😱What Would Lead People To Make Something Like This?
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NOTE: I do not claim to be an expert on anthropology, geology, or archaeology. I am just a hiker who loves to explore and see new things especially the ancient history that is all around us. This is what my channel is about. I hope you stick around and explore with me!
I take seriously the responsibility to protect and respect these ancient places. If you do find/visit one of these locations, please visit respectfully. Do not take any artifacts or relics. Do not climb on ruins or dig or disturb the ground. I try my best to hide noticeable landmarks, mountains, and canyons in my videos.
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Thank you for the kind words you said about shut-ins. At age 70, with failing health, I find myself in that position.
My husband and I used to hike in Alaska and Michigan. There was never too much snow... we were unstoppable. I miss my husband and hiking so much. Watching you, makes it seem so real. It is like I am there.
What a nice young man. Bless you.
It sounds like you had an adventurous life!
You know that God gave us a hundred and twenty years to live so your actually just ten years over half way and if you eat right like Adam and Eve did in the garden of Eden you can live until 120!!!
I'm 63 and since I quit eating all the garbage they feed us I totally turned my health around!!!
Eat vegetables and you will see the difference!
God bless!!!
I'm glad you had so many great memories of hiking with your husband! Hiking experiences are some of my most favorite memories with my own family and friends too. Thank you for sharing your story. I know it meant a lot to not only me, but to many others in the comments!
Long drives for these great videos. Thank you
Enjoyed from Australia
It seems like a hunting blind.
I'm one of the elders who enjoys your treks immensely. My husband and I lived in the Four Corners area and used to spend our weekends scrabbling up and down the hills looking for pottery and arrowheads. We never found much, but had so much fun being out there. Thank you for enriching my life.
If you stabilize large boulders on the top of a hill, and your enemy approaches, you can destabilize those same boulders.
Or at least hide from arrows and spears. That's pretty slippery terrain for an attacker.
I’m 76 and home bound. Thank you for posting these videos.
While I am not quite home bound, a visit to Costco is a bit of a challenge for me, 73 and with various kinds of arthritis and injuries from a reckless driver. So, I too appreciate being thought of.
Speaking as someone who can’t get out, you do bring us to a place where we feel we are out ! We hear that glorious sound of footsteps on rock ! And on trails , we hear the breathlessness of a challenging hike up hill and can watch the trail through your eyes and video as if we are there in person! For moments in time you provide a feeling that we are cured and on a hike ourselves! For this I thank you for this amazing experience and gift you offer to us all 💞💥☺️
I hike with him this way as well.
Yep
Until 15 years ago, I hiked for adventure and health. Now, I live vicariously through young, blessed man
I got emotional reading your comment. Thank you for sharing it. Thank you (and others!) for encouraging and inspiring me!
@@TheTrekPlanner I thank you back ! You have no idea how you and others help us out ☺️👍💥
Thank you for taking us disabled folks with you. It means more than you can imagine.
Thank you so much!
Same here! Never fully recovered from COVID-19, but still have the desire to hike and explore, and I love these video explorations.
You're never alone out there, actually we're 100,000 strong and we all have your back! Great job as usual my friend!
Do a video of exploring at night at the locations you show us
@@bigkings.8804 sending big thoughts of success for you!! I hope this works for you!!!
You have some massive hiking skills to do that solo and being safe.
Another thanks to you, not a shut in but a senior who enjoys adventures. -21 here today so it's nice to go along with you today. Thanks
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One great thing about walking in the desert is the sound of your footsteps. A sound unlike walking any other terrain. Love it. Love your videos. Thank you.
Thank you for watching!! 🙂
i love that CC translates the sound of his footsteps as "applause"
And DO continue being careful. Being alone can be a hazard. Long ago I sailed across the Pacific in a small sailboat. Two others I knew who sailed offshore single-handed disappeared. At least one of them just fell overboard, and watched forlornly as his boat sailed away with no one on board.
Thanks for the adventures. I'm 75 years old and the leg aren't what they use to be so I enjoy your videos of doing what I use to do when I was younger. Keep up the good work.
I just want to say you are such a lovely person. The enjoyment and happiness you experience when you find parts of history that may have been untouched for centuries is so pure. Its so refreshing to see REAL love and happiness. I wish you all the best in your future travels and I hope you get tons of new subs- out of everyone I follow you really deserve it! I hope as your channel grows you always hold onto that awe and wonder that many of us enjoy seeing just as much as the places you go!
