Ancient Natural Wonders of Southern Indiana

7 years in the making, this is the only film to cover all 20 of these amazing, unusual, and often well-hidden places! Huge waterfalls, unusual rock formations, incredible caves, mineral springs, massive stone arches, and hidden canyons that are nothing short of lost Edens!
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[@sherriestes-erwin1908]

I love it when you post a new video. Thank you so much for showing me places i may never see in this lifetime. You make some great videos. 😊💜💜

[@AdventureswithRoger]

My pleasure, Sherrie! 🙂

[@marysparks6592]

His voice is a part of the experience ✨

[@kcandko]

Roger, thank you (again) for visiting memories from my childhood and showering me new adventures!

[@geraldmeehan8942]

Thank you for sharing, southern Indiana is truly an amazing place.

[@AdventureswithRoger]

And these are just the ones on public property!

[@fredbaker5492]

Great video! Moved from Chicago to English as a teenager in winter of 79 after their summer of 79 flood. Met my high school sweetheart and married. BEAUTIFUL area and wife! ❤️

[@AdventureswithRoger]

@@fredbaker5492 the area around Taswell and English is wonderful for hiking! I’ve really enjoyed it since moving down here in 2009, lots of memories!

[@natalieturner5665]

Absolutely brilliant!! You are truly gifted!! I have lived in Indiana off and on my entire life. Until recently, I used to lament about how "boring" Indiana seemed. You opened my eyes, and my point of view has done a complete 180° . I will always be indebted to you. Bravo Good Sir!

[@AdventureswithRoger]

Thank you! When I worked at Louisville, coworkers would ask me what they, and their families, could do on the weekend: things that were fun and didn’t cost too much. I started off making lists, but video said it better. 210 videos later, still not finished with Indiana. 🙂

[@sherryblanton2029]

So much of youth is wasted on the young! If we could only go back in time!

[@HeyitsPokemom]

I love this video so much! Just left Clifty and listened on the long drive home. Can’t wait to see the other places on the list!!!!

[@AdventureswithRoger]

@@HeyitsPokemom Hoping to complete one about central Indiana’s natural wonders, this year. So much hidden! 🙂

[@PKR3406]

You have really good videos of different places enjoy your shows

[@AdventureswithRoger]

Thank-you!

[@brooklynboiprod]

I miss Indiana. It's been over 40 years

[@mmcunome314]

@@brooklynboiprod come back home, we'll have a potluck

[@brooklynboiprod]

@@mmcunome314 I would love to

[@georgemccune2923]

@@mmcunome314 At first I read your name as my last name lol

[@rulistening7777]

Some of the best videos and narration on KZbin 😊

[@nathanhowe5013]

Man, thank you so much for this video! I've lived here for 26 years and never knew about 80% of these. I have GOT to visit some of these spots! Excellent stuff!!!

[@AdventureswithRoger]

@@nathanhowe5013 Come on down! This is just a sample of what’s in southern Indiana, there’s so much more. 🙂

[@soundislightcreativestudio6248]

I live right in the middle of all these awesome landscapes. It is inspiring.

[@AdventureswithRoger]

@@soundislightcreativestudio6248 Many, many beautiful places, most of which I didn’t know existed, just seven years ago.

[@Blitz9H]

How wonderful and inspiring. Thank you Sir!

[@ryanosourus]

Just in time for break! Thanks Roger!

[@leospring6264]

Videos like this are sure to draw tourist............I know I'm going back. Amazing job as always Roger.

[@AdventureswithRoger]

@@leospring6264 thank you Leo!

[@WilliamJohnson-g6z]

Awesome video. Thank you. I live in Northeast Ohio and it gave me some ideas for next summer. Thank you once again! 😁

[@RonnyfromHolland]

I am glad i encountered your channel!. Thanks for not taking away the sounds , because many use music. Wonderfull!!!

[@sherryblanton2029]

So Many beautiful places that I’ll never get to see in this worn out body! Thank You for showing them to me!♥️💞✝️⭐️

[@AdventureswithRoger]

It’s my honor to make the inaccessible, accessible! 🙂

[@davidmushinski8196]

I’m so glad I live in southern Indiana been here since 89 originally from Michigan I will die here I hope it’s such a great place

[@jamessones4044]

A brilliant channel. You have an excellent reading voice. Thanks. Uk subscriber

[@HugoStiglitz1000]

Great video Roger! I've been through several of the caves in this video and it was great to see them again. A friend and I actually wedged ourselves in the huge crack in Spring Mill @26:49 and almost made it to the waterfall before we got too worn out and had to drop into the water. I'm not sure if Buckners or Trapp Door are part of Indiana Caverns? Definitely need to be young, geared up , and fit to explore them, but they were my two favorites as a young man in the early 90s. Thanks and I hope you keep adventuring

[@AdventureswithRoger]

Thank-you! Some people get stuck in caves, I fall out of them! Two to be exact, at the Bluffs of Beaver Bend. 😂 Up at Black Rock Nature Preserve, along the Wabash, those little high-up caves also have a sketchy path with a deep drop. Buckner is up in Monroe County. I’ve heard of Trap Door, though I can’t remember where it is. I have a friend that’s president of an Indiana grotto, he would know. For a fact, he’s out every weekend, rappelling down and crawling through some pretty nasty places!

