Trek Planner mentioned you. I am impressed, not only do you know the geology, but the history too. Very cool place, thanx, enjoyed. Gonna binge watch more of yours =)
You did a wonderful job on this. I enjoyed the fact that you did not talk incessantly but let us hear the sounds of the wind and nature around you. Including the history was awesome. ❤
Your hand drawn overlays provide a sense of the scale of these ancient pueblos. This was an adventure indeed, but also some real scientific documentation. Keep it up!
Such a testament to humankind's desire for self determination and freedom, but also sadly it speaks to the thirst for power over others. Thank you for sharing this amazing site. Keep up the great work.
I stumbled upon your video just on a chance I decided to watch and was really impressed with the care with which you took to explain your process in finding the location, getting there and then learning about the tragic history associated with the ruins. Your depth is amazing for such a young person. Keep up the good work. New subscriber here! 🙋🏻♀️
Amazing recounting of these brave souls who just wanted to be left alone to live out life with their loved ones. A sad testimony of mans violence to helpless victims of such a blind rage of conquest over and further in the sickness of enslavement of them.
Nice work!! We crossed the river in the water, didn't see the bridge. Explored the lower Pueblo first. The trail was gnarly in the heat, you must be a strong hiker. The battle is very well documented by the Spanish, even the musket shots and fire stains are still visible today. Archaeologists mapped the site sometime not too many years ago. The wood beams were a shock, I had to stare at them for a minute to believe they were real!! Much of the pottery was burnt in the attack on the housing units. The weird piles of worn quartzite cobbles near the entrance loopholes were cached for defense and litter the slopes from being thrown. The defenders were armed with firearms as well. Some of the odd structures around the mesa edge may have been water catchments or animal pens, because that mesa was hot and dry. The commonly accessible story of the 'resistance' is mostly a 1970's fiction, it's not scientific. The events leading up to the attack were very complicated, but the mixed Puebloan group on the mesa had been implicated in the mass murder of other Puebloans and Colonial Spaniards, including children, most of the victims being indigenous themselves. The jumping of the warriors was only in one place above the tufa gravel slope below the rim, with the majority of the jumping warriors surviving on impact with the soft surface and relaying their stories later. Good books with diagrams and illustrations: Revolt by Matthew Liebmann and The Pueblo Indian Revolt of 1696 by J. Manuel Espinosa.
Thank you for that reference. Yes I saw that paper from a few years back about the battle. I had not read anything yet when I actually visited the site, so it was interesting to compare what we saw with what I read later. Complicated history for sure, and every side will tell their own story. Even about the return of de Vargas in 1692 I am reading so much conflicting information. It is interesting to see the fortifications and how they built it. And yes many pottery sherds looked blackened and burnt.
I'm a disabled lady, who doesn't get out much. I thank you for getting me outside into the sunshine and this beautiful Mesa. I live in western North Carolina.
Another very good adventure and history video. You passion for what you do is very inspiring and very appreciated. I follow 3 other channels like yours that are all above 250k subscribers and you are just as good as they are. Your research is the key that makes it even more interesting. Your drone footage and the music that went with it while you described the tragic events that took place there brought a tear to my eyes. I can't wait for your next video! Take Care and be Aware!
It always shocks me just how cruel and hateful humans can be to each other and my heart cries for them 💔 Thank you for the work you do in bringing respect and love to people who were hated and abused ❤
This is my first time watching. Kudos to your parents for encouraging you and providing for these explorations. I have really gotten into exploration of the SW and all the ancient structures. Have been watching Desert Drifter and The Trek Planner. Also have watched some cave exploration videos with The Adventure Twins. You have started exploring so young, I can imagine what you will have seen by the time you are 20.
Thank you very much! Check out the channel StoriesbyAlex, it focuses on mainly CA native sites, but I learned a lot from it. It is listed under my favorite channels. There are some really good books on these topics too.
I thought this was New Mexico. I live in the state and it is freaking amazing with all the ruins everywhere. Thank you so much for sharing this beautiful adventure and teaching an ol broad more about my home state!!
Learning something new is always a great thing, and I learned some new stuff today! Good on you young man. You even got me to read up on the Jemez people, and I was happy to find that they still survive today. Awesome job!
