Google Earth Led Us to Something Unexpected

[@mbsloop1272]

I want to thank your mother for being such a trooper and supporter. Young man, you did a fine job and I throughly enjoyed the history, petroglyphs, and through overview of this historic site. Thank you both,. Another mother:):)

[@ruinsandridges]

Thank you so much!

[@Nosajiwik]

The new David Attenborough I love the documentary vibe to your videos and the clear explanation. Makes me feel like i was there. Youll go far. Keep up the good work.

[@ruinsandridges]

Thank you! 🙂

[@erinevans9113]

Wonderful exploration with gorgeous footage. What an epic place.

[@ruinsandridges]

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks!

[@M1A500YDS]

Another Very interesting video, my man! Thanks for taking us to places most of us will never get to see in person. Your aerial footage ties it all together very nicely with a birds eye view. Keep On Truckin' Brother!

[@ruinsandridges]

Thank you!

[@DallasGunther]

My favorite part was how you returned a little hope that the youth of today isn't completely lost.

[@ruinsandridges]

Thank you for watching!

[@kathleennelson6692]

YOU are amazing young man and such an example to everyone. Your videos should be shown in schools. Stay safe and march on, Grammy in Utah

[@ruinsandridges]

Thank you very much!

[@SMMBHQ-cg2zy]

Cutest Poodle Puppy on earth , cant get enough of Buddy , hug him kiss him squeeze him for us please. Also I believe that primitive man was looking for any edge he could get to survive maybe thrive. Like building rock walls wherever rocks were found in plenty, or inhabiting caves cliffs canyons gullies and creek bottoms trying to avoid tree lines ridges and open fields . Always fortifying always on guard . Only a handful of humans have stood where you frequent often , that should say something to you about the caliber of person you are. walk boldly where others fear to tread and use and enjoy all that offers up whether a better vantage of a view or a short cut to the top.

[@ruinsandridges]

Thank you very much! We adopted Buddy when I was 7 and he has been my best friend since then. I am lucky to have him and also to see these places. 😊😊

[@ruinsandridges]

@@deedee8736 Thank you very much! Yes, Buddy is a trooper.

[@timebot000]

Really Beautiful, historic mapping! Was it a castle in there🤠? My favorite parts a you walking those ledges and boulders, and the drone footage. Thanks for sharing!

[@ruinsandridges]

Thank you for watching! It feels like a castle when you are up there!

[@BrianDoherty-e8s]

Cool channel taking us along on your studies. One change I would recommend is wearing snake gaiters or chaps. Getting bit by a "wiggle stick" is painful and expensive!

[@ruinsandridges]

Thank you, yes they are out there.

[@sevenirises]

Wow!....very cool video. What a great lookout vantage point. I imagine the people who stacked all those rocks without gloves to create a safe place for themselves. I'm glad people like you remind others to stay respectful of these precious sites.

[@janefloyd8236]

I so appreciate your speaking up about leaving things alone ! This was so well done

[@ruinsandridges]

Thank you!

[@TheMoofy8]

well narrated, informative and great camera and drone work! 😀

[@ruinsandridges]

Thank you!

[@patriciaduarte7039]

Hello there @Ruins & Ridges 👋🙂 I appreciate and enjoy vicariously exploring along with you. Altogether, great video. 👍 I am reminded of David Yetman upon viewing your presentation. Thank you for posting very interesting information on ancient sites.

[@ruinsandridges]

Thank you very much!

[@brendaruthalpert]

Amazing explorations every time. Keep it up!

[@ruinsandridges]

Thank you!

[@FriendlyBear-re6ln]

Great video, thanks for sharing! That petroglyph could also be indicating the area where the Ancient people rounded up the game, hunting grounds?

[@ruinsandridges]

Thank you for watching! Yes, good idea.