Yes. Unlike that small group of people who were tearing apart some structures in a national park.
I love watching you trek through the Southwestern deserts. I used to live in the desert of southeastern Utah a number of years ago. Just being able to walk around there, breathing the fresh air, seeing wildlife or finding an interesting canyon, and enjoying the views from atop a ridge is what I miss the most. Sometimes, it can be so silent, you can actually hear your own heartbeat in the stillness. Or just sitting on a boulder as Bighorn Sheep wander within only a few yards from you, takes your breath away.
Im going to be 71 on the 5th and my heart still yearns to be back in those deserts. Take care and keep exploring.
The main structure is circular. Could be a kiva, could be an observatory, could be a last-ditch defensive position. The lack of pottery and lithics point to a special (occasional) use with folks living elsewhere.
That rock is pretty unstable, so you may find more pottery and such below there that has washed over the side. The site may have been looted, but my gut tells me that there wasn't much left there in the first place.
Cool site! And, I'm glad you found a better way down - sliding down shale is no fun, and you end up on your butt for most of it.
With torn-up pieces of skin here and there
A circular building has more enclosed area per length of wall than a rectangular building, so roundish buildings are more efficient. They are also more stable. There doesn't have to be a ceremonial reason for the shape.
I would like to know what shoes you’re wearing as you stated at one point in another episode how great they were! Thanks!
And,yes,it’s always a pilgrimage…isn’t it! Thanks are always in order!😊
This is an absolutely brilliant video. Excellent work. I think you actually said the key word when you said it looks defensive. 😉
There are many reasons why you aren't finding pottery sherds or other artifacts. (Looting comes to mind right off the top.) How busy was this place? What was its purpose? Was it ceremonial? Was it seasonal? How many people used the site? All of that and more can come into play but Ive got to tell you, this was by far my favorite video of yours! Good stuff man and I appreciate you not giving out locations.
Archaeologists also haul stuff away by the truck load for "future study"--- which never happens. Same with paleontological items--- it all ends up in some box in the deepest darkest part of the basement of the university. never to be seen again.
I believe it was defensive. Desperate or hostile tribes wanted to kill or rob the people who built that wall.
Another 70year old wheelchair bound.....im so grateful for your tireless adventures, respect for what you find and the way you push through, but still stay safe. Love from Grandma in Peru
Great item. I love the sound of your foot falls while I enjoy the scenery.
Dude, you live a charmed life. You get to visit all these ancient places, which were obviously very important to somebody long ago, now almost forgotten. The lack of pottery at the ridgetop structure might mean that it was not a dwelling, but a special purpose edifice, so people came and went,, but did not stay long. No picnics, just business.
There’s so much to see in our world that was lost to time and circumstances. I love to see the respect he gives and bringing these places back to life. I like to think it brings people back to life as well watching.
Maybe a watchtower, and maybe viewports instead of gun ports
I think he’d have more fun if he ate an edible first 😂
It is believed that choice ceramic pieces were broken (sacrificed) as offerings in special places. Perhaps this was done when a site was being abandoned. (The pottery represented fine artistic labor, whose fruits were being dedicated to the holy. It was NOT old broken cookware left around.)
I tend to think it was a defensive position when a population was under stress. 'Not sure if you can find any age markers about.
I'm so glad your channel is growing. Think the joy you gain in making your vids is infectious
I really am having so much fun doing this! I've been wanting to share these places for a long time now and I hope I can keep doing this for years to come! Thank you for watching! 🙂
Once upon a time, I could have traversed up to these sites right beside you. Now, with 73 years and 2 artificial hips and a whole lot to stiff joints thanks to arthritis from all the years of wear and tear, I have to just see this thru your eyes and camera lens. But that's ok...I have had my good days of walking and climbing and exploring, and so now it's your turn! Thanks for taking us armchair "warriors" along. It's great to see these incredible places. I can't imagine how strong and sturdy those folks were who built these walls and fortifications! That loose shale is so treacherous... watch your footing. It's a long way down with a super hard landing!! 😮Thanks for the great video!❤
I think this is your most well done video yet. We get such a wonderful sense of size and scope. You were very thoughtful in your camera work. Thoughtful on every level. Kudos and thanks.
