ft from the river up Man that looks like suicide to me I don't see him tied off or nothing that is freaking scary if that rock ever moved you'd be finished man I don't get it it's just what I'm seeing😮😮😮
I did this hike two years before I had my hip replacement. That was one of the toughest hikes I have ever done. Yet the Puebloans or whomever lived here probably did that hike a few times a year. They could hunt elk and deer on the No.Rim at 7,000 ft and farm at 2,000 ft. Even more crazy to contemplate is that they must have had to carry food stores, elk meat, pottery for water, and small children. I was really scared about some of the exposure. I will never forget that hike. Truly exceptional work with this video.
I did the High Sierra Trail and Mt. Whitney this summer and another backpacking trip this summer so i would say i am doing very well. @@officetechtyping
I'm Native AMERICAN I thank you so much for sharing, I am 60 now, and even tho I feel in good enough shape to go there, I believe it's something I couldn't add to my bucket list, although, I am intrigued with your way of your many times of going there and how you imagine their way of life, I truly THANK YOU for taking me with you on this BEAUTIFUL VIDEO JOURNEY 😍 God Bless You & Your Crew, Keep You Safe and In Good Health. AMEN
So you are from America huh well who built all the Egyptian style Glifs I know it was your ancestors it was mine copper tone Indian people idk where you were ? Where’s your ancestors artifacts? Just asking and why aren’t there more of you in America? Just asking?
@@change2platinumk100 There are not more Native Americans for the same reason there are no more "giants" (entire tribes of 7 to 9 foot tribal peoples) who inhabited North and South America (documented by Cortez and his navigator's journals). The European diseases that were brought decimated the population down from 10's of millions down to just a few million by the time settlers landed at Plymouth Rock. The same is likely true for the Egyptian linked occupants of the Grand Canyon and the Anistassi who just "vanished".
I'm a 99 year old brain in a jar and I just want to thank you for making these videos since I can't exactly go around hiking and camping myself. god bless ❤❤💯
@@AtradiesInc I'll give it a shot as long as it has a neural interface. I'm stuck in a lab deep underground but hopefully I can fly it several thousand miles 🙌 god bless USA
Oh yay! I’ve been waiting for another video! I’m 5 minutes in and am overwhelmed with the massiveness of the canyon. Beautiful photography. The colors are breathtaking. Also, the size of the space is deceiving. Even watching on my tiny screen gives me vertigo. I can only imagine being there. Your videos are my respite in my busy day. ❤ *Waiting patiently for the next one*
Hello, I hear you have some spectacular geography there too... I was in europe in the army ages ago but was amazed by all the great geography and old and ancient structures that still stood. We have great geography all over the u.s. but ironically when you travel to them no matter what state you are in you find yourself traveling through a garbage can. It amazes me to this day people are so lazy, and so stupid to throw their trash out the window rather than take it home and throw it away properly. I have to give European's props for taking care of their environment much better than we do. You can travel for miles without seeing a piece of trash and use maps from hundred years ago that still relevant. They cut tree, they plant fifty in it's place. The same nuts that riot about climate change thrown their trash out the window lol..... So props to you my friend.... don
@donbot5671 My experience as someone who believes in man's effect on climate change is different than yours. We're more likely to reuse, be careful about the packaging of food we buy, avoid buying one-time use plastics, buying fresh food items or growing our own food items, and most likely to pick up the trash of others along our paths. However, this country could learn a lot by following the cultural lessons of your forefathers - use only what you need and give thanks as you go. We have a long way to go, but we'll get there. :)
@@donbot5671 I agree with you. I have been exploring the west and southwest of the US for 25 years. The trash problem has gotten worse. Unless you get way off trail you find it all over. I am not saying everyone in a group is bad. But some of these nomads and van life people leave a mess. Another issue I see is the increase of off road vehicles going off trail. I am all for having fun in a rzr or jeep. But stay on the marked trails and stop tearing up the land. These people then get mad at Bureau Of Land Management when they close areas down to off roading. What do they think is going to happen? The last three years more and more camping and 4x4 roads have been closed off. Or in the case of camping areas being changed to fee areas.
Absolutely the best video I have ever seen, as a 76 year old I would have never been able to see these wonders had it no been for u and your channel- a heart felt Thanks!!
Excellent. For whatever reason the archeological activity in the American West has been stifled in certain areas, findings obfuscated or hidden, and certain areas banned to the public. I applaud you for going to these areas and making this more well known.
It doesn’t look real. My kid mind thought I was looking at a painting. It wasn’t something I saw everyday, living in the city. Truly it earns the title “Grand”
I’ve been and I still can’t wrap my mind around it. My mom did R2R but I didn’t because I’m not trained it that like her. It truly looks like a laptop background or Jupiter, it’s out of this world. The awe when you see it, its breathtaking.
Badass brother! I hiked the GC when I was 17. Camped 2 nights in the bottom. Still one of my favorite memories! Thanks for taking us with you. Memories came flooding back!
You are so lucky to be able to go and experience this magical place. And thank you for sharing your experience. I'm old now with a deteriorating spine and have zero chance of seeing this for myself. In my younger days, I loved hiking the woods, digging in old trash piles for treasures. This brings back those memories. The isolation and solitude of the woods I was in, is something I will always miss. In another life, I would have been the old herbal lady that lived out, away from the village.
ok, here's my analysis...you hired a hollywood producer...bought a $750,000 camera...hired an archeologist and forensic scientist...and i forgot a few more things. all kidding aside...this is your best video thus far...so well done...s and t up. well done. we appreciate the location, because we all knew this was not kentucky...cheers.
You have your own amazing places that are just as glorious. You have King's Canyon in Watarrka National Park. You also have Capertee Valley which is a geological wonder too.
I’m 33 and recently disabled, I can’t get out anymore due to a neurological condition. Watching these makes me feel like I’m there. Thank you Edit to the comments. it’s a rare condition called Cerebral Autosomal Dominant Arteriopathy with Subcortical Infarcts and Leukoencephalopathy
Mind blowingly fascinating. Those paths were pretty loose and rugged, my heart was in my mouth seeing you both teetering on the edge with hundreds of feet below you. Thank you again. Look forward to the next part. Take care, keep safe. ❤ Dorset, UK
Experience and taking NOTHING for granted is key to survival. I loved hiking, camping, boating, hunting, and living in Arizona desert and the Canyon.❤️❤️🇺🇸
After college graduation I wanted a great adventure before getting into a serious job. I became a Boatman for Western River Expeditions in 1983. Call a High Water Boatman due to the high run off. Not knowing any difference about the water level. I took every trip offered. The GC was spectacular as well as other trips in Utah Westwater, Desolation, the Big Drops in Cataract Canyon. Best job of my life. Your photography and information is top shelf. Beautiful and look forward to watching for more of your work. Thank You!
Warm greetings from New Zealand, Andrew. This Kiwi was incredibly fortunate to visit The Grand Canyon and to do the overnight mule ride in July, 1996. A highly emotional experience for me, with tears on entering the Canyon, and tears and strong emotion when nearing the top of the trail out. I have never looked at geology in the same way. This stunning place woke me up somehow. Thank you so much for this excellent video. 😊
My how huge this place is, I just can’t comprehend. Absolutely breathtaking. Also thanks for being so respectful towards all you find out there - Native pottery, stones etc. Thanks so much for sharing this x
im not in usa im in australia and the only movies weve seen of grand canyon is related to old explorers boating the length. i ve never see such beautifull scenery ,ty Sir you are indeed incredible .
I can hear the voices of the people in the winds. I think the people weredrawn there, as are you, by the Spirit of the place. Thankyou for sharing your journeys.
@@FalconRiverArtemisArchery Those spirits go way back to Egypt before the Hebrew Sheeple were captives there and Joseph ruled under the pharaoh from a large cache of Egyptian artifacts long-rumored to have been discovered in a forbidden section of the Grand Canyon. Of course, the government has their greedy little paws all over something like that and are not likely to brag about it.
I grew up out there in the West. People who live there get it. Those who don't can only imagine. The desert Southwest is truly sacred terrain. The Native Americans were right. It is holy land. I would absolutely love to travel with a guide like you!
Your manner of speaking is perfect for this type of video. Soothing in a way. I truly felt like I was experiencing this with you. Thanks for making these for us all stuck on offices even on a weekend. This was a mighty well spent break.
