A Cliff Ruin Mystery: I Take a Closer Look

[@short-hand4312]

I'm thrilled and teary-eyed watching you follow in my footsteps. in the early '70s, '80s I was doing the same thing as you in the SW except without video equipment. I'm too old and in poor health to explore anymore. however, I can do it vicariously through you. thank you. awesome.

[@tomgraham7755]

I'm the same as you. To old to be climbing and jumping from rock to rock any more. My heart and brain says, let's go again. Then my body says you can't anymore. So I will continue watching videos. When the weather warm a little more we will go to southern Utah and explore from my 4x4.

[@dudleydogism]

I’ll come back to this video many times to see your study of the petroglyphs. I’m enthralled. thank you

[@cgreen186]

I agree, as I live in the SW a d it is so great to Have someone mentioned that there are other accounts of the history of our southwest and of course I think much more accurate than some of the historians who think that they are right in everything they decide. Like the reply above. I am not in health to travel, so I do live vicariously through your amazing trips through our Southwest.

[@rem1762]

So you're the guy that hauled all the treasure out. 🤔

[@RonCobb-co6dr]

Yes, isn't this kid great! I could still do some hiking and what not but the late 60s is when a guy starts falling apart, like plantar fasciitis, I'm still working on the right insoles for that little owee. I'll bet that brings back some of your best memories, back when you and I were young and this country still had a resemblance of the America we believed in. Now, it seems that we've been asleep at the wheel or ? I think that we were completely ignored by our elected officials and now, those who think that it is normal to play sexual games with the lives of children and teach them false information about everything are taking over our country, our reality! I'd like to see them try something like that in the 50s or 60s, they wouldn't be a problem for us today! Because they would be nonexistent. 😊

[@JJ-JOHNSON]

Not only is he a storyteller, but he's a woodsman, outdoors man, and survivalist. That's awesome. Love your videos.

[@Desert.Drifter]

Thanks for the continued support JJ

[@harrywalker968]

@@Desert.Drifter there used to be horses, pretty well world wide, then the ice age came, the horses in america migrated to europe. or eaten some.. no horses till white man came..i heard..

[@harrywalker968]

@@Desert.Drifter the vikings,chinese, &, i cant tell you because its not documented or taught, were in u.s. before french.theres a map, piri ries. goes back thousands of yrs, multiple copies over the centuries..it has antartica, so, when was that, re discovered.????..... indians, know who, im talking about..

[@harrywalker968]

@@Desert.Drifter indians wont tell you the real truth, mild history yes. theres things they dont talk about, like real beginings. also, when white man asked directions, to an area, they said, beware of sabe & skinwalker, after explaining, the white man laughed, so, the indians stoped talking, helping.. you want some real history of u.s.. go visit the smithsonian vaults. if, theres anything left.. destroyed by the smith, hidden..

[@mstrdiver]

@@Desert.Drifter- The cat depicted @ 21:08 could also have been the jaguar that is believed to have ranged from central and south America into this region.

[@nettemontoya1041]

Desert Drifter I am a native who lives in the pueblo. I enjoy watching the dwelling and petroglyph. Keep taking us along. Admire your care while visiting these sites. Thank you !!

[@onetiabruce3138]

Thank you,Desert Drifter.Your “trips”are so interesting,I stayed up until 12:30 last night watching.

[@ItsBingus69]

disgusting :vomit:

[@MichellePaxson]

@@ItsBingus69 wtf??

[@flyingchariot9080]

​@ItsBingus69, may you feel better soon. Walk in beauty, and may your heart feel the song!!! You will be OK soon. Let it go..... u will feel better for u r worthier than u know....... hugs.😊

[@brianjohnson5699]

This guy is close to the best KZbin find in my 20 years of using KZbin.

[@happywandera]

Same along with cave chronicles, action adventure twins, amazing pa, vaga vagabond and shiey just to name a very small amount of exploration channels.

[@T-Man252]

These areas are beyond fascinating....to think of a people living their lives raising their children and having families in such a harsh environment....boggles the mind

[@lucindamcguinn691]

I was just thinking as I was watching the video that maybe these redoubts were there to be a retreat in times of attack. Perhaps they lived below most of the time to farm and raise their families.