That's insane Jeff, absolutely insane, WOW. I Thank You Jeff, for showing us all how ingenious the people were who built this magnificent site. I am an exceedingly driven old man, and Jeff you are driven, and so were those ancient people, Kudos to you and them, all of them. Take Care Jeff, PS I am still in awe of your 3D digital image from last week. Jeff, that enigmatic site maybe Holy, and it was for special purposes. Those small windows may have allowed those people to align things in the distance to tell the time of year, a solar calendar or observatory. Take Care Jeff.
Thank you so much! I can't believe I haven't done 3D models sooner. It's because of you all that I can even make them...so...THANK YOU! 🙂
Taking us to historic locations like this allows us to imagine the life of the people who made these structures must have lived. As always thanks for taking us along.👍
This is my favorite channel and I love exploring vicariously with you every step of the way,great job Jeff.
I love that you respect these places and leave them as you find them. Thank you for sharing your travels. I have enjoyed several and look forward to many more. Be safe and enjoy!
Your respectful manner is appreciated beyond words. I have a good idea what this was built for, having coordinates would explain more and be a deeper study. My life has been spent on the uncovering of the pathways of Man all over this whole world and have ancestors who may have passed this way. Thanks for going to these places in such a good way---I can never visit them, only the purest of hearts like yours can. ❤
Well said.🌞🌝
Totally agree. I have a great understanding of what this was used for. I have been to a few places like this. Coordinates would definitely help or at least east and west
First of all, I really enjoy your videos. I spent a lot of time doing the same thing during the 1960s through to the 2000s. The lack of pottery might be due to the timing of the rainy season to build this due to the adobe used in the construction which is now all gone. This ruin is very old, even by desert standards. If so the main camp was somewhere down below. Look for a water source or a natural rain catchment. Fire wood is easer to obtain down below, along with shelter construction. It would be more efficient to walk down to camp rather than hauling water and fire wood up to the top. Camps were usually made on top a high spot, a small hump or bench. I have even found some temporary camps on the steep slope of a big ridge to stay out of the cold air at the bottom of a canyon.
Thanks again for sharing,
Mike
My thoughts too.
Great video thank you, thank you for not giving out location. I don't have to even have know what state your in I can get a general idea. One thing could you not bring an old blanket of sort and drag that big crystal back with you ? I know I know but but sigh ! Would it be considered a relic? it could pay for some of your trip or whatever. ❤
Thank to your explanations.
Truly amazing to see the current ripples frozen into the ancient sandstone flagstones. This is magical. We are deeply indebted to you for making the effort to climb here and document all this, and share the post.
It was so much fun being on this amazing adventure with you. I was nervous because there was so much loss shale all around you but you are very careful. Blessings ❤🙏🏻
I once was a avid hiker/explorer but unfortunately my age has caught up with me. I'm 51 and can not do the things I once did. You are definitely my fav explorer on CZcams. If it weren't for you uploading these adventures, I'd have nothing to watch in the evening worthy of my time. I can sit and watch your videos for hrs in. Thanks for everything you do for us watching you. I absolutely love this channel. Be safe & march onward my friend.
51 is still young! Try and keep doing things so you don't get sedentary. I'm 41 with an unknown heart condition, and I have a defibrillator internally. I make myself so go do things so I don't get "old" 😉 (Money is my biggest obstacle when wanting to go adventure)
49 here. I hike all round my neighborhood land (hilly Georgia terrain) still. Don't let the number control you. Stay active and see the world.
@@julieinthedesert420 Thanks for the inspiration but I have had a ankle surgery that limits my ability on hiking of any kind. I do appreciate your kind words once again.
@@BillfromtheHillThat explains it. Not age or that you're 51. That's young
Let me give you a little advice. Dont let your age stop you. I was 59 and I thougI had limitations. Then I had a bad wreck in 2019. I broken my femur, shattered my hip, ruptured my spleen moved my brain around a little. Now I have limitations. 51 is young! Do everything you can NOW.
Age is just a number.
I love how they appear to have used the prettiest piece of rippled sandstone @ 11:28 as the entryway, like they saw it was special. Very cool, thank you!
ETA: you may want to try using topographic maps in combination w/Google - that can help a lot with finding navigable paths.
GaiaGPS has some excellent layers and slope shading. But even then nothing is detailed enough….
I noticed that piece too. There were several. I believe that is wave ripple from the ancient inland sea on the sand that layered to form the sandstone.
Your photography is brilliant. Makes these adventures even more enjoyable!
