Basque Shepherds' Dirty Tree Carvings in the Sierra

[@davidhorn4247]

This was just unbelievable when you first were talking about seeing it in a book, I thought yeah well maybe along time ago, and then you found one, awesome score, congrats. Thanks once again for the great places you allow us armchair campers to go.

[@margaretburton422]

Hi! It was most probably a kind of yellow jacket wasp. They go out foraging food like bugs and catterpillas to chew up and go back and feed to their larvae (young). Then the larvae eat it and digest it and regurgitate a protein rich liquid that they feed back to the adult wasp. The adult cannot actually eat solid food due to the really narrow bit between the sepholophlorax and abdomen. Happy adventures Sarah Jane!

[@jacobdanneskjold8472]

Way cool Hussy!! This is one of your best yet. Basque tree art in the high sierras, super find. Takes a smart, educated Hussy to find this and know what it is. Sharp lady.

[@XC797]

I live in Southern Az. Years ago I met a man of Basque origin who said his ancestors got permission from the Spanish government some 300 years ago to travel to the southwest in the Tubac and Tucson area with Spanish conquistadors. I just subscribed to your channel. History of the southwest is fascinating especially the native peoples and their long history of the desert regions.

[@JimForeman]

Love your canned ham trailer, I was living in one almost identical that that one when I got married (in 1955) It was parked behind my motorcycle shop and we had to go to the bathroom in the shop. My wife said it proved that it was true love for her to move into something like that.

[@jayhairpin4891]

I’ve been watching and enjoying your videos for a while but I gotta tell you…your humor and singing is really growing on me!!

[@problu9586]

Nice setting to tidy up. Your caravan looked clean and neat, well done. Interesting off the grid historical trivia. Thanks for another unique and fun video.

[@bgood2eachother]

It's in the wasp family but we call them Meat Bees and there hives are usually under ground. They not only sting but they bite. They eat meat. They'll come around if you cook meat. Love you're videos!

[@Anaris10]

My Native Miwok grandmother called them Meat Bees too. To this day I've never heard anyone else use that term and I've gotten some looks when I've said it as well. We are Yosemite Valley Miwok.

[@bobcat3954]

I've always known them as yellowjackets

[@kennethbailey2616]

The old Montana cowboy was asked by an easterner if there was a taxidermist nearby as he had shot a real nice mule deer. The cowboy asked what a taxidermist was. The easterner said it was someone who mounts animals. The cowboy replied that around here we call them sheep herders.

[@tanilivengood3367]

I love how excited you get . What a discovery. Never heard of this before. Thanks for enlightening us

[@75CMG]

Very interesting - not just the dirty bits! Good to learn about: Basque migration, aspen trees and arbor/dendroglyphs!

[@NelloCambelli]

Thanks for the effort to reveal Basque Vargas artistry on the aspen canvas.

[@leggiemeggie5837]

Didn't bother with the feet or hands! Just the good stuff!! 😆😂👏👏 I have lived in Northern California my entire life and never knew about these! 😆 you learn something new everyday 🤣❤️

[@OriginalBoringSpaceCadet]

I can't think of a Wonderhussy video I didn't like. I love your adventures and your personality. This video will be hard to beat. It made me laugh out loud more than any other WHussey video in recent times. Thanks for the entertainment.

[@railroader1018]

That's is so awesome that you got so happy about the curving and that you found them.

[@jonathansteiner3251]

Always enjoy starting my day with a little Sarah Jane!🧡🍂🍁

[@rmkenney]

It really does add an element of joy to your day, doesn't it.

[@brogenchandler4869]

It's great to see a video filmed in the wilderness and not the desert, more wilderness videos please!

[@kxrv6629]

Looks like Buckeye Hot Springs. I have been here a couple times in almost 50 years. Watch out for leeches. No nasty aspens though...

[@jtcbrt]

Those Basquards!

[@Peter_S_]

9:30- that's a yellow jacket wasp and they're absolutely carnivorous.

[@mikepelz7004]

We called them Meat Bees, put a piece of bologna on a tree branch away from your camp and they wouldn't bother you!

[@Urbicide]

I absolutely hate those little S.O.B's. They usually live in underground burrows, but they can nest about anywhere. Do not confuse these with honeybees. Honeybees can only sting you once per bee, yellow jackets keep on stinging until the cows come home. Usually takes about 3 days with me before the pain finally goes away.

[@maihem1]

they are the Assholes of the insect world.