[@T-Man252]

@@lucindamcguinn691 that's a good analogy....very possible just due to having a flat area to raise crops....I could see that being the case

[@j.tracekirkwood499]

@@lucindamcguinn691 During Kentucky's (white) settlement period, the frontiersmen constructed "stations," which were fortifications. They were not continuously occupied, but when there was a threat (British and Indians), settlers left their cabins and went to the stations. Sometimes the station was just a fortified cabin or stone house. Three of these pioneer fortifications are within five miles of my house.

[@topcat32349]

So when your child complains about not getting enough (computer/phone/tv) time and wants more things, they should look at places like these to understand the difference.

[@Mr05Chuck]

The climate might have been different thousands of years ago.

[@markg3025]

Andrew I am impressed with the quality of your channel videos. I enjoy the narration in the beginning it sets the tone of the adventure. I also appreciate your respect for the Native Americans and their culture. Your channel is a real gem among the KZbin circus of topics.

[@Desert.Drifter]

Thank you Mark!

[@mlgauss60435]

I second that, Mark. I could listen to him for hours, learning and seeing about this history.

[@teddynphoebe]

So happy to have found your channel. It’s great! And yes please revisit that last place you sent the drone to in this video!

[@ToniMortensen]

Yes,it looks very interesting,

[@cherylleekremer-kc3qk]

What did they do with the dead. ? ​@@Desert.Drifter

[@kellykelly7747]

Wow! The ruin at the end is VERY INTRIGUING!!! I would love to see you revisit this one!!! 😊❤

[@squeebiscuit]

100% !!!

[@deblunadefreitas161]

Yes, please!

[@Desert.Drifter]

Good to know, thanks for watching and commenting!

[@carolcamp4828]

​@@Desert.Drifter Unbelievable hawkeyes spotting that last site! Amazing. Such a beautiful area.

[@JohnnyDanger36963]

​@@Desert.Drifterdowse for water next time.

[@rogersroad]

Andrew, I got my Anthropology degree from UNM in 96 and I loved hiking through the four corners area because of all of the history. I love the respect you pay to not only the areas you visit, but also the history of the peoples who have inhabited that region, their interpretations of it's use, and the competing ideas of academics. Well done! It might be silly, but the one thing I keep thinking as I watch your videos is man... I wish I had a drone in the 90's when I was exploring that area. What I must've walked past and just couldn't see was... Thanks for taking us along!

[@cdd4248]

I was just thinking the same thing! If I had a drone in the 90s backpacking would have been a different experience. We have maybe even had a YT Channel! LOL PS - Received my undergraduate degree from UNM too - 92!

[@johnburns6394]

I so enjoy your vidios! Takes me back to when I was a teenager! I was an Explorer Scout, active until I was 19 years of age! We mostly went on week long treks in the Ozark National Forest, Boston Mountain Range! We restored many CCC or WPA projects that had been neglected due to WWII! Our Summer two week Camp was at Devils Den State Park near Winslow Arkansas! Very little camping since joining the U S Navy in 1955! I loved hiking, but alas, My walking days are un the past! One thing that impresses me, that all cultures seem to have had a respect for Nature and a belief in a Supreme Being! In a greater force, in God! How can we not believe that God does exist and all that we have is due to his presence! Thanks for taking us along!

[@GrandmaBev64]

Me too. Our family spent weekends and summers searching for cliff dwellings and petroglyphs. Wouldn't a drone have been handy? The deserts are so hot. We would have

[@GrandmaBev64]

We would have known where to go, saving a whole lot of sweat!

[@kevint1910]

Explain to me why it is that you academics think you have the right to make any claims about Navaho history when there are living Navahos who say your "interpretation" is bigoted bullshit?

[@williamperkins7318]

In the ‘90s, I hiked the 4 corners region, finding ruins of the Pueblo and Ute. I never got into the history of the Navaho. Hiking Chaco canyon, I found what you found and felt the spirituality of this land. Now, I have the same feelings watching these videos. Always intense finding a ruin in a desolate area. I never had the guts to do the things you do. May the Spirit guide and protect you. Peace

[@Princess_Celestia_]

For future reference, Navajo is spelled with a j, or you cane refer to them by their own name, the Dine.

[@whimpypatrol5503]

As someone who lived between civilization and the ancient wilderness searching relentlessly for the communion with nature in the vast variety of mystic New Mexico landscapes and in the hills n ridges between Mill Valley, Mount Talmapias and Muir woods, I must tell you the truth. The only such communion is the realization that, just as we can recognize without being eyewitnesses that ancients left their mark, we can recognize God's fingerprints on all of creation. But for the transcendental serenity, peace, and joy of actually being clean and sinless to be able to connect with the All Mighty, it does not come through nature. It only comes thru calling on the name of Jesus who paid for your sins and all of mankind's with his sinless blood.

