How Did These Caves Get Here??

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👍How to be a respectful visitor to these places👍
Native American groups still live in this area and beyond today. These places are still special and hold significance.
1️⃣Don't climb on walls or structures. Don't lean on or climb over them. Many places don't even need to be visited up close. View these places from a distance or with binoculars.
2️⃣Do not touch the rock art. Don't touch or create new rock art to preserve ancient stories.
3️⃣ Leave All Artifacts. Leave artifacts and structures undisturbed to maintain their historical significance. It is illegal and wrong to take artifacts. If you want something to take home, support local tribes by buying their handicrafts and jewelry.
4️⃣ Manage Waste Responsibly. Use waste bags; don't leave human or pet waste behind. Don't 'go' near cultural sites.
5️⃣ Camp With Care. Don't camp near historical sites. No fires near these areas, and ensure all waste is packed out. Don't make fires in caves or alcoves. Camp in designated spots only. When you leave, make sure to make the site cleaner and better than when you found it. Pick up extra trash you may see.
6️⃣ Control Your Pets. Don't let pets roam freely near archaeological areas to prevent destruction. Pets are not allowed in or near sites.
7️⃣ Preserve Fragile Areas. Don't disturb fossils and please protect delicate soil and plant life.
8️⃣ Follow Rules. Don't engage in illegal actions such as building cairns, or using climbing gear to access archaeological sites.
9️⃣ Obey Drone Rules and Laws. Numerous locations in the American Southwest and beyond, such as the Navajo Reservation, Wilderness Study Areas, and various restricted spaces, enforce strict drone usage prohibitions. It is crucial to not only honor the legacy of the people who once inhabited these areas but also show respect for the present-day residents and adhere to their local laws, customs and regulations.
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NOTE: I don't claim that I am the first person to "discover" these places. I just find things on Google Earth and want to go see what they are!
I do not claim to be an expert on anthropology, geology, or archaeology. I say that my channel is about "amateur archaeology". I don't have a degree or formal training in archaeology. I am just a hiker who loves to explore and see new things especially the ancient history in the American Southwest. This is what my channel is about. I hope you stick around and explore with me!
I do not give out locations to the places in my videos. I take seriously the responsibility to protect and respect these ancient places. If you do find/visit one of these locations, please visit respectfully. I try my best to hide noticeable landmarks, mountains, and canyons in my videos.
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[@brucewooley8694]

Funny thing is, sand is an expensive item at any construction site. Good, clean sand is always in demand.

[@ThatOpalGuy]

Without sand, no glass. no glass no photography and no computer chips.

[@pskully57]

I can dump my shoes out for them.

[@juliewhitton7267]

Don't knock sand mining. I'm west Australian and we're affectionately known as sandgropers

[@dduffy1133]

So much to learn on this program tonight. Cool beans!

[@Cnsalmoni]

Thank you for your honest hard work!

[@MumsyMaeBear2]

Not everyone is well rounded in every industry. Sand is a huge commodity. I buy it for my chickens today.

[@egrffin8534]

@@MumsyMaeBear2 You can't have glass without sand, all glasses, glass cups, windows and computer parts would not exist without sand miners.!

[@texasgal3903]

Since I live in the Southwest Texas desert, I can honestly say, I hate sand at times, like our famous dust storms!!

[@bruceramseyramsey2605]

as always; good job. I must say that we should not mock what others do to make a living. all work is honorable.

[@jackiemack8653]

Correct! Long live sandminers!

[@candyphillips2642]

Agree. An honorable job

[@kensmith8832]

If you notice, they were attracted to one layer of the sand deposits. There are sands for concrete, metal forming, play, and more. Each has a shape and hardness that makes them special. India has been harvesting river sand to sell to Singapore, but they are running out of sand.

[@bradneubauer4694]

Dubai has been importing river sand from the USA and everywhere, because we are all running out of good sand to make concrete.

[@Howard-bj1jq]

Also glass.

[@TheTrekPlanner]

I learned something too! Thank you!

[@Lb-df4xi]

Wow some of yall need to take a breath, this seems like a genuinely nice guy. I understand he was just amused by the thought of mining sand in the desert, i dont think he was trying to belittle people that work tough jobs for a living, he didnt think it through in the moment. And hes probably not a manufacturing expert to know why different kinds of sand are needed. If any of us are thinking we havent ever said something that didnt land right then we would be lying to ourselves

[@pbear83]

For real

[@michaelschuenemann3505]

Sand Mining Caves - wow - that was so very Interesting indeed - Great Drone Views as well - thank You for showing Us ! Many Cheers from Australia !!!!