This was an amazing video. Thanks so much for taking us along. My favorite part was your telling of their history. Thank you for calling the place a memorial.
Happy trails!! Wish you could get more young kids to explore this great beautiful world and learn the history of man. So so much to see and learn. Keep it up!!
Beautiful documention. Thank you also for the detailed, heartbreaking history at the end. I'm a photojournalist - to me, it's always about the story. Shoot where you are. I'm glad you are in the world.❤️🩹
I know alot of other pueblo ruins atop of that same mesa. Theyre more ruins towards the middle of the mesa. And the nearby reservation close by are the direct Pueblo descendants of the ruins your exploring on that mesa.
Thank you love for the history and adventure. I love the history, your respect and your care. The story of what happened to them is really saddening. I was watching and I told my daughter that they were probably chased off and the Spanish probably destroyed it, then your historical records said the same thing. I can’t help but cry for them. I have a Bachelors in Social Science, it’s History, Archaeology, Psychology, Philosophy, human development from Birth to Death and a few other disciplines too. This video fit right in for me. Keep up the good work. ❤❤❤
I lived in rio rancho/ Alb for many years. I have ridden to Jemez on my motorcycle many times to eat at the Los Ojos Bar. Been to Bandalier and Battleship rock. Check out the Jemez Hot Springs. These are all good explorations. Thanks for your post, it reminds me of the spectacular beauty of the Jemez Pueblo. The red rocks used to have a narrow gap between the rocks and you could get in there and hike all up in the hills but people abused the canyon with grafitti all over the walls so they closed access off. Keep up the good work.
We have subscribed to your channel! I knew that was the San Yisidro area! I lived in Rio Rancho for a while and went to the Jemez hot springs often, hope you got to check em out before leaving! Great video, Sir!
Keep at your channel you film amazing videos I expect you’ll go viral or definitely develop a following on Ruins and Ridges UA-cam travel channel. Thanks for the adventures.
Thank you for the history lesson and trip. I was thinking while watching this,that the ruins appeared to have been intentionally knocked down. Now I know why. You are so smart and will be very successful in your life! God Bless and keep you safe on your journey.🙏❤️
You're going places literally so glad I found you been watching most of your videos and really enjoy great job well put together and great videography keep up the good work 👏
Guadalupe Mesa, a well-known landmark. The compacted volcanic ash is known as "tuff" (I'm sure you know this!). History is alive, and the descendants of both sides of the battle still live below these mesas 330 years later. You are an excellent (and respectful) documentarian! Very impressive. Are you more interested in geology or archaeology?
Makes you realize the greed of others to dominate another. I asked myself why didn't they just leave them alone. They didn't want much and there were very few. Just senseless. What did these people pose of a threat to. ????
Same as through all times of humanity. It is amazing how small the numbers were. How in 1692 governor de Vargas was able to come back into Santa Fe with just 40 troops.
@ruinsandridges a troops can vary in size. 16 to 40 persons. Also depends on the reason troop or troops were needed. Also known as a platoon. So as large as 1600 persons coming back. From what? Conqouring 300 maybe 400. Interesting to think 🤔
@maryp7694 yes that is what is ,was , taught. I am older now and a little more thinking for myself. The church was a government within a government and had their own ambitions. Powers that be. I know the truth about how this world is. It doesn't matter. Greed is greed. No matter in what name is used to get what they wanted. Someone else's resources to make themselves great. It's all very sad 😔
I did not see the numbers listed for the Spanish casualties. I would think they were well armored to be able to climb that steep mesa while being showered with rocks and arrows.
I hzve been to Jemez but didnt know the sad and tragic history. Maybe someday we will all treat each other like the brothers and sisters that we are. Oh wait, my biological brother is a violent man who stole thousands of dollars from his sisters. I guess things hadnt changed all that much
This is so interesting to see, in person,more so ! Does anyone have factual evidence of when and why these rocks were placed this way, by who ? Or are we’re making reasonable assumptions ? Hunters and gatherers defending against raiders ? No close by caves….?….Thanks…be vigilante and careful 👍 The story at the end, interesting ! Great drone photo’s,etc. 🤠👍
Yes, I believe they say built during 1500s to 1694 by pueblo people, and defensive structures built for protection during the revolt against Spanish which was in 1680 and then again 1692-96. The battle here was in July of 1694. The stories are documented by the Spanish. Pueblo people did not have written documents, so it is all just stories passes through generations.