[@williamperkins7318]

@@whimpypatrol5503 5 “And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. 6 But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. 7 And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. 8 Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.

[@ForrestMosby]

Good guy doing something he loves and he is good at…Dude does a great job w his dialog and his videos…Im hooked…

[@davidhuth5659]

There are several other channels that do what you do, but none of them do it as well. Keep up the good work and thanks for sharing these epic journeys!

[@Desert.Drifter]

I appreciate that David!

[@LannZimdars]

There are so many reasons that I watch you and your treks. I was born and raised in the country you travel. Thank you for taking me back in time with your words and wonderful photography!

[@1nvisible1]

*Writing @**8:22** appears to read: "Surios Gallegos Enero 15 DE 1905"* *(on further inspection I believe this may be related to Magellan's circumnavigation in 1519, with crew Blasco Gallegos)*

[@carolchwala3489]

I am 79 and I always wanted to see this part of the country, I get too see it through your videos, thank you.

[@billshuey7422]

Same here retired Expat now in Thailand

[@shelleymarshall5192]

Definitely worth seeing more

[@movaleecarberry3683]

I love your perspective on the whose right and whose wrong. Every story has its own truth to it . The person telling the story for oneself,is the truth. That being their truth. My story is so different than my brother's,even though we share the same story. We are made this way for a reason. We all have independent minds. For that ,we are blessed. Thank you for yours.

[@sandrakisch3600]

Everything you post is intriguing. Love everything you find and share.

[@c.t.murray3632]

I wonder how many of those Scholars that you described walked in your footsteps and now appreciate what you find. I think you could build a bridge to these Scholars and First Nation elders to have certain discussions. It could be very valid for the First Nation people and all future Generations. For instance I didn't know the Spanish were here for 300 years until you said something, I knew they were here but not that long. Thanks for your efforts. Keep going

[@wendellacarlisle9359]

awesome Navaho cliff dwelling find. I too have so many questions.

[@nancystoltz9370]

That cliff site truly is intriguing! Please film it when you go back. I love your show and I'm so glad i found it! So far I've seen 4 or 5 episodes and I've never been let down, great content, great views, throw in a little history, and I'm blown away by your climbing abilities. Please keep'em coming!

[@johnadey3696]

As An Englishman whose great Grandparents fled Ireland in the Great famine when one million people starved to death, my thanks go out to the Navajo people who were one of the only groups to send money to help, though having little themselves, They had recently known starvation themselves on the march to their reservation, where they learned of the plight of the Irish from an Irish guard,

[@alcyone-rising]

such a moving story. thanks for sharing! 🤍

[@michelebreensimmons5713]

Hi. Gratefulness is always best - but truth is, it was Choctaws that sent money its easy to Google. Trinity university offer a scholarship to this day , for Choctaw students as a thank you. ( please double check my facts)

[@CJScrol]

That’s an amazing piece of history to share. ❤

[@emanuelavecchi7433]

Poor Irish people and poor Native American ones!!!! Overwhelmed by invasion and imperialist Europeans. Poor African people, too. They were "kidnapped" from their homeland, taken to a foreign country, sold and used as objects. My God!!!!

[@The_OG_Peaceloveandpuppies]

Thats the kind of history that I am fascinated by ❤

[@carbonmatrix9660]

Thank you for your service to truth, dear brother; God bless.

[@mikomaxwell6313]

To watch these videos and still believe the Christian is the one true god.. is just bizzare

[@carbonmatrix9660]

​@@mikomaxwell6313 What if all religions that preached about one God, were pointing to the same one? A message rather than a specific "correct" path. Perhaps paying attention to the underlying messages across the various religions may give away a secret that the higher echelons of society do not want you to know. 1056; the year of blasphemy. I wonder how orthodox and catholic came to despise each other? ; I wonder which one of those coincided with the message? How you find the "truth", is on you, but the truth is but ONE, and all paths will lead to it, if on the correct one. (Correct: Following the underlying message across) Just as gravity gravities regardless of "your" beliefs; The truth truths regardless of anyone; It's how you exist in physical space, the house is in obedience, it is "you" that is not. Not even your shadow would dare disobey it, rules... May you be guided.