Thankyou so much Andrew!!! Your passion to explore and drag all of us You Tube 3rd string bench sitters along for the ride is completely a fantastic gift to us old farts!!! How vast and how deep is the legacy of this great land America and the ancient peoples that lived here before any of us were even thought of? To even get a small glimpse of how these people lived is quite amazing. Surrounded and immersed in a natural world setting and experience many of us can barely fathom. To live one's life totally steeped in the natural rythems sounds sights and experience of the natural world must have been both magic and raw as life ebbed and flowed not only around you but through you! The energy of glowing fires radiating through the canyons beacons of human life to the inhabitants. With bedazzling stars overhead the sound of water falling and flowing, the brilliance of the sun by day the moon by night. Neither an electric or high frequency microwave,radio wave or buzzing electri high power line to disturb the crystal clear silence of the sky. Except for the cracking power of a lightning storm and the ominous thunder claps rolling through the canyons! What thoughts raced through those peoples minds as they huddled in their cliff shelters on cool brisk nights seeking the warmth of their precious fire. Possibly eating ground corn cakes and deer meat heated on a rock . With watchers eyeing the perimeter of their dwelling knowing that what they had worked so hard for could possibly be taken away from them if marauders attacked. Maybe the inhabitants were peacefull cooperative and accepting of their neighbors to a degree. However given human history present day included what are the chances of that! I wonder how many of us could even stand to survive in their world for a few days let alone a month or a year. Would any of us even have the mental capacity to cope with the shock of being in their circle of experience? Thanks Andrew so much!
Thank you once again for your exploring the grand canyon I haven't been there in years. Thank you for always being so respectful to my ancestors cultural sacred sites you have my deepest respect ! ! !
I am amazed at the beauty thank you, how sad we cannot know who lived there and all the answers to the mystery of there lives . An extraordinary life the buildings so very high the work and effort so amazing to see the engineering the wood used the mud stuko, we are constantly amazed that these ancestors and wonderful people could build and had stamina and skills that put us to shame with the stuff we build today that does not last. Respect to the ancients so little is known about and thank you for a wonderful time with you and your friend Aussie says hi.😊
That story of a guy going down the Colorado river in the old days and finding a tunnel into the walls of the canyon was always a favorite of mine. Supposedly it went way back into a large area that was once populated by humans. He gave a general area in his account I believe. It would be cool if someone ever tried to find it, although I hear some places are off limits in the canyon for some reason, which I’ve always found kind of odd.
Six years ago, we rafted here with a company and climbed to the Grainery. On the way down a friend snaped a picture of the wife and I with the canyon and river below. One of my all-time favorite pictures.
your videos not only educate, but inspire me to enjoy my surroundings even more. You truly encapsulate the feelings of wonder and awe in your videos and I appreciate it immensely. Thank you!
I hiked in and out of the Canyon about 20 years ago. I went to this location on my tour. Grand Canyon is so majestic and peaceful. Your video really brought back memories of my trip and of this hike i took to these Anasasi ruins. The river was alot different back in 1200 ad as it certainly wasn't dammed up like it is now :-). The river guide i was with speculated they fled the area because of the changing currents and flooding of the area. The river was a raging force in 1200 AD
Coming from Ukraine years ago, I found myself at the Northern rim of the canyon one day. When I stood there, my jaw dropped, I couldn’t move. I’ve seen plenty of other beautiful corners of this planet, yet nothing came close to leaving an imprint as big, as Grand Canyon. Camped at a small campground housing only few camp spots at the rim. One day I tried using a trail there (don’t remember the name anymore) to get down to the river. Made it nearly to the bottom, yet had to turn around helping two young hikers in distress to get back up. Perhaps next lifetime I will be able to repeat the trail?
@@yo6687 I wish I could. Ended up hurting my back 3 years ago. Now everything is challenging. If by some miraculous reason my back heals, I will surely try.
@@YuriMazur887 I have had 2 miracles, absolute, documented, medical miracles! God is a God who heals. He can heal your back if you believe in Him. I hope you get your healing and will be able to hike again. Blessings
I am a blind individual that would probably not be able to make these beautiful trips that you’re doing I just subscribe to your channel, I love the way you describe for us people that are not able to see, it’s nice to see through your eyes man keep it up gonna check out all your videos,
The Grand Canyon literally broke my mind when I saw it in person. I thought I’d understand the landscape a little and no, it’s alien in so many ways but absolutely gorgeous. The difference in height is incredible, and if you don’t have a fear of heights you may just develop a fear of standing on ledges lol you can look down a few hundred feet in some places.
Only fairly recently discovered your channel. I gotta tell you: I LOVE IT! The finds, the travels and the education you share is on another level. The best part is how much you respect what you find. Thank you. This Texan is hooked!
As soon as we see that you uploaded a video, we click on it immediately!!! Your videos are so incredibly interesting...and enjoyable. We've watched other Southwest exploration videos, but yours beat them, hands down. It's your commentary that does it. You are quite knowledgeable, but throw in enough curiosity to make us really think about the past. Can't wait for the next video to drop!!!
I’ve been to the Grand Canyon three times (which is quite a feat when I live in England) for a few days each time, and I always find it awesome. The fact that it was carved out by the Colorado river is mind blowing. Depending on the time of day the canyon seems to change with the light, and I’ve been there first thing in the morning, late evening and mid day and the scenery constantly seems to change. I’ve told other people it’s a must visit place.
@@VikingJack-il4hw Ok, I was merely going by what the experts at the Grand Canyon visitor centre told me. They said the Colorado Plateau rose up and the Colorado river cut down eroding the rock, then with erosion the sides of the canyon formed as they have over many millions of years. So what’s your theory of how the Grand Canyon was formed?
@@charliegould5865 The Grand Canyon and much of Western North America was formed by Ice Age floods. There were approximately five ice ages with ice that was miles high covered all of Canada and the northern part of the United States. When the ice would start melting it would create giant Lakes the size of the Great Lakes, then they would burst. The fury of the Rushing water carved out all the various canyons and the Grand Canyon. There are many videos about it. One guy is Randall Carlson or you could just research Grand Canyon Ice Age floods.
Imagine how mind-blown you'll be when you realize the bit about river causing the GC is revealed as another sci-lie / hoax. Look into the shocking (LOL) similarity between GC and Lichtenburg figures.
Building the granary up high makes sense.The desert southwest has periods of a lot of rain followed by long droughts. Also the Colorado river in the past before all the dams were built was known for its unpredictable floods especially in the spring. So where would be the best place to store your food and materials? Up on the side of a cliff not only to keep it safe from floods but rain. If part of your village gets flooded or destroyed you can rebuild. If you also lose your tools and food reserves now you have a much larger problem.
This! It seems really obvious to me that protection from the elements on the canyon floor is the reason. In addition, I would imagine one would have to work with the terrain and find the best nook to build your storage.
Good points, but 800 feet high? That's labor intensive when 100 or 200 feet would do to protect from the floods and elements. Perhaps they were taking advantage of natural openings in the rock level at that height? Or perhaps there was an element of defense to those fortifications. I don't think we can dismiss how hard they are to access.
@@nathanielpeck5107 If you look at the cliff wall, there is a deep "skirt" of fallen rock. It looks as if the high caves are the only ones that would stay accessible. Therefore they were perhaps the ones that effort was spent on. Or we just think the high ones are the only ones there, because they are what we are still able to see.
@@nathanielpeck5107 My thoughts are that we aren't considering if 1000 years of erosion made it such a massive height. I think what you're saying is also likely correct, natural opening and for its natural defense (from people and animals).
I really appreciate the way you've developed the narrative of these videos. You've moved on from just some guy climbing around saying "Hey, this is cool, I wonder ..." to providing more context and information.
I recently watched several videos of a Navajo elder who spoke of how the Anasazi were a slave taking and human sacrificing society that came into the region of the Colorado Plateau about a thousand years ago and lived there for a period of about three hundred years before eventually being driven out. While they were here, the Anasazi are said to have preyed upon the Pueblo peoples that were in this region before them, enslaving many and causing others to flee into the Grand Canyon and other remote places for a time seeking refuge from these depredations. The elder also said that his own people, the Dineh, managed to live in peace with the Anasazi for a time, but that eventually the Navajo came to see them as evil people. The Navajo holy people then summoned a great wind that drove the Anasazi out of this region, away to the south, and then afterword many of the Pueblo people returned from their hiding places to reestablish their farming communities in their present locations in New Mexico and Arizona. That at least seems to be the story of these places as the Navajo tell it.
You're thinking of the Chacoans. The Anasazi is a derelict word for Ancestral Pueblo, who are often viewed as descendents of / relatives to Chacoan culture.