[@davebennett2086]

Great video. I've been to many of these places. Thanks for sharing

[@Whatnow458]

Went to Hemlock cliffs after a Blue River kayak trip last month. It was really cool.

[@AdventureswithRoger]

It’s a very very cool place. If I’d do some climbing, I’d find a great deal more along the ridge.

[@OscarVaughn]

I so much enjoy watching your videos. My dad was a truck driver all my life and growing up all thru to my adult life I would go with him and he drove through Indiana all the time. My favorite part hands down is southern Indiana. The farm land, houses miles apart from each other, beautiful sunsets beautiful sunrises the people always friendly as heck. I miss riding through Indiana. 😢 thank you for sharing your beautiful state

[@AdventureswithRoger]

My sincere pleasure, Oscar! I know I’ve loved living here and exploring this beautiful place. I do believe it’s changed me for the positive! 🙂

[@billywood9717]

Wonderful piece Roger! You shed light on some beautiful exploration in our great state. Such an enjoyable video and a reminder to not take things for granted!

[@AdventureswithRoger]

Our parents used to take us to Southern Indiana all the time, and I thought it was the best place on earth! When I got the chance to move here, I took it and haven’t been sorry. 🙂

[@brindahoward4527]

Oh my gosh. Beautiful! Again, thanks for sharing. I loved Spring Mill Park when I was younger and could do more hiking. My grandmother lived in Campbellsburg for a few years when she moved to Indiana from Kentucky. Keep up the good work.

[@AdventureswithRoger]

Thank you, Brinda!

[@rockygray8848]

Very cool video! I’ve been lucky to grow up near Hemlock cliffs and have explored many of the places in your video. Thank you for sharing.

[@AdventureswithRoger]

I absolutely love the hidden places of Crawford County! First time I went to Hemlock, I felt like a regular Indiana Jones, seeing all the beautiful, exotic features of the ravine.

[@user-yn7on7ou8n]

Loved this. 🙂

[@ginamaria2579]

Absolutely wonderful video, Thanks Roger . Love your videos.

[@AdventureswithRoger]

Thank-you, Gina! Good to see you in the comment section again! 🙂

[@ginamaria2579]

@@AdventureswithRoger I get excited to see you have a posted another awesome video. I share em with my kids ☺️

[@MisguidedGirl]

Really enjoy your videos! Going to look into the caves you mentioned a bit more. Would be some great weekend adventures as I live in southern Indiana, thanks!

[@AdventureswithRoger]

We are very blessed down here! So much to see without a lot of traffic in between places. But most of all: peace.

[@brandonjackson1434]

That was a great time, thank you Roger

[@AdventureswithRoger]

@@brandonjackson1434 Bringing Southern Indiana to the world, one video at a time!

[@brandonjackson1434]

@@AdventureswithRoger and doing a great job in my teens and twenties I spent a lot of time in caves mostly self guided wild privately owned caves I visited hundreds of different caves about all of the vertical caves, I enjoyed rope work and caving,the deepest is gory hole at 147' deep with a repel in a waterfall anyway you bring the best Indiana had to offer

[@donaldvansuilichem7452]

A very nice and informative presentation Roger. I had no idea that any of this existed in southern Indiana. It makes me want to get my hiking boots out of the closet hop in the car and head south. Your voice is very pleasant and the pace of your presentation is very Good. Nice job.

[@alcyneidlinger7531]

Wow..great sights.

[@MoellerEngineeringCo.]

Very nice!

[@NocturnalIntellect]

Another amazing video, Roger. I just love your work. You capture the essence of every stop and feature, and do a remarkable job noting the obstacles that may challenge some peoples restrictions. Last summer my GF and I explored some of the cave systems in Kentucky. I just mentioned to her about a week ago that I’d love to explore some of the systems in southern Indiana, and of course she’s on board. I’m retired, and she still works. Thankfully you’ve put together this wonderful summery of many of them. It will definitely be used as a resource for our future journey. Most likely next summer. I think I’ll add some of those big tree trunks too. At least the one in Kokomo. So I can visit some family. 🙂👍 Great work, Roger! I’m looking forward to your next video already.

[@AdventureswithRoger]

@@NocturnalIntellect Thank-you! I’ve filmed so much material, that I could edit for the rest of the year, without going anywhere else! But, I’m looking forward to this great weather that’s coming our way! 🙂

[@NocturnalIntellect]

@@AdventureswithRoger that’s great news about what you have available yet to come. I hope you get what you can while you can. All while enjoying the beauty of the great Hoosier state. Hopefully you’ll find the time when the weather turns to produce what you have. Looking forward to it, Roger. Safe travels on your journey.