[@anned372]

Cheers mate too 🇦🇺

[@markhopkins459]

Thank you for another interesting trek, and for taking the time to publicize Best Friends! They are a very worthy organization, helping so many animals and also preserving that beautiful canyon. They give tours, and it’s well worth the time to stop and visit!

[@candyphillips2642]

Yes. Ive been there. They are an awesome org.

[@Unterrifieddragoncat]

Best Friends!!! ❤❤❤❤ support your local animal rescues

[@rossmacintosh5652]

Jeff, the inclusion of the dashcam footage was great. It added more context to your usual script of loading up the car and driving for hours. By including that footage you've shared the beautiful landscapes that are part of your adventures. The adventure starts before you get out of the car & hike.

[@cg00000]

agreed, nice to see the ride all part of the adventure!

[@Kris_at_WhiteOaksFarm]

The Sand Mine was interesting, but Best Friends Sanctuary, that is a special place. We've donated over the years that we've known about it. Cats, Dogs, and so many other animals are cared for there. Thank you for taking the time to stop and visit, and show us all the love they pour into caring for animals.

[@micbarca9777]

Yeah it's a creepy cult

[@texasgalsprepping2065]

That was my favorite part of this video. I was not blessed with children so I have fur babies. I have my fur babies cremated so that when I die one day I’ll be cremated and my ashes and their’s will be mixed and scattered in the wind.

[@lbj4993]

@@texasgalsprepping2065 I think you should step it up a bit and go for mummification...all of you...propped up in a rocking chair with a motion sensor that activates the rocking motion when people walk by; that'd scare the crap out of everybody...hilarious...Cheers...:):):)

[@Chris-us6pk]

@Kris_at_WhiteOaksFarm • Human Beings living/dying in the streets and your priorities are cats & dogs. Why someone may ask? Because you seek social clout through virtue signaling the trendy stuff. Your priorities are messed up.

[@jackiemack8653]

​@@micbarca9777troll GFY

[@John_Falcon]

Another reason that sand is so valuable is because of the shape of it allows for us to use it to reclaim land and it also makes great beach sand, massages the feet.

[@arlahunt4240]

These caves are not boring at all. I think it depends on your attitude. Being able to build homes out of sand rock mountains. How cool!

[@GrandmaBev64]

Cool. In Kanab there are a lot of Native ruins and they film a lot of movies there. The little house with the cross windows, in the final parts of "The Outlaw Jose Whales" is there. The "Apple Dumpling Gangs" and "Alive" were filmed there. My Dad's band played at the after hours parties for the movie stars at the old Buckskin Tavern. I heard it burned down, but there were artifacts everywhere around that place, especially across the street from it. My Mom found an intact hut. It was practically lithified. It was still in one piece. It was bigger than our car. It was amazing. I hope a museum or university found it. Thanks again for taking us along. It's been years since I have been there.

[@TheTrekPlanner]

That is amazing! Thank you for sharing your experience! I would have loved to see that hut

[@BrendanTripp]

@@TheTrekPlanner The predecessor organization of Best Friends bought the old Kanab Movie Ranch about (?) 30 years ago, and it's given them a super place to grow.

[@1stDoNoHarm63]

​@@TheTrekPlannerthere were over 100 movies and TV shows filmed in that area. "Daniel Boone", "Gunsmoke", "The Lone Ranger", etc... We stayed at an old hotel there that had photos of movie stars hanging around their pool and eating at their restaurant. Kanab had such a rich history starting with the American Indian, the first White people to settle the area, the "Little Hollywood" scene, sand caves, tourism. It's a great place!❤

[@MsJet1]

We adopted one of our current dogs from Best Friends. Thanks for the sand cave tour.

[@Raydawg]

Oh man you made me tear up a bit, thanks for showing the Best friends Sanctuary

[@maryturko6490]

The Best Friends Sanctuary was so beautiful.

[@eegarim]

Thank you for visiting my former home. When I lived in Kanab, I took people for horseback rides through Angel Canyon back when some of the movie sets were still standing. There were Petroglyphs on some of the rocks in the canyon. When I had to move due to illness, I took my German Shepherd dog to Best Friends because I knew she would be taken care of there.

[@noonehere1793]

I give all my friends donations to Best Friends instead of some stupid Christmas gift and if you check you can find that there are matching funds from other sources so my $100.00 donation in my friends names become $200/$300 or more in matching funds….its a great way to celebrate Christmas and do something positive.!!👍👍

[@rosesweet1967]

Love the sand caves, love Best Friends organization…I’d have cried like a baby at that beautiful memorial for pets…

[@TheTrekPlanner]

It was hard not to get emotional

[@candyphillips2642]

Ive been to Best Friends in person. They are an awesome org. ❤

[@photobyseat]

Sand mining is really a big thing. Guion Arkansas has massive mines where snow white sand has been mined for Owens Corning and Carl Zeiss for both cookware and High quality optical lenses.