@@IgBtac0 I was just reporting what I heard a Navajo elder say in his videos. He was indeed talking about the Chacoans, (some of his videos were even filmed in Chaco Canyon), but he also called them Anasazi, which he said was the Navajo name for the Chacoans. He also said that the people at Chaco enslaved and preyed upon the Pueblo people, causing many of the Pueblo to flee to remote places in the Grand Canyon and elsewhere, only to return to their present locations after the Chacoans/Anasazi were gone. This is just the traditional teachings of the people who were actually living there at the time, I'm sure the archeologists must know better. 😳 Anyway, judge for yourself, he touches on different aspects of the history in a number of different videos, but here are links to two of his videos to get you started: 1) ua-cam.com/video/c1U2Gp2dtN0/v-deo.html 2) ua-cam.com/video/0Ey5worZ3EQ/v-deo.html
@@nedporkus8602 Thanks for the links! I used to work directly in the field with natural / human history out in the region, or else I wouldn't have commented. Reason why I mention it is because use of the word Anasazi has become a bit of a taboo recently, since Anasazi means "Ancient Enemy" in Dine, and Navajo & pueblo peoples were not kind to each other in past. The archaeological community has determined that labeling an entire civilization based on the names applied by their former enemies was a bit backward and unfair to the descendents of the people themselves. Almost like calling Inuit people "Eskimos".
Breathtaking- even on my small screen the scenery is almost indescribable, and the thought of humans living out their lives in such a place is remarkable. Your videos are always great to watch but this must be one of your best so far that I’ve seen. Thank you. CynthiaB
Man, this is some of the best filmed archaeology on u tube! Thank you for telling us what you do know, and being humble enough not to surmise that which you don't! I'm from the anza borrego d sert, and much of the plant life I've been taught is similar to that I've seen on your excursions, so I find pleasure identifying what I recognize....though I'm currently living in tornado Alley, I miss my desert, and you help that yearning a great deal.For that, I'm extremely grateful. Thank you for sharing!!!!😂
Hey everyone, thank you for watching! A couple quick comments.
- My friend Josh helped me with filming this vid. He's a professional photographer/videographer and does great work. You can find his site and contact info here joshthomson.website/work
- If you want to learn more about the Native perspective in Grand Canyon, you may want to check out this book amzn.to/4dhNWUy
I'm sure you know this, but These are called 'Tambo' in Peru ( food storage )
the Inca stored quinoa in round Tambos which made for easy cleaning,
and hidden along trails for extended hunting trips.
7:06 snake sitting next to that toad
They were hiding there from dinosaurs!
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makes you wonder if there are ruins that's are still prestine out there some were somplace that hasn't been touched since the regional people left still holding what they stored in them
@@linearburn8838
I was wondering that very same thing 🤔.
I'm in my 60's & I'm completely blown-away by the high-quality of videos being shown on youtube, so-much-better than the standard programs that you'd find on television today, this one here is Top-Notch Material, keep up the great work !!!
Glad you enjoy it!
@@Desert.Drifter so theres no indians you can ask for the history.. i know they have stories from 100,000 s yrs ago.. should so a story on why the military owns part of the canyon.. might be your last vid if you did.. ausie..
People have been doing it for over a decade, theirs like a million of these dudes making basically the same video regularly
@@harrywalker968 You, my southern friend, just opened the REAL story of the Grand Canyon. Those who have researched it for a long time know EXACTLY what you are alluding to. You are spot on.
Television, you mean pay to watch ads vision 😂
Im 39 years old, I hiked the Grand Canyon with my brother and 1 other friend in November 2020. It was the day after Thanksgiving. We started at 5am, and it was 20°F, pitch black. The first couple hours we had headlamps on. Started from Mather camp @ the south rim, ended up finishing up Bright Angel trail. We went down to the camp at the bottom and the temp went up to about 80° F. We were roasting from the temperature change. Had to start stripping layers of and cool down on the Colorado River . We finished walking out around 6pm that night. Totaled about 18 miles in 13 hours. Epic.
One of the best days of my life. Actually getting emotional typing. Wouldn't trade that day for anything. EPIC.
I'm 92 years old and paralyzed from the ankles up. Thank you for posting these terrific videos so that I may live vicariously through you! Typed this with my toes btw
I'm sorry to laugh, but I'm imagining a scenario in which you go to the doctor complaining of paralysis, and the doc goes, "Well, wiggle your toes. Hm. Everything seems in order here. That'll be $72,000."
@@OldManBOMBINthat was a shit joke
@@noahsgotclout6128 that's good, I'm glad you enjoyed it
Congratulations on reaching 92 years🎉 you sound like an amazing person.❤
@@noahsgotclout6128 good, I'm glad you enjoyed it enough to reach out. I hope your day is exactly as you deserve
The Grand Canyon is absolutely breathtaking in person. It’s unreal
The story telling in this was top notch. Who would’ve thought UA-cam and hiking would be such a good combination
Kevin Nealon did.
I`m 70 and hill walk in Scotland. I would`nt dare walk where you do, but I admire you for your stamina and determination in your explorations of ancient sites and structures. The scenery and views of the Grand Canyon are awesome. Thank you for sharing your adventures, and may you continue to do so.
I've backpacked in both locations and they are both dangerous in their own ways, encountering potentially life threatening unexpected situations in both places if you are not prepared and react accordingly.
The high temperature low humidity environment in the Grand Canyon is very stressful on the body if you are in it for more than a couple of days, especially on the south side of the canyon. Not so much where these guys are on the north side for a short trip when snow is still on the ground.
Either way, you would be wise not to attempt hiking in the canyon if you have a cardio issue.
bro its all melted check out @thetartarianmeltdown
Wow! That's great! 70 and still hitting the hills!
I'm originally from Scotland. I moved to Canada in the 1970's and have been to Arizona a few times. The big thing about Arizona is the lack of moisture. You cannot drink enough water to replace what's being sucked out of your body until you're skin capillaries adjust to the climate. That takes several months.
@@robertmontgomery9279 You are correct. And that dehydration stresses out your body. Been there, done that, and more.
Love this thank you. Ive lived in Alaska for 51 years now. My father was a big game Biologist and retired as the Executive Director of Fish and Game. So i grew up in the 70's and our summer camp was way up in the dull sheep vountry counting sheep with dad. What a life! What an adventure EVERY year. I love this stuff as did he. Matter of fact when we first moved to Alaska in June of 72 we lived just below Moose Bluff outside of Fairbanks. Dad would always say...there has got yo be something here....well sure enough...about 25 or so years ago there were scrapers and other artifacts discovered just off the trail we would ski in the winter! Something esoe huh!!! I so miss my dad and am so very greatful of all he dhowed and taught us. Love you Dad...you ARE the best!
thank you for sharing that, it brought a tear to my eyes as I also miss my dad.
god bless you.
To put on perspective, I could have baked a cake while you talked about perspective.
Look into "the Black Pyramid" buried underground near Mount McKinley, Alaska. The US military has been trying to keep it secret (& failing) for decades.
@@MindBodySoulOkhope you can read quicker than you can bake!
I enjoyed reading about your life in Alaska and your dear Dad.💚👍🏼
Deja vu (all over again!). In 1980 (I was then 37 yo) 23 strangers in 4 rubber rafts, took a 12-day Outward Bound rafting trip from Lee's Ferry. We stopped and climbed up to visit the granaries. Three of us (me included) had almost terminal acrophobia but somehow managed to inch along the cliff faces to arrive safely. After decompressing from our innate fears, we could enjoy that scene's beauty. Contemplating the lives of those first settlers was a humbling moment. Your lovely video brings back unforgettable moments. Thanx.
I lived in Arizona for 3 years up in Flagstaff. I worked with Indigenous tribes up near the Navajo Reservation and in the Grand Canyon. They told me that many of these places were abandoned around that time (1100-1200 AD) due to the volcanic unrest just north of Flagstaff around that time. Whole villages were abandoned because of it including at Walnut Canyon. Perhaps this eruption disrupted the climate for a time as far north as the canyon. Additionally some ancestral tribes left Arizona and founded tribes in New Mexico due to spiritual reasons. Not all left and some returned but it let to the splitting apart and creation of many new tribes including the Zuni. Very interesting area! Miss it!
was thinking that but most likely the ash in the river that pushed them out. And the caches up 800 feet he answers his question at the beginning with the temperature changes at elevations
I like what you said. I reject the idea that man used to be an animal and then kept getting smarter. There is no evidence for that anywhere. As a matter of fact, some ancient cultures achieved things we still can't understand.
It seems pretty obvious to me that the grand canyon was a huge runoff for the flooding that took place throughout the great plains during the world wide flood. That canyon wasn't carved out slowly. It was catastrophic.
