Bandelier Cliff Dwellings Next to Where the Atomic Bomb was Created

[@thetarufelliproject9808]

I've lived in new mexico my whole life and never knew about this place. Looks like I have a new place to visit

[@RadioactiveDrew]

I hope you get a chance to check it out.

[@leonardmichaelwrinch446]

Thanks great job ‼️✌🏽

[@naughtiusmaximus830]

This is one the best channels on KZbin. I need to go back and watch the older videos.

[@dand8538]

Do you know the coolest thing is all your family are in to doing things together. You inspire me to do more with my family while we are together. Thank you.☻

[@RadioactiveDrew]

I’m glad you want to do more with your family. My time in New Mexico was spent with my family and it was a good blend of spending time with them and having time to make these videos.

[@jamesspeicher536]

Thanks for giving this National Monument a little publicity. I'll be sure to visit next time I'm in the area.

[@skyking3525]

We went to Bandelier too after we toured Los Alamos prior to our Trinity Site Open House Visit. What a neat place to visit to take a break from the Nuclear history.

[@RadioactiveDrew]

That’s how I feel about visiting the site. It’s nice to be out in nature enjoying history and giving radiation a break.

[@DACFalloutRanger]

I had never heard of this place. Thanks for another bucket list stop.

[@RadioactiveDrew]

No problem.

[@janblake9468]

I was born in Los Alamos in 1945. Father was a civilian scientist there. My parents visited Bandelier during off days. I have their old b/w photos. Bandelier was fairly primitive then.

[@RadioactiveDrew]

I can only imagine it being very rough back then but also more freedom to explore the sites. With Los Alamos being so close to the site I would imagine no one was allowed back there unless they worked at the lab for a while.

[@JaiAryavart108]

Where did they go?

[@RadioactiveDrew]

The theory is that the people that use to live there moved when the water dried up. Something like 300-500 years ago.

[@DofTNet]

I haven't been since I was a kid like 30+ years ago. On my last trip out to the Grants area, I stopped by the Casamero Pueblo site which is a small chacoan outlier settlement from around the same time period.

[@HughRoper]

I love Bandelier. Great video. There is also a fun hike from the top of the mesa down to the dwellings (might be challenging for small kids).

[@RadioactiveDrew]

Thanks. I want to explore this place a bit more next time I'm in the Los Alamos area.

[@_Musashi_13]

As you know, big fan of your films. It was great seeing you with your daughter and getting her out in the world to be amazed by things not on a small screen. I prize good fathers above all else, keep the magic. The music was great and very lifting. The US has so much history and interesting geology. Thanks again

[@rtqii]

One of the biggest attractions to this channel is the incredible videography. Drew is a master photographer and videographer. One of the best on KZbin, perhaps even the world.

[@RadioactiveDrew]

Wow...that's some high praise. Thank you.

[@rtqii]

@@RadioactiveDrew Well earned. I am amazed at the videography. Your channel reminds me of National Geographic when I was growing up.

[@rtqii]

@@RadioactiveDrew I watch a lot of the Outdoor Boys, but your camera work is actually some of the best on KZbin.

[@RadioactiveDrew]

Thanks again. I’m always trying to make it better. I have some videos coming up soon that are shot in some amazing places.

[@rtqii]

@@RadioactiveDrew I guarantee I will be watching them.

[@EstOptimusNobis]

Great video Drew! Interesting site!

[@RadioactiveDrew]

Thanks.

[@jchan5000]

This looks like an amazing place! Thanks for showing us

[@RadioactiveDrew]

No problem...thanks for watching.

[@Mr.Avuncular]

I'm gonna Have to go to the park and check it out when I head to texas this year. thanks Drew & family ❤️🙏👍

[@RadioactiveDrew]

I hope you get a chance to check it out. Also there is a campground on the way into this place that's really nice to stay at. Might even be a trail from the campgrounds down to some cliff dwellings.

[@Mr.Avuncular]

@@RadioactiveDrew I am disabled but refuse to get out and about with two canes,are there rv hookups also?

[@RadioactiveDrew]

I don’t remember if there are RV hookups there…I want to say no. But they do have some nice bathrooms and firewood you can buy on site.