Approximately 800 Natives lived on that mesa. After the revolt, they traveled to several locations around the Southwest but eventually returned to their ancestral lands. They knew the Spanish would return and choose this spot in hopes of not being found. They thrived there for a short while farming and raising animals. Although the story is sad, it is also a testament to the strength, bravery, and determination of the Natives. We are blessed to live in view of this beautiful location and grateful every day to be surrounded by the descendants of these amazing people.
How is this child getting to these places? Shouldn't he be in school learning about these things before going out to experience them? WHERE'S YOUR PARENTS SONNY BOY?
Trek Planner mentioned you. I am impressed, not only do you know the geology, but the history too. Very cool place, thanx, enjoyed. Gonna binge watch more of yours =)
Thank you!
You did a wonderful job on this. I enjoyed the fact that you did not talk incessantly but let us hear the sounds of the wind and nature around you. Including the history was awesome. ❤
Thank you so much! ☺
Your hand drawn overlays provide a sense of the scale of these ancient pueblos. This was an adventure indeed, but also some real scientific documentation. Keep it up!
Thank you! Yes, hundreds of rooms, and then all the defensive walls must have taken massive effort to build. It is completely mind-boggling.
You young man are amazing to take the time to show us this we do appreciate your time . Thank you . Blessings
Thank you so much.
Thank you for the history you provided with the ruins. Good work.
Thanks! ☺
Such a testament to humankind's desire for self determination and freedom, but also sadly it speaks to the thirst for power over others. Thank you for sharing this amazing site. Keep up the great work.
Thank you for watching!
Another awesome video with good information to go with it!
I love the history of the places you’re visiting.
Stay safe and have fun!
Thank you very much!
Good job kid. Keep exploring & making vids & memories!
Thank you!
I stumbled upon your video just on a chance I decided to watch and was really impressed with the care with which you took to explain your process in finding the location, getting there and then learning about the tragic history associated with the ruins. Your depth is amazing for such a young person. Keep up the good work. New subscriber here! 🙋🏻♀️
Thank you, I am glad you liked it.
What a great video! I am glad you recorded this history and the place. Very interesting.
Thanks!
I just discovered your channel today, I am so glad I did. I loved your video, and will be looking forward to more.
Thank you very much!
Very moving, beautiful, and informative video. Thank you!
Thank you!
Nice video. History can be hard to take sometimes. Thanks for sharing it. It shouldn't be forgotten.
Amazing recounting of these brave souls who just wanted to be left alone to live out life with their loved ones. A sad testimony of mans violence to helpless victims of such a blind rage of conquest over and further in the sickness of enslavement of them.
Nice work!! We crossed the river in the water, didn't see the bridge. Explored the lower Pueblo first. The trail was gnarly in the heat, you must be a strong hiker. The battle is very well documented by the Spanish, even the musket shots and fire stains are still visible today. Archaeologists mapped the site sometime not too many years ago. The wood beams were a shock, I had to stare at them for a minute to believe they were real!! Much of the pottery was burnt in the attack on the housing units. The weird piles of worn quartzite cobbles near the entrance loopholes were cached for defense and litter the slopes from being thrown. The defenders were armed with firearms as well. Some of the odd structures around the mesa edge may have been water catchments or animal pens, because that mesa was hot and dry. The commonly accessible story of the 'resistance' is mostly a 1970's fiction, it's not scientific. The events leading up to the attack were very complicated, but the mixed Puebloan group on the mesa had been implicated in the mass murder of other Puebloans and Colonial Spaniards, including children, most of the victims being indigenous themselves. The jumping of the warriors was only in one place above the tufa gravel slope below the rim, with the majority of the jumping warriors surviving on impact with the soft surface and relaying their stories later. Good books with diagrams and illustrations: Revolt by Matthew Liebmann and The Pueblo Indian Revolt of 1696 by J. Manuel Espinosa.
