I Could Not Solve The Mystery of This Ladder

[@ruinsandridges]

Thank you for watching! Please be respectful to these ancient sites. What do you think about the ladder?

[@realaledrinker3733]

@ruinsandridges no idea, but I wouldn't climb it.

[@MadMonkeySeeds1]

thank you for showing all this splendor

[@very5ick112]

i liked the part where you climbed the ladder

[@hilohahoma4107]

I know where you are 😅

[@TheTrekPlanner]

I very much enjoyed this adventure, Luke! That ladder was so cool!! Not to mention the ruins and beautiful hike. Thank you for sharing these genuine adventures!

[@charlesblassingame3745]

Like you giving support. Your channel started me on these videos.

[@1funkateer847]

This young man has such amazing content. I can't wait to see what he'll be doing in 10-20 years. So knowledgeable, respectful, and can just scramble up and down these ledges like nothing. Yours, his, and Desert Drifter's channels are some of my favorites.

[@ruinsandridges]

Thank you so much!

[@pappysproductions]

That's cool you're watching these and supporting him, jeff❤

[@SensiProductionzBlindDogVideos]

@@1funkateer847don’t forgetpov channel too. They are the FOUR musketeers of exploration 😊

[@JohnEldred-q2r]

This young man did an amazing job with this video . Hope to see him go far. With u tube. And all thur his life's travel. God bless you ❤

[@ruinsandridges]

Thank you very much! I appreciate it.

[@JimCockerham]

Incredible ruins! It's amazing that the wood is still there in the doorway.

[@ruinsandridges]

I know! Thank you!

[@GailSchneider-lj6wn]

At the point where you'd said it had taken you 20 minutes to climb, the view was so worth it! The ruins, tunnel, mysterious ladder, and landscapes were also so interesting. Great video!

[@ruinsandridges]

Yes, thank you!

[@kirsiselei8703]

Thank you for another great video with such views. ❤❤

[@markellison1364]

Great video, I really liked the tunnel and the fantastic views.

[@ruinsandridges]

Me too! Thank you!

[@Hikingwithfrank04]

Another great video. I hope your weekend is going great.

[@ruinsandridges]

Thank you very much! Yours too!

[@TwopersonsWalksalone]

Nice job! Thanks for letting me tag along!

[@ruinsandridges]

Thank you for joining me!

[@DylanPwnt]

Thanks, that was awesome. That ladder whoever made it looked terrifying!

[@ruinsandridges]

Glad you enjoyed it. Thank you!

[@DK-lg7ti]

nice info. join today

[@noykelly6836]

Thanks!

[@ruinsandridges]

Thank you so much for your support!

[@The-farms-101]

Love the way you talk about all the details of what you see. It makes me feel like I’m right there with you.

[@ruinsandridges]

I am glad you liked it!

[@CWS-h5z]

The ladder? Definitely modern, but unless someone comes forward with some documentation, it's build and purpose will remain a topic of speculation. But the rest of the video is pretty darn great! Thanks a bunch! Hope we get to see you take the route to the top in a later video and maybe explore more of that fabulous canyon. P.S. What a fantastic tree formation at :29 !!!

[@ruinsandridges]

Yes, the ladder is of course modern. Thank you!

[@JoyceGuthrie-x1g]

Great adventure again Luke. Thank you so much for sharing and for your narrative explaining about a place I will never visit. Keep on exploring and learning. Stay safe. Best wishes from the UK

[@ruinsandridges]

Glad you enjoyed it. Thank you very much! 🙂

[@raktoda707]

Stellar video !!! I've never seen a wooden ladder wedged in like that from so long ago.sime metal nails holding the last remnants of lowest rung.These were pretty well preserved ruins overall for sure. You have a fine eye for capturing the textures of wood,bark and stone .Each tells its own story...in a fascinating way Thanks for sharing your hard earned efforts !

[@ruinsandridges]

Thank you! I appreciate your comment! 🙂

[@shanefanon]

Enjoy your content.Great work . Thanks.

[@ruinsandridges]

Thank you.

[@maryannereed5525]

I take it that you study a lot about what you see and such...love your narration on what you see...:) :) :)

[@ruinsandridges]

Thank you very much!