[@Mr.Avuncular]

@@RadioactiveDrew thankyou I'll look into it,hopefully it's got all amenities,not just tent camping only, either way I'll be stopping to check it out thankyou for sharing..IT IS ON MY BUCKET LIST AS OF NOW!!👍❤️🙏😁

[@charleschidsey2831]

I was born in ‘54 and have been fascinated by radioactivity and nuclear physics since I was a kid. I’ve loved your content over the past year and continue to look forward to new posts. Although this particular episode did not involve any radioactive material, the images of you and your lovely family warmed my heart. So great to see you involving them in your travels and exploits. You’re a very lucky guy and, it seems, deservedly so. Continued luck and success with your channel.

[@RadioactiveDrew]

Thanks...I really appreciate that.

[@1954shadow]

You gave this site a … glowing review.

[@oldminer5387]

Thank you Drew for the interesting non-radioactive side trip. When in high school, I visited the Los Alamos National Lab with my parents but time ran out and we did not make it to Bandelier. I have wanted to redo this trip sometime.

[@RadioactiveDrew]

It’s a fun place to check out for sure.

[@richardgraham1167]

Fun & interesting trip, and cute family you all have there! Congrats!

[@RadioactiveDrew]

Thanks.

[@Serpiph]

A travel is very interesting, with beautiful places. Thanks for these views!

[@RadioactiveDrew]

No problem...glad you enjoyed it.

[@EnergyTRE]

🙏🏼 easy to spot a man who loves life and the future. beautiful family sir. 🫡💯🇺🇸. great content

[@EnergyTRE]

4:04 interesting way of life they had.

[@RadioactiveDrew]

Thanks. It’s nice to have my family around on some of these adventures. Usually the hiking around exploring old mines isn’t their thing.

[@EnergyTRE]

@@RadioactiveDrew lol yeah those long walks take time to get used too. thanks for sharing none the less. i look forward to more of your content sir.

[@niel9612]

If I ever come to the States I want to check out these sites you explore.

[@RadioactiveDrew]

I try and show interesting places to give people ideas for what to check out.

[@niel9612]

@@RadioactiveDrew really appreciate it.

[@naughtiusmaximus830]

The spaces in the west are insane. Maybe not if you are from India but you can drive for hours and not really get anywhere.

[@battleangel5595]

Family outing... Priceless.

[@Milkybar3320011]

A nice bit of history that we would never get to know about otherwise.

[@WBNomo]

Holy cow; your little family has changed! Must be the Montana water. Burbank water must be radioactive. Or is it the other way around? Great content again!

[@RadioactiveDrew]

It's the fresh Montana air and the mountains...everything grows up there. With your name it sounds like you knew me back in the WB days.

[@largent45]

That was a quick little tour and that place is awesome! Did you get the feeling that those people that built that abd lived there were very much shorter than you! Either that, or they had serious back problems from living there. There is no way i could handle that! Lol! But that is a super cool place and its ao sad that nuch of it looked to be closed due to vandalism! Some people have no respect for history! The parts that you showed were very cool and unlike some people, the history of thar site is amazing. Thanks for showing it!

[@RadioactiveDrew]

Glad you liked it.

[@rr85]

Looks like something my own family would enjoy thanks for the idea

[@RadioactiveDrew]

No problem.

[@SavageGunFighter21]

Gonna have to check this out sometime. Finally got my Radacode yesterday. Also just got back from two weeks in Israel.

[@RadioactiveDrew]

Nice…have fun with that Radiacode. I use mine everyday.

[@SavageGunFighter21]

@@RadioactiveDrew it took about 80 days to get it but I just realized they sent me the new updated 102 model and a free armband. Nice little touch.

[@RadioactiveDrew]

I have a Radiacode 102 showing up today. I’ll be putting it through the paces and have some specific videos planned just for the detector. I’m excited to do these videos coming up. I think people will like them.

[@OnTheRiver66]

I really enjoyed this video. I love seeing ruins and places where ancient people lived. Thank you!

[@RadioactiveDrew]

Glad you enjoyed it.

[@Stuff_said_]

You need to the Gila Cliff dealings

[@RadioactiveDrew]

I would like to check them out.