[@Tyler_885]

My family and I visited the sand caves today! Nearly every inch of the cave has names on it, but it’s still pretty cool. There were scores of people there too. The moqui cave museum is just up the trail and is a neat stop. John Wayne would hang out there.

[@brockn7878]

Yeah. This type of graffiti is often a mixed emotion for me. Because Ultimately I think it's pretty fkn kewl how in a thousand yrs or more what archeologists and other will think. There's some spots that already go back that and names from 1800s and earlier and they're already really cool Obviously the flipsids is a wtf from most thoughtful people.

[@Redkneck]

The buckskin is still standing and open has new owners never burned down. Longest bar in az. The old kanab fort burned partially. Filming the apple dumpling gang. It's still standing also

[@pamelaharris9318]

I love best friends, animal sanctuary! What a sacred and special place.

[@Jordan_Starr]

Why did I find myself crying at the pet sanctuary reading all the names people lovingly gave to their pets and the pretty rocks they left behind 😭😭 the love between humans and pets is so special. I've never experienced grief a bad as the time I had to say goodbye to my cat Angel. I wish I had somewhere to remember her 💕

[@TheTrekPlanner]

It really is such an emotional place. I could hardly make it through without deeply feeling grateful and thankful for our own family pets that have helped me in my life and have since passed on

[@pamelaharris9318]

Wow! The color of that sand is beautiful!

[@CricketGirrl]

"Settler-glyphs." Love it! 😂😂😂😂😂 Hey, I've heard of Best Friends Animal Sanctuary!

[@TheTrekPlanner]

😂😂😂 In surprised you picked that up since I kind of said it under my breath!

[@CricketGirrl]

@@TheTrekPlanner I laughed so hard!

[@BrendanTripp]

Wow ... that is so cool. I kept wondering for most of the vid, if the caves were on Best Friends Animal Sanctuary land (due to their logo being on the sign), and you popped in at the end. Best Friends is a metamorphoses of a group that I was deeply involved with about 40-50 years ago. Most of my old friends from those days have passed on, but it is delightful to see how well the organization is doing these days. I was visiting there about 25 years ago, before any of the Best Friends stuff was set up. It looks like Kanab has "grown up" a lot since I was out there.

[@sandradanforth8524]

Thank you for sharing your adventures, you inspire our lives ❤️. Stay safe 🙏 😊😊😊

[@7hilladelphia]

Thanks for showing Angels Place. Made me deeply sad for the whole lot of love ... hard to explain. ❤❤❤❤ RIP little Angels

[@kjjeep2718]

Fracking sand was mined in southern Minnesota during the oil boom in North Dakota.

[@vapormissile]

@#*&ing *sand*

[@bradbutcher3984]

Someone has a monopoly on the wind chimes for the pet cemetery.

[@user-gv5ue8mw9i]

What beautiful and amazing place, of course Utah is famos for beautiful and amazing places❤❤❤

[@CAMacKenzie]

The crossbedding is beautiful!

[@mirandamom1346]

I spent a weekend volunteering at Best Friends once. It was a wonderful experience.

[@sandradanforth8524]

Thank you 😊

[@BericBuilds]

That's a satanic cult

[@stevejenkins5362]

Thank you for taking us on your journey there..

[@user-jr5ql3yq2p]

I think your addition of trek notes was a good idea.

[@symbungee]

What's with all the hating on sand mining? 😂😢 I live in a sand and gravel mining area and the pits are fascinating to visit, lots of quartz crystals and agates can be found in the sand layers here. If you've ever gone digging or screening on large scale you'll know just how fascinating it is, especially if you're interested in geology. Sand is mined near us for use on sporting fields, golf courses, for glass making, for concrete aggregates, garden landscaping, industrial applications such as sandblasting etc etc. Thanks for taking me for a look at somewhere I'll likely never visit but you really missed the mark by dissing miners. 😑 With love from Australia

[@TheTrekPlanner]

I was very naive before learning how important sand mining is! Now I know better!

[@ThatOpalGuy]

I retracted my like because of the callousness.

[@symbungee]

@@ThatOpalGuy Dont be THAT guy, Opal Guy. 😊 Mistakes were made and recognised. We live and learn.

[@knutarneaakra6013]

Thank you for letting me come along😊

[@MotoLego]

The Sand Caves are a great little hike. It's cool to see a place I've been to.