[@SirMikeyD]

Nowadays, so much of the internet flips out at the mere mention of the "G-word" - let's tiptoe past all that for now, and second thanking Andrew for his service to truth, which seems an especially apt way to describe the relevant point here. I can’t imagine a better, more respectful host for these explorations.

[@kevinchamberlain7928]

He's omitting a great part of it! See the books of Fritz Zimmerman.

[@neutrongarbage]

You make really great content, my guy. Instead of buying stock footage, you take it yourself. Good on you! Thanks for sharing your passion!

[@gingersnap413]

The best! I know I'm not the only person watching who grew up (long ago, lol) with pbs, reading national geographic. Your work very much reminds me of those. You've got quite a talent for really taking us with you as fully as possible in a reasonable amount of time to keep our attention. Your naration is just perfect with information and a few wise words! Taking us places most of us will never see in person and showing total respect. THANK YOU!

[@ggebhard1]

I’m so glad I found your channel again! This video is wonderful, like all of your’s are! YT stopped sending me your videos, even though I subscribed and hit the bell, but I’m back!! I read every one of your comments. There are a fascinating number of older men who relate closely to your adventures. Thank you for being here for these men. I too am 73, but never got to travel to the west, so thank you!! I appreciate every step you take. You’re 1000 times better than any National Geographic show I’ve ever seen! God bless you, young man! You are amazing!!

[@suzannecooke2055]

Caveman TV - I LOVE IT. What a great expression. OMG - anyone else would use some matches. I had to run back the video when you whipped out a fires tarter bow! Never bored watching your adventures!

[@noextrafood]

Campfire is the TV, sky is like a drive-in theater

[@Desert.Drifter]

Hah, great analogy!

[@dorothylewis1207]

I caught myself blowing 0n fire right along with you. 😂

[@noextrafood]

@Desert.Drifter you make great videos. Ever consider a dog partner for the overnight camp? an early detection of something that may see you as dinner? Stay safe so we have more videos

[@mratliff1277]

Thanks for taking us along on your adventures! I really appreciated you taking the time to listen to the Canyon Wren! This iconic canyon sound pulls one further into the experience! Soul-stirring country! The hand of God is all over it.

[@hdprincess2004]

Literally every story, walk, climb, and find you discover interests me. Thank you so much, and thank you for taking the time to educate, and entertain us all.

[@damu1969]

I can only imagine how beautiful it must have been to have such a view of the desert under a clear, starry sky with a fire glowing off the cliff walls. How peaceful that must have been.

[@dorothylewis1207]

And strange Animal sounds. 😁

[@tonitouchberry6257]

Cave man tv😂 I will forever more, see my campfires differently .. and yet .. makes perfect sense! I've watched a lot of caveman TV! Love it!

[@theredrover3217]

I have recently binged on all your travels, and as I write, rewatching them sporadically. Your experiences combined with education, voice and commentary, skilled video/editing make excellent videos. And suited not only for one view but revisiting multiple times - not an easy task. Now I hope you can take the following as a compliment. 😁 I often watch things without full attentio, i.e., doing something else too. Your videos are great for erratic tuning in and out, on in the background so to speak. Already familiar with the American southwest (20 yr frequent Explorer) perhaps easily enables this, but am even more appreciative of your content qualities re-watching them. This is most evident with ones that might be viewed as repetitive. Remote, vast nearly barren expanse, fabulous colors, towering features, risk and mystery, primitive art and habitation. It is remarkable I'm not always sure I have seen this 'story' before despite not much time has elapsed. Remarkable! or why a compliment - are good background too. 🤭 I will mention that once one runs out of videos from a channel binged on, the algorithm starts tossing up other channels along that line and I have watched a number. Are ok but not 'good' enough to binge, subscribe, or rewatch any so far. For me that makes you outstanding! Another thing I'm really enjoying is revisiting the American southwest, somewhere not easy to leave. 😏 Living now 25 years in tropical Hawaii, I have all the disparate senses return to me in full force. True, I have memory to assist imagination, but your videos bring up the memory of specific Adventures or for me, not the least bit repetitive. 😍 Well done excellent Channel Desert Drifter. 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌

[@65twiggy]

How well i remember the gritty teeth. Thanks for bringing the southwest back to me. No matter where i live the southwest is my heart place.

[@jackofnone9439]

We jumped right over to this video as soon as we saw it was uploaded...LOVE this content!!!

