This Was a Total Surprise
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- čas přidán 30. 12. 2023
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While exploring in the desert southwest, I stumbled upon two ancient sites that were completely unexpected. What were they and who used them last? What I found at those sites was even more thrilling
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My uncle lived in the southwest. He often rode horses all over that area. He came across some Indian ruins that had little to no "visitors" and found some pots stuck in an alcove with dried beans and corn. He called some local archaeologists that came out and did some studies on the ruins and contents. I don't have the information on the background of the peoples that lived there but the archaeologist gave him a handfull of the beans and corn because my uncle wanted to see if they would grow. Guess what? They did! He gave my mother some of the beans and corn to plant. So needless to say we had what they call Anasazi pintos and colorful Indian maize. They were a prized delicacy we enjoyed every year. The beans were smaller than regular pintos but the same shape. They had deep red speckles on a tanish colored bean. The maize kernels, again, were smaller and the stalks shorter as with the cob itself. The colors of the kernels ranged from deep yellow, reds, oranges and some purple. Beautiful! My mother has passed and I didn't get any of the beans or corn. She lived in Arizona, moved to Alaska then back to Arizona. We somehow lost alot of her things and those were lost to us. I would have loved to have some of those beans. Unfortunately, my uncle passed before my mother did and I haven't a clue where his beans were. Quite a long story! I love what you do so excited to keep on the videos. I'll be right here for new ones. Thank you for being respectful and for your adventures to share with us. Very kind of you to do!
A shame that heritage got lost. Thanks for sharing your story
Look at Native Seed Search, they have many heritage seeds
Regarding that beautiful fine arrow point… today, quite a few flint nappers can make intricate points. These, however, though I have little doubt that the Natives appreciated aesthetics, were made for hunting. They are functional, but all the more beautiful for it.
Anasazi beans are very flavorful. They are grown commercially in Western Colorado and available online. I buy mine at Rock Springs farmers market in Arizona. Cook faster and tastier than pintos.
Retired archaeologist and lithtic analyst here. Projectile point typology is a little tangled. Locally, you see numbers of forms that may seriate in time, but not always. The piece with the deep corner notches had been resharpened at least once, which resulted in that slight asymmetrical form. Probably most points you see that seem complete are discarded and were replaced. They commonly come in arrow, dart, and spear or javelin sized blades, but there is no neat means of differentiating. Archaeologically, we tend to regard smaller points as arrow heads, but it is not that neat. In California, there was a discovery of an intact spear thrower (atl-atl) with several intact or near-intact darts. The darts were arrow sized, and armed with points commonly regarded as arrow tips, while the dart shafts were around a meter long, and also had flights (feathers). At the same time, in South American ethnographic literature you can find documentation of arrows that are about 180 cm long, used with very long bows.
Keep doing things the way you are doing them. You respect what you see, and treat what you find properly. For those of us who can no longer hike all day, your videos are fresh air.
The comments are as informative as the videos. Love this channel.
Thank you I love reading the comments of the experience experts ❤
Thank you for this response!
@@angelous7774 Thanks. I wish my typing were better.
As a, for the most part, retired archaeologist, I commend you and your videos… You teach respect and provide information for those who watch. Thank you for the breath of fresh air.
Thank you for that. I have a lot of respect for the professional study of these places. I’m just a common person, but I hope I can help bridge the gap and bring more connection between both worlds
@@Desert.Drifter- Andrew - have you come across more intact pottery, even if in pieces that could be assembled, even if only partially?
What you're doing is what I wanted to do years ago but I got to old and injured. So, be able to explore through your eye's is wonderful for me. Thank you so much for this view.
Same here just can't do it anymore. Loved doing it when I was young. Probably fall and hurt myself 2 miles in anymore. Lol
Ditto. I live vicariously through this videos.
You're welcome, thanks for tuning in!
Same here. Lungs shot from 9/11 Ground Zero rescue and recovery work and years later a bad work injury put out of commission. I LOVE watching these videos, but they’re always a little sad for me sometimes because I know I can never explore these places myself. But I’m grateful that young people like these are bringing us along in their treks through their videos.
@@Desert.Drifter hey brother you ever get out to death valley? Tried to chase down any of the ancient city legends etc? Love the videos
So awesome you put the tip back in it's place.....
You rock !!!!!
Much respect !!!