Imagine . . . all of this built long before OSHA. These wonderful builders had no hard hats, gloves or steel toe boots (much less any motorized equipment). Injuries and fatalities must have been numerous. Thanks for taking me along on this amazing adventure.
Jeff, do you ever visit any museums in the areas near your explorations? You may be able to gain some insight as to what some of these sights may have been. They would probably have some full pieces of pottery and artifacts too. I think the "Arrowhead" thing you found was actually more of a cutting tool. Like a hand held knife
Alot of the sites he visits are in the middle of nowhere so not many museums are out there. The best he can do is online research to find out what Native American tribes lived in the area and look to see if he can find any pictures of artifacts and pottery online and see if he can match up what he has found to what has been discovered in the past by archeologists.
And that's another thing I don't think archaeologists have ever been out to most of the places that he goes to because all the pottery shards, arrowheads, tools ect would be collected and documented. They wouldn't leave the stuff laying all over the floor like that. So until archaeologists come out to these locations most of these sites will remain a mystery unfortunately.
There aren't many museums but I do like to visit them when I get back to town. I haven't been there in a while, but I plan to visit Edge of the Cedars again soon in Blanding. I always say I'm going to get lots of pictures there and end up only getting like 10 lol I'll try and do a video on that place because they have some amazing artifacts!
Your panoramic footage with the drone is incredible! The scenery is gorgeous. That circular fort is very well camouflaged up there and was definitely skilfully made by peoples who understood masonry. I thoroughly enjoyed coming along with you!. The colour of the landscape reminds me of when I lived in the outback up north. Hello from Australia 🇦🇺
@@TheTrekPlanner You got to figure that the documentation you provided could provide the answers that leave us scratching our heads. Possibly a scollar could get a hold of them and come up with some reasonable thesises.
Wow....I suspect not many people have ever come across that ruin. Imagine what those walls would have looked like before all the clay mortar eroded and washed out over the centuries. Being on that steep ridge, perhaps 7 or more centuries of wind, rain and snow have washed a good bit of top soil down the side of the ridge to the valley below explaining the lack of surface finds like pottery shards. Or perhaps it was a retreat position for times of warfare and was not lived in except during emergencies. I think that is my favorite of the finds you've taken us to.
As someone who can't get out and about so much anymore I really appreciate that you take us along for the ride . ❤
What a cool place Jeff! Yep hiking to these spots is the best. Thank you!
I believe we don’t give enough credit to the ancient peoples of the SW deserts of North America. This site as well as others, seem to me at least, to be not only long term storage of food items, as well as celestial observation sites. The stars, planets and the night sky was very important to these folks.
Kudos to you my friend, for presenting wonderful adventures and treating these sites with respect.
rofl observatory and murder hole emporium. slavers.
Holes to shoot through point to 100% defence.
There's no such thing as a coincidence.
The current situation makes opening a new study of the pre-European inhabitants of this region impossible for me. But I certainly want to know more, totally appreciate your bringing these sites to our attention and hope there is an expert or two out there willing to contribute information. Your observation upon arriving that this site is special was right on the mark.
Exceptionally great video! Such a beautiful place, and getting to enjoy it from my sofa is terrific. I can barely walk a mile anymore, but I used to hike places in New Mexico like this, and you have reminded me so much of that. I even felt woozy looking over those precipices! Thank you for a treat like this!
I truly enjoyed. You have a very creative sense, I'm so glad you decided to express it by exploring and sharing your findings on you tube. Keep smiling 😊
I really loved this one. So very unique. All of yours are special, but this one had that huge feature. Looked like they were peering out to see if bad people were going to invade their area. 😮 Well, keep all your videos coming. I am your 80 yr old watcher. I am unable to do what you are doing. I enjoy every one you do. My husband and I love the Utah area. We both enjoyed traveling. Watching you brings back so many memories. Poor health has put us watching and enjoying your very special shows.keep them up. You are a very sweet young man. And a very cute family.
So kind of you to take a moment to say a special hello to those of us who don't get out much. These days, I only get out when I have an appointment. The ruins are fascinating. Maybe they were some kind of fort. If people rushed there in a hurry to stay safe then perhaps that's why you don't see much pottery. That's just a guess from me...
Me too. He was a little unsure at first, but Jeff is doing a great job.
Y’all should try to get out more. Even if it’s a walk around the block. Lack of activity may have caused some of y’all’s issues. Jus sayin. Much love and hope y’all are as good as can be!
That was a defensive position and the lived some were else. ?