[@megret1808]

Somebody get this young man an Indiana Jones hat

[@judy-carolbell314]

If, as you said, there are a number of these on peaks around the area, it leads me to think they were a communications link. From one to another they could send up dark smoke signals or light fires. This way people at long distances could be notified of travelers headed their way, or find out the progress of people leaving them and headed to a distant place. They could indicate from what the travelers were wearing/carrying, if they were known people, strangers, warriors, women & children, what animals accompanied them, even how quickly thy were moving, if they carried items or humans on travois or sleds. Visibility at a distance would be difficult. But people of a tribe would surely have had codes for signaling. --Enjoyed your program muchly.

[@ruinsandridges]

Thank you very much, yes very much likely for easier communication.

[@fariedabezuidenhoud5177]

8:51 8:51

[@amoreenaflorida4093]

You do an amazing job! Love your videos. I hope you study archeology. You would be a great asset. Please be careful!

[@ruinsandridges]

Thank you very much!

[@oldsman496]

your videography skills are better than most. - the more info you can tell us the better. If you are excited about being where you are...then that feeling will come through on the video and will make folks excited to watch....

[@ruinsandridges]

Thank you for watching!

[@janetcameron4652]

You have a future young sir. Keep up the good work. Love the vid.

[@ruinsandridges]

thank you!

[@fernandochavez4312]

Great job young person. We were glad to see you brought mom along. Look forward to the next.

[@ruinsandridges]

Thank you!

[@dorisennis9908]

Thanks so much for the adventure😊great footage and views and love how you explain everything👋🏻

[@ruinsandridges]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it! 🙂

[@legaleeblonde4310]

What a smart kid and great video!! ❤

[@ruinsandridges]

Thank you!

[@deborahm6036]

Great video! I really appreciate what you are accomplishing with your channel. Just subscribed.

[@ruinsandridges]

Thank you!

[@texasuavpilot]

Great video, love the drone views. Subscribed

[@ruinsandridges]

Thank you!

[@dawnhuso6096]

I love your channel. Keep up the good work. I want to learn more and more.

[@ruinsandridges]

Thank you so much!

[@peterdorninbalance]

I think your adventures are great! You can be incredibly proud of what you are doing! Keep it up!

[@ruinsandridges]

Thank you so much!

[@williamreeder3660]

Great video

[@ruinsandridges]

Thank you!

[@terrytreadway9645]

Good job you two! Arizona does indeed have a lifetime of adventure trips exploring these out of the way places! In fact right before finding your video I thought about the "tourist" spots....and there are BETTER places that see perhaps a few dozen human visitors each year. Great pictures, well done editing and I hope you stay with it!

[@ruinsandridges]

Thank you very much!

[@davidshane9139]

Perhaps a place where smoke signals could be a communication network

[@mek2440]

Buddy is sweet❤Thanks for your nice Video👍

[@ruinsandridges]

Thank you! 🙂

[@andreluizbrozio3911]

Muito legal este tipo de vídeos quando vejo arqueólogos cheios de conhecimentos com explicação mirabolantes um vídeo como o seu bem simples mostra muito mais que um especialista parabéns bom trabalho

[@ruinsandridges]

Thank you very much, Gracias!

[@SenseiJRY]

Well done! Entertaining, informative and great views! Thanks for the adventure! Thank mom for going out and being a good sport!

[@ruinsandridges]

Thank you!

[@bettybrigance6784]

What a great video....thank you

[@ruinsandridges]

Thank you very much!

[@beverlynepple9089]

What an adventure! Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[@joemcintyre2090]

The red sandstone must have been hauled up there? That would have been some work. Makes one wonder if these were built before or after the introduction of the horse.

[@ruinsandridges]

Yes, definitely, that is a good point. The biggest source of sandstone for building is 1/2 mile away across a wash. Sandstone is easier to build from as you can shape it, and can make a nicer home. It seems to me that the structure which was semicircle used sandstone and that one could have been a kiva. A few other rooms were made entirely of red sandstone. Lots of work carrying those 500 feet up. And these are dated probably to be built before the horse.