[@dwaynewladyka577]

The resilience of the people who lived in the desert regions and the Arctic regions of North America, long ago was incredible. The conditions that they had to survive in were very barren and harsh. A friend of mine who is a Cree native, told me once that there was a Cree person at a rodeo in South America. There were some other native people from South America at this rodeo. The Cree person could understand what these other native people were saying, in their native dialect. In Canada, the Cree are our largest native tribe. They go from British Columbia through to Newfoundland and Labrador. I have heard about that migration of a native tribe from what is now present day Canada, going to the American southwest. Thanks for this awesome adventure. Cheers! 👍🏻👍🏻✌️

[@herself50]

Those were the navajos or they also call themselves Dine.

[@PC-kd7dj]

There are also Native peoples in north coastal California and up into Oregon who speak Athabaskan languages related to those of Canadian Native people and the Apache and Navajo peoples of the SW U.S. An interesting comparison and contrast: One tribe of the redwood forests and coastal plains of far northern California refers to themselves as the Tolowa Dii-ne’. The Navajo of the Four Corners’ mountains and deserts refer to themselves as Diné.

[@brianmclaughlin2057]

I would like to express my deepest appreciation for your passion to explore coupled with the apparent desire to visually document what you do in effort to make your adventures known to others. I am a much older man beyond in years of ability to venture out in such a way. Perhaps there was a day when climbing the cliffs of a Hawaiian Island, maneuvering the trails along a mountain crest or finding recreation in an ice water pond beneath a water fall from the cloudy heights being directed to the valley below. Those were the moments of my youth that I cherish even to this day for which I refuse to ever allow escapes of my memory and my love to explore. I thank you for sharing with this old man. If you should ever choose to decide a formal way to share in an academic setting your curriculum would definitely inspire many to venture out to explore beginning in each our own hearts.

[@overland.viking]

I feel that we are fortunate to watch you at this time. You are as good or better than most of the explorers on Discovery or National Geographic television and I don’t say that lightly. This is one of the very few channels that I really look forward to each week. Safe travels..oh and btw.. your bow drill skill is impressive..

[@Desert.Drifter]

Thanks Viking! The bow drill is a fun skill 😉

[@GalaxySweetdotCom]

@@Desert.Drifter YES! Watching you start fires could be a channel of its own.

[@ronlitz9055]

You are my modern "David Attenborough". Calming, interesting, educational, I am addicted.

[@coreygrua3271]

This one is a work of beautiful art. It is wonderfully creative with its story line, its photography, and its background music selection. There is so much more here than just wondering the desert with a drone. Thank you, DD.

[@jeanbyrd8975]

Love your trips into the past. And thank you so much for allowing us to travel with you. Also I appreciate your respect to the ancient ones. That is a gift to them an us. Travel safe

[@dmonhuntr75]

Over the last few months, this has become one of my favourite channels. Fantastic work!

[@jantefft2442]

It is so difficult to visualize people living, etc in such a desolate environment.

[@richardfroste4548]

I saw the ball court in Aztec, New Mexico years ago when I drove a truck. I wasn’t supposed to but I just pulled off on the side of the road, locked the truck and walked down to it. Fascinating! This ball court suggest a connection to the south Mexican civilization like the Maya and Olmec

[@1978JonBullock]

Who ever lived out in the canyon must have been very resourceful. Great footage.

[@Sharon-c3q2t]

I just recently found your videos and enjoy them thoroughly. Don't stop please.

[@userpharnorth]

I took classes from Micheal Krauss at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. He developed an Alaska Language map for the Athabaskan, Yupik, and other Native languages of Alaska. He stated that the words for "frog" and "pot" were exactly the same in Athabaskan and Navajo. There is a way to canulate how long languages have been separated by how words for common things change between them. At the time it was thought that Navajo had been separated from Athabaskan about 500 to 1000 years.

[@Matriarch50]

I lived in Fairbanks in the late 90s to about 2005 and worked at Fairbanks Memorial. There I was acquainted with a gal from the Navajo Nation as well as a Native Alaskan Athabascan. They told me they were able to speak to each other in their native languages and understand each other with little difficulty. It was fascinating to listen to them discuss their common words, ideas and traditions.

[@llywrch7116]

There is a language in Western Siberia called Ket, the last surviving member of the Yeniseian language family, which has been claimed to be related to the Na-Dene languages of North America. This identification is considered the most credible of the countless proposed links between languages in Eurasia & the Americas. If this connection is correct, then it shows that the two language families are among the oldest surviving ones -- definitely indicating great antiquity!