Thank you for that reference. Yes I saw that paper from a few years back about the battle. I had not read anything yet when I actually visited the site, so it was interesting to compare what we saw with what I read later. Complicated history for sure, and every side will tell their own story. Even about the return of de Vargas in 1692 I am reading so much conflicting information. It is interesting to see the fortifications and how they built it. And yes many pottery sherds looked blackened and burnt.
@@ruinsandridges My son and I did the same thing, hiked first and researched later. 6 books on, and the events are still not super clear.
I'm a disabled lady, who doesn't get out much. I thank you for getting me outside into the sunshine and this beautiful Mesa. I live in western North Carolina.
Thank you. I am so glad you enjoyed watching it. 💛🌞
Another very good adventure and history video. You passion for what you do is very inspiring and very appreciated. I follow 3 other channels like yours that are all above 250k subscribers and you are just as good as they are. Your research is the key that makes it even more interesting. Your drone footage and the music that went with it while you described the tragic events that took place there brought a tear to my eyes. I can't wait for your next video! Take Care and be Aware!
Thank you very much for your kind words and your support! 😊
Thanks for making this video : )
Glad you liked it. Thank you for watching! 🙂
I came over from Trek planners recommendation. I have now subscribed ❤
Thank you!
Me too ❤❤
It always shocks me just how cruel and hateful humans can be to each other and my heart cries for them 💔 Thank you for the work you do in bringing respect and love to people who were hated and abused ❤
Thank you for watching!
Thank you for this video… it is hard to choose a favorite … it was all great
Thank you!!
Nice video and narration thanks.
Thank you!
I even learned history on ruins and ridges UA-cam channel. I had no idea this site would be that old.
Thank you. New Mexico has some amazing history
This is my first time watching. Kudos to your parents for encouraging you and providing for these explorations. I have really gotten into exploration of the SW and all the ancient structures. Have been watching Desert Drifter and The Trek Planner. Also have watched some cave exploration videos with The Adventure Twins. You have started exploring so young, I can imagine what you will have seen by the time you are 20.
Thank you very much! Check out the channel StoriesbyAlex, it focuses on mainly CA native sites, but I learned a lot from it. It is listed under my favorite channels. There are some really good books on these topics too.
I thought this was New Mexico. I live in the state and it is freaking amazing with all the ruins everywhere. Thank you so much for sharing this beautiful adventure and teaching an ol broad more about my home state!!
Thank you for watching! Glad you liked it.
Gosto muito dos seus vídeos, desde o primeiro que eu assisti. Estou contente de ter encontrado esse ótimo canal .
Saudações do Brasil!...
Thank you very much!!
TO boldly go dear one! Spectacular find. Do be mindful of your safety . And mostly thank you to you and your crew!
Thanks for watching!
“Nobody ever defended anything successfully, there is only attack and attack and attack some more.” - George S. Patton
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I love seeing ruins in New Mexico! You are doing an amazing job with this video. Thank you so much and keep it up!
Thank you very much!
Great content! Your historical research really added a nice twist at the end.
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks! 🙂
We must not forget the atrocities perpetuated by humans against humanity thank you ever so much again!
Thank you!
what a terribly sad story! Thank you for your research and positive energy. ❤
Thank you for watching!
Learning something new is always a great thing, and I learned some new stuff today! Good on you young man. You even got me to read up on the Jemez people, and I was happy to find that they still survive today. Awesome job!
Thank you!
This was an amazing video. Thanks so much for taking us along. My favorite part was your telling of their history. Thank you for calling the place a memorial.
Your channel recently came up on my suggestion list and I'm glad I took a look. Really interesting and I'll be checking out more of your videos.
Thanks for watching!
Loved this video especially the end with the history and the drawing of structures!
Thanks so much!
Pretty awesome. There was evidently alot going in up there at one time. Great place. Thx for sharing
Thank you!
Yt suggested video.
Well done young man.
Adventure and history with geological explanations.
What more could a person ask 4?
Thank you, young sir
Thank you so much!
Great video. Enjoyed it.
Thanks!
Great job young man! I love the history at the end.😊
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks!
Happy trails!! Wish you could get more young kids to explore this great beautiful world and learn the history of man. So so much to see and learn. Keep it up!!