With the tribes living in the canyon, I have always wondered if they weren't trying to exclude themselves, to get away from wars and treachery and hide out in the canyon to find peace.
@pamgessler5923 haha you just replied to a wildlife biologist who specializes in evolution. :'D Also an atheist. So go off 👏
@@Cobra-fv3efand safe from flooding. The river wasn't dammed in those days
There never was an indigenous north American.
I’m not sure what you’ve changed but the cinematography in your videos has improved dramatically. Those shots of you with the river as a backdrop are just incredible. Keep them coming! Great job
Ditto, Andrew! Those opening shots of you in silhouette were spectacular! Thank you for continuing to care about all of us who merely watch your videos, but do NONE of the work, happy to watch you! And I'm so glad to see you brought your friend along this time; I know I will never meet you, but that doesn't mean I don't care about you! I have three sons and I always want them to be safe, as I do you.
The camera my mother has on her new I phone is Hollywood quality. It is 😮🤩🌹😍🥰
I told you in the video his friend Josh is helping film a lot of this and has that really large selfie stick
@@haroldsprayberry9937Remember, the quality of the video isn’t dependent upon the length/size of the selfie stick…. 😂
A better camera.
I confess I really enjoy longer videos. I can't get enough of these beautiful places!!!!!
How long is long enough? I think you’ll enjoy the extended cut version :)
Im 185 years old with titanium hips and want to thank you for allowing me to live vicariously thru your videos
I Absolutely LOVE the GC! My best friend and I hiked the Rim2Rim, South to North back in 1999. We took it easy, more so, to take the time to explore side canyons and such. We started planning the trip two years before, learning all we could concerning needs, foods, water consumption, dangers, wildlife, etc. We would practice hikes going up and down mountain terrain along the Wasatch Front, as we lived in the SLC area.
I've always felt a connection to the GC but our hike into the bowels blew our mind. My friend had a degree in Geology and I am a Registered Nurse with experience in both emergency and surgery.
I can't stress enough how being prepared and knowledge going into the GC is tantamount. It is not a hike for the unprepared. Yet, every year, people need to be rescued or their body recovered. The GC is unforgiving. But it is also the most amazing place.
I am 71yrs old now, and due to health reasons, I am restricted in my movements. I've told both my children to cremate my remains and have them spread in the GC.
My brother and his best friends hiked R2R probably about the same time...late 90's? also hailing from SLC...but he went with a group, not just one friend and he's in his 60's now. They did the same as you, hiking up Grandeur Peak or canyon hikes. From above the Parley's Walmart (he tells me) there's a spot where you can see the entire spread of the Avenues. They went out nearly every morning, no matter the weather, and after a couple of seasons of that they decided to hike the Grand Canyon. They didn't stay overnight, they hiked down and back up in one day. How cool, what a small world.
@@HeidiSue60It is indeed. My friend and I would hike from the bottom of Snowbird to the top of the tram and back down again. We also did the 5K runs every Saturday morning. There was some cause or group we'd always did. After the run, we'd go to the Farmers Market and grab a BBQ'd Salmon sandwich. Our favorite, after a hike in Little , a famous Garlic Burger at the Cotton Bottom.
My friend and I hiked everywhere. She still lives in West Jordan, but I'm living now in the Southwestern Appalachian's of North Carolina. My family lives here now. It's not the same, but is lovely. And the Appalachian Trail is only a few miles west of here.
@@lindabriggs5118 And every bit as beautiful. I've laid a lot of miles on the Appalachian trail...
Good for you. I think R2R is best done more slowly, as you did. You get to actually enjoy it that way
Your post reminds me of my favorite geologist, he always wore a t shirt, that said, " I Date Rocks".......😂
My oldest brother did a grad school internship in the Canyon and village 1972-1973. When he was done he retrieved my 13 year old butt to come there and help him pack up to return to school. I was there for a week and helped him minimally! What a wonderful week it was. One day I decided I was going to hike to the bottom and back; when I told him he said no you won't, so of course that made me more determined. I filled his old fashion canteen with water and made a beeline for the Bright Angel Trail. What an adventure! I made it to the two mile marker and decided to rest a bit. Next thing I remember is a middle aged couple patting my knee and asking me if I was OK. I'd fallen asleep! I had a big decision to make: continue my journey or head back to my brother's apartment. Suffice it to say I returned to my brother's apartment. He knew I couldn't do it, which is why he said no you won't instead of can't (he also knew it would be easy to locate me if I was stupid enough to try it). Andrew is spot on...a Grand Canyon Mile is different!
That’s so funny! 😂🤣 You must have strong Guardian Angel’s! Or The Spirits helped you. 👍🤗😘
I hiked down the Kaibab trail and up the Bright Angel trail. I was in my prime, active duty military and the hike up was the most strenuous day long torture I have ever been through lol.
Haha, great story! Thank you for sharing
That's my favorite trail. Haven't been there since I was 13 either though...
I love your story!
When you showed the night skies it reminded me of the beautiful clear night skies, I saw back in the mid to late 80's in the high desert area of 29 Palms in the high desert of the Mohave desert, only they were so much more spectacular back then. I was in the middle of a huge Marine Corp training area with zero light pollution and when I would get off of radio watch in the middle of the night when it was clear I would sit out there instead of getting the sleep I needed to get and just look up at the bands of stars that was nothing like I had ever seen before, beauty in its purest form. Seeing it with your own eyes is the only way to properly enjoy it, I can't put it into words, I don't think anyone can. Maybe earlier peoples saw seeing something like what I saw as a religious sign that made them do what they did back then, it's likely been talked about many times before.
The stars, star lore and astronomy are very overwhelming. I cast my vote with people who see the stars as religious signs as is stated in the Genesis account.
I think you put into words of your experience very simply and beautifully.
I was in 29 palms in 95-99. I know what you’re talking about. Absolutely amazing. Four years of that never got old.
Instantly thought of the night sky there too! Lived in Joshua Tree, less than 1/8 mi from the NP west entrance, and worked on the 29 base, 2000's through late 10's. The night sky way out at Camp Wilson was utterly beautiful. Was better than that of my front porch looking over JTNP. You're so right, you cannot put into words what you see. You do have to experience the magnificent beauty with your own eyes. Miss those Mojave high desert nights.
My mother hiked into The Grand Canyon as an adventurous young woman in the 1950's but twisted her ankle severely yet still had to hike out!! I sometimes think how dangerous that actually must've been, and I'm lucky to have been born 😂😂😂 beautiful and fascinating video ❤
The finger marks and prints give a very real human touch to these ruins. The desire to know more about these people is never-ending. Looking forward to the longer video, thank you.
Evidence suggest they were cannibals
r u sure u wanna know more and the truth
it is very dark and violent and drama and heart ache
Europe already had huge stone castles for 1000 years when these people were living in mud huts. Not really that fascinating, is it?
@@feelinghealingfrequences7179 The truth is always best
I will politely disagree. There are many places in the world with "wear and tear" that don't resemble water levels perfectly. No one on earth was around back then, nor were there pictures available that long ago, so there is no way possible to rule out what it really looks like. They are signs that there was a global deluge, which has evidence.
Archeology, native oral stories, evolving age technics. Theories put forward, tested, discussed,vetted, researched. No ends ever absolute. Resembles life’s mysteries. The joy is in what we can imagine. Observe the smile on his face as he does what we wish we could do. The world is full of wonderful things. I’m sure we should all be happy as kings! Thanks for letting us peek into this part of the world!
My dad and I hiked down the Canyon a few times together back in the 80's and he had been down there dozens of times. The glorious splendor of the space never ceased to amaze me, even as a youngster, and to think that people once called it home. Just awe-inspiring. Thank you for sharing your exploration.
Thank you for sharing your videos of the GC. Is just a beautiful place to visit and the Petrified Forest too.
They still have a Tribe the lives there can only visit by invitation not sure if is the Hoppy Tribe. We have visited
Love how this entire video feels like the beginning of a suspenseful crime or sci-fi thriller, yet is so much more valuable.
Thank you for including us in your adventures. This is new life for many with illness and infirmities that cannot travel to these places. Magical
DITTO Loving his awesome adventures !!!
Yes ditto, I took am disabled and can't do it anymore, and we thank you for doing this!
Yes!
Hello, I'm from Germany and recently discovered your channel on UA-cam. I quickly watched all of your videos. What you do is first class. Better than Discovery Channel or National Geographic. Videos of a very high standard, very good camera work and first class editing - in my opinion not always at a high scientific level but that's what makes it good because I can really identify with your style. That's how we should deal with what our earth offers us - always very respectful of the previous inhabitants and their landscape. And you do it all alone! It's amazing! Above all, your manner and way of speaking puts the viewer at ease without becoming boring or losing the suspense. I really appreciate your work. Thank you very much! Best wishes from Germany! Please keep going!