[@GrandmaBev64]

Cool. That makes sense.

[@Desert.Drifter]

Thanks for sharing, very fascinating stuff

[@jillcrowe2626]

So you don't need a roadmap to connect these groups of people, you can just listen to them.

[@desireeperkins7352]

Absolutely YES! Please go back and investigate! Your content takes me back home. I look forward to every learning and remembering adventure that you bring to my living room! Thank you. And again! Yes go back! I want more!🎉

[@BurleyBob0010]

Andrew sir, I salute you! I don't comment on every hike you do that I watch, however, I sometimes watch them more than once. I consider you to be the best at what you do. Thank you. Sincerely.

[@maureenstaub8045]

I would like to thank you for taking me on all of your adventures throughout the deserts of the southwest! The technologies that you have embraced make me feel as though I am with you on each journey you take. Please stay safe!

[@waynemiller6156]

I love going on adventures with you and seeing so much history & beautiful places. Thank you for your videos.

[@amydelabruere5320]

I have watched all of your videos and this one is exceptional. The rock art from 13:05 to 14:35 is the most beautiful I have ever seen. The dancing figures particularly drew my attention - they seem almost to move! The artst(s) were so detailed, down to showing leg calf muscles. It's all amazing, as well as the cat figure at 21:14. As for the animal depicted at the top of the panel around 21:28 - it reminded me of a packrat, with the big ears, or possibly an armadillo. And the geometric design or figure around 21:43 was beatiful and unique. Thank you so much for sharing this video and teaching leave no trace principles and respect for the land and the people. Amazing work!

[@watersipper1116]

Yeah, the detail on the human legs and the dancers. I agree.

[@donnabeck5855]

Thank you Andrew for taking us along on your very exciting ventures. You take me to places that I can no longer go and see. I am older and I cannot hike into those places anymore. You give me an opportunity to see things that I would never see without watching your videos. I also love the fact that you have so much respect for the land and the people that came long before us.

[@tomschwab9230]

I totally wish Mr. "Desert Drifter" could narrate the entire history of the Navajo, Cree, and Iroquios Indians. His way of "Telling" is totally PERSONAL !!!! . . . . . . love it brol !!!! . . . . . . . keep on hiking and Videoing for us that can't :O . . . . I've always wondered ... WHAT DID THEY EAT ?????????

[@viccruikshank2441]

I don’t think it matters who is right about their theories. The beauty and mystery of your explorations and discoveries speaks for itself. A definitive answer would spoil the majesty of this part of the world. I’ve watched Navajo Teaching and love Wally’s stories. Sometimes people have a tendency to discount oral histories, but read about the Orphan Tsunami in the Pacific Northwest. Most of the academic except Brian Atwater discounted native oral histories of lands and people dropping into the ocean. Then guess what, all confirmed. Anyway, always loved your videos and your work.

[@Rogue-ETX8]

Wonderful content. Thank you and safe travels❤

[@electronic-chronic]

Your content is some of the best, if not the best online. Your adventures have me looking forward to the weekends.

[@Kimo2Time]

If not for these videos, I would never know about the different native people who lived in these areas. I appreciate this effort.

[@patricialeestrong5545]

Hi there Desert Drifter, I’m loving your travels here in the Southwest! Amazing history lessons.

[@timothytaylor8870]

I love your posts! I love it that you don’t know everything but are such a great guide! And you share your knowledge so humbly! I’m 74 and a polio survivor. And although I play a little golf I couldn’t go where you go on my own but wonderfully get to go along with you! What a wonderful delight! Thank you!

[@E.o.t.4637]

More amazing finds and another great video for the books. I really loved the art work especially the corn, feathers? and the shield. The little foot prints get my heart💟 I can imagine the mom or dad picking up the little ones and booping their foot on the wall. lol Thanks again Andrew. I may never get to go do what you're doing but I'm thankful you bring me/us along with you. Big shout out to your wife for her sharing you with us too!

[@bloodyhell574]

I love your videos, but mostly I appreciate your respect and wonder/awe for the area, it's history and it's people. I know the areas that you go to with a Navajo perspective. So I appreciate your honesty too. "I don't know" is one of the greatest things someone can say. Keep filming and posting brother

[@thekingassassin7992]

I was a trail guide in the tonto national park I have seen a lot of ruins and a lot of Apache circle houses nothing beats the wonder of the south west actually Arizona I love that state

[@lastdaysdreamer]

Tonto National Park is amazing! How fortunate you were able to guide there!