[@joemcintyre2090]

@@ruinsandridges I tend to think that these fortresses were built to defend against the European invaders.

[@jordanbeard6687]

I absolutely love that you remind folks to be careful when exploring these beautiful places, it's important and up to all of us to do. Thank you for sharing such an amazing space with us.

[@ruinsandridges]

Thank you very much!

[@MontanaGrizzly73]

Any information on which Culture built these walls and when??? Thanks!

[@ruinsandridges]

Not sure, but it is located somewhat on the border of Patayan and Sinagua cultures, and it is cool because ruin is also split up between red sandstone which Sinagua normally used, and basalt, which was used by Patayan. Maybe built around 1,000 years ago, and abandoned before 1,300 as many of them were.

[@cmwHisArtist]

This is the way kids should get education.

[@ruinsandridges]

Thank you for watching!

[@rsguastalla5370]

@@ruinsandridges Te diré algo niño que tú no sabes esas piedras las llevó ahí la luna cuando casi chocó contra la tierra y la tierra la atrapó hasta que después se terminó la gravedad cero como dices ganas suerte espero que lo entiendas fue la luna

[@gloommoon9245]

Thank you for sharing your adventures ❤

[@ruinsandridges]

Thanks for watching!

[@linacantillana6121]

Hi great video Just came across your channel. I really like what you do! Greetings from Sweden 😊

[@ruinsandridges]

Thank you!

[@instincts831]

I was very intrigued by your video. You did a fabulous job the soothing music and the story behind. This was absolutely amazing. You did a fabulous job.

[@scottycartercom]

Dude…this kid is going places! Reminds me of a young Nick on the Rocks. You should do a collaboration with him it would be super cool man Nick would show you so much and you could show him a few things yourself. Especially the organic way your filming and narrating.

[@ruinsandridges]

Thank you very much! I watched a couple of his videos, very interesting.

[@GrandmaBev64]

Hey. At 4:00, you have it almost right. Flip it 1 time to the right, in the same place you think. This site is old. It's a defensive structure for sure. The Trek Planner has an App that puts the ruins back together with 3D imaging. Natives were hunted. They had to protect themselves somehow. Thank You for sharing with us 😊. These sites don't get the historical value that they should. Thank you for helping preserve history and for teaching respect. These sites can't be duplicated. There are all kinds of rock types there. How cool.

[@ruinsandridges]

Thank you!

[@louwilson0906]

That looks similar to circular rock formations around our Superstition Mountain east of Apache Junction, Az.

[@ruinsandridges]

No, still in AZ but further north.

[@philipfontaine8964]

Excellent video, thanks

[@ruinsandridges]

Thank you!

[@andreacampbell8357]

Makes my toes curl as a mom but keep exploring for your whole life, I love what you're doing and I'll live vicariously through you and your videos😊

[@ruinsandridges]

Thank you for watching!

[@batcactus6046]

I also really enjoy the peaceful sound of the wind.

[@ruinsandridges]

Thank you for letting me know!

[@stixu1070]

Very cool. Thank you for sharing

[@ruinsandridges]

Thank you!

[@stevejohnson6820]

Genesis 6:4 (KJV): There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown. Understand the size and weight of those stones a normal man can't move.

[@colleenwhite647]

How did they get water up there?

[@ruinsandridges]

There are two washes on both sides of this butte. Right now these washes only run with water when it rains. So either it was more water there 1,000 years ago, or they had a way to catch water in little water holes or store a lot in pots, or they had a spring that they used somewhere.

[@iwasfloyd]

New subscriber here. I like your style. Very informative video!!

[@ruinsandridges]

Thank you!

[@DanRyan-pq2ov]

Thanks for the video : )

[@ruinsandridges]

Thank you for watching!

[@cryptoalchemist369]

you are one epic young man

[@ruinsandridges]

Thank you!