[@DreamBlissYT]

I think wasps and bees are technically two different species. Bees don't eat meat and are efficient pollinators. Wasps are carnivorous and are inefficient pollinators. You want to encourage bee growth. Try drilling 1/4" (think that's the right size) holes in a block of wood and hang it on a tree or the side of your house. Will attract Soliitary Bees.

[@BadBrad23]

@@maihem1 Those Yellow Jackets are the worst. I opened the door on my moms pump house and was right next to their nest inside the door and several flew at me but one nailed me in the shoulder. It felt like being stabbed in the shoulder with an ice pick. (I have never been actually stabbed but I bet that is what it feels like). The red wasps are medium danger but can attack too, and the black wasps kinda keep to themselves unless you agitate them. So watch out for those bastard yellow ones, They have a vandetta or something and come at you like a Kamakaze. heheh Also if there is a nest of them and you want to irradicate the nest and you don't have wasp spray, while they are on the nest blast them with WD40 if that is all you have they will drop like flies. I don't take that risk anymore and just wack them instead of them getting me.

[@Audioobscure]

i was a forest service ranger in utah wilderness and we had Peruvian goat herders and lots of cows

[@dogbounty6399]

Good for you on being ass violated ?

[@johnfraser6013]

That “‘Gina Grove” reference was hilarious !! 😂 Another excellent WH adventure.

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

@Wonderhussy Adventure >>> You could say that carving on the tree was: _WOOD ON WOOD._ 😝😝😝😝

[@patmurphy389]

you reminded me of the time I was sitting in a park by the river near the blue turn in germany & a sheepherder came through w/his sheep & border collie, they stayed for about twenty minutes & moved on, I was so surprised. Speaking of basque, my best friend married a basque jai lai player! Thank you for the video wonderhussy! (you should have named your channel Wanderhussy because you wander so much.....lol)

[@mumbo1956]

Followed this video,from the one where you did analytics. What a great find. Thank you for sharing even though it too risk-aye for the tube. Very cool.

[@creegirl9]

That was too funny! I would def watch you on Travel Channel if they picked you up.

[@dogbounty6399]

Hey Travel girl...maybe ....your ass is intact?

[@kylerdad123]

It was an interesting video! Thank you for a great adventure! Looks like you are having a great time getting home to Vegas! I hope you have a great adventure in soon! Best wishes for another great trip soon🧧🤙🌅

[@timfreestone4145]

I enjoy your adventures and the places you go. But this one is just crazy... you made me laugh this morning.

[@dezertraider]

Thank you Sarah,Fantastic! You are a comic also.Very interesting and your Humor made this another great WH Video..Safe Travels..

[@geraldrukasin9176]

I think 🤔 the idea of having a “ reunion “, of sorts, would be FANTASTIC !! I have Become a “ Wonderhussy groupie “ aLong time ago . You have a great 👍 personality!!! Thank

[@RoxnDox]

A nice, neat, little trailer for your adventures... Cool stop you made here, thanks for sharing!

[@williambrown5763]

Boy it’s beautiful 🤩 view of the mountains with a beautiful woman

[@johnlearns2574]

ohhhhhhhhh! so cool that you found something so wirde !!! keep it going girl you rock because I learn so many things watching your show

[@clarasmith1873]

You stuck with it and succeeded!!

[@Katseye102]

Wow! Top 10 fascinating things found in Nevada.....or California forests! Wow! Great find considering you really didn’t expect to find anything! Very cool!

[@karencastle6002]

I have just ordered the Teva saddles you talked about. I enjoy your post very much. Keep up the hard work. I am building a bus and hope to meet you in the future.

[@BERRIRICH]

Thanks for another AWESOME video, glad you were safe @ Burning-man

[@williambrown5763]

That’s amazing 🤩 I glade your are excited 😛 you are a happy person I love ❤️ your excitement

[@gary3696]

Sarah, I attended a Department of Defense Language School in Cal. in the late '70's. I was fortunate to have a Basque instructor, he taught us so many spanish cuss words! LOL Congrats on a very interesting video. BTW, add Albanian to your list of non rooted languages. Also..will never be able to drive through China Grove again without howling.

[@lynngatlin4469]

Why is he a pervert. There's nothing more beautiful than a woman spread eagle. That doesn't make him a preverted

[@uptownsquirrel1846]

Probably carved by a straight, healthy adult male lonely for his wife. Wasn’t a carving of a sheep or something worse.