Glad you recently found the channel. Yep, I’m definitely no scientist, just a guy who likes drifting around the backcountry. Thanks for watching!
Mein Gott...so well spoken Sir, about this wonderful gentleman !!
My sentiments EXACTLY ❤
Hello from Australia.
An meine landsleute.....stamme aus Trier.
First, you do a good job of narrating your excellent video without resorting to sensationalism. Thank you. Secondly, you clearly respect the canyon, culture and the journey of humankind. Thank you again.
I visited The Canyon once. In about 1980. I knew I could devote a lifetime of study to it, but that was not to be. Now I am 75 with time on my hands but not the where-with-all to do what you are doing. Thank you for following your passion and for sharing it.
Your channel popped up in my feed…and am thrilled to have found your awesome content! I was born and bred in the Southwest. Been to The Grand Canyon several times in my life. Moved away for about 3 decades then moved back. It’s in my soul to live out here in the SW. My late mother was an archaeologist and anthropologist out here. You can have a lifetime of history and experience out here. I look forward to watching more from your journey…❤
Well said!
dude it used to be a building a a cataclism melted it all, check out @thetartarianmeltdown
That is so awesome...ive always loved the great southwest!!..beautiful high quality scenery!!!...thank you for sharing and taking me on this trip!!
I've been to the Grand Canyon twice from Australia. The first time, as you say, I'd only ever seen it in pictures and in documentaries so I wasn't prepared for the scale and grandeur and beauty of the place, nothing can prepare the visitor for what unfolds.
Sadly, I could only experience it from the South Rim, though on my second trip I wanted to take the mule ride down to the Colorado but it was booked for two years, so I ended up taking a helicopter down to the Havasupai reservation. There, along with three Japanese tourists and our "Indian" guide took a three hour horse ride down to Moonee Falls along trails that followed the canyon walls not much wider that a meter and a half. On one side was the canyon wall, on the other was a long deep drop. If I was a much younger man I would love to walk Bright Angel Trail and walk some of these trails you guys walk on the North Rim, though I wouldn't be brave enough to "mountain goat" those very high ledge trails. I love the Grand Canyon and if I had a choice, when i pass away I would have my body left on a high sunny ledge somewhere.
Thank you guys, so much for showing us sights that most people will never see or experience in person.
As a 67 yo woman with arthritis, I love watching your videos! Thank you for the tours!
Yeah. #metoo😂😂
Same age; same ailment; sentiment!
@@suej4834 get some Ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine, its parasitic
Thankyou for these incredible landscapes & explorations that you show us. Even in my
Long ago backpacking days this is not a trip I could have done. I did not know that the ancient archeological sites in the South West were so extensive, & ranged in such difficult areas. Seeing is believing. Thankyou.
I can say the same!
Seeing you hiking with a friend and not alone makes a video more soothing. Great storytelling too.
Never hike alone, make sure to have a SAT phone and personal locator beacon, and carry a firearm that you know how to use. I used to love hiking alone, I usually only took my dog with me. After learning about the dangers of hiking alone- I don’t do it anymore. Be smart and prepared. But go forth with love in your heart for nature and all life, while staying tuned into your surroundings- too many people disappear or are injured and far from help, and perish, in our national parks and state forests, and in other remote areas, when they go out on their own. Take a reliable friend with you. Be safe and God Bless👍💕✨
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@@jacquelyndiamond3301 LOL. Yeah i will just illegally own a firearm and force someone to come with me! Great idea!
I do not come from the US. I can tell you do though.
I have to say, your video >s incredible! It also brought a lump to my throat. Last time I was in the canyon was 1973-74. I was with my Dad. We spent a week in there, gently sniffing around all the ruins we could get to without leaving a trace of our passing. I figured we saw less than 5% of what the anasazi left behind. When, years later, I was doing my anthropology studies in arch😅eology and prehistory at Pacific Lutheran University, as I did my archeology and prehistory classes, I would have loved to do a study in the canyon, and Mesa Verde where the tours don't go. But alas, my professor was Dr. Dave Huelsbeck, and at the time, he was still working data on the Osette dig. So I was staying in the Pacific Northwest. I don't regret any of that though, and Dr. Dave was a phenomenon at teaching and his volumes of writing about Osette were unmatched.
Sadly though, now I'm old, crippled by arthritis, and plagued by cancer. So I know I would never again go to the bottom of the canyon,... Until today! Thank you so much for taking me with you into the canyon. I can't wait to see your future videos! I'll keep my little day pack in my mind packed and waiting! Thank you again!😢😢
What a wonderful thing to do! You have, obviously A LOT going on with your health-I hope you are healed and I pray for your remission. You sent a kind, respectful, and thought provoking message to thank this young man and I cannot think of many ppl who would have the humility and kindness to think of someone else! Not very common anymore-Bless you and may God protect and heal you.
Such amazing country! When I was a boy and young teenager, back in the 1960's, some of my favourite books and stories were set in and around the Grand Canyon. I've never been in the canyon but I have flown over part of it. What an amazing sight from high above! Those people that lived, all those centuries ago, in the canyon must have had a very rugged and difficult existence. I lived, as a hunter/gatherer, for some years far north of the southwest, in high mountains and deep rich forests. My dwellings, thirty plus years ago, were tepees and old abandoned prospector cabins. I know how hard and sometimes very difficult that existence is, often in survival mode. Your videos are so well done. Thank you for sharing your adventures and knowledge. Safe travels and happy hiking! Cheers from an old timer that has climbed mountains and spent cold winters by myself in the bush.
I am SO looking forward to the extended cut, Andrew!!
And I'm glad you had a compadre with you, on this adventure.
Blessings.
Thanks for watching! I look forward to hearing what you think of the extended cut
Love your peregrinations in the desert. It is vicarious for me! At 78, I’m. To going anywhere to climb anything! It has long been a dream of mine, to go to the Grand Canyon, to see this natural marvel. Go safe, Desert drifter. Thanks for doing this. 😊
Don't change a thing about how you do these vids...the photography, the narration, the chill. I click the button and am lulled...
Yeah, he does a good job of capturing the mood of the place, or at least what I imagine would be the mood.
Thanks homie 🤙🏼
*I'M 70 YEARS OLD AND DISABLED, HAVE PRETTY MUCH ACCEPTED MY NEW PHYSICAL LIMITATIONS*
😻😻😻 *THANK YOU FER TAKING ME ALONG VIA TECHNOLOGY. WITH YOU ON ADVENTURES I'M NO LONGER ABLE TO HAVE* 😻😻😻
Quit yelling! Sheesh
@@jimsalabim9203…to me, it’s not yelling…it’s emphasizing…and it’s so much easier to read when you’re up in age…it’s clarity to our eyes…especially the black print as it used to be in the beginning of the internet…after the color changed for the print to this grey color, I noticed more complaints about one’s vision becoming impaired…intentionally done…?…in today’s world…?…I don’t put anything past anyone anymore…
…to me, it’s not yelling…it’s emphasizing…and it’s so much easier to read when you’re up in age…it’s clarity to our eyes…especially the black print as it used to be in the beginning of the internet…after the color changed for the print to this grey color, I noticed more complaints about one’s vision becoming impaired…intentionally done…?…in today’s world…?…I don’t put anything past anyone anymore…
Lol ok, we'll to everyone else it's what you do when you want to yell something in type.
@@jimsalabim9203yeah, the fact it's *bold* caps lends additional credence to the idea that she's doing it for better visibility. gota be hard to proofread your comment when you can barely see it.
anyway, what a cool old lady- reminds me of my grandma. she never let her age and increasing disability keep her spirit from adventure.
Hello everyone, l am watching from Australasia and suffer from agoraphobia and anxiety and have not had a holiday or been on an outing for 20 years no joke. My chronic back pain due to falling out of a tree when l was very young has incapacitated me and degenerated mu lower spine, am now in my 50's and cannot get out without a walking aid.without assistance. l just want to thank you for taking me along on your fabulous journey witnessing form my loungeroom couch with me cat Motzy, short for Mozart. This is just so very exciting and wonderful. Thank you and much appreciation from the other side of the globe. l love youtube for these kinds of experiences. l was watching a lot of cave discoveries documentaries on youtube yesterday and this came up on my algorithm, so l just had to click and watch. Take care and so well done.
So sorry Melanie, I fully understand agoraphobia 😢 so sorry you have to live with that.