Thank you sir!
why ? There are kazillions of those around - most haven't been uncovered -
the next person who sees it will grab it - Hell , if you can't enjoy it or sell it even , what good is it gonna do laying on the ground - I'm not talking about disturbing or destroying any of these ruins - I hate litter and graffiti - but - if I find an arrowhead I'm keeping it -
thanks for your respect. I have known soo many folks what put tjhem on a wall, then they get old and die, and it ends up in a shoebox in a garage sale. No one even knows where it came from.
I thought for just one moment when you dropped that arrow head you weren't going to put it back in the indentation it had left. Total respect for the landscape and history of these places.
@@davidrice3337If you don't know, then there's no point in trying to educate you. You are not worth the trouble. Try to educate yourself, then you won't show your ignorance to the world.
I believe the point you found is called a "Rose Spring Stemmed" AKA "Desert Stemmed" and is circa 1,500 - 700 B.P. It is related to the Fremont and Anasazi Culture which makes sense where you found it! Amazing stuff and love your channel!
Re: your date. What is B.P.?
@@milton1969able B.P. stands for Before Present. So, 1500 to 700 years old.
Hi, I’m an ex British Army Vet. I wanted to let you know how much I appreciate your vlogs. I’m not able to go hiking anymore, in fact I’m not too well at the moment. Thank you for taking me on these journeys, I really miss not being able to do it. Your vlogs are respectful, informative, nice dialogue and videoing. I’ve watched this vlog twice now also subscribe, so please continue what you’re doing, for those of us who cannot do it ourselves. Thank you. Rob, Cardiff, Wales 🏴
Hi Rob, sorry to hear that you're not well mate. I'm in the same boat here. Love this guys stuff, it's relaxing and interesting country for sure. Cheers mate, hope things turn around for ya. Frazer from Australia.
I hope you both feel better soon
Thank you both for your service.
My mother was from Newport, Wales. I live in the US now and find these videos relaxing, interesting and beautiful.
@@joyfullone3968 I'm also from Newport Wales ....settled in Finland now ....Your mother may have fond memories of Tredegar House , The Newport transporter bridge , the Wetlands, maybe she went to TJ's also ? 🎉🎉🎉🎉
My mother told stories of how she would find arrowheads in her wanderings as a child. Her family sold her collection off during the depression. On her 87th birthday, I hired a flint knapper to make her a beautiful one from banded chert as she watched. It is a memory I treasure since she died not long after. Eventually I took a class and learned how to knap myself. That little one you found reminded me of that memory. She’s been gone twenty years now. Thanks for your videos.
We whisper when in awe over something sacred 👍🏻💖💖👍🏻
Great topic.... Subscribed 🎉 👍🏻👍🏻
Thanks for the sub!
Thank you.
I would rather watch this than anything on standard TV or media.
Instead of war between us, perhaps we could just be amazed at our earth and human history.
If you want all that vote Democrat.
I’ve always said, we are only here for a short time, we share this one planet. Let’s make it better for everyone, let’s find some kind of world peace. We could all be more civil towards each other.
@@gageguyheck No!
That’s a hammer stone for knapping. All the flakes are the discarded flakes from knapping the chert. It’s a knapping pit- it would have been filled with flakes. Usually knapping was done in designated areas because the stone you work through to make a point piles up and is sharp!
Thanks for this, I was wondering about knapping near a dwelling and having all those super sharp flakes everywhere in the small area that people, especially children, also lived, worked, played, etc!
Thanks for keeping your channel clean for kids. They love watching your adventures and love it when you remember to be safe. May God show you the best ancient paths!
Love that, thanks for watching!
Your kids cuss when you are out of earshot - just sayin
I’m a teacher. I cannot play anything that contains inappropriate language for my young students. My students have voted and love these videos. As long as they are clean, I can use them for class discussion. It’s a great treat for the kids.
@@davidrice3337maybe you shouldn't have. Your mother drop you on your head man? What are you trolling for ? This is no place for it.
Also you have a very kind and calming presence and that’s super rare in this world. I hope you get more and more followers and can due this all the time someday or as much as wanted.
The 'Desert Drifter' has only been on YT for about three months with only 23 videos to date (02/19/2024) and he's reached more than 81K subs and 5M+ views. I'd say he has found a niche. Literally! Am I the only person that hasn't heard him utter his given name? Well, no matter, he's may be a John, David or Henry but definately he's a Drifter of Deserts.
Claztube, I swear he's said his name is Andrew. Maybe I'm thinking of a different explorer.
@@claztube he has said his name although I forget what it is. There is an episode well he tells a little bit about himself. Also he had gotten a great following quickly. I’ve had the luck to watch from the beginning and he’s grow skill wise as a videographer quickly.