[@lvin9632]

I love your knowledge and how much you appreciate the beauty around you! You took the time to let us really see different things instead of breezing past, like the ladder and that gorgeous manzanita! I miss hiking in the desert (southern utah area) and seeing the cliffs and ancient places. You have a new follower here!! Thank you!

[@ruinsandridges]

Thank you so much! I appreciate you watching!

[@pappysproductions]

Your videos are up there with the best of them. No boring parts in your videos. You have a great eye for shots/angles. Your narration is on point. It took me a lot longer to learn to edit out long clips and boring stuff. Excellent job, my man! How do you get to these places? You don't look old enough to drive.

[@ruinsandridges]

Thank you so much! I appreciate it. I always have at least one adult with me that drives me to the trailheads.

[@DanCary-fu9vl]

Great job! Nice commentary, filming and adventure. You are going places, kid. Dan from Oregon

[@ruinsandridges]

Thanks so much!!

[@chuckzehnder530]

Another great video. Please keep on hiking and exploring and sharing your adventures with this old man.

[@ruinsandridges]

I will! Thank you!

[@noykelly6836]

Hopefully you can do more my young Indian Jones. Love your knowledge and respect 🙏

[@ruinsandridges]

Thank you very much!

[@Dawnabrat]

Love the video, great views. The ruins were really intact. The wood looked in great shape. Thank you for sharing all your exploring.

[@ruinsandridges]

Thank you very much!

[@deborahm6036]

A fascinating and breathtaking video! Thank you!

[@ruinsandridges]

Thank you!

[@ritaorgel9100]

Wonderful again it’s so nice how you explained everything. It’s a little scar when you get so close to the edge Thanks for sharing and may you new year be blessed

[@ruinsandridges]

Thank you! Same to you.

[@maryannereed5525]

I have been born and raised in Az so your videos hit close to home...:)

[@lesleyscott7224]

Stunning area and a good time to visit

[@ruinsandridges]

Yes, it is! Thank you!

[@LaDonnaShielded-kc7zm]

Excellent hike! You also make it a pleasant adventure, thanks for your content 💯

[@ruinsandridges]

Thank you!

[@mtnvalley9298]

Great trek. Thanks for your efforts!

[@ruinsandridges]

Thank you!

[@sevenirises]

This is such beautiful scenery! I appreciate your curiosity and eye for detail.

[@ericluschei4205]

Nice job Keep exploring the world

[@ruinsandridges]

Thank you!

[@SilkeFauve]

What a breathtaking hike! Thank you for a great trek.

[@ruinsandridges]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@michaelquigley9052]

Great video! Idk about the ladder, but I'm intrigued by the tunnel under it. I would love to explore that area, so cool!

[@ruinsandridges]

It was cool! Thank you!

[@christinaphx]

I know this area. There should've been a trail and you shouldn't needed to bushwhack BIG manzanitas. I should've known you were in with The Trek Planner. You're so thoughtful and professional. Great job! Cairns in that town are not usually directional. Mostly tourists do them wherever they want for fun. I just had to leave up there. My mom passed so I'm 1.5 hours South in the city now. 😢 I look forward to more videos from you! And more very secret canyons. 😅 I subscribed!

[@ruinsandridges]

Thank you very much!

[@Oldtimehiker]

Love your videos, you do an awesome job. According to the Wanderers Guide, the ladder was built and left behind by archaeology students from Northern Arizona University years ago. They used it to get to the upper cave.

[@ruinsandridges]

Thank you. I saw that theory too. I am not sure who has the answer.

[@FriendlyBear-re6ln]

The ladder does look mysterious. Maybe it is a reconstruction of what they thought used to be there based on archaeological evidence? Maybe people did store food up there? Loved the video, nice work! 👌

[@ruinsandridges]

Good thoughts. Thank you!

[@maryannereed5525]

I love your videos!!!!!!!!!! :) :) :)

[@ruinsandridges]

Thank you!

[@HighToneRanger]

Good stuff.

[@ruinsandridges]

Thank you!

[@randomcommenter341]

Good job young man. Just found your channel and i really appreciate your honesty about these sites. Ive been to many in the bears ears area and have watched a wildly popular utuber make everyone believe hes just wandering upon them. I like his videos but he lacks honesty. Always be real. I see you follow tristin. Hes my favorite channel. Let him be your example for content of character and not a desert grifter. Look forward to catching up on your previous videos. Keep up the good work.