Super nice video - sound quality is perfect! And the colors are amazing. Thanks for sharing your hard work.
One of your best finds yet! Thanks for exploring and sharing!
Amazing. I’m one of those that can’t walk very far. As a kid my favorite thing to do was exploring the plateaus and desert of New Mexico. I wish I did more in the southwest deserts. Now I get to explore thru others eyes. Thanks for the videos.
I live in Montana & the Rocky Mountains. Your treks are warm to watch if you find ruins or if you don't. Thanks for letting us tag on YOUR sweat.
Im not shut-in, but my old bones are definitely shut out of these kind of treks. I so enjoy the vicarious thrill of your exploration. Thank you so much.
Made me smile, the comment about us folks who can’t get out and about anymore.
When I was doing what you do I didn’t have google earth.
Wow, what a game changer.
Enjoy your content!
Thanks so much!
John
The fact that you couldn't find much pottery indicates that it wasn't a living quarters. It was most likely some kind of pilgrimage place where people would visit and then leave. And it's also a circle style building. Those were usually reserved as ritual gathering places. I would not be surprised if it was some kind of smoking or sweat lodge.
You don’t generally find windows in a sweat lodge
This was an interesting site, Jeff. It definitely looks like a defensive structure. Maybe the site is only a couple hundred years old. They could have been protecting themselves from the people moving out west. The holes in the rock wall looked like the perfect size to shoot a gun out of. This is just a thought. Did they still make pottery in that area when the settlers came through?
I agree it looks like an over watch, something i would of called an LP/OP listening post/observation post. Again i am guessing. it fun to speculate. wish i could see the topo maps of the area.
We love the Navajos, but the reality is that they were Athabaskan invaders who not quite wiped out the Puebloan (Aztek?) natives who were driven into these tragic last retreats. Zuni and Hopi may be the survivors. Before the whites not quite wiped them all out.
I am a first time viewer and new subscriber! I am in my 60s now, but used to spend many years in the deserts of Nevada! Thanks for the video!
Love watching your videos. You take me to places i may have never seen in my life till now.Thanks for the exsploration videos.😊
I wonder if this site was for ceremonies only…visited only on special occasions, and meant to be very private for a particular group. They packed in, and then packed out, trying to leave nothing behind. All I can say for myself, after just recovering from a broken foot and ankle, I could never go where you go. I get anxiety just looking down from your vantage point that’s on video. Thank you for the field trip, and thank you for being respectful, and careful for your own safety. Looking forward to more.
I really respect your approach to surface finds , leaving them in situ, for future academic evaluation
I absolutely love going along on your adventures and totally respect how humble and grateful that you are in regard to those who follow you. Thank You
Thank You so much for another exciting adventure, Jeff. I appreciate your perseverance, tenacity, and your wise approach, when accessing this site. I also very much appreciate the drone/camera shots of the geology. We don't have landscapes like this in Ontario, Canada. 😊 My guess is that was possibly a place of worship. That pottery seemed rather ornate, and it could explain why there was so little of it.
I just shared your video, with a family in dire need of comforting. I hope your gentle walk in nature helps them. Thanks Jeff.❤️
Thank-you for saying that... it is exactly why I watch these types of videos... because I can't do it myself anymore. Almost eighty years old now. Much more fun watching you do it. I was worried about you having enough water though... thanks for mentioining that you had plenty.
I too used to be an avid hiker and explorer. Am now unable to walk. Due to nerve damage in my spine. Continue to try to overcome this disability. So find your work so interesting and beautiful. Glad to hear you have a satphone.
Another great video! It would be great to see a 360 degree eye level perspective from these ruins to better evaluate their purpose. Probably a lookout for a vulnerable community.
Thanks for bringing us along!
Very cool and interesting find!
Stay safe and happy, Friend!
Thanks for the scenery, I too can’t get out much , so thanks for sharing
Thank you so much for yet another amazing video ❤ I am one of those who can’t get out and I live in the UK so the only way I can enjoy the stunning views our history has to offer is through videos like yours .. thank you again xx
Looks like a crudely constructed Outpost possibly for game migrations but more likely defensive. If you locate it in respect to larger settlements in the area it may give you a better idea as to the purpose.
Yes. I suspect it was a defensive position possibly defending a larger defensive position farther out on the same ridge. It was only used occasionally and that is why there are very few pottery shards. More drone views of the ridge would be illuminating. Nice route finding.