@@jefffredrickson9318 that sounds right to me
Fantastic! I am a Brit and I had not realised how rich the history of the American South-West is. YOU are a great guide and it is wonderful to 'accompany' you on these hikes. Keep them coming
Your channel will explode in 2024 i guarantee.
You have the most unique exploration channel IMO, and show alot of untouched sites, and respect the sites too, which means alot.
Happy New Year Brother ✌🏻✌🏻
I appreciate the confidence Sensi. Here's to success and health for us all in 2024! Happy New Year
@@Desert.Drifter Cheers to that! (Mines soda though 🙃)
#newyear #newpossibilities
They had some serious craftsmen living amongst them.
I stumbled across Andrew's channel within 10 days of when he started posting videos. I don't recall ever seeing a channel grow so fast.
Forgive me- but I often find American vloggers to be very loud, and shouty- “yeah, cool, awesome!!!” And with inappropriate music. Andrew- you are gentle, considerate, tasteful, you whisper- you have a vocabulary beyond awesome, cool and yeah… you consider and respect not only the people of the past- but also your viewers! It’s about you sharing your passion, your adventures and sharing it in an educational manner …. It’s not all “me me me- look what I am doing!”
You are a legend!
We are near the winter solstice and the Anasazi are known for the "Sun Dagger." That triangle of light, behind the two tilted-up slabs, kinda' looked as if it was engineered. Just speculating. That see-through point suggests great skill. Something to look for is grooves worn in rocks from sharpening tools. It's been years since I've been that way and love watching your scampers.
edit: went back to 1:31 and, seriously, that seemingly perfect triangle appears to touch the ground purposely. The space on either side of the slabs aren't missing, rather, left open to highlight the importance of the time-piece. They didn't prop slabs up to make shelters. The horizontal stacking construction style is pretty consistent. Honestly, I think you found something fantastic. A mini version of the Sun Dagger, one of the oldest time-pieces known.
I agree on your observations. The stacked stones looks too deliberate also with the sun reflecting along the side. Makes me think that travels throughout the year up or down the stacked stones. I do you agree that that particular site is very important. With all the arrowheads laying around it almost seems like the place was abandoned quickly and never returned. Almost sacred ground
I concur! Great observation!
Interesting thoughts from all in regards to this comment. That's one of the things that intrigues me so much about these places. We can look at the same thing, but have different experiences and interpretations of it.
I think you are right on. I think this is a sundial.
5:07 has a triangle of light too
Man I love your videos. I used to work as a sheepherder with my wife out on the south part of lake Powell for my fried de family. They had an old rock hogan built with a wood stove in it and a huge stacked rock corral. It was about a 3 hour boat ride from page and they resupply us every 3 weeks. Once my friends dad told me about these moki steps to get up on the mesa top. It was like 300 foot of a series of ledges. Each set stepped up to a little 3 foot ledge and either kept going or sometimes you had to walk like30-40 feet on the ledge to get to the next set of steps. Well I made it to the top and quickly realized there was no other optIon but down climb. There was a little ruinat the top it would have been a huge lookout point of the tippy top mesa of glen canyon before the lake was made. I ended up down climbing and accidentally down climbed a huge exposed section - half way down I see the moki steps like 40 feet away. I was just on random dishes way off the deck. I traveled all the way to the steps and had a little panic attack at the next ledge. I honestly thought 8 was going to die and my wife and the sheepdogs would find my body. I made it down before dark.
The next time they resupplied me I asked the old man if they ever went all the way up the steps and how they got back down. Hewas like “we had the boat pick us up on the other side! Lol wtf why didn’t you tell me. Hahaha.
We have 2 kivas on our property here in NM on the mimbres river. On the ridge above our little cabin. But nothing like this man. So incredible it’s like Rome. Kinda cool to think ancient Puebloan peoples are responsible for even today’s traditional New Mexican type of infrastructure. Hell downtown Santa Fe was basically a Pueblo that was taken over by the Spanish and remains refurbished and intact today. I think there’s a bathroom that’s like 900 years old in the downtown square of toas in what’s now a pizza restaurant lol.
I like your personality and how you respect nature and cultural heritage and your voice is pleasant to listen to, so I had to subscribe. I wish you a happy New year, full of new discoveries. ❤
Thank you! Glad to have you along for the journey! Many exciting adventures coming in 2024
Apparently you're not the only one that feels that way this dude's awesome!
Great voice and handsome.
Beautiful find! Really appreciate how much respect you have for the areas you visit!
Thank you very much!