[@eegull]

I think I visited here decades ago with my parents and brothers on a family trip very similar to this one you captured on video. Somehow I never connected it with Los Alamos, probably because my parents were attracted to ancient American ruins but not technological sites of interest. Now that I think about it, this must be the place that is shown briefly in Mathew Broderick's 1996 movie "Infinity" about the life of Richard Feynman. The movie depicts the early years his life when he was involved in the Manhattan Project. There is a sequence where he and his wife Arline visit some ancient ruins. I don't remember them ever describing why they were visiting there or where it actually was, but this must be it. Thanks for clearing up that little 27-year-old mystery.

[@RadioactiveDrew]

Glad I could help. I don’t know if I’ve seen that movie. I’ll have to go look for it.

[@keeganmccray5856]

When I went to los Alamos a few months ago I went to bandelier it was super cool 10/10 would recommend

[@RadioactiveDrew]

Its a very cool place to explore.

[@lespaul667]

They knew. That’s where to go and shelter 500 years later!

[@eatcommies1375]

Cool stuff, From one Tacoma dude to another, I’m digging that Old Man Emu hat👍

[@RadioactiveDrew]

Thanks. I’m hoping one day I can upgrade my Old Man Emu suspension to the newer version.

[@kennethnielsen3864]

Thanks for sharing.

[@chemistryscuriosities]

Amazing! Gets you thinking. What kind of catastrophic event happened to these people that would cause them to leave there homes in this seemingly perfect hiding place? Was it a drought, a Gamma ray burst? I have seen some ancient sites where the sun pours through a hole in a rock dwelling and where the sun hits the ground, it looks like it melted and the rock ran like a river! Also, how do we actually know the age of the builders of this site? Carbon dating only tells you the last time some one had a fire there. Unless you can find organic matter in the building structure itself. Great video! Love these ancient sites.

[@moonlordwithlegs7180]

I don’t expect there to be many tourists here at los Alamos but the Oppenheimer movie will definitely attract some attention

[@RadioactiveDrew]

I have no doubt.

[@azice6034]

If you’re ever in the area you should come visit us, we have the ewengite collection, the largest uranium mineral collection in the world, might make a pretty cool KZbin video for you!

[@RadioactiveDrew]

That would be cool...where are you located exactly?

[@azice6034]

@@RadioactiveDrew I’m a PhD student at the University of Notre Dame currently doing his PhD in radiochemistry/nuclear chemistry. We are located in Notre Dame Indiana, you might have heard/read some of our research papers (Peter Burns/Amy Hixon are the PIs). If you are interested in coming to visit let me know.

[@englishguy1985]

Let me know if you pass through washington, I’d love to tag along.

[@forgottenrealms6939]

Looks as if they tested one there to , those buildings are melted by just such a blast.

[@RadioactiveDrew]

It’s a volcanic area…that’s why it looks like that.

[@pazsion]

Hikes hills stairs and ladders for roughly 15 miles:jokes: His mood? Big childish grin eyes to the horizon for the next cool thing to check out. 🤓😂😂😂

[@PartySquirrel-zq6ol]

You should have more daughters. We need more beauty in the world.

[@sickstringbender1364]

first here

[@RadioactiveDrew]

Glad to have ya.

[@WilliamACastro]

I don't know if you know but here in Brazil there was a radioactive accident involving Cesium 137, hospital equipment that uses this material was abandoned in a garbage dump and someone took this Cesium 137 and took it home and caused 4 deaths, then the link provided about this tragedy: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goi%C3%A2nia_accident

[@RadioactiveDrew]

I’m very familiar with this accident. A bunch of people have already done some videos about it. If I feel like I can show something new about it I would do a video as well.

[@rtqii]

The Goiânia accident is well documented. There is a Wiki page and multiple videos online.

[@WilliamACastro]

​@@RadioactiveDrew I think you will like to know some curiosities about the Brazilian nuclear industry, I answered the other guy here about the only nuclear power plant in Brazil and the uranium mine that is here in my state, another thing is that Brazil does not have a headquarters of uranium enrichment so you have to send this uranium to Europe and then bring it to Brazil again, the Brazilian navy in 2022 commissioned the first nuclear submarine in Brazil, it is called Riachuelo, here the wiki en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazilian_submarine_Riachuelo_(S40)

[@madmax2069]

​@@rtqii a wiki page that he linked to in his comment