I Found an Intact, Ancient World In This Desert Canyon

I love the long video format. The more, the better!

I visited there in 1973 when I was a young man. It's unforgettable.

Could the drawing you called creepy be the white red haired people of the desert? 😂

Love your videos,,,,,thank you so much for sharing history. At 59 sec into this video it looks like dinosaur tracks for those puddles of water. Do you believe that to be a possibility???????

In some situations if no one takes what is left of the history it will be lost forever nothing last forever just like right out in the open history will eventually decay and it will be gone forever.. now that is in some situations and who ever takes what ever should be in a museum

Matches may be from 1915. At least it looks like it.

You could write a book. I would read it. I also am a senior and enjoyed watching you and your friends hike yesterday. Great documentary. Thank you.

I had no idea SW was so populated- this is an important service. Thank you. I shared you with an archaeologist friend.

Your videos are excellent! Thanks!

Thank you. You are showing us what we will prob never see in person. You ae our eyes. GOD bless and be safe.

Love your videos.

Hello from the confluence of the Wabash and Ohio river's! Awesome videos! I'm kinda really very trying to find a kind way to express my feelings about the obvious history cover up! What I have learned from you has turned me inside out! Like no way such a vast landscape full of evidence of a prehistoric people could have been kept hidden from me for sixty years?

Discover the garden of the gods, Shawnee national Forest in southern Illinois. Discover the link of the people from prehistory.

Man you could cover much further with some pack mules, you can park them for days in certain areas when you need to. you can pack enough provisions for weeks.

Love the long video . I don’t understand how you bushwhack and find your way back to you car .
Is there a pin drop GPS system that leaves bread crumbs for you to follow ? Or find the most direct route back ? Do you sometimes fly the drone up ahead to scout the route ? Thank you for the thoughtful comments and those colored pictographs were amazing … what were the natural substances that made the colors . Im especially confused about the white ! It looks like bird poop white . 😂

That "True Amarican matchbox" produce in 1930s.

Looks like a horse destroyed that pot

Never to long. When I see these sites thanks to you. I always wonder how they kept their toddlers and young children safe. Any fall would cause serious injuries or death. I initially thought these were winter dwellings but I now understand this was year long and permanent. In MN. The Native Americans had spring, summer, and fall/winter “home” sites. Depending on how they got their food. (fishing, hunting, gardening, wild rice harvesting, etc.) Thank you for sharing one of your passions.

Those horse shoes were hand made from a bar, not by machine. Thank you for showing us places I'd never get to travel.

Good video I like your enthusiasm. thank you for taking me along with you. Definitely too old, and too tore up, to do it now.thank you.

Those stolen relics? In situ, they provide delicious clues to life there decades and centuries ago. Once removed from their context, for the most part, they become worthless junk...

True American matches are from the 1915 Era. I found a box on ebay and they showed the back of the box and it said 1915.

Do you have surprise rattlesnake encounters?

Nice pictures ,If I was younger I would like to see this place ,thanks for the trip

Thanks for the video. I don't think it's to long.

The build is so simplistic, but so intriguing as well. Truly amazing, thank you for sharing your adventures.

I've noticed a ton of corn cobs in your videos; have you ever came across 'wild' corn, left over from the ancient people's crops? Is there any other wild vegetation that can aid in sustaining a people?

How did they do those petroglyphs so unreachable high...? Maybe giant people...?

I'm so conflicted on artifacts that are taken like that. It's pretty undeniable that that theft increases the chances of those artifacts surviving, but they will only be enjoyed and appreciated by a very small amount of people. People say "it belongs in a museum" but then forget that most donations to museums are never put on display (meaning a private collector is more likely in today's internet age to share it with the world). But if it stays there, then eventually someone who only cares about money may find it, and then you'd wish that a private collector picked it up and shared it with their archaelogy friends and the internet. Please be careful with being so arrogant about "leaving artifacts where they are is the best way to respect". If you know anything about archaelogy, you know how often that's absurdly inappropriate to do. Why do you trust random strangers not to make a quick buck so much? As per your own words, the days of "leave it be to preserve" seem to be over, since when good people leave things be, bad people see an opportunity. TLDR: the debate about whether to preserve the artifacts themselves or the entire environment is not nearly as simple as you want to believe. I don't trust humans nearly as much as you do, apparently.

I hope respect for the past and our planet come back into fashion. The arrogance of this newer generation is beyond me. My uncle used to say me me me self self self, if anyone was being selfish. I wonder if its all he says these days........

Do you know where csuse Cisco Utah is just off the Colorado river is a gigantic ruin with fluted points biggest ever seen

That was a smokehouse...and the term is "bull's eye"

This was absolutely wonderful. Beautifully filmed, and so respectful of other people's lives.
Do you know how old this culture was, and what happened to the people?
You've restored my faith in Americans.
Beautiful.

I noticed there was a shape of a man at every entrance and hand print's both outside and in. This might be a part of the theory that the man shape was to let people know that this place has a chief or ruler and the hand prints are visiters those that stay outside and those who are welcomed in. Is this a plausable theory to you?

as the good book said, all comes back three folds, good or bad. May you be blessed..it is about fifty years when I was roming those canyons, well time goes by fast, enjoy life good luck.

As a 71 yr old retiree I would love to visit the places you are exploring. But unfortunately do to my health I cannot. I enjoy your videos tremendously. Keep posting please I enjoy your explorations,

It's sensational! Thank you!!

Thank you soo much for these wonderful thoughtful videos !! Beautiful work Amigo !! 🙏😎

I love how these structures were somewhat rounded

This video is pure gold, keep up the amazing content . ok my

Nah. The doors would've been made with timber. Most likely the same type of juniper branches tied together. Close inspections on lesser handled or non vandalized builds would have a longer branch at the end used as a hinge. Sometimes you can find the hole in the mortar at the top still. Usually the bottom holes are long gone. Swing doors would have a horizontal piece of wood installed and would be tied to the door to swing outta the way. Kinda like a saloon door but turned horizontal instead of vertical

Stone slabs come in handy for many things but doors are rarely one of them afaik.

Appreciate your channel. When you find an ancient shelter like you did are you allowed to camp in it for a night as long as you don’t damage anything?

Thank you to leave the artifacts where they are and tell those who are watching. For me they are sacred objects which mark the passage of ancient civilizations. We must respect these places and the memories

Its too bad you couldn't leave a trail camera at that water hole, I bet the wildlfe photos would be stunning.

Amazing...they must have been very sure of their brickwork & mortar to have 2 storey dwellings on cliff edges... & again.. HOW do you stop the kids from falling over the edge... It seems like such a precarious place to live.

That is definitely a pack rat nest

I am from Yorkshire England. I love to see these films you put up. I would love to experience this. I'm amazed by the indigenous people they left very little Trace behind. It's so sad to think that our cultures are ruining this planet for a long term

Keep up the good work. I enjoy your videos.

Having watched a number of your video's I find them fascinating but I live the other side of the pond and I a;ways wonder what you do to protect yourself from wildlife that might consider you as a prey item