[@rogereheadbyrne4790]

Hmmm! I wonder if theres sandwitches🧙‍♀️🦇🐱🦇🥪Great Video Trek Planner

[@teressarenslow5992]

I enjoyed this hike and the caves! Thanks for bringing us along!... I'd never get my daughter's wheelchair up there! Lol! Nice drone shot of you in that window! Have a great day! Stay safe!

[@ervinslens]

Outstanding presentation my friend, opening was great and alluring!

[@bigbasil1908]

The Pet Sematary seems quite an amazing place with all those wind chimes. Is there an old indian burial ground further on where you can bring your pets and relatives back to life? 😛

[@notsum1]

Thanks for sharing. May God bless you.

[@secretdaisy6484]

Loved 🩷the pet cemetery 🐶🐈🐾👍☮️🌞🥾🐾

[@jusduhfaxmam]

Such a great adventure today, thanks for brining us along.

[@peterfreeland7643]

A few Western movies and TV shows were filmed in the area back in the 50's & 60's.

[@matteotomaso7204]

Trek Notes, nice touch. Keep the history coming. Thanks for the drone!

[@richardbritton5280]

great trek jeff ty

[@TheTrekPlanner]

Thanks for watching, Richard!

[@mikeb3603]

Good stuff! Drone shots were excellent!

[@hemlock1362]

Thank you for taking me to see great stuff I will never get to see. I am learning along with you! When I was young I hiked and explored but cannot now. I have climbed Moki and seen artifacts in rock shelters and cliffs in eastern Kentucky. Indigenous peoples hunted here mostly. We find Hominy Holes in rock floors that were used for pounding corn. There are also many rock arches but it is all covered in forest and hard to find. Even if I had a drone it would not have worked except in the winter, maybe.

[@corneliusdinkmeyer2190]

OMG!!! Is that a Pet Semetary?!?!😱😱😱

[@jackiemack8653]

Cemetery and yes it is

[@blakestone8088]

I had My Own Pak of Dogs We Rescued a total of 10 different Breed of Dogs It Started with One, the others, We Opened Our Doors For Them I have enough Love to Go Around For All I Still Miss Each One Of Them

[@elizabethredding272]

I love wind chimes😊

[@sixmax11]

when i was in jr. high, i worked at a local pet cemetery. i met and saw all kinds of people. most just paid the money, some attended the 'service'. one family came dressed like it was their mother that had passed away. glad to see some places still exist, for people to grieve for the loss of a pet.

[@chrisutter5800]

A moving experience. Monthly general service w a live flute band.

[@OkieDokie680]

The pet cemetery reminded me of an old Benny Hill poem. Why is it cemeteries always have walls? It’s silly beyond a doubt. The people outside don’t want to get in and the people inside can’t get out. Enjoyed your video!

[@dr.a006]

I don't like sand. It's coarse and rough and irritating and it gets everywhere. -Anakin Skywalker

[@jeffp8760]

Love it - very cool

[@stevehilliard1495]

Neat drone footage. There’s a whole industry that is built around specific types of clay, lava, sand etc that gets shipped by truck all around America

[@Redkneck]

The house with the crosses in the windows is at the kanab museum

[@micbarca9777]

You missed the ancient rock art down on the trail. There's a path that runs off rhe msim trail and theres a fence where these are some cool typical ancient rock art.

[@sandramorey2529]

This was a beautiful little hike, even if the grafitti is outrageous. Thanks. And thanks so much for walking through angels's Rest. I hope folks will take a look at Best Friends in Kanab. They are saving tons of all kinds of animals, pets and farm animals and wild animals. They have a gorgeous magazine and they are establishing shelters all over the US.

[@chrisutter5800]

Graffiti is not outrageous. Its an outrage. Used to be Indian graffiti at the bottom of those cliffs. Suppose its covered now.

[@corneliusdinkmeyer2190]

Have you heard of a Wirtz pump? It’s a spiral that uses pressure to move water to the center of the spiral where it can then be directed thru a hollow tube wherever you want it to go. I wonder if that’s what the spiral cave art might represent?

[@jimblob44]

Sometimes I have to close my eyes when I watch your videos, I have an extreme fear of heights and I feel sick when I see anyone near a cliff edge, stay safe .

[@u2cancatchme]

Amazing adventures ❤ so love it all.❤

[@djolley61]

Sand is serious business when you're casting things like cast iron pans. The fine grain and high melting point are very desirable.

[@juliusking3419]

My cousin Benny used to work for Best Friends..he retired from there 👍

[@karentrimmer]

I grew-up near a sand quarry. The sand there is used to manufacture glass.

[@johnnyoutwest]

super cool!