[@ruinsandridges]

Thank you very much! Yes, I had been watching Tristan's channel for a few years, it is so good and I learned a lot from him. As for many native sites, yes of course sites are well documented. Even very remote places by now had been visited by cowboys, ranchers, pothunters, hikers, backpackers, archaeologists, Native Americans visiting their ancestral sites, etc. In fact, in this ruin I showed, I did not go inside, but inside of it the mortar is scratched with inscriptions: Purtymun, 1917. Purtymuns were a family who moved to this area in 1880s, and they were already going to many of these sites by 1917.

[@chuckgraf8141]

Manzanita is my favorite tree here in Arizona. They are so unique; I love the shape of the trunk and branches. It is a pain in the butt to hike through, though. Nice video, i will be watching for the next part.

[@ruinsandridges]

Thank you!

[@jasondouglas422]

Your maturity and intellect are impressive.

[@ruinsandridges]

I appreciate your kind words!

[@learaosborne7520]

Good job -

[@ruinsandridges]

Thank you!

[@michaelward-eo8sj]

Are you out there by yourself ? Keep it up!

[@ruinsandridges]

No, I always have at least one adult with me to drive me to the trailhead and accompany me on the hikes. Thank you!

[@hermitlifeinthemountainsub9493]

I loved the lone cactus growing on the ledge.

[@ruinsandridges]

Thank you, yes so many little wonders.

[@HeidiWohlbier]

Outstanding views. Looks like the canyon was a very nice community. I wouldn't climb that ladder. 😂❤

[@ruinsandridges]

Yes. Thank you!

[@wakcackle3555]

Several thoughts. The age of the ladder may be older, with newer rungs installed at a later date. Also a new bottom could have been put in to replace a missing or older, deteriorated bottom section. A ladder may have been traditionally in place there since the years of Spanish explorers. Bat guano was an actively sought after commodity in the old West. Wars have been fought over it in Peru and Chile. Of course it was used to fertilize soils for crops.

[@ruinsandridges]

Thank you! Yes, true, it remains a mystery.

[@nickcaunt1769]

In both of the doors, the making of the T shape (or half T in the first example) has been a later modification. You showed us this in the half T, but you can see the same on the second door. So, did they add it after the benefit had become known to them from elsewhere? Or did they just realise that they can reduce the cold air under the door problem easily themselves? Also, it makes it a better design for drawing the smoke out of the room.

[@ruinsandridges]

Thank you! Yes, that is a good point, learning new technologies and techniques and applying them later, adding to the housing or rebuilding it, was a pretty common practice.

[@davidfoster9073]

Some of the rocks in the wall have soot stains from fires on the outside of the wall and the adjacent rocks don't. This is an indicator the wall was probably rebuilt.

[@ruinsandridges]

Maybe, I do see often where the walls are clean on ancient structures, but the overhang rock is stained. But it is possible parts of the walls or entrances were rebuilt. A local archaeologist here mentions that Yavapai tribe people maintain these ruins.

[@mrmetaldetectorist]

This is hiking with Frank. I am at work and wanted to say loved the video and it was amazing. Keep it up, hopefully I start growing my channel hiking with Frank, so far I got one sub lol

[@ruinsandridges]

Thank you! Hope you get more subscribers!

[@Hikingwithfrank04]

I hope so too. It will take time and I need to upload more once I go for more of hikes. i​@ruinsandridges

[@registromalplena2514]

My grandfather used to tease me and tell me that the ponderosa pine trees smelled like steak.

[@ruinsandridges]

LOL! I guess if you pour vanilla on the steak, then yes. 😆

[@cynergy4]

Awesome video as always. Some say that Jeffrey pines also smell like vanilla, I think they smell like butterscotch 😊

[@ruinsandridges]

Yes, Jeffrey Pines and Pondarosa Pines are very similar, so that makes sense. Pondarosa Pines smell either like Vanilla, or Butterscotch. Thank you!

[@earthrider700]

Where are you? It looks like it's had lots of visitors. I used to own a place north of Payson AZ just under the Rim... looks very similar plus there are ruins all over that area unless they developed over it. I enjoyed the hunts 😊 Stay safe dude 😎

[@ruinsandridges]

I do not want to give out the exact location publicly, but it is located in Sedona. Thank you!