[@mikeeddy8107]

Now days if you ain’t banging a guy your a pervert

[@dave.willard]

Doctor: How did you break your ankle? Wonderhussy: I was hiking a mountain looking for Basque tree porn. Doctor: No really, how did it happen?

[@Qusin111]

Doctor: h is there a short cut? just take the stairs, take a number and pay the $5 next time.

[@bobbybaldeagle702]

Now that's funny, I doesn't care who you are... LOL!!!!!

[@Lois-o1f]

I ♥️ Wonderhussy. I just found this 7 3 23!!!Happy 4th of July. I love Aspens😍

[@mortonmonte]

Love watching your videos and learning about your adventures

[@LuckyBaldwin777]

Some camping spots we used to get swarmed by yellow jackets. We would take a raw piece of bacon and stick it on a small tree branch about 200 feet from our camp. In a couple of hours, no more yellow jackets. As long as the piece of bacon lasts (about 2 - 3 days), the only time you'd see a yellow jacket was when it was making a bee line through camp to the bacon. They'd be so happy with the bacon you could go right up to them and watch them work on it. Very interesting.

[@shesoutthere387]

Unbelievable that u found one! Great job.

[@johnkirby4290]

You always have the best information on the places that you go to. So cool that you do that. 🏴‍☠️

[@Romin.777]

Hi Hussy Always a pleasure and a treat watching your videos. :)) Thanks and greetings from The Kingdom of the Netherlands.

[@barbarasummers280]

I love how you do your videos! Lol!

[@nellieshiney1617]

Funny and entertaining lady. 👏

[@gordbaker896]

Nice Sat Evening Post Cover!!!

[@JJ-em4qq]

Love your trailer..cozy an cute..great video !!

[@canastasiou68]

You really are the best. Cheers

[@steve94044]

Thank the Basque's for Baskin Robbins :)

[@ronwatson4287]

I have real good tree carvings from my neck of the woods here in Colorado. One is my pic on my phone screen

[@dannyr.edwards4721]

Heck yeah!!!! Follow the gold....🐢

[@richardmorse7396]

My favorite hot spring!

[@Jmat40]

It was hilarious how excited you got about the porno trees Sarah. I was laughing and was just as excited as you were. Great job!

[@BayAreaHiker]

Love Buckeye Hot Spring ;-)

[@altacat9702]

The bees are getting moisture/water out of the dead snake ...I Krazy glue my flops .....hahaha!!! Great video !!!

[@markcorboy8528]

Luv your trailer man I mean Wonder hussy. It’s awesome.

[@swell411]

Elko has an awesome Basque restaurant. We drive from SLC just to eat there. That artwork looks like what you find in any Porta potty I've been in.

[@travelingtimothy]

Best video yet!

[@shaun8702]

Flip Flops in Australia are called Thongs or double pluggers. Double pluggers have the thong part of the shoe attached with two plugs for extra strength. I know, in America a thong is something far more interesting. We call em Gstrings or Gbangers in Australia.

[@Arizonaheat956]

When I was growing up we always wore thongs... that's exactly what flip-flops are.. never heard of a thong until much later

[@mezmarionybarra]

"Next week on ,Tree Porn Hunters", Hilarious!!!!!

[@kennethbailey2616]

Here in Montana everywhere two miles from town is open range. You don’t have to fence your cattle in others have to fence your cattle out. Of course most of us do fence our cattle in, but in some areas we run our cattle together and separate them at shipping time.

[@elliewessa1903]

I love my Tevas

[@markcantemail8018]

Sarah you know where all the Art is .

[@rmkenney]

She -is- the art!

[@mr.waynes7555]

the baby snake was a Bull Snake and not poisonous, but they do bite.....and the "Bee" was a Yellow Jacket!

[@defel1]

Hysterical.

[@cyclingchantal]

[Insert Barry White alike voice] "Hey baby, wanna have some hot and steamy tree carvings together?" 😂

[@Num1_C0nni3Fan]

Do all of these natural hot springs have that sulfur smell to them? I’ve only been to one near Pismo Beach, and it’s been turned into a recreational pool. Just wondering if the more natural ones have that smell as well

[@tomaskey6844]

Your killing me! This was so funny!