[@robertgeorge9909]

You should. Know there is no Tonto National Park. There is a Tonto National Forest, different agency different reason to exist. As is true with the Tonto National Monument. The names are important.

[@crystalclear3727]

Your respectful nature to the landscape brings great honor to you and your family, A'ho

[@scottyemp3648]

Thanks! Really appreciate your narration and respect. Not to mention some really cool exploration! Ho!

[@Desert.Drifter]

Thanks Scotty! I’m grateful for people like you who support the channel!

[@kathybrandt6060]

When I got the notice that you had posted another video, I stopped what I was doing crawled back up in my bed and watch the video. I would think it be wonderful if you could go back over there and really give us a good look at the last ruins you found right before the end of the video. Also, as the drone was going towards you but still looking at the ruins at 9:30 about 10 feet below the ruin you were focusing on there was another ruin. I was wondering if anybody else saw it. I’m also glad to see you and the coyote didn’t find each other over the weekend. I hope you have a very nice week and I look forward to your next video. Kathy

[@dcallan812]

Ah, all is good. I have my weekly fix of desert history. the panel @20;29 is fantastic Great video 2x👍

[@leeS04]

Mostly grew up in Northern Arizona, live elsewhere now and enjoy your lovely videos. My stepfather was cherokee, so we wore Concho belts, played with Kachina dolls, lived anong the rocks, pine trees and mountains.To this day i miss pine trees singing in the wind.Thank you.

[@kathleenbifulco8129]

The rock art you showed after the rain shower was so well done! You found an ancient artist that could render detail. Later in this episode you found some more & they are the most fascinating I’ve seen in your vlogs - again, thanks for sharing all of this.

[@stevevaden3971]

You’re such an interesting guy. It cracked me up watching you start a fire with a bow drill and flashlight. The camera work was wonderful, and i appreciate the way you weave a story with words, ideas, and actions. The art of starting a fire by ancient means enriches your viewers experience as they imagine the struggle of living in these locations. Thank you for sharing this window through which we can view what is and what was.

[@robdidur11310]

Wicked show, man... you're easily one of my favourite channels...!! Thank you from north of the 49th... 👋🇨🇦🙂

[@clamsoup]

I was one of the people that pointed to that elder's story. In his teaching, the Navajo came from the east into the SW. He translates the word Anasazi as "Strangers from the south." I'm glad you brought that video up, and I'm glad others have mentioned it. One of his commenters from Canada mentioned that their language had "Ana" as stranger as well.

[@greg6235]

Lived on the Navajo Rez in the 1960's and early 70's. Ask any Navajo and they would tell you "Anasazi" in Navajo means "ancient enemy", and would usually add that Navajos wiped them out. Traditional Navajos also do not go near or visit these ruins, even an abandoned hogan was avoided.

[@JCM0201]

I had seen that Navajo video as well. Big fan of Andrew's channel. Some of the places that he's explored seem like the last resort of some very desperate people. You weren't dragging Grandma and the kids up into some of these places. At some point, something bad was happening and people were running and hiding for their lives.

[@Hossluver_Gal]

Just when I think it can’t get anymore exciting you put out a video like this!!! Thanks for taking us along on your history hikes of exploring the SouthWest. Love your channel!! Stay safe!! 🤜🏼🤛🏼 ❤️👍👍

[@darlenewalker9908]

I'd love to see you revisit this dwelling. I'd like to see as much of it as possible. I'm 80 and never been in that area, but history and the ancient people fascinate me. Please do go back if you can.

[@jeffmurray6219]

Thanks!

[@Desert.Drifter]

Thanks again Jeff! Means a lot!

[@jimmarshall3066]

Ive been watching for several months now, i find your laid-back style totaly engrossing and sincere. A far cry from most outdoorsy content, the greasy guys with guns that want to consume, defoliate, and defile any flora and fauna that dare cross their path! survival is one thing, but what you are doing is true LIVING!❤ Thank you from So. Cal. down Mojave way.....

[@Hemppie]

Thanks for sharing brother Andrew.

[@jayjunior5504]

Definitely super interested in knowing more about that last dwelling, but please don’t do anything that would risk your safety. The drone shots are often enough. Best channel on youtube btw!

[@karphin1]

Yes, would love to see more of that last site with the lovely walls. Keep on going!