It’s a hard . Although agoraphobia makes our world so small , thank goodness for UA-cam huh?
Best wishes!
Wishing you + kitty many many blessings 🤍
We really do live in amazing times though, that even you can "go along" on a journey like this - troubled times, but definitely one-of-a-kind and quite a thing to experience - that we can experience so many other things from relative comfort and safety. My own hiking ability might not be up to par with the Grand Canyon, to be fair, so it's awesome to see all this from a first-person perspective too.
Glad you found videos like this. They help
I can hear from your voice the respect that you are giving our Ancestors. Thank you.
As a seventy year old woman with a lifelong fear of heights your films fill me with both awe and terror. Thank you for taking us to places most of us will never be able to see. Some wonderful film making 👍🏼👍🏼
When I see heights my neuropathy takes a hit by coming in several waves. I wonder if it might be helping me? What do you think if you also get that feeling from heights? It certainly isn't going to hurt while watching.
@@GoHomeKamala I just think well he’s posted the film so hasn’t fallen over the edge!😆
@@grigorisgirl Never want that to happen. There's a story of a guy working for a newspaper I believe in Utah and his camera was found after they went looking for him. A bear he was following did something.
@@grigorisgirl Well, eventually he probably will. IMO, it's not if but when. Also IMO, it's DF/S to be doing this stuff solo -- a Darwin Award candidate for sure. Hope it was worth it...
When it happens though, people will say the same old (and tired), "Well, at least he died doing something he loved." Right...but I think he'd rather still be alive though, yes? ;-)
-- BR
34 seconds into this video there's a guy looking in one of the caves standing on a rock with his right foot and looks like he's about 800 ft from the river up Man that looks like suicide to me I don't see him tied off or nothing that is freaking scary if that rock ever moved you'd be finished man I don't get it it's just what I'm seeing😮😮😮
I did this hike two years before I had my hip replacement. That was one of the toughest hikes I have ever done. Yet the Puebloans or whomever lived here probably did that hike a few times a year. They could hunt elk and deer on the No.Rim at 7,000 ft and farm at 2,000 ft. Even more crazy to contemplate is that they must have had to carry food stores, elk meat, pottery for water, and small children. I was really scared about some of the exposure. I will never forget that hike. Truly exceptional work with this video.
It probably why u had to get a hip replacement! But good for you. U did it.
It’s a good one, glad you’ve experienced it for yourself
How are you doing with hip replacement? What type did you have. I had left total anterior Sept 5 and right November 7.
I did the High Sierra Trail and Mt. Whitney this summer and another backpacking trip this summer so i would say i am doing very well. @@officetechtyping
No TV for 16yrs, and no commercials!!! Great pictures, very interesting!
Such beautiful scenery and interesting history of past civilization to ponder. Thanks, Andrew!🙂
I'm Native AMERICAN I thank you so much for sharing, I am 60 now, and even tho I feel in good enough shape to go there, I believe it's something I couldn't add to my bucket list, although, I am intrigued with your way of your many times of going there and how you imagine their way of life, I truly THANK YOU for taking me with you on this BEAUTIFUL VIDEO JOURNEY 😍 God Bless You & Your Crew, Keep You Safe and In Good Health.
AMEN
Kinda native
So you are from America huh well who built all the Egyptian style Glifs I know it was your ancestors it was mine copper tone Indian people idk where you were ? Where’s your ancestors artifacts? Just asking and why aren’t there more of you in America? Just asking?
@@change2platinumk100 Yes!
@@change2platinumk100 There are not more Native Americans for the same reason there are no more "giants" (entire tribes of 7 to 9 foot tribal peoples) who inhabited North and South America (documented by Cortez and his navigator's journals). The European diseases that were brought decimated the population down from 10's of millions down to just a few million by the time settlers landed at Plymouth Rock. The same is likely true for the Egyptian linked occupants of the Grand Canyon and the Anistassi who just "vanished".
Natives, so called, killed the people that were there before them ..
I'm a 99 year old brain in a jar and I just want to thank you for making these videos since I can't exactly go around hiking and camping myself. god bless ❤❤💯
You can see amazing things still. It's called a dji mini 4 pro and a little help
@@AtradiesInc they dont go all that far 😢😢
@@AtradiesInc I'll give it a shot as long as it has a neural interface. I'm stuck in a lab deep underground but hopefully I can fly it several thousand miles 🙌 god bless USA
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Yeah, it is too far to go to the Grand Canyon. I would take them 50 episodes to do the GC justice
Wow! You must have seen some things!!!
Oh yay! I’ve been waiting for another video! I’m 5 minutes in and am overwhelmed with the massiveness of the canyon. Beautiful photography. The colors are breathtaking. Also, the size of the space is deceiving. Even watching on my tiny screen gives me vertigo. I can only imagine being there. Your videos are my respite in my busy day. ❤ *Waiting patiently for the next one*
Each one is well worth the wait.
Oh my the VERTIGO is real! Would love to do this in real life, but i know i would be a blubbering idiot.
It is a place like no other. Thanks for sharing it with me
This video was so beautiful and informative! More please.
As a Swede......keep e',m coming!.......I love history and I love Geografy!
Your Channel are The Goat!!
Greetings from Sweden
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Hello, I hear you have some spectacular geography there too... I was in europe in the army ages ago but was amazed by all the great geography and old and ancient structures that still stood. We have great geography all over the u.s. but ironically when you travel to them no matter what state you are in you find yourself traveling through a garbage can.
It amazes me to this day people are so lazy, and so stupid to throw their trash out the window rather than take it home and throw it away properly. I have to give European's props for taking care of their environment much better than we do. You can travel for miles without seeing a piece of trash and use maps from hundred years ago that still relevant.
They cut tree, they plant fifty in it's place.
The same nuts that riot about climate change thrown their trash out the window lol.....
So props to you my friend....
don
@donbot5671 My experience as someone who believes in man's effect on climate change is different than yours. We're more likely to reuse, be careful about the packaging of food we buy, avoid buying one-time use plastics, buying fresh food items or growing our own food items, and most likely to pick up the trash of others along our paths.
However, this country could learn a lot by following the cultural lessons of your forefathers - use only what you need and give thanks as you go. We have a long way to go, but we'll get there. :)
@@donbot5671 I agree with you. I have been exploring the west and southwest of the US for 25 years. The trash problem has gotten worse. Unless you get way off trail you find it all over. I am not saying everyone in a group is bad. But some of these nomads and van life people leave a mess. Another issue I see is the increase of off road vehicles going off trail. I am all for having fun in a rzr or jeep. But stay on the marked trails and stop tearing up the land. These people then get mad at Bureau Of Land Management when they close areas down to off roading. What do they think is going to happen? The last three years more and more camping and 4x4 roads have been closed off. Or in the case of camping areas being changed to fee areas.
Thanks for watching from across the pond!
I absolutely agree - here from Germany.
Excellent narration and videography. Wild America is still wild… even today.
Absolutely the best video I have ever seen, as a 76 year old I would have never been able to see these wonders had it no been for u and your channel- a heart felt Thanks!!
Excellent. For whatever reason the archeological activity in the American West has been stifled in certain areas, findings obfuscated or hidden, and certain areas banned to the public. I applaud you for going to these areas and making this more well known.
same reason much of the west is national parks and most of it is totally off limits. They are hiding history.
At best, archeology is heart-breaking, to say the least
Because there are so many assholes who would otherwise go and deface and destroy these historical sites. So they aren't well known.
It’s called White supremacy
There is soooooo much being hidden from us FR!
Even on camera the magnitude is impressive. I can't even imagine what it looks like in real life.
@@P4Eightand makes grown men cry.
It doesn’t look real. My kid mind thought I was looking at a painting. It wasn’t something I saw everyday, living in the city.
Truly it earns the title “Grand”
I’ve been and I still can’t wrap my mind around it. My mom did R2R but I didn’t because I’m not trained it that like her. It truly looks like a laptop background or Jupiter, it’s out of this world. The awe when you see it, its breathtaking.
If possible, visit the north rim. Tall timber. Breathtaking
Badass brother! I hiked the GC when I was 17. Camped 2 nights in the bottom. Still one of my favorite memories! Thanks for taking us with you. Memories came flooding back!
You are so lucky to be able to go and experience this magical place. And thank you for sharing your experience.
I'm old now with a deteriorating spine and have zero chance of seeing this for myself. In my younger days, I loved hiking the woods, digging in old trash piles for treasures. This brings back those memories. The isolation and solitude of the woods I was in, is something I will always miss.