[@AdventureswithRoger]

I have a feeling that fall is going to be beautiful and early!

[@idalautner3535]

Love your posts! So interesting…. ❤

[@edwardh1591]

Loved the video.

[@robertreads21]

Hi Roger. I love your vids.

[@drpatristic9575]

I live up the road from the Falls of the Ohio. Great spot! Fossils everywhere!

[@AdventureswithRoger]

100%! Great place to hike at low water 🙂

[@barbarapalmer268]

Love all your videos. Can’t wait to see the next one.

[@AdventureswithRoger]

Thank you, Barbara!

[@tammyrobbins2042]

AT 35:56 IT LOOKS LIKE SUMONE SITTIN WITH ITS ARMS OUT LIKE THEY HAVE SUMTJIN IN THIER HAND GETTIN READY TO HAND IT TO SUMONE IT IS AMAZING THANK U FOR THE VIDEO I LIVE IN INDIANA BORN HERE AND I'M STILL HERE I'M 54 WILL BE 55 IN NOVEMBER I ALWAYS LEARN SUMTHIN EVERY TIME I WATCH UR VIDEOS THANK U GOD BLESS

[@RileyDavis15]

Roger your videos are great, please keep them coming! You should do some on Central Indiana and Northern Indiana as well. Would love to see what you come up with.

[@AdventureswithRoger]

Just published one about northern Indiana a few weeks ago, working on additional segments from that trip. Slowing collecting material for central Indiana segments.

[@IsaiahConner-d5s]

In Donaldson, up on the right side( the now accessible area), if you take the first left on the part with all the fallen rocks, there is a hidden path that leads deeper underground and requires much shimmeying of the body, not the brightest of ideas but as a group of teenage boys me and my friends have gone there and squirmed our way backwards out of it. At the very end there is a torn backpack strap with a piece of pen and paper for all who have found it to write down their names. There was only about 15 names on the paper dating back the last 5ish years. 4 of those names were from our group. Fun adventure for any who are up to it. Be safe, but don’t live to regret.

[@IsaiahConner-d5s]

Love places like spring mill with lower regulation on exploring areas. We went at midnight and a park ranger surveying told us he gets off at 1, hinting for us to come back if we wanted. So that we did. 1 am caving trip. We had multiple people, some who did not go all the way back also they could call 911 if needed. There is cell service within a 2 minute walk from the cave

[@AdventureswithRoger]

About 30 years ago, I climbed up the right side of the cave and found an opening. Once inside, I found a very long tunnel, probably no bigger than 4 feet diameter, with water flowing down the center. I later brought back a friend of mine, some flashlights, and we thought we were going to find something cool. That tunnel goes all the way back to a wall, where it terminates. And strangely, there were toothbrushes and other things along the way. I never wrapped my mind around why that stuff would be there, unless someone dropped them out of a backpack! 😂

[@IsaiahConner-d5s]

@@AdventureswithRogeralways best stories from spring mill. Have found some monster albino crawdads exploring dried water vents deep in Bronson. We always make sure to go after a dry spout so we don’t have to worry about rushing water. Have you checked out donnahue(dog-hill) cave in Bedford. I think it’s a bit more treacherous and may be past what you are able to do now but the beginning is pretty open. I have not had the pleasure of fully exploring it as I had injury mid summer and my friends went without me but I have seen pictures.

[@IsaiahConner-d5s]

@@AdventureswithRogeralways the best stories from spring mill. Have found some monster albino crawdads exploring dried up water vents of Bronson. A few seemingly 8 or so inches long.(nearly hand length). Have you checked out or heard of donnahue(doghill) cave, or something along that name. It is in the middle of Bedford near a church. My friends have explored it pretty intensely and I have seen pictures. Quite grand. but I was injured so I could not go. May be past you now, but the entrance and begging seems pretty open and achievable if you ever need somewhere to checkout.

[@IsaiahConner-d5s]

@@AdventureswithRogeralways best stories from spring mill. Have found 6+ inch albino crawdads in the dried water vents of Bronson cave. Have you checked out donnahue(doghill) cave or something along that name, it is quite grand for how unknown it is. Located in the middle of Bedford. May be past you now but the entrance at least is an easy adventure. Third time writing this. Hope it goes through.

[@ericr3878]

Thanks for adding a few things to the regional to-do list.

[@AdventureswithRoger]

Lots to see and do!

[@Jamie-om2iz]

Another amazing video. Thank you.

[@sweettinz2401]

Great video! I've been to Marengo Cave, it's really beautiful. I did not know about the waterfalls, I'll have to visit them. Indiana Caverns and Squire Boone Caverns is on our list to do this fall. Thank you!

[@rgdodson]

I was born and raised in southern Indiana and consider myself an "outdoors guy," but I have been to very few of these places. As a kid, we camped at Spring Mill State Park regularly. We have lived in upstate New York for 40 years and now only get back to southern Indiana for a few weeks annually. With this video, we now have a long list of places that we need to visit during our late summer visit to the Hoosier Hills.