[@dennisacmoody6076]

I’m a desert rat, spend lots of years exploring Mojave desert and death valley ,60/80s gold minds , my addiction is Native American artifacts and western artifacts collected most of my life but never took from the land, now to old but thanks to you I can still get that feeling, thank you 🙏

[@marciaharmon1513]

Thank you for taking me places I could never go.

[@RR448]

You have a great smile. Thank u for sharing

[@andreamobeck200]

Andrew! This video is so excellent! The glyphs are intense, gonna go back and study many shots. Ruins, fascinating as always! Dig your take on not being "the answer man." Isn't it enough to just wonder? I love different perspectives and then, delicious wonder. Thank you aren't big enough words.....but Thank You! I wait expectantly for your vids and am never disappointed. ❤✌️

[@nancygaxiola5412]

Oh my gosh your excursions never cease to amaze me. I can't text everything that's going on in my head right now! But I do believe you are 1/2 mountain goat and 1/2 human!

[@noahward82]

Love how respectful you r. Keep up the great work

[@gospelrocks926]

Love your channel and adventures.

[@Aaron-i6t]

I think these were Puebitas (Pueblo/Navajo)built when the Pueblo were hiding from the Spanish army in largo canyon between dulce and Bloomfield nm,I went on a tour with an archaeologist from salmon ruins to various sites a few years ago,they might still give tours of the sites

[@karphin1]

Your fire starting skills are impressive, worthy of any caveman! I truly enjoy your journeys thru this landscape. And challenging temperatures, from warm to cold! You are an intrepid explorer for sure. And the petroglyphs and pictographs are a reminder of the fact that we humans are creative, and like to express things visually. As a painter, I’m happy to see that.

[@HeandIare1]

Very cool! Thanks for taking us along with you! Always enjoy the adventures!

[@catarinomaravillas]

I love your channel. I think the petroglyph showed in your video referred as “long fingers” May be two agave plants. The agave plant to the left looks like something is flowing out of it. I believe our ancestors knew that the agave produces “agua miel” which fermented turns into “pulque “ Thank you. -Manuel Mendoza.

[@NordeggSonya]

Absolutely beautiful, amazing, informative and spell binding.

[@minustaco42zero24]

This is truly amazing to see these amazing structures and the historical area of the Navajo nation that still is full of mystery and wonder. Thank you for let us travel with you thru the camera

[@novampires223]

I love that country, lived in Quartzsite for several years waaay back when. I can almost smell it now. Thanks for the adventure..

[@joybarber6974]

I can’t wait for you to return to this area. I appreciate all the research that you have done and how you explain why you do the things you do to preserve the areas. The photography is always so clear and magnificent and the music goes perfectly. Thank you so much for sharing I always look forward to the next episode!

[@SultanaP]

Glad that you choose safety for yourself over pushing for more content... as you say, you can always come back!❤

[@HistoryHearsay]

Andrew, you are clearly the best at bringing these hiking adventures to the public. Great job!

[@flylippfantom8425]

I started in the woods learning from my father and uncles hunting for the food. We didn't have much but the respect for the environment is embedded now naturally. Dad died I was 13 lost my best friend and the Appalachian West Virginia and down to Carolina was an adventure. I love the dessert and the stars. Thank for your adventures. There many of us old heads really appreciating you. Thank you

[@andreahendrick6794]

I am also feeling very emotional watching your video,i live in the UK and follow your channel every minute i get,i have always been interested in the history of the south west of your country and the amazing people that have lived and left their mark on the area,i never ever thought i would be able to actually see the amazing artwork up close that they left behind.There lives were so hard but they were able to leave us there beautiful work.Thankyou and God Bless.x

[@ToschKWSaxon]

Thanks

[@mikeb3603]

Great video! Hellova bow drill. Love the rock art

[@allenrichards5086]

Your narrative, still shots, and music selection sets you apart, DD. Thank you for you taking us all on mystical and ancient American southwest adventures!

[@robhead22]

I keep coming back to this video. Thank you For all you do Andrew! Im a huge fan!! And yes, i hope you go back to that last ruin. Take me with you!! Enjoy your day

[@TheAllytrash]

Cool videos sir! That bird singing was super super cool! Thanks for sharing!

[@elsietownsend4923]

I know that feeling..... I stopped by the area of the last stand. The curiosity and stress, anxiety, and a very uneasy feeling fallowed me the whole time I was there.😊

[@candymcclure2476]

That cliff find was fascinating. Made me wish I could go up there but at 80, probably not. Gramma Candy