[@mikej238]

I drive by those 2x a year. Never stopped, didn't know it was a mine

[@robertamurphy1124]

Sand mining is a great industry..love playing in the sand!

[@marklanders630]

And here in Hawaii sand is so valuable that you can't even take a little home with you.

[@Cnsalmoni]

Same in Southern California.

[@katep23]

Wow that was fascinating, as always. What a shame so many folk have to spoil surfaces with graffiti though, I agree. Idiots. And the animal place is wonderful too. Thank you.

[@jeromereed1097]

I went into sand mines in Pacific Missouri back in the 80"s. They were in a white sand formation and I was told it was melted to make glass.

[@CBWilliams]

Thanks for the Trek! I appreciate the Trek notes you’re adding.

[@Forbye4]

Enjoyed it Kane County is cool.

[@rogerblack6270]

We happened by one day and saw it on the side of the road We stopped and checked it out Cool place

[@zweispurmopped]

These sand mines actually may become a thing again. As crazy as it may sound, there is a global sand shortness in the construction industry brewing. There are such stupid quantities of concrete required that the commonly exploited sources of sand are coming to their limits. There are the deserts, and one should think they should be endless resources. Sadly the grains of sand have been blown about by the the wind throughout millennia and ground to smooth round shapes that offer too little grip to concrete. Structures cast with this sand are not very strong! So nicely spikey grained sand will at some point become much more expensive to source as the construction craze keeps taking its toll on resources and landscapes keep getting buried under concrete slabs everywhere. 2 miles high skyscrapers will require absolute toppest of top notch concrete to not become mass graves. There are business prospects for Kanab there!

[@Bdzynes]

Cool adventure thanks. Last time droning that way myself a Karen came screaming.."You filmed me"... I told him.."Next time..don't sun bathe naked"..HA HA

[@makalaniadolpho4056]

I got the chance to go by there last year and check out these caves on the way to Zion. tfs

[@jburnett8152]

Thank you.

[@alenahawke475]

RIP Beautiful souls...🙏❤️✝️

[@prieten49]

Oh, sand is nothing to snigger at! They make glass from sand, metal casting molds are mostly sand, concrete needs good sand, even solar cells are made from sand.

[@dduffy1133]

Look at you!!! Great show!

[@chrisutter5800]

I agree w you. Sand caves are a silly distraction on a busy road. Ive seen the tourist stops multiply over the years. Just a failed business idea the growing tour industry grabbed on to to pull in more tourists and more tourist $. I drive past there on my trek to town. Love your channel and your soothing homespun style. Keep it up. You are the best of this style channel.

[@jeffpittman8725]

Lots of important things in the world and more often than not it's far more detailed than many may think.

[@dr.a006]

My kids and I stopped by the Animal Sanctuary once, very neat place, I had no idea how big it was and world famous. Also, I’ve driven by the sand caves dozens of times and never knew they were there. Now I’ll have to go!😅

[@marylavine2632]

Your treks never disappoint. I need to find ibfo on samd mining . Thanks once again.

[@mattbyrne1822]

Very educational video, great work.

[@davidpankoke7512]

I was expecting a hike to Lost Lake past the old ruins when you went into Best Friends

[@zache1605]

Nice ive been to those caves

[@roscoeroberts5787]

👍Thank-you! Keep them COMING !! 😎🇺🇲🇺🇦💙💪🏄👍

[@anned372]

Another interesting trek ❤

[@cathyjay2569]

That is so interesting! I had never heard of those before.

[@Denise-bw3mh]

Thank you for this video. Did not know about sand coming in different shapes. Always figured sand was sand but apparently not! It is sad so many people are so self centered as to deface with graffiti. The animal sanctuary is a place I would not visit. I started crying in just the little bit of it you showed. That said it is nice to see and know it exists. Blessings to you and your loved ones and thank you again for all these videos you do!

[@artsimpson3670]

Aloha Jeff; Interlocking sand makes stronger molds for iron, or any metal, but iron being the hottest. Round grains sand would want to fall apart. Crushed sand is mo bettah.

[@oldtop4682]

I knew about the sand caves, but never visited them. Pretty neat! Yep, not all sand is created equally. This must have been the closest (and accessible) place to get that flavor of sand. That being said - can you imagine being one of those miners? I mean, sand gets everywhere on your body. Could not have been comfortable. Best Friends seems like a great organization!

[@maryanngubala381]

That was cool

[@MrComfyAustralia]

did you know here in australia we mine our golden sand and sell it to hawaii?

[@michelleharrell8452]

Sand is used in certain kinds of manufacturing to make glass. Also sand is used to add to beaches to re sand them.