[@AdventureswithRoger]

I’m looking forward to a recent land sale, by the Nature Conservancy. Apparently, the state now owns a virtually undisturbed piece of land, that has a third natural arch. The Nature Conservancy still owns the huge Arrowhead Arch, which I’ve visited but didn’t include, as it’s technically private property.

[@chrisftp1312]

I’m 34 years old. Never in my life have I considered going to southern Indiana... Now it’s on and near the top of my must go list

[@AdventureswithRoger]

Southern Indiana has most of the natural wonders, a totally different landscape from northern Indiana. You can fly into Louisville (SDF), and be on an Indiana cave tour, within an hour! It’s also a treasure trove for silly roadside attractions, perfect for picture scavenger hunts. Northern Indiana has ancient Adena earthworks, and many many museums. Have made four trips to northern Indiana, to catch the highlights, and Amish food! 🙂

[@barbaramanska1418]

Never in my life have I thought of going to illinios. But I went. southern illinios is absolutely beautiful. Southern Indiana is absolutely beautiful also. It pays to explore.

[@MisguidedGirl]

@@barbaramanska1418 After going to Snake Road last year, I have a nice trip planned for Southern Illinois

[@veb92168]

Awesome video!

[@AdventureswithRoger]

Thank-you!

[@isapluschke3643]

Very nice, now I’d like to visit southern Indiana

[@Spiritualego]

Awesome as always. Your vids get me over the bridge to check some these places for myself.❤

[@AdventureswithRoger]

I frequently cross over to Kentucky. The entire region is awesome!

[@nolanlubovich581]

I’m a logger in southern Indiana, you should do a history of logging in this part of the state!! Would love to help anyway I can

[@justinanderson267]

That waterfall on the rocks off the highway in Madison is amazing to look at during winter when it's frozen.

[@jewyork718]

Fantastic video. Has me daydreaming about moving to Indiana.

[@AdventureswithRoger]

My favorite thing about Southern Indiana: no matter what kind of day it is, I’m no more than 20 to 30 minutes from the river and solitude. After the river passes the big city of Louisville, It’s pretty quiet, all the way to Mount Vernon, Indiana. I never got that when I lived south of Indianapolis.

[@arkguy4ever393]

Mammoth Cave had mummies of giants that they destroyed/burned. Mr. Boone wasn't the first to be buried in a cave. Love the vid!

[@AdventureswithRoger]

Mammoth cave still has a mummy called “lonesome John”. He’s naturally mummified, the victim of a rock that fell on him. We even have pictures. The big deal was the female that was purposely mummified, and buried sitting up in a stone tomb, inside mammoth. It went to the world’s fair, thousands saw it, pictures were taken. But after it was sent to the Smithsonian, it magically disappeared from the catalog. There’s rumor of a second mummy in mammoth. Squire however, is the only grave in a cave that’s on display today.

[@813lem]

Thank you for making the effort to share this. Its very interesting. Ive never given Indiana a second thot, or actually a first thought for that matter, but i will now I definitely learned a thing or two. It might even become a destination in the near future.

[@AdventureswithRoger]

Lots of cool things, especially in the southern part of the state!

[@vikingskuld]

Thanks for the video

[@AdventureswithRoger]

My pleasure!

[@briannacery9939]

I've never been to this part of Indiana. Thanks.

[@AdventureswithRoger]

Southern Indiana is a very unique place, way different from the rest of the state. I’ve absolutely loved exploring it!

[@coalknob]

nice work!

[@AdventureswithRoger]

Thank you!

[@nancyM1313-Boo]

🌏🕊love your videos. Thanks for bringing us along.

[@AdventureswithRoger]

My pleasure, Nancee!

[@coryballinger5307]

I’m 52 yo lived in In my whole life. A a I’ve never been to many of these places. I need to make some time and hit these iconic locations thanks for bringing to my attention

[@AdventureswithRoger]

For me, it’s changing “some day” dreams to putting a date on the calendar, so I don’t lose it. So many good people send me ideas. I’ll find something interesting on a web search. I immediately do a screen print, type it in a spreadsheet, and then give it a date.

[@bobbiejothomas681]

I'll definitely not have any trouble getting through there, at 4'11 lol, however, I'm not sure about going through the parts that require crawling. I think I would do it anyway and pay for it later 😅 all in the name of fun and adventure 😂. Roger you have the very best videos for.... well anything Indiana! . I always learn something new with every single one I watch, I absolutely love and appreciate this. You are so awesome, buddy thanks so much for your time, effort and dedication to making these for everyone else. God bless you and your family 🙏💯. I just thought about something, I bet you are everyone's favorite neighbor, you have a seamless bounty of endless information on the entire state of Indiana. So whatever someone needs to know something, anything they come to you. Do you have a nickname that pertains to this extensive knowledge,

[@AdventureswithRoger]