Very interesting to watch and hear the history. Be careful the music does not over shadow your commentary.
Thank you, yes.
A powerful and beautiful production! Congratulations. Is this near Abique or Jemez Springs? These lands were my home and soul.
Yes, it is. Thank you very much!
Beautiful documention. Thank you also for the detailed, heartbreaking history at the end. I'm a photojournalist - to me, it's always about the story. Shoot where you are. I'm glad you are in the world.❤️🩹
Thank you very much.
Wow, great find! Thanks for sharing your experience.
Thanks! 👍
I know alot of other pueblo ruins atop of that same mesa. Theyre more ruins towards the middle of the mesa. And the nearby reservation close by are the direct Pueblo descendants of the ruins your exploring on that mesa.
Thank you!
You definitely don’t want me to be on top of that Mesa if a storm comes in
Thank you for the video ❤ and how sad is the story😔
Really enjoy of learning culture, nature and the past in ur country. U do great job in that 🥰👋🇫🇮
Thank you very much!
Thank you love for the history and adventure. I love the history, your respect and your care. The story of what happened to them is really saddening. I was watching and I told my daughter that they were probably chased off and the Spanish probably destroyed it, then your historical records said the same thing. I can’t help but cry for them. I have a Bachelors in Social Science, it’s History, Archaeology, Psychology, Philosophy, human development from Birth to Death and a few other disciplines too. This video fit right in for me. Keep up the good work. ❤❤❤
Epic road trip my friend!
Thank you! Yes, it was! 🙂
@@ruinsandridges 💯💯💯
Nice video. Good job.
Thanks!
Thank you for the amazing history lesson, you are very wise for your young years. I loved the adventure. 😊
Thank you! 😃
I lived in rio rancho/ Alb for many years. I have ridden to Jemez on my motorcycle many times to eat at the Los Ojos Bar. Been to Bandalier and Battleship rock. Check out the Jemez Hot Springs. These are all good explorations. Thanks for your post, it reminds me of the spectacular beauty of the Jemez Pueblo. The red rocks used to have a narrow gap between the rocks and you could get in there and hike all up in the hills but people abused the canyon with grafitti all over the walls so they closed access off. Keep up the good work.
Tip of the story i am afraid, amazing.
Yes for sure. Thanks
We have subscribed to your channel! I knew that was the San Yisidro area! I lived in Rio Rancho for a while and went to the Jemez hot springs often, hope you got to check em out before leaving! Great video, Sir!
Thank you! I did not have enough time for hot springs, but we will be back. :)
Wow
Some of that is for erosion control and storage of run off water. Cool place. :}
Could be. Thank you!
Nice! Dontcha just want to live there again?❤
It is a very beautiful area.
Keep at your channel you film amazing videos I expect you’ll go viral or definitely develop a following on Ruins and Ridges UA-cam travel channel. Thanks for the adventures.
Thank you!
Thank you for the history lesson and trip. I was thinking while watching this,that the ruins appeared to have been intentionally knocked down. Now I know why. You are so smart and will be very successful in your life! God Bless and keep you safe on your journey.🙏❤️
Thank you very much!
You're going places literally so glad I found you been watching most of your videos and really enjoy great job well put together and great videography keep up the good work 👏
Thanks so much!!
WOW. You have touched me young sir.
Thank you!
Good job kid. Keep up the good work.
Thank you!
I would like to thank you. And can you imagine the knowledge that was deliberately destroyed by the bad people
Thank you for watching!
It so sad what happened there the pottery scattered shows how it was destroyed in hast .thank you exelent ❤ it...😢
Is it possible the groove in the wall is a latrine? When you gotta go you gotta go.
LOL
Guadalupe Mesa, a well-known landmark. The compacted volcanic ash is known as "tuff" (I'm sure you know this!). History is alive, and the descendants of both sides of the battle still live below these mesas 330 years later. You are an excellent (and respectful) documentarian! Very impressive. Are you more interested in geology or archaeology?
Thank you very much! Both geology and archeology are interesting in their own ways.
Theres a mesa near safford where we dropped boulders down these holes on top, didnt hear them hit a bottom
Yes, some of them so tall!