Wow! Another great find. I love going along on your great adventures. Thanks for sharing!!
I always enjoy your adventures. Usually we only hear about the bigger main settlements. You find so many places and things few probably realized were out there. It gives a whole new perspective to SW history.
I appreciate your sense of adventure and also the fact that you leave artifacts in place.
Kept waiting to see a 360 degree view of land around fortification…I would like to see what could be seen from the top. The views from the drone are amazing, they give insight not possible any other method.
Yes, a standard in video graphics for orientation, & visual insights.
It’s very odd that this site is so intricate yet without a lot of pottery shards. It obviously took quite a number of people to build this and that would mean lots of food would have been consumed there…and water had to be hauled up to accommodate the builders…lots of water. Is it possible that this was not built by the ancient Indians but rather European explorers, etc.? Just a guess but maybe ? It was an awesome adventure for us watchers as well as yourself, Jeff. Thank you for all the hard work to bring this video to us.
It may have been a defensive fortress or castle built by native Americans. The "murder holes", high walls, and difficult to reach location would have been highly advantageous in battle. However, it's not someplace you would want to spend the majority of your time, hence the minimal number of pottery shards.
I have read other comments similar to yours! I don't know what to make of it still, but those windows and the location make it seem like a "last resort" type of place
If he was to dig inside the fortress im sure you could find things, but in the desert with the erosion from massive winds and monsoon seasons things wash away pretty easily
It may be that someone there towards the end of its occupation decided to tidy up the area, or was curious about what kinds of pots had been used, or had some project which required a bunch of pottery shards, and collected any broken pottery. You always have to allow for the possibility of individual actions from people who didn't have the same habits or thought patterns of the rest. People in the past were as varied as they are now. Nearly all of history is lost forever - even for the civilizations we have the most information for, only a very tiny amount remains.
@@speakfreely.1776Sounds about right. And the lack of mortar also suggests it was for temporary use. Cheers! :-)
Thanks for sharing this delightful little story of being curious about this "anomaly, venturing to visit it, and taking us with you.
I really enjoy your videos. Thanks for sharing ❤
The large rocks at the end look like burial dolmens we have in Ireland where large rocks are supported on smaller ones. The circular structure could be a gathering place, for excarnation or for remembering the ancestors. That might explain the lack of pottery as people were visiting rather than living there.
Thanks for putting in the energy to take us up there. An amazing find.
I’m so glad u mentioned our comments & how we live vicariously through you! I was one of them & w mobility problems. I love your videos and really hopeful for spring & summer as I’m finally getting my new hip! Still need a truck! Oh so hopeful! Great job my friend!
What a find! Thank you for bringing us along on your adventure!
I really enjoy your videos - I’ve had three joints replaced in the last two years and it’s been difficult to do much. You make me feel like I’m really visiting these places and I appreciate you so much. Thank you for doing these and sharing with those of us who can’t explore right now.
If you close your eyes and just listen to the sound alone, you get the feeling of actually being there, magic.
Wow absolutely fantastic! What a way to start the day! Thanks so much for taking this trek because it was a wonderful look into the past. Can you imagine living up there - what a trip! LOL Great stuff. Keep it up!
I love and appreciate the huge respect that you are showing, along with interest and enthusiasm! 🙏❣️🙏
14:27 I'm guessing that sherd is from the Pueblo II period (950-1250 AD). It would be really helpful if you could take a photo of the sherds when you find them, then hold them so we can see the backs and sides to be able to determine the use, thickness and makeup of the fabric of the pottery to better categorize them.
Seems like there may have only been a single person at a time at the blind. Love your videos, your sweet personality and your respectful nature! ❤😊
Dude I really appreciate you taking us on your journeys
Fantastic adventure! Thanks so much for sharing with us😊
Another elder whos hiking and backpacking days are over thanks to arthrttis. This was amazing. There are so many of these structures all over the country. The best of them are already in National and state reserves, but these smaller ones are pretty amazing. Thanks again.
The algorithym (SP?) led me to this vlog and I am just in awe of it and you. At 78 I am still in fairly good shape but would never think of attempting a hike like this - Thank you so very much for taking us along and allowing us to enjoy
I love your videos and being able to see the ruins and imagining how people built amazing structures a thousand years ago.