The regular big Wyandotte Cave tour is good enough for me. I’ve heard that if you’re claustrophobic, you cannot do the wild tour. Something about crawling a very long distance with only about 21 inches clearance. It’s a big nope for me. 🙂 However, it has either the largest or one of the largest columns in North America: the pillar of the constitution. I’ve seen pictures, it looks pretty epic! I don’t have any nicknames. In fact, most people don’t even know I’m a KZbinr, family included! Every great once in a while, I’ll run into somebody that watches the channel, while I’m making a film. When they figure out who I am, they treat me like a celebrity. It’s always very humbling, I’m just a guy with a camera. 🙂

[@bobbiejothomas681]

@@AdventureswithRoger Oh hell I didn't think about it being tube - like and going a long way so you make a great point, that'll be a big nope for me too! lol. I went through an old rr tunnel in Scott county TN and it's very short, you can plainly see everything on the other side, but the thought of being inside a place that could collapse any moment and not being able to make it to either end? Yeah I freaked out just a little and wouldn't let my kids go through it lol, and we were riding in our razor 😂 could have zipped through it quickly but my mind had already worked it's magic of paranoia. My poor kids got cheated out of a few things that were really fun and pretty safe. I was a wild child and was raised in Cincinnati, where all my kids were raised down here in TN so I was scared of almost everything moving here lol. I think I was letting my ars do the talking when I said I'd go through that inside a cave bc my mouth knows better 😉😂🙏✌️

[@AdventureswithRoger]

For many years, I wanted to see the pillar of the constitution, considering it was absolutely huge and majestic. When I visited over two decades ago, I expected to see it, not realizing it was not on the regular tour. I talked to people about where it was, and they told me about the very long crawl. Yep, a picture will do. 😂 I was telling that story to the Indiana Caverns Director of operations. He told me he’d been in caves where there was only about 3 inches of air above water! “I have two words for you: Floyd Collins”.

[@bobbiejothomas681]

@@AdventureswithRoger Right, yeah f*ck that! Watery grave, no thanks! Lol. I don't care what is on the other side of that I will take your word for how cool it is. I've often wondered, how ppl who map caves prepare mentally before going in? I mean most ppl probably don't think about such things before going to bed in fear of having a nightmare so just what in God's name goes through their minds that says hey pal let's go in a dark slippery place and see what is down there? Takes more guts than well I will leave it at that lol. Seriously though, I admire those who are not chicken like myself and bring out the beautiful pics, and amazing maps and the stories of how awesome a place is. I'll leave it all to the pro's.

[@robinwebb2160]

Great video, Roger ❤ Since my childhood to now, I think I've hike every park trail there is in Indiana,especially Turkey Run and Clifty Falls 😃 In college, I took a summer Earth Science class. One day, we (10 of us and professor) hiked trail 4. Best day ever! My brother was a spelunking. He's done all/most of the harder caves in Indiana, of course, in his younger years! I tease my husband that I could write a book on Indiana State Park Trails for Seniors!😂 I'm just glad I had a chance to really explore "wild" Indiana when I was younger 😅

[@AdventureswithRoger]

I remember doing trail 4 to Hoffman Falls, with cousins, and thinking it was great. Did not give a second thought about difficulty. I later took a date there, and for some reason, she thought it was tough! 😂 It took me by surprise at the time, but I bet it wouldn’t be so easy today, 2 decades later!

[@RetiredLovingIt]

We are pretty well traveled and we still think Southern Indiana is one of the prettiest and most unique places we’ve seen.

[@AdventureswithRoger]

My folks grew up in Lawrence County. Even though we lived near Indianapolis, they took us to southern Indiana all the time, showing us the great places they found in their youth. It was a precious gift, that I appreciate more today! 🙂

[@racheldoty6844]

I grew up going to Spring Mill, Clifty Falls, and Squire Boon Caverns. I live in New Albany. I recently discovered Hemlock Cliffs a couple months ago. Thank you for showing me places in Indiana that I didn't know existed. I will have to check some of them out.

[@AdventureswithRoger]

My pleasure, Rachel! Both sides of Yellow Birch Ravine are compelling, a truly wonderful surprise!

[@SmallTownTrekker]

5:08 I have a picture of Hanging Rock taken in the early 70's and didn't know the name or location till now. Thanks, you answered a question I have had since finding the picture in some old family photos about a year ago. Literally yesterday I told my other half, wonder if I should ask this Adventures with Roger guy if he knew where this place in my picture was. Today I watch one of your videos and BAM there it is. Thanks again.

[@AdventureswithRoger]

@@SmallTownTrekker Been to lots of places, always happy to take a question! A month ago, I was pretty sure I’d found every significant natural feature in Indiana. That was until I was given directions to another spectacular place. And when I shared that with my inner circle of explorers, I found there were even more. 🙂

[@MizMissiB]

I was raised in Madison and spent so much of my childhood in Clifty Falls SP. used to be able to go into all the caves but now many of them are protected

[@richardbritton5280]

ty Roger

[@whitneykovener]

Thanks Roger, I'll be sure to share

[@marknicholson2718]

I like Cataract Falls!