Ok ruins ... You are amazing ! ✌️♥️🐻
Thank you!
Makes you realize the greed of others to dominate another.
I asked myself why didn't they just leave them alone.
They didn't want much and there were very few.
Just senseless. What did these people pose of a threat to. ????
Same as through all times of humanity.
It is amazing how small the numbers were. How in 1692 governor de Vargas was able to come back into Santa Fe with just 40 troops.
@ruinsandridges a troops can vary in size. 16 to 40 persons. Also depends on the reason troop or troops were needed. Also known as a platoon. So as large as 1600 persons coming back. From what?
Conqouring 300 maybe 400. Interesting to think 🤔
The "Conquering" was done in the name of the church, but the underlying quest was for gold.
@maryp7694 yes that is what is ,was , taught. I am older now and a little more thinking for myself.
The church was a government within a government and had their own ambitions.
Powers that be.
I know the truth about how this world is. It doesn't matter. Greed is greed. No matter in what name is used to get what they wanted.
Someone else's resources to make themselves great.
It's all very sad 😔
🎶Turned the stone and looked beneath it- “Peace on Earth” was all it said🎶
You made a monument.
Hey Y"all ...The Trek Planner sent me over
Thank you so much!
Me too… Trek Planner!
Thank you
That rectangle cave u pointed out would be a nice bed area
Oh shoot, I wrote that comment before hearing the end of the video😢.
This should be res land, this time, no invaders
@@timebot000 Yes defensive most likely, and some storage area for stashing food and such
Hey do you ever find any arrowheads or beads ???
Arrowheads, yes, had seen a few, but not beads yet.
@@ruinsandridges Is keep up the good work my new friend
Beautiful countryside are you in Utah?
New Mexico
This place looks like it was evacuated suddenly and destroyed.
It was, after the battle it was burned down.
was probably scouted out and destroyed by military decades ago
Ya, I was thinking that too ...lookout stations, in the last 1000 years, became more necessary😢
Yes, I described the battle when Spanish burnt the whole pueblo.
The casualties were heavy on BOTH sides, and you didn't make even one mention on the brave Spanish that died fighting rebels.
I did not see the numbers listed for the Spanish casualties. I would think they were well armored to be able to climb that steep mesa while being showered with rocks and arrows.
here via The Trek Planner
Thank you for watching! Yes, I love Jeff's work.
Nice video other than the music way too loud while you spoke about history of the pueblo
Thanks for letting me know.
Favorite part - the history lesson. not hard to hear the screams & crying of children !
Thank you.
I hzve been to Jemez but didnt know the sad and tragic history. Maybe someday we will all treat each other like the brothers and sisters that we are. Oh wait, my biological brother is a violent man who stole thousands of dollars from his sisters. I guess things hadnt changed all that much
😢
This is so interesting to see, in person,more so ! Does anyone have factual evidence of when and why these rocks were placed this way, by who ? Or are we’re making reasonable assumptions ? Hunters and gatherers defending against raiders ? No close by caves….?….Thanks…be vigilante and careful 👍 The story at the end, interesting ! Great drone photo’s,etc. 🤠👍
Yes, I believe they say built during 1500s to 1694 by pueblo people, and defensive structures built for protection during the revolt against Spanish which was in 1680 and then again 1692-96. The battle here was in July of 1694. The stories are documented by the Spanish. Pueblo people did not have written documents, so it is all just stories passes through generations.
Approximately 800 Natives lived on that mesa. After the revolt, they traveled to several locations around the Southwest but eventually returned to their ancestral lands. They knew the Spanish would return and choose this spot in hopes of not being found. They thrived there for a short while farming and raising animals. Although the story is sad, it is also a testament to the strength, bravery, and determination of the Natives. We are blessed to live in view of this beautiful location and grateful every day to be surrounded by the descendants of these amazing people.
Messing around in that brush like that. I bet you got plenty of ticks
No ticks, thankfully this area had no ticks at all. Thanks for watching!
Quite the slog. Ahh to be young.😋
Thank you!
How is this child getting to these places? Shouldn't he be in school learning about these things before going out to experience them? WHERE'S YOUR PARENTS SONNY BOY?
😗 😒 🤐 😪