[@mariaserrano7047]

Que gran video ,te seguimos de mexico

[@ruinsandridges]

Thank you for watching! Gracias!

[@janicewarkentin]

Thank you for sharing this. Miss going on adventures and enjoy you and Buddy and the beautiful things you share... Keep up the adventures and sharing! Awesome stuff you man!

[@ruinsandridges]

Thank you very much!

[@finleyscotland]

Excellent!

[@ruinsandridges]

Thank you!

[@AudibleSounds112]

Thanks!

[@ruinsandridges]

Thank you very much! 🙂

[@danielbeckner5702]

YOU are amazing young man and such an example to everyone.

[@ruinsandridges]

Thank you very much!

[@kirsiselei8703]

Great video as allways ❤and every part was my fvojrite😁 Its so great that ur parents have teach u to respect these old sites and support u in ur adventures❤

[@stevenvereen6948]

How far did they have to transport those rocks to build those walls?Thank you love the video..

[@ruinsandridges]

About half a mile away across a canyon is where the red sandstone that some of the walls are built out of is located. Thank you for watching!

[@nancyrodriguez6367]

You did an incredible presentation! Keep exploring and reporting!

[@ruinsandridges]

Thank you!

[@sandybonfiglio7545]

The rocks at 5:08 is put to warn people that it’s sacred ground! I lived Arizona and Hawaii, the Petroglyphs are cool!

[@ruinsandridges]

On our previous visit, the rocks/cairn was not there. Thank you for watching!

[@realmejeremy]

@4:53 looks like a face in the middle lol for real! Giants definitely 😎🤔

[@frankmorris4790]

Hey Bub, Have a cre when walking on placed stone from long ago. It can roll out and leave you in a hellofa wreck, and out o doors. Ask me how I know....

[@OnyxCollector]

Well done!

[@ruinsandridges]

Thank you!

[@KRenee-lt8zy]

This was sooo good

[@ruinsandridges]

Thank you!

[@DorothyMcAllan]

This was a wonderful hike! You are a very smart young man. Be careful, those rocks are risky climbing over. Those walls are amazing! 🌞🌵😅

[@Noenglishgoback]

Petroglyph, same squatter man glyphs around the whole world and looks like they made the sun flaring. Nice find, plasma event hitting earth records

[@mrakbar4104]

Great video, what State is the Butte in???

[@ruinsandridges]

Arizona

[@mrakbar4104]

@@ruinsandridges I was in AZ last week, did some hiking next to Superstition Mt. and drove up to the GC . Beautiful state .

[@ruinsandridges]

@@mrakbar4104 Awesome!

[@johnbruner3293]

Excellant.

[@ruinsandridges]

Thank you!

[@Wisdom4087]

I loved your music selection toward the end. How do I get that? I was wondering about the yellow paint on the rocks or was that a lichen or ? I liked that your photography was as good as the History Channel. Wow. Kept thinking of the majesty of the stars at night in such an isolated location. Thank you.

[@ruinsandridges]

Thank you very much! Yes, the bright yellow is lichen. Many lichen colors here. For music, I use Epidemic Sound subscription.

[@PUPPYBONZ]

Who or what can lift those boulders ? Sound waves by manipulation ?

[@RoxanneL.H.]

To be honest maybe it's just me ...but that first wall rock with the petroglyphs on it.. it seriously looked like a big door... I played it back several times and it still looks like a door...to me anyway...🧐 @ 3:31

[@amandajohnston7612]

Awesome video. I loved the footage and I learnt so much. Thankyou 😊

[@ruinsandridges]

Thank you so much!

[@bettypaul5716]

My favorite part is you!! You impressed me with your curiosity and knowledge, thanks

[@ruinsandridges]

Thank you! 🙂

[@bryanch4343]

Great to see young man exploring history first hand getting out there and not staying home playing with you Atari or computer programs beginning out there and touching history seeing it for yourself that is awesome

[@ruinsandridges]

Thank you!