[@AdventureswithRoger]

My favorite waterfall in Indiana! I omitted Cataract, McCormicks Creek, and Anderson Falls, as they aren’t deep southern Indiana. All three are amazing though!

[@GregLewisdually]

We have so many natural building materials around that our ancestors used, but the 21 century has to go shopping every day!😮😅

[@Tony78454]

Great stuff Roger 👍! Are gonna expand to the Midwest area? Michigan? Ohio? Illinois?

[@AdventureswithRoger]

Behind-the-scenes, I’ve already filmed in Wisconsin, Illinois, Ohio, Kentucky, and Florida. Hoping to get to Michigan before it gets too cold! The plan is to document Indiana’s major tourist spots before I move on to other states. 🙂

[@Tony78454]

@@AdventureswithRoger sweet! Lookin forward to it

[@langleyky]

At 7:08 " made by the bodies of prehistoric animals". I agree, but where did you learn that? Love your work. Keep'em coming! 🤙

[@AdventureswithRoger]

It started with elementary school. Then middle school, high school, college biology. But finding tiny fossils in my backyard, including seashells: very cool. Fossils are all over southern Indiana.

[@BNM-b7t]

You should make tourism videos for the state of Indiana!!! $$$$

[@AdventureswithRoger]

I get similar comments all the time, but the state has yet to call! 😂

[@BNM-b7t]

@@AdventureswithRoger You just need to contact them!! #GOALS

[@underwaterpanther]

In my neck of the woods 🎉

[@bwilkinson6901]

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT!! did chores at deer camp near english last week, watch the seed ticks. they are terrible this year

[@AdventureswithRoger]

Have been hiking for over 45 years. I hike from mid fall to early spring: it avoids ticks and camouflaged snakes I can’t see. 🙂 I’ve seen pictures from people who’ve hiked O’Bannon in the summer: 10-12 ticks on each sock. Lyme disease is no joke.

[@CJ-qg7de]

I love cave river valley... you should look into the cult that used to live down there!

[@AdventureswithRoger]

@@CJ-qg7de heard some stories. Heard more Bigfoot tales than anything.

[@CJ-qg7de]

@@AdventureswithRoger if you noticed the big old concrete slabs down at the bottom of the valley and the creepy old door leading into the hill on the other side of the stream, that's from them so I've heard! A friend of mine from high-school's mother told me about it, apparently they were more of a nuisance than anything, nothing crazy, they were just very pious. I believe this was in the 80s

[@diggingindiana1464]

I had been to all but 3!

[@AdamosDad]

Home.

[@staceycarroll7973]

Been to all of them and then some. And you need to be in good shape to get to some of the stuff that's truly amazing in Indiana. the good stuff is always at the bottom of a ravine after a 10 mile hike into some weird forest.

[@AdventureswithRoger]

Yellow Birch Ravine surprised me. It was about 17 minutes from parking lot to a large, natural arch. Hemlock Cliffs didn’t take long to get to the bottom, but it was sketchy getting down! Most of the trail was pretty flat, until the way back up to the parking area.

[@staceycarroll7973]

@@AdventureswithRoger SOme of it can be sketchy. And let me tell you, if the sign says - No hikers beyond this point", they left out the word "live". There are no live hikers beyond that point! What was interesting to me is that I didn't know a lot of those had a name. The group I was with would just hike and hike and hike and hike wherever we were, so we would run into that stuff, and yes, it is very very cool.

[@AdventureswithRoger]

Harrison, Crawford and Perry counties just keep on giving!

[@GeographRick]

My grandmother's family settled in that cave area in the late 1700's. I'm allegedly related to Chief Ouiska (Whisky) according to my great grandfathers newspaper obituary.

[@AdventureswithRoger]

I’ll bet Whiskey Run road is named after him!

[@GeographRick]

@@AdventureswithRoger It is named after him. My family lived there.

[@primesspct2]

I live in Marengo Ohio~ I long to see these places , these many wonders in Indiana. Is it expensive to take these tours? Years ago we went to Mammoth caves in KY and then could only afford 1 tour , they were so expensive. Now I can look that up on the computer! We have Wyandotte Caverns here in Ohio , this cave makes ours unworthy, however I still enjoyed it, I wish I could just get in the car and drive. Its been so long. I haven't driven in 30 yrs due to epilepsy. But with God, anything is possible! Someday perhaps I will meet another wanna be traveler, like myself. In the mean time thank you once again for showing us the amazing wonders of S Indiana, my neighboring state.