[@blair79bear38]

the Aspen kind of looks a bit like our Birch trees. the bark of a birch can be peeled off a dead tree like a layer of paper. we had mostly birch trees on the farm. Ya, those wasps are nasty insects , been stung by those things mostly while operating farm machinery. mostly while using the self propelled swathers to cut hay down in the coulee. Cut into a wasp nest while cutting hay, you can't get the old cockshutt ( yes it was ancient even then ) swather stopped fast enough to get off the thing to run off . I remember a few years we'd do cattle drives from home to public grazing land and back. Yes, I am an old farm boy.

[@danielmarshall4587]

.... not for the grandkids, it's educational. Thank you for your effort.

[@debbiemclaughlin4945]

Probably had a grazing permit around there somewhere. Well married to my cowboy for almost thirty years. Been on many cattle drives myself. Sadly it is a way of life that has undergone many changes, and not for the better. Knew many Basque people in my time in Nevada. They bought sheep and wool from my Aunt.

[@adamjohnson787]

never would have expected this! funny shit!!!

[@z10ts]

Your so funny! I love your videos!

[@kathylesher6886]

We have cowboys and cowgirls right here in the San Francisco Bay area hill! Cows all spring.🐂🐎

[@Snarkapotamus]

Where men are men and sheep are nervous..

[@JohnDoe-qy8vr]

And the sheep are lying little bitches

[@davidmurphy5405]

The classic sheep footage of woody Allen in everything you wanted to know about sex but were afraid to ask... his wife walks in on him and fluffy... he devolves into a skid row bum sucking on a bottle of woolite white liquid pulsing from his mouth as he lays in the gutter....yeah that's it..

[@leonieburnham322]

Are you an Aussie or a Kiwi??😉

[@jamesanderson2099]

there is a aspen grow in Colorado like that in north Colorado just across WY check it out .

[@risa7591]

I'm Mexican American thought I was only Mexican, but did my dna recently, I'm Basque, Irish, Jewish, Italian, Spain Senegalese and Portuguese!!!

[@bobspamail]

WH, you’re hilarious! 😆

[@ChristinaColoradoan]

LOL, you're too funny 🌞 There was an article in the Review Journal many years ago about the Basque Sheep herders and the Aspen carvings. Since typically sheep herders are alone, the article said they used the Aspen carvings to communicate with each other. 🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞

[@chuckstith838]

Just what were they saying? I want your wife?

[@genechronister7085]

Another great vid!

[@ronniecardy]

Very nice video ❤

[@tenaedmonson1213]

Awesome!!!

[@shellyouellette1724]

awesome...!!!

[@iainsanders4775]

Those Basques really set her throat-whistle goin'..

[@tombob9294]

I really feel BASK now ty

[@greenspiraldragon]

There are supposed to be some native american carved arborglyphs at the Painted Rock site on the Carrizo Plain in San Luis Obispo County. I can only find it on a time magazine site. Located in a shady grove atop the Santa Lucia Mountains in San Luis Obispo County, the centuries-old gnarled oak had the image of a six-legged, lizard-like being meticulously scrawled into its trunk, the nearly three-foot-tall beast topped with a rectangular crown and two large spheres. The spheres had the same alignment as the constellation Ursa Major. I don't know how hard it would be to find this but it would be interesting to see.

[@tomfrye9037]

You, my Dear Sarah, are priceless(8-)

[@johng5710]

Trying to figure out how these carvings solve the problem of loneliness lol

[@chuckstith838]

Ask the sheep. There never will be another eue. Baahhh

[@abdultolibaleeyoh5513]

NICE RANCH , nice scensry

[@dekcgi7891]

.....Basques draw it.....cowboys do it.....!!

[@dondickson9941]

Othing to do with this video, regarding lost key you can replace the battery in the fob of the dead one quite easy. Don

[@alboss1665]

Hold on there Wonder H! That explicit carving you found is likely much more recent, carved maybe in the past 10 years or so. If I had to guess, sheep herds have not been in that area for many years - maybe the 70's. The real cravings were on aspens that have since fallen, died of old age ( aspens typically live about 80 years).

[@SuperDave-vj9en]

Basque shepherds haven't been here in many years. Nowadays they are Peruvians.

[@follkiej]

I will never hear that song the same way again!!! lol

[@CEOsario]

You probably ran across some of my dad's work...My family ran sheep from Fallen to Bishop...But what you are seeing is not Sheepherder markings...Too new...That was not Basque language...Sorry...Euskara is not Latin based and has nothing to do with Spanish...But you still did a great job...Thanks again for sharing...

[@mariaarroyos9723]

I love your trailer :)