@@Desert.Drifter Please let us know if you see anything anomalous out there....I mean, beyond the ruins.
I call the cliff dwellings at Chaco Canyon, Anasazi Cliff dwellings and I call the cliff dwellings south of the Mogollon Rim, Hohokom cliff dwellings, and if I am near The pueblos, I call them Ansesteral Puebloan cliff dwellings, because different areas require different respect, but they are all Cliff dwellings, and the etiquette that those people had,... I don't think they cared what people called them, especially in a foreign language,... Only people with no real purpose cares what other people call them! Your respect for the culture and the places are above and beyond, my friend! We Love your videos and my son and I will keep watching this kind of amazing content! It reminds me of home!
Very well stated!!
"Anasazi" is a Navajo word. It means (ancient enemie). So it does matter what you call us.
are you "Navajo" or "Anasazi"? You are not "clear"... @@ericharris197
What "us"? Are you person from 1000 years ago ? Because they were certainly different people then those after them @@ericharris197
@@ericharris197It's a Dine' word.
Looks like a Cienega, which is a Basketmaker point. Pre-dates the Puebloan period and the masonry ruins highlighted in your video. Based on the context in the video with that stone placed in the ground around the crypto soil, you found a nice pit house site.
Great discoveries on this trek. I have to be honest. It would have been VERY VERY difficult to leave that point behind. I would have though. I agree with the idea of allowing others the joy of discovery. Thanks for sharing. 😊
Document the location, GPS coordinates, and give it to the local museum for display and study.
It will not disappear, but be preserved with data as to where it was found.
Thanks for your stewardship and conscientiousness toward these amazing artifacts. 👏
I lived in Gallup, NM in the late eighties and a friend and I would go out to collect Piñions. We would dry roast them in my fireplace for authenticity. They are so freaking good! 👍🏼
So tasty!
The first grouping of structures including the one with the tree trunk at the base and the large rocks structures were very special artistically. Which makes me think the people who made them were feeling safe and had the food water etc to be able to be so creative.
You are such a good soul. Thank you for replacing the artefacts. You have great respect for those who came before you.
why leave an arrowhead ? so the next person who finds it can put it in their pocket ? I'm keeping it
I respect him greatly for his belief in culture and history.
People make their own choices every day.
The arrowhead just kills me. Great find! Really good expedition. Thanks!
Yeah it was an epic find!
It is amazing to see you climb one handed with your other hand occupied with the camera stick. Be safe in your explores!
Wow. Your channel is my new comfort food! I love how blissed out you look when making these discoveries. Must be such a great feeling. Thank you!
I enjoy going on these visits to the ancients! I appreciate your love and respect for their relics. And your language is kept clean.
Used to love reading about this as a kid in National Geographic Magazine as a kid in the school library. To see this in video is over the top. A truly grateful experience for me. Thanks so much for sharing.
I used to hunt arrow heads as a kid in Indiana but the one you found is so perfect. What a great specimen
There are Desert Archaic glyphs here far older and more complex than Pueblo, but they are faint with age. Many Pueblo III sites are built on Desert Archaic sites. Archeology has missed most of them. Great discoveries are still to be made if you learn to see them.
Do you have any resources you recommend Gerald?
Blessings on you! The restraint and respect you show is nothing short of amazing. I don’t know a lot of people who could have put that stunning point right back where they found it, but you did. You’re an exemplar of propriety indeed. Perhaps that is why these artifacts show themselves to you. Thank you for sharing and also thank you for concealing the locations you visit. There are plenty of vandals and collectors who would take full advantage of knowing where they could find such treasures. Once again, a thousand thanks for letting us see into your life and travels. Stay safe.
Some incredible finds, especially that beautiful arrow head. All the best.
Thanks Gary!
Awesome video, thanks for sharing! Much love to everyone and their families from Cedar City Utah USA 🤠👍
As I'm in Japan, this video is just unbelievable. I don't think I can find out anything like this or similar here. We have a lot of mountains but it's all covered by thick trees and almost impossible to walk around without proper equipments and experience. I'm envious that you guys can check something interesting on Google Earth and instantly hit the spot like that.
here in Germany you can also use lidar and I am sure that was also done in Japan. Its shows artifical structures quite clear even if they are in a dense forest. Thats how they found the old settlements in the amazonas area recently.
@@mauricemattern3692 We don't have so much ancient stone/rock structure but wooden made castles and shrines all over Japan. Even my area has more than 4000 historical buildings and they are all wood. It's totally different culture here..... So Japanese team has been searching for ruins in Yucatan peninsula using Lidar.