In another life, I would have been the old herbal lady that lived out, away from the village.
So wonderful. Beautiful and humbling. Thank you
ok, here's my analysis...you hired a hollywood producer...bought a $750,000 camera...hired an archeologist and forensic scientist...and i forgot a few more things. all kidding aside...this is your best video thus far...so well done...s and t up. well done. we appreciate the location, because we all knew this was not kentucky...cheers.
*Agree, this one was fantastic!*
Thanks Flyboy, I wonder what a 750k camera would make this look like 🤔
Being an Aussie, you guys are so privileged to have this in your country .brilliant tour mate loved it
You have your own amazing places that are just as glorious. You have King's Canyon in Watarrka National Park. You also have Capertee Valley which is a geological wonder too.
Check out the Blue Mountains. Even larger than the Canyon if I remember correctly. Amazing view's.
Thanks Wayne. The Grand Canyon is one of the 7 Natural Wonders for a reason. But you guys have one too, it’s just underwater
“Commanding view” couldn’t have explained it anymore simple and more perfect.
Your voice is so calming- also great video, thanks.
I’m 33 and recently disabled, I can’t get out anymore due to a neurological condition. Watching these makes me feel like I’m there. Thank you
Edit to the comments. it’s a rare condition called Cerebral Autosomal Dominant Arteriopathy with Subcortical Infarcts and Leukoencephalopathy
bro wishing you the best. it is amazing how you tube comments can connect you with complete strangers. Who needs TV when one has you tube
@@thedude5599 thank you! Hope you’re good
Maybe look into lithium orotate bro. Heals nerve endings. 💪⚡️
@@j.112 I took lithium for a while but it was toxic for me. I appreciate the reply tho.
Mind blowingly fascinating. Those paths were pretty loose and rugged, my heart was in my mouth seeing you both teetering on the edge with hundreds of feet below you. Thank you again. Look forward to the next part. Take care, keep safe. ❤ Dorset, UK
Experience and taking NOTHING for granted is key to survival. I loved hiking, camping, boating, hunting, and living in Arizona desert and the Canyon.❤️❤️🇺🇸
After college graduation I wanted a great adventure before getting into a serious job. I became a Boatman for Western River Expeditions in 1983. Call a High Water Boatman due to the high run off. Not knowing any difference about the water level. I took every trip offered. The GC was spectacular as well as other trips in Utah Westwater, Desolation, the Big Drops in Cataract Canyon. Best job of my life. Your photography and information is top shelf. Beautiful and look forward to watching for more of your work. Thank You!
Smooth, soothing voice, spectacular views and entertaining narrative. Thanks a lot.
Warm greetings from New Zealand, Andrew. This Kiwi was incredibly fortunate to visit The Grand Canyon and to do the overnight mule ride in July, 1996. A highly emotional experience for me, with tears on entering the Canyon, and tears and strong emotion when nearing the top of the trail out. I have never looked at geology in the same way. This stunning place woke me up somehow. Thank you so much for this excellent video. 😊
Kiwis are flightless birds. Not you.
My how huge this place is, I just can’t comprehend. Absolutely breathtaking. Also thanks for being so respectful towards all you find out there - Native pottery, stones etc. Thanks so much for sharing this x
It really is!
Great photography! Great narration! Great historical information! Great content! Thank you.
Your videos have sparked a new appreciation and interest in the southwest indigenous peoples. Incredible.
im not in usa im in australia and the only movies weve seen of grand canyon is related to old explorers boating the length. i ve never see such beautifull scenery ,ty Sir you are indeed incredible .
I can hear the voices of the people in the winds. I think the people weredrawn there, as are you, by the Spirit of the place. Thankyou for sharing your journeys.
@@FalconRiverArtemisArchery Those spirits go way back to Egypt before the Hebrew Sheeple were captives there and Joseph ruled under the pharaoh from a large cache of Egyptian artifacts long-rumored to have been discovered in a forbidden section of the Grand Canyon. Of course, the government has their greedy little paws all over something like that and are not likely to brag about it.
I grew up out there in the West. People who live there get it. Those who don't can only imagine. The desert Southwest is truly sacred terrain. The Native Americans were right.
It is holy land.
I would absolutely love to travel with a guide like you!
I bet you don't even understand 5ge real history and true history not the made up one that man made up
Why didn't they make pyramids?
@@herohour6496they did
@@herohour6496 why the hell would they lol what a weird friggen question
Your manner of speaking is perfect for this type of video. Soothing in a way. I truly felt like I was experiencing this with you. Thanks for making these for us all stuck on offices even on a weekend. This was a mighty well spent break.
Thankyou so much Andrew!!! Your passion to explore and drag all of us You Tube 3rd string bench sitters along for the ride is completely a fantastic gift to us old farts!!! How vast and how deep is the legacy of this great land America and the ancient peoples that lived here before any of us were even thought of? To even get a small glimpse of how these people lived is quite amazing. Surrounded and immersed in a natural world setting and experience many of us can barely fathom. To live one's life totally steeped in the natural rythems sounds sights and experience of the natural world must have been both magic and raw as life ebbed and flowed not only around you but through you! The energy of glowing fires radiating through the canyons beacons of human life to the inhabitants. With bedazzling stars overhead the sound of water falling and flowing, the brilliance of the sun by day the moon by night. Neither an electric or high frequency microwave,radio wave or buzzing electri high power line to disturb the crystal clear silence of the sky. Except for the cracking power of a lightning storm and the ominous thunder claps rolling through the canyons! What thoughts raced through those peoples minds as they huddled in their cliff shelters on cool brisk nights seeking the warmth of their precious fire. Possibly eating ground corn cakes and deer meat heated on a rock . With watchers eyeing the perimeter of their dwelling knowing that what they had worked so hard for could possibly be taken away from them if marauders attacked. Maybe the inhabitants were peacefull cooperative and accepting of their neighbors to a degree. However given human history present day included what are the chances of that! I wonder how many of us could even stand to survive in their world for a few days let alone a month or a year. Would any of us even have the mental capacity to cope with the shock of being in their circle of experience? Thanks Andrew so much!
Thank you once again for your exploring the grand canyon I haven't been there in years. Thank you for always being so respectful to my ancestors cultural sacred sites you have my deepest respect ! ! !
I am amazed at the beauty thank you, how sad we cannot know who lived there and all the answers to the mystery of there lives . An extraordinary life the buildings so very high the work and effort so amazing to see the engineering the wood used the mud stuko, we are constantly amazed that these ancestors and wonderful people could build and had stamina and skills that put us to shame with the stuff we build today that does not last. Respect to the ancients so little is known about and thank you for a wonderful time with you and your friend Aussie says hi.😊
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you for being respectful when traveling thru the indigenous sites
That story of a guy going down the Colorado river in the old days and finding a tunnel into the walls of the canyon was always a favorite of mine. Supposedly it went way back into a large area that was once populated by humans. He gave a general area in his account I believe. It would be cool if someone ever tried to find it, although I hear some places are off limits in the canyon for some reason, which I’ve always found kind of odd.
Powell
G.E. Kincaid. 1910's....
Six years ago, we rafted here with a company and climbed to the Grainery. On the way down a friend snaped a picture of the wife and I with the canyon and river below. One of my all-time favorite pictures.
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your videos not only educate, but inspire me to enjoy my surroundings even more. You truly encapsulate the feelings of wonder and awe in your videos and I appreciate it immensely. Thank you!
Wow, thank you
Keep walking so we keep watching. Thank you for your love for exploring and your youth!!!
I hiked in and out of the Canyon about 20 years ago. I went to this location on my tour. Grand Canyon is so majestic and peaceful. Your video really brought back memories of my trip and of this hike i took to these Anasasi ruins. The river was alot different back in 1200 ad as it certainly wasn't dammed up like it is now :-). The river guide i was with speculated they fled the area because of the changing currents and flooding of the area. The river was a raging force in 1200 AD
Andrew, only a little way into this video.
Camping in the Grand Canyon -- priceless.
Coming from Ukraine years ago, I found myself at the Northern rim of the canyon one day. When I stood there, my jaw dropped, I couldn’t move. I’ve seen plenty of other beautiful corners of this planet, yet nothing came close to leaving an imprint as big, as Grand Canyon. Camped at a small campground housing only few camp spots at the rim. One day I tried using a trail there (don’t remember the name anymore) to get down to the river. Made it nearly to the bottom, yet had to turn around helping two young hikers in distress to get back up. Perhaps next lifetime I will be able to repeat the trail?
Congratulations thanks for helping other in need of aid!