[@onefish26]

I SOLVED THE MYSTERY! THE LADDER GOES UP THAT CLIFF FACE! WOOOOO!

[@Briefmeasurement61]

I read NAU archology students made it or it was left over from a film.

[@ruinsandridges]

I have heard that also. Thank you!

[@FolkloreSchiz]

It might be worth getting a little camera drone to look at some high up structures it would be unsafe to reach

[@ruinsandridges]

Yes, I would love to fly a drone here, but in this particular area, drones are not allowed. Thank you for watching!

[@michaelward-eo8sj]

Arizona ?

[@ruinsandridges]

Yes

[@proudnana6]

🐾🍀

[@ReiRidingSolo]

Great job, but as a mom, I couldn't handle all the climbing without a helmet. Remember, you are a role model for other young people. Looking forward to your award winning documentary somewhere in your future.

[@ruinsandridges]

Thank you! I always wear a helmet on more sketchy climbs, however, this adventure was not difficult/exposed enough to require a helmet.

[@ReiRidingSolo]

@ruinsandridges that's like saying there wasn't enough traffic to wear my helmet when I'm on my motorcycle. Even the most experienced bikers will get hit by a car or hurt by something beyond their control. You may be confident enough, but your viewers aren't you. Please consider others if you don't mind risking your life. I don't want to read tragic news about you.

[@genehasenbuhler2594]

Judging from the nails in the ladder I'd guess they were either looking for Guano or some precious metals!

[@ruinsandridges]

Hidden treasure maybe.

[@genehasenbuhler2594]

@ruinsandridges I would suggest using a drone if possible to get a better look up there! Although in some areas it's now illegal to use a drone! Maybe check with whatever borough is in control of the land first!

[@realaledrinker3733]

Not much like this in the uk!

[@ruinsandridges]

Yes, it is very different geology and flora.

[@JodoKast1221]

The ladder may be access to (rock) climb the crack.

[@ruinsandridges]

Yes, but the question is, what is in the cave/crack?

[@KAL5370]

These are clearly ancient phillip head screws in the ladder! :P

[@ruinsandridges]

😆

[@juliejacobs6732]

Your youth makes everything look so easy. I like your educational nuggets, i.e. ponderosa pine smells like vanilla. As you smash your face into the tree bark. 😊 that's EXACTLY what I would do. Keep up with the wonderful videos.

[@ruinsandridges]

Thank you so much!

[@toddincabo]

👍

[@jhyampatsheme2073]

What's this real place, dude?

[@SensiProductionzBlindDogVideos]

12:01 looks like a fertility cave. Being very serious, no cap

[@UncleHoloHolo]

🫡✨🤙🏽

[@michaelward-eo8sj]

I'm adding you to my Jeff $ Andrew treks...

[@Linda-j7k3l]

What a great young man however at such a young age are you not apprehensive about hiking way off the grid alone??

[@ruinsandridges]

I am not alone. I always have at least one adult with me. Thank you!

[@Linda-j7k3l]

@ wonderful.

[@thereallightwarrior906]

Not bad, kid. Learn the lesson of Lester Moore, you could be great. More or less.

[@nickthegardener.1120]

I thought you said Karen's 😂

[@ruinsandridges]

🤣

[@MadMonkeySeeds1]

modern screws in the ladder ,so it shouldnt be original old

[@ruinsandridges]

Yes, definitely built within the last 100 years or so.

[@mikelellsaesser1320]

Just wondering why do u hide ur friends that r with u. And another thing don't hike alone. We don't care if u have ur dad or friends with u. So u don't have to hide them ok.

[@ruinsandridges]

Not everyone likes being on camera.

[@mikelellsaesser1320]

@ruinsandridges why i would be proud to walk on those adventures like did when I was kid. I wish had phones back then to film what we saw. Like in the four corners area I could have shown u footprints in sandstone. They should be proud of that ur doing showing 99.9% of people will never be able to see this.

[@JosephBlowe-w6s]

That was a terrible intro. you need to get and show a little more excitement in your manners.

[@ruinsandridges]

Thanks for your feedback.

[@JosephBlowe-w6s]

@ruinsandridges Your doing a great job. keep it up. just remember the camera is your friend.

[@joseisrael1119]

Be careful out there bud. Awesome video