This is amazing I love it. I could watch it for hours and hours. Thank you so much you have no idea from somebody who can’t go nowhere. Don’t go nowhere thank you thank you thank you.❤
Glad you're enjoying them!
That was AWESOME Thank You
You da man Allen!
Wow thanks for sharing
Great channel. Just found it and subscribed immediately. I've only watched a couple of videos but after what I've seen I definitely plan on watching more. it just amazes me how much is out there. There must be thousands upon thousands of ruins with probably many more yet to be found.
There are many thousands. It's amazing. Glad you found it and are along for the journey. Thanks for watching!
that first knapped piece was probably a knife and the second piece with a sharp edge likely a scraper for hides or skinning tool and that arrow head looks pretty similar to en medio or a hueco point. that rock that was smooth on one side was probably ground up to make paint.
So very cool. Thanks for taking us along.
Stopped to hit 👍and comment 'cuz sometimes I forget and I really like the approach and your attitude.
👍👍
I appreciate that Andrew. Thanks for watching!
That arrow head was in great shape. Very interesting find. Thanks for taking us along with you.
It was! I was so stoked to find it
Wow! What a find. Thx for sharing. ✌🏻 Happy New Year everyone.
Happy new year!
Very cool. Thank you brother. Happy new year. Hope the next one is a good one.
Happy new year! Many more adventures coming in 2024! 🤙🏼
Right on!
Wow. That arrow head was one of the coolest I’ve ever seen!
Thanks, you are a prolific commenter!
The large upright stone are nothing I have seen before.
Maybe two time periods of habitation could be there.
Amazing! Is there a river around there? They had to have a water source. Also the charred wood beams in the doorways is a way to seal & protect the wood. The Japanese call this 'Shou Sugi Ban'
Thanks for sharing this part of the world with us!
There was water before. Drought forced these people to move away. A big long Drought. 😮😮😮😮
We call american land before Columbus PreColumban. It supported many civilazions north to way down south. For example, the Mayan people in Yucatan peninsula Mexico were forced out by drought - climate change. And a big advanced civilization disappeared from the high plains of central south america. Gone away by climate change. Long lasting drought makes everyone go away !! Do we have climate change now ? What do you think ??
@@brucepedersen4032
Climate change is a hoax!!!
Believe your being guided and blessed and blessings 💞 others
TY and God Bless!!! Always fascinating!!! Must be amazing in person!!! Thank you for respecting the items you find and the areas you explore!!! TY for sharing!!!
Amazing!!! Very exciting.
Amazing find!! Always look for your uploads - such true beauty in nature. Stay safe and Thank you!
Thank you!
That incredible find near the end...the arrowhead, breath taking. I lived in the desert southwest for nearly 25 years and did some of the things you're doing. It was the love of my life. I can no longer do this, so thank you. I love your channel. Do these things for as long as you can. ❤
How could you not take that perfect arrow head? Your integrity is commendable. Thank you for doing what you do.
These videos are so awesome! I appreciate what you do. Thank you.
Happy New Year, another awesome video, thank you for sharing your adventures with us, always amazing
Not ALL those who wander, are Lost. Awesome video young fella. 👍 Thank you 74+🍁 hunter Yorkshire expat
I love your reverence for these places and for taking an old man, no longer able to hike that country with you! Thank you! M
I was born and raised in northern Utah, but would regularly visit southern Utah on road trips with my grandmother. The last 4 months that i lived in Utah was spent in St. George for a job assignment at that area is truly unique and I do miss it from time to time, even more so now since binge watching this channel. But now living in Charleston, SC for almost 5 years now, artifacts can be found all over the place on the Peninsula after a heavy rainfall. Clay pipes, old medicine bottles, there are reports of people even finding gold coins
I'm an Arizona resident. I really appreciate your channel. Great stuff! Desert SW archeology is amazing, and you really bring it to us first-hand. Thanks!
To be able to see these things through your eyes is just amazing. I know it sounds crazy, but I find that if I am stressed or anxious, I tend to seek out your videos. They calm me as well as excite me in a different way, I guess they touch the explorer in me. Thank you for sharing what I could never go see in person.
Thank for taking us along
Awesome dude. Wish I was there with you. Thanks for posting. Your videos are the next best thing.
Wow this is amazing! Thank you so much.
Glad you like it!
Your enthusiasm and love of what you do is truly amazing. What would we do if we didn’t have people in the world like you that look at the past and nature with such appreciation. Thank you for sharing this beautiful landscape and history.