Go tomorrow stop wishing
Bless Ukraine❤️
@@yo6687 I wish I could. Ended up hurting my back 3 years ago. Now everything is challenging. If by some miraculous reason my back heals, I will surely try.
@@YuriMazur887 I have had 2 miracles, absolute, documented, medical miracles! God is a God who heals. He can heal your back if you believe in Him. I hope you get your healing and will be able to hike again.
Blessings
I am a blind individual that would probably not be able to make these beautiful trips that you’re doing I just subscribe to your channel, I love the way you describe for us people that are not able to see, it’s nice to see through your eyes man keep it up gonna check out all your videos,
pretty rocky - you are wonderful showing us around - thanks to you and Josh, greetings Crissy
Just awesome. Beautiful. Breath taking
Many thanks!
The Grand Canyon literally broke my mind when I saw it in person. I thought I’d understand the landscape a little and no, it’s alien in so many ways but absolutely gorgeous. The difference in height is incredible, and if you don’t have a fear of heights you may just develop a fear of standing on ledges lol you can look down a few hundred feet in some places.
Broke your mind?!?🙄
Yes, I agree. It was so beautiful it was as though my mind couldn’t comprehend
my fear of heights actually developed here as a child im almost sure🤣
@@JuaneDosesII-wj6ddim about to go see it. will let you know
This is one of the most beautiful videos I've ever seen on the grand canyon. I backpacked the Grand Canyon back in 1978❤
I just love your videos….thank you!
Dude, this is my favorite channel. Thank you so much for doing this and sharing it with us.
I agree - my favorite channel too ❤😊
My pleasure! Thank you for supporting the channel by watching the vids
I look forward to your treks through canyons and valleys. Thank you. 😊
Ive been there in person and I find it fascinating how no image or video can truly capture the scale of the place.
I'm a 49 year old lazy couch surfer !! Nice videos. Without them i couldn't surf!!!!
Yes.... perfect way to enjoy a great Friday.
Hope it was what you needed!
Only fairly recently discovered your channel. I gotta tell you: I LOVE IT! The finds, the travels and the education you share is on another level. The best part is how much you respect what you find. Thank you. This Texan is hooked!
As soon as we see that you uploaded a video, we click on it immediately!!! Your videos are so incredibly interesting...and enjoyable. We've watched other Southwest exploration videos, but yours beat them, hands down. It's your commentary that does it. You are quite knowledgeable, but throw in enough curiosity to make us really think about the past. Can't wait for the next video to drop!!!
Thanks for the continued support my friend
This is one of the very best videos I'l seen on UA-cam. I really appreciate - THANKS.
I’ve been to the Grand Canyon three times (which is quite a feat when I live in England) for a few days each time, and I always find it awesome. The fact that it was carved out by the Colorado river is mind blowing. Depending on the time of day the canyon seems to change with the light, and I’ve been there first thing in the morning, late evening and mid day and the scenery constantly seems to change.
I’ve told other people it’s a must visit place.
Ah yes, you are so correct. That’s one of my favorite attributes of the canyon, how it changes color depending on time of day
The Grand Canyon was not carved out by the Colorado River😂
@@VikingJack-il4hw Ok, I was merely going by what the experts at the Grand Canyon visitor centre told me. They said the Colorado Plateau rose up and the Colorado river cut down eroding the rock, then with erosion the sides of the canyon formed as they have over many millions of years.
So what’s your theory of how the Grand Canyon was formed?
@@charliegould5865 The Grand Canyon and much of Western North America was formed by Ice Age floods. There were approximately five ice ages with ice that was miles high covered all of Canada and the northern part of the United States. When the ice would start melting it would create giant Lakes the size of the Great Lakes, then they would burst. The fury of the Rushing water carved out all the various canyons and the Grand Canyon. There are many videos about it. One guy is Randall Carlson or you could just research Grand Canyon Ice Age floods.
Imagine how mind-blown you'll be when you realize the bit about river causing the GC is revealed as another sci-lie / hoax. Look into the shocking (LOL) similarity between GC and Lichtenburg figures.
Building the granary up high makes sense.The desert southwest has periods of a lot of rain followed by long droughts. Also the Colorado river in the past before all the dams were built was known for its unpredictable floods especially in the spring. So where would be the best place to store your food and materials? Up on the side of a cliff not only to keep it safe from floods but rain. If part of your village gets flooded or destroyed you can rebuild. If you also lose your tools and food reserves now you have a much larger problem.
This! It seems really obvious to me that protection from the elements on the canyon floor is the reason. In addition, I would imagine one would have to work with the terrain and find the best nook to build your storage.
Good points, but 800 feet high? That's labor intensive when 100 or 200 feet would do to protect from the floods and elements. Perhaps they were taking advantage of natural openings in the rock level at that height? Or perhaps there was an element of defense to those fortifications. I don't think we can dismiss how hard they are to access.
@@nathanielpeck5107 If you look at the cliff wall, there is a deep "skirt" of fallen rock. It looks as if the high caves are the only ones that would stay accessible. Therefore they were perhaps the ones that effort was spent on.
Or we just think the high ones are the only ones there, because they are what we are still able to see.
This, and maybe it was easier to keep mice damage to a minimum.
@@nathanielpeck5107 My thoughts are that we aren't considering if 1000 years of erosion made it such a massive height.
I think what you're saying is also likely correct, natural opening and for its natural defense (from people and animals).
I really appreciate the way you've developed the narrative of these videos. You've moved on from just some guy climbing around saying "Hey, this is cool, I wonder ..." to providing more context and information.
I recently watched several videos of a Navajo elder who spoke of how the Anasazi were a slave taking and human sacrificing society that came into the region of the Colorado Plateau about a thousand years ago and lived there for a period of about three hundred years before eventually being driven out. While they were here, the Anasazi are said to have preyed upon the Pueblo peoples that were in this region before them, enslaving many and causing others to flee into the Grand Canyon and other remote places for a time seeking refuge from these depredations. The elder also said that his own people, the Dineh, managed to live in peace with the Anasazi for a time, but that eventually the Navajo came to see them as evil people. The Navajo holy people then summoned a great wind that drove the Anasazi out of this region, away to the south, and then afterword many of the Pueblo people returned from their hiding places to reestablish their farming communities in their present locations in New Mexico and Arizona. That at least seems to be the story of these places as the Navajo tell it.
I wonder if they were driven south about the time the Aztec people showed up in northern Mexico?
Hmmmm
You're thinking of the Chacoans. The Anasazi is a derelict word for Ancestral Pueblo, who are often viewed as descendents of / relatives to Chacoan culture.
@@IgBtac0 I was just reporting what I heard a Navajo elder say in his videos. He was indeed talking about the Chacoans, (some of his videos were even filmed in Chaco Canyon), but he also called them Anasazi, which he said was the Navajo name for the Chacoans. He also said that the people at Chaco enslaved and preyed upon the Pueblo people, causing many of the Pueblo to flee to remote places in the Grand Canyon and elsewhere, only to return to their present locations after the Chacoans/Anasazi were gone. This is just the traditional teachings of the people who were actually living there at the time, I'm sure the archeologists must know better. 😳 Anyway, judge for yourself, he touches on different aspects of the history in a number of different videos, but here are links to two of his videos to get you started:
1) ua-cam.com/video/c1U2Gp2dtN0/v-deo.html
2) ua-cam.com/video/0Ey5worZ3EQ/v-deo.html
@@nedporkus8602 Thanks for the links! I used to work directly in the field with natural / human history out in the region, or else I wouldn't have commented.
Reason why I mention it is because use of the word Anasazi has become a bit of a taboo recently, since Anasazi means "Ancient Enemy" in Dine, and Navajo & pueblo peoples were not kind to each other in past. The archaeological community has determined that labeling an entire civilization based on the names applied by their former enemies was a bit backward and unfair to the descendents of the people themselves. Almost like calling Inuit people "Eskimos".
Breathtaking- even on my small screen the scenery is almost indescribable, and the thought of humans living out their lives in such a place is remarkable. Your videos are always great to watch but this must be one of your best so far that I’ve seen. Thank you. CynthiaB
Man, this is some of the best filmed archaeology on u tube! Thank you for telling us what you do know, and being humble enough not to surmise that which you don't! I'm from the anza borrego d sert, and much of the plant life I've been taught is similar to that I've seen on your excursions, so I find pleasure identifying what I recognize....though I'm currently living in tornado Alley, I miss my desert, and you help that yearning a great deal.For that, I'm extremely grateful. Thank you for sharing!!!!😂
Such absolutely stunning landscape!
Most definitely appreciate you guys and the adventures you bring us along with you.