As always thank so much, this was a WOW find. I try imagining how big it was when it was built. Lucky it's still here. ❤❤
Hey Dude, I love your ethics around take only photos, or videos, and leave only foot prints. I also appreciate your documentation of these very important historical sites. Thanks for sharing! 👍
I have enjoyed your hike and discoveries. In my later teens I used to do the same thing, but that was prior to the tech world with sharing. So thank you for taking me along. I love it.
What a beautiful spot. When it comes to the pottery sometimes it may be buried under sand storms or rain or whatever I'm sure if you were an archaeologist you would probably find a whole lot more. You are more respectful than just picking up pottering and moving it around, thank you.
I really enjoy your videos, I'm from northern Arizona and come across a lot of those sites. Thank you for being very respectful of the sites you visit. As for the site you just showed in this video, it appears like a sentry post, that's why you don't see any evidence of fire and a very limited pottery debris. If you had scanned the other high hills, I would think you will see other sentry points. So with that in mind, I would think there was a bigger dwelling for a large group of people. Just my thoughts, keep sending those videos, great job.
Loved this adventure! You asked if we noticed anything and I did notice the stone in the doorway looked like it had the same pattern as the pottery. I know that's a stretch but hey you asked. Thanks for the video. It was awesome!
I noticed a rock behind you at one point appeared to have been worked, it had a lot grooving that looked like it had been shaped. Cool site, thanks for sharing
I enjoy your videos, I grew up in the Southwest and can relate to terrain.
About the lack of pottery shards, maybe, they dumped their rubbish off the edge, so one of the scree slopes may be a midden.
That is very possible! I should have checked around the edges and down below the cliffs!
I just came upon your video's and have been enjoying them so much. It's a pleasure to watch the respect and excitement when you discover a new place.
I just discovered your videos like 10 minutes ago. Thank you. I don't get out much. I have a spinal cord injury and I am a caregiver to my bedridden mom. You are a brave soul. I love your videos.
I'm also a caregiver for my mom (91/with dementia). We have a very hard job, take care of YOU too. God bless. These videos make me feel like I'm still out there exploring.
Those portals, at various heights, directing view to specific approaches are almost certainly for occupants using firearms. That would speak to a relatively young age compared to many of the ruins you find.
arrows too. or spears. crossbows. these likely predate firearms i think
@@nickthomas6206 You try to throw a spear through a hole that small. Native Americans or even the Spanish didn't use crossbows
@@tonydagostino6158 Even if you can't directly fire through them, just using them to see approaches reduces the amount of time it takes to shoot from somewhere you can with a bow, so they have value even with those weapons. European Medieval fortresses used holes not much bigger than that frequently. So..could be either way. The regular rectangle stones in the doorways though, also point to a younger structure - older native structures usually gave no attention to making sure the stones were regular; that's a thing societies with excess resources have time for.
The aerial views later in the video show that this fortress had three successive defensive walls. Yes. I said fortress. There is not another reason to have three successive walls cutting you off from the wilderness. That's both impressive and /interesting/ - whoever built this was expecting a numerically equivalent or superior attack. Or a siege. That's fascinating. Evidence of Seige Warfare was not what I was expecting to find in such a small desert ruin, but here we are. I wonder who or what they were defending from? It doesn't necessarily need to have been humans, but three walls suggests it was. Still, if they had a particularly large coyote pack running loose, I suppose that's also possible. (It's one thing to have a pack of 10 coyotes. It's another thing entirely to have 100 or 1000 coyotes.)
These seem to maybe be use for astronomical reasons
I can’t help but wonder if these mountain top constructions weren’t used for communication over great distances. One outpost could see smoke signals or reflective surface flashes or something from one outpost to another. I seriously wonder if you started looking around at nearby high outcrops if there wouldn’t be more of these within a visible range which could be miles away. You could communicate to your people or even other tribes fast covering large distances without walking or riding a horse. Plus it would be much safer then traveling on ground level if it was for defensive purposes. That makes more sense then those being occupied living areas to me due to the difficulty getting up top. You would not want children and older people climbing up mountains. Most dwellings for people are made in areas that are more easily accessible.
I am too one of those who cannot get out and Hike anymore 76 and really appreciate and enjoy your videos your commentary is also excellent and your soundtrack is also awesome. Thank you for a great walk
Be careful on the scree, so easy to twist or break an ankle! Absolutely fascinating video and I think it might be older than you think. Are you aware of any documentation on this particular site? Thank you for these incredible adventures that you take us on!
The ripples on the sandstone is pretty cool!