[@AdventureswithRoger]

INDIANA SHOWCAVE PRICES Marengo Crystal Palace tour: $21.95 Marengo Dripstone tour: $24.95 (There’s a discount for doing both tours: $30.95 for both) Indiana Caverns tour: $23.00 Squire Boone Caverns tour: $25.00 Little Wyandotte Cave tour: $8.00 Big Wyandotte Cave tour: $18.00 Upper Twin Cave tour: $3 plus Spring mill park admission. Donaldson Cave (dry side): free with Spring Mill park admission Bluespring Caverns Park tour: $22.00 All these have discounts for seniors, children, groups, and often military personnel, and their families

[@tedc7714]

They built a big pipeline across central indiana. I met a pipeliner from Texas. Him and his wife were living in a motor home. For the summer. Moving as he worked on the pipeline. They fell in love with indiana. Every weekend they explored and said they were buying property. Here to retire. Fish and wildlife. Hunting and just down to earth good people. They had been every where. Their kids grew up. And thry had been moving ever since. As he did his job. They wanted a place to spend summers that was green. Texas in winter. I ran onto him eating lunch in the restaurant.. I had just retired. Me and my soul mate ( I was with her 25 years) until she passed , we spent some weekends with him and his wife sightseeing. They will be back. I'm 81 so may not see them again but indiana grabbed them.they went on east with the pipeline . But they had been every where and decided indy was gonna be their second home.

[@sallybartholomew5945]

The salt mines in Poland are really impressive

[@jkohler607]

Indiana, I got married in Indiana. Never new it was so beautiful. Now I have to go back. I wonder how many days one would need to cover all that you did, on a road trip ?

[@AdventureswithRoger]

Depends on your mobility and time constraints. Most of these could be knocked out in 3 days, 5 days would be better.

[@KentuckyGirl]

Lot's of good ideas for a road trip. What was the extinct wood you spoke of at Marengo cave?🤔

[@AdventureswithRoger]

Cannot remember to save my life, and I couldn’t find it online! My friend’s grandmother gave her a dresser, also made of some now extinct tree, it might be the same type. I can’t remember that one either. 😂

[@trav_adventures]

The last I know of which was just a couple months ago there was no wild tours at Wyandotte currently this came from the park director himself but was trying to advocate to get the wild tour back

[@AdventureswithRoger]

I’m hoping to bring Wyandotte as much publicity as I can, so it can happen once again. Funds are tight for the state, but this is a passion project for me, and only costs my time. Wyandotte and I go way back. I remember when there was a large visitor center, where the small building is now, and how excited we were to see big Wyandotte, as a family. Think it was in the mid 1970’s. I later went back with a friend of mine, around 1997, who hit every low rock with his head! Lots of great memories. I can still hear him hit those rocks! 😂 With the white nose syndrome, I wasn’t sure any tour was ever going to happen. When they finally did open, and I saw how it was neither marketed or funded for expansion, I knew I wanted to do something. I spoke to the Director, told him I wanted to film the two regular tours, and include them in various segments on KZbin. I think I’ve used footage in at least five separate films! Many people told me that, before my KZbin segments, they didn’t even know Wyandotte cave existed. It definitely needed some marketing. Hopefully the word of its greatness keeps making the rounds, and the tours fund bigger things!

[@PaulMuadib11811]

Indiana wants me but I can't go back there...... Hey thanks man I thought it sucked here till I started spending 8 hours in random areas offroads

[@PaulMuadib11811]

I love your dark humor

[@GeographRick]

Those cypress knees look like a monster's claw reaching out of the water.

[@AdventureswithRoger]

Very cool place, that kind’ve sounded made-up until I saw it for myself!

[@denniscrane9753]

The most American thing Ive seen today, building a gift shop on top of a cave entrance!

[@brad6054]

Average golden Stir Crazy waiting for another adventures with Rogers we could use a weekly download LOL

[@AdventureswithRoger]

I was telling someone I could stop filming today, and edit for the rest of the year! But I would like to get back to at least one video a week. 🙂

[@Dende700]

You can still see traces of rock art in many of these places so sad they couldn’t be better preserved

[@AdventureswithRoger]

@Dende700 I’ve been been searching for petroglyphs, in Southern Indiana. So far, I know of only two, and they may not be legitimate. Would love to find some more!

[@Dende700]

@@AdventureswithRoger absolutely amazing 👍, channels like yours have awakened a lot of people’s sense of adventure and discovery including mine . I recently took a trip to Joshua tree national park and found the most amazing petroglyphs and pictographs .

[@AdventureswithRoger]

@@Dende700 If the channel ever takes off, I wouldn’t mind going out west, looking for petroglyphs and ruins.

[@mkleier7293]

Jug rock looks like an easter island head

[@AdventureswithRoger]

Geologists aren’t really sure how it was formed. They assume it had something to do with massive amounts of water, but carving can’t be ruled out. Native people seemed to give it a lot of reverence.

[@billroberts512]

I was here

[@jimburden3428]

So, Marengo cave has another level below what tourist can see. Also, geologist are expecting the top to drop, if we get another 1812, earthquake 😮 and why it is Private owned... 👍 The other known burial in a cave is mammoth cave KY there was sleeping Native, long ago, had a huge upper shelf fall on them while sleeping 😴😢 stay Safe 🙏

[@buffmaloney]

The tunnel in Clifty falls has been closed for a while.

[@tedc7714]

Fallen rock and fern cliff in central indiana.