Such an awesome find.
This is sooo cool!!!!
Thanks Eric!
Hello , I’m impressed with the quality of, sharpness of your videos, please, what cameras are you using, ..thankyou I stumbled across your channel a couple of days ago, have been immensely enjoying your content, appreciate you sharing your time with us. I’m in Australia and also enjoying your accent. Wonderful to hear. 🇦🇺👍🇺🇸
Thanks for tuning in, glad you’re enjoying it. I shoot with a Sony a6400 mostly, and then I recently got a Insta360 X3 that I use for more action shots
@@Desert.Drifter thankyou, excellent quality, great choice of cameras, the result is impressive, looking forward to your future videos, happy New Year
Another beautiful adventure. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for the extensive effort in creating these videos,really enjoyed this one,cheers from Australia.
I just recently discovered your channel. As a child and young teen, my family spent a lot of time camping in the Mojave but I haven’t camped in the desert in probably 50+ years. I’m really enjoying your videos. I had no idea there were so many ruin sprinkled around the desert SW. I can’t help but wonder who these people were and when they lived there.
They were Indians and they lived there for as long as they could before another tribe came along , killed them or ran them off -
Awesome video as usual. Thank you for the respect that you have for these sites.
I used to live on the Hopi reservation. My mom was a RN in Keams Canyon in '86. I made many friends there. I'v been to every village except Bacavi on 3rd mesa. I've seen how old the villages and kivas are. I've always wondered about old cliff dwellings, then one day I found you on CZcams a few months ago. You helped me with many questions. Kuakwy!
Another amazing find, thank you🤩⭐️😎
Thank you for being that respectful about putting items back. I would of done the same thing you rock
I am addicted. I lived many years in NM and explored as much as I could. You make me want to move back. But, I am living vicariously through you. I haven't seen All of your videos yet but I will be caught up with you soon.
I just wish this wonder and beauty wasn't interrupted by Tube every two minutes. Thanks for the fantastic work.
I watch a video on my tablet and phone at the same time. I turn off the sound on my phone and let the ads play, while skipping them on my tablet.
Buy Premium. Much better
Another great one! Thank you so much for the share!!!
Thank you for the trip.
Really great finds. Enjoyed watching you discover them. Thanks again for sharing with us. Can't wait to see what your travels discover in the new year!
That symbol was on another ruin, on top of the blackening
Cool trip! Love the arrowhead!
Recently discovered your channel and absolutely love it. Thanks for the adventures.
Cool that youre respectful for the places you visit, imagine how much history happened in those places and you are revisiting and creating new histories without messing all up, unlike the most people do. Thank you for your videos and Hugs from Brazil! (Sorry about my bad english, im practicing hahaha)
My biggest thought after how amazing, then how in the heck did they lift those monster stones
Good question. I’d like to learn more about construction techniques in the ancient southwest. I’m not sure if they had pulley systems set up, or just pure grunt work
Great exploring, good eye finding the ruin's. Probably a pelican lake point, evolved from the Samantha dart.
Happy New Year to y'all
Wow! Thanks again. Looking forward to next trip.
Thank you for the taking us along and thank you for the respect you are showing ❤
This channel is a real gem. Thanks for sharing!
I appreciate that!
Very interesting site. I appreciate your sensitivity and respect towards these places.
I sure miss the desert at times, I used to live out that way for some yrs. Thanks for sharing videos!
I've enjoyed many of your videos and appreciate your peaceful, appreciative way to speaking about what we're seeing and how your take time to show and ponder. Thank you!
Super excited to see a new video! Thank you very much. Do you happen to accept donations of research materials? I've been an armchair archaeologist for decades and I have a few books on New Mexico archaeological sites and I'm trying to downsize my library
Sure, you can find my email address on my channel “bio”. Shoot me an email and we can chat about it
Really enjoy your videos.
Very relaxing presentation
Be Safe
Thank you very much!
It's amazing to experience how all peoples in all times seem to have things in common. On your adventures I see dwellings built in hast due to some impending insecurity, some make-do shelters using only what they had to hand, some built masterfully, some with artistic detail, some inexpertly... like a beginner was having a go. In my life, I've been like all of these people at some point. Thanks for taking me along! Happy trails!
Great adventure , thanks for bringing this to us !……..
You are truly bridging the gap with your respect for these amazing places. I enjoy your videos so very much! Thank you for them.
Beautiful little arrowhead. Sooooo tempting to keep it. Thanks for helping to preserve our future. Best wishes.... Ax