[@KaraWard-t4k]

Very dangerous climbing on those rocks

[@369inTheBasin]

Always check behind the wall... Another great video. You are good.

[@ruinsandridges]

Thank you!

[@heavenbound9844]

It was all my favorite. You did a wonderful job on showing us all the ruins. Thank you. It was very awesome👏❤️

[@ruinsandridges]

Thank you very much!

[@marialangley5528]

That's interesting. Is there any documentation on how old they are. Crypto col

[@ruinsandridges]

Most likely they are about 1,000 years old.

[@davidglasscock2318]

Enjoyed it all. You did an excellent job.

[@ruinsandridges]

Thank you very much!

[@KimCrisp92]

Interesting find. I should have been an archeologist. I love ancient finds

[@ruinsandridges]

Yes, it is fun!

[@DPaulPa]

Very nicely put together. Thank you.

[@ruinsandridges]

Thank you for watching!

[@josephbrickey1302]

Very intertesting. Do you know which indian tribe built these formations? Thanks for sharing; I look forward to your next adventure.

[@ruinsandridges]

Thank you! Most likely Patayan or Sinagua culture

[@cindyeastbourn7642]

What was this site used for?

[@ruinsandridges]

Looks like people lived there, there are big ancient pottery sherds.

[@Wyatt-f5b]

What a view.

[@KimCrisp92]

Awesome find.

[@ruinsandridges]

Thank you! It was.

[@Fox1nDen]

wall keeps small animals and children from falling.

[@ruinsandridges]

Thanks for watching

[@Immortal-_-0n]

Really dangerous.Don't go alone without preparing kid.Especially unexpected creature go back home before sunset.

[@Katnip452]

Fun discovery. I’m old enough to remember being told in school that the indigenous peoples were just too primitive to leave any trace. They lived in tents and mud and weren’t utilizing the land like the inventive and sophisticated Europeans. Yeah, right. John Wayne should have been slapped around for saying that the natives were just being selfish with a country they were apparently not “using.”

[@ruinsandridges]

Lots of traces left here, we see pottery sherds still on every trail and every hill, and this is after most pot hunters had robbed all the sites.

[@danastern3860]

Very good video! The young man did a great job!

[@ruinsandridges]

Thank you very much!

[@KimCrisp92]

Buddy is adorable.

[@ruinsandridges]

Thank you!

[@allegedlyannie]

8:57 looks like a door

[@magdasmith2888]

Thanks for the video, so serene ❤ I hope you all had a drink of water including Buddy 😊💦

[@ruinsandridges]

Yes! Thank you for watching!

[@ruffc-tt5wj]

Your making my toes tingle,😂😂 great video from 🇦🇺

[@ruinsandridges]

Thanks!

[@olgamiller216]

How do you keep your dog off that stuff? Do you not worry your dog may get heat stroke? Have you thought of getting boots to protect his feet? Being a dog owner in TX, I worry about how the heat may affect them... was told by a vet that it doesn't take long for the heat to adversely affect their health. Worry about your dog took all the enjoyment out of this video.

[@ruinsandridges]

He won't wear the boots, but we do not take him on long hikes when it is hot and we get him lots of water and make him wet. He loves hiking.

[@olgamiller216]

@@ruinsandridges Thanks for letting me know... I can't cure the world but then again, when I see things like this, my "worry gene" works overtime! I'm gonna watch the video again so I can give it my full attention!

[@mattnobrega6621]

Well done, young man. 😏👍 I feel that these mountain top structures were from ancient tribal peoples of the area and that over time, the landscape had eroded, resulting in a more difficult means of getting to the ruins. Could have been more level plains in many thousands of years ago. Could even be remnants of a prehistoric civilization 🤷‍♂️

[@ruinsandridges]

Thanks!!

[@1954ManofMight]

I really like your choice for music. And I hope your mother found that ringtail.

[@KimCrisp92]

Geography and Google earth is fun. It's amazing