[@TheCritterWindow]

Love your videos. Do you have any family in NW Indiana? My uncle is a Turpen.

[@AdventureswithRoger]

I don’t know any relatives in Northwest Indiana, but there’s a 99.9% chance we’re related.

[@TheCritterWindow]

@@AdventureswithRoger We live SE of Indy and were planning to do a trip this fall. I think you may have just solved where we are going. Any recommendations on a place to stay for a few days?

[@AdventureswithRoger]

@@TheCritterWindow Depends on what you’re interested in. If you’re into caves, hiking, and old state history, the hotels near the highway at Corydon are perfect. Staying there, you’re close to four show caves and the old territory capital tour. You’re only about an hour from Santa Claus, Indiana, home of the Holiday World theme park, the Candy Castle, historic post office and Museum, and a fabulous Christmas store! Just down the road from there is the Lincoln boyhood home memorial, museum, and village, including his mother’s grave. Corydon is usually where I start, as all the restaurants and conveniences are there. Some people drive down to the river, and gamble at the casino, or even stay there (Elizabeth, IN), but there is nothing around the casino, it’s pretty much by itself. Once you leave Corydon and head west on I-64, you won’t see another fast food place for about an hour, except for the Loves Truck Stop Hardee’s at Leavenworth! If you’re planning to do sightseeing around Shoals, Indiana, the West Baden / French lick area is the place to stay. Lots of amenities, fast food, upscale restaurants, 6 hotels, a casino, live shows, waterpark, indoor go karts, miniature golf, and only about 30 minutes to Shoals (Jug Rock, Bluffs of Beaver Bend, House Rock). Here’s a guide to Corydon: HIDDEN WORLDS: Exploring Corydon and Harrison County Indiana kzbin.info/www/bejne/eZCzqXmdlsqrrZo

[@TheCritterWindow]

@@AdventureswithRoger Wow thanks for the info. I think the caves and trails will be what we do. Thanks

[@AdventureswithRoger]

Corydon’s your place then! I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve been to old Corydon, a few miles down from the highway. 🙂

[@goldpop5001]

3:08 have you ever hiked the Knobstone trail?

[@AdventureswithRoger]

I haven’t. I hiked Clifty’s trail 4 and didn’t think it was that bad at the time, despite the states “most rugged trail” designation. Several decades later, I did trail 3 at Charleston State Park, and that one made me question my choices. 😂 I imagine that has something to do with age and cheeseburgers, but I now gage all trail difficulty, by how it compares to Rose Islands trail 3. 🙂

[@NeoJukes]

Yo Roger I live right next to Clify falls I almost died there from a drop was with my friends and a fell started to slide down towards the edge saved my save by a foot both me feet where over the edge when I stopped sliding. There is some really old house in Clifty and it a nice swimming hole there too

[@NeoJukes]

Also some cool fire towns that out close for night time fews and it’s cool like the one in brows town where you can see others towns from there also.

[@NeoJukes]

Grist mill be there on a school fild trip in 5th grade very cool

[@AdventureswithRoger]

I almost died at Clifty, twice. Both times due to my stupidity 🙂

[@mmcunome314]

Can i come for a walk with you sometime? Im in martinsville. Also, would you mind showcasing vacant schools. Ive also spent time seeing abandoned railroads

[@AdventureswithRoger]

I once met somebody that watched my videos, and wanted to tag along. Seemed harmless enough. I won’t do that again, lessons learned! 😂

[@mmcunome314]

@AdventureswithRoger oh, that's awful. I'm okd school indiana and never think of those things

[@AdventureswithRoger]

I started a project about my parents old high school, which is now closed. I had real high hopes for it, lots of background information, old pictures, the gym is even virtually intact from the 1940’s! I got the name of the owner and asked if I could just get in the gym, to take some video. Apparently, he’d covered up the floor with large tarps, and didn’t want to remove them. I even offered to remove them and put them back, but he was not interested. It’s sad because that was a real heartfelt project I would’ve loved to have done. I’ve started work on another project, concerning the old rail lines in Indiana. I filmed a bunch of train museums, depots, old trains, still a lot of work to do. 🙂

[@khemkaslehrling3840]

Surprised you did Martin Co but not Hindostan Falls.

[@AdventureswithRoger]

I had it in the original cut, with mention of an old legend. I ended-up not using it, as the footage was not that great: I needed the sun behind me, instead of in front. To correct it meant another week and a 3 Hour drive for a better segment.

[@khemkaslehrling3840]

@@AdventureswithRoger Thanks! Lot of interesting things are said to have happened there, including being the earliest plat in the county, a town of about 1200 at some point, a large mill on the flat rock below the falls (the post holes are still very plain to see), some mysterious plague around 1820, and a very interesting graveyard on the hill above the old town. The falls are not always spectacular as they are not very high (5') and are easily subsumed by flood stage, but when the river is normal or low they are quite spectacular, having the entire river flow over them and being over 400' wide. The noise alone is worth the trip. Hope you can include it in something in the future.