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I hope you enjoyed this adventure! It means so much to me that you spent the time watching it. If you enjoyed this, please consider subscribing. I strive to bring relatively unknown, odd, unique, and special places to you each week from the American Southwest!
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NOTE: I do not claim to be an expert on anthropology, geology, or 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 stay 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. Do not take any artifacts or relics. Do not climb on ruins or dig or disturb the ground. I try my best to hide noticeable landmarks, mountains, and canyons in my videos.

[@peneloperose4185]

I want to thank you. I spent much of my life in the Southwest when I was a young woman and did my share of exploring. I now at the end of my life and I am unable to leave the house. Getting to come with you has broadened my horizons and given me my legs back. I wish I could properly express to you the impact your adventures have on my life. I also appreciate the great respect you show for everything you approach. Thank you so much and please know that you have changed an old woman's life.

[@TheTrekPlanner]

Your comment really touched me. Thank you for sharing, Penelope. I can't say this enough, but it's comments like yours that gives me inspiration and encouragement to get back out there.

[@higherresolution4490]

What a considerate message of gratitude to this young man named Jeff. So thoughtful of you. In subjects like this, the thing that draws me into a deep state of contemplation, whether or not these petroglyphs and artifacts are 750--1,000 years old, or 3,000 years old, is that their creators' present time is exactly the same phenomenon as our present time. Present time--the ineluctable now--always holds fast and remains inviolable. When these people going about their daily life in such a beautiful and dynamic setting experienced time, they experienced themselves in the ever-present now. And that "now" is no different from the "now" you and I experience today, tomorrow or yesterday. Interesting that Einstein called 4-dimensional space time "the bulk". That is to say, all personal and cosmic events exist now, like an inconceivably huge reel of film whose segments and stories coexist with all others. No doubt there are some people whose spiritual evolution is at the level whereby the can replay these people's "now" and experience what they experience(d).

[@georgemarinez7650]

God bless

[@jimmytwotimes2758]

💕

[@loritallent5894]

Made me tear up. Definitely an added incentive to explore such rich archaeological sites is the gratitude of your viewers. I'm so glad I happened upon your videos! If not for the often problematic social media age, how would I have known such places still exist, where ancient pueblos, undisturbed for centuries can be seen just as they were when their builders walked away from them, other than the simple ravages of time? You then do nothing to change them yourself, leaving no sign of your presence except your footprints. It's a beautiful thing. Thank you!!

[@Mackaygolf]

As a Guide in Arches and Canyonlands NP, and an avid pictograph and petroglyph fan, that is one of the most unique panels I've seen in over 13 years of searching them out. Absolutely INCREDIBLE.

[@grinningtiki220]

What do the little men with horns signify? They are almost always "colored in" as opposed to the outline style of the other humanoid figures.

[@allenschmitz9644]

Naked boredom no doubt.

[@TheTrekPlanner]

I'm so glad we were all able to see them! Really one of my favorite panels!!

[@helenepailhous1344]

@@grinningtiki220 maybe the power of bighorn sheep, as a symbol of a leader, chief or hunter

[@floydiandreamscapes5145]

Thank you.

[@TxDan100]

I'm 67.. I live vicariously through your amazing adventures and videos... Never stop exploring and sharing!!

[@ToIsleOfView]

This place is truly ancient. Each petroglyph is like a generational signature. There are more here than in any national park. I like them left exactly as they are found. We don't need archeologists digging everything everything up. Thank you for sharing.

[@stormysocks]

Unfortunately on a lot of land blm has access to the people there know that they destroy ancient sites.

[@evanscreekbrahman7511]

Wow! The content here is always TOP NOTCH! These videos are becoming a significant part of the archival record. Way more accessible and palatable than the average academic studies.

[@1nvisible1]

*How does Jeff not have his own show on Discovery yet?* *Is @**8:45** a papoose on the back of a mother?*

[@TheTrekPlanner]

Thank you thank you! It makes me happy to share these places with you all! 🙂

[@winterbirds8022]

Sasquatch with baby on its back?

[@winterbirds8022]

Sasquatch with baby on its back?

[@falseteethrealtarotAllRocks]

Thank You Brother, Wow!!!

[@kathietee291]

It just boggles the mind how many ruins and petroglyphs are out there. For years I thought places like Mesa Verde and Chaco Canyon were unique discoveries. Thanks so much for bringing so many of these places to our view. Just fantastic. I appreciate your respect for these sites. I enjoy the videos so much!

[@TheTrekPlanner]

I thought the same thing too! I grew up being taught in schools that "not much remains" and on the surface, it might seem like that's true. But there are SO many places waiting to be rediscovered

[@diannarodgers2402]

I've heard from native Americans that have given interviews about petroglyphs, that a spiral means that place has a portal near by. Also that tall drawing of a man with big feet could be a giant with a man on his shoulder. Amazing to be able to share in your adventures. Thank you

[@northpointaxe6167]

As a native American I can tell you a spiral is a spiritual journey, and often a newly married couple would walk the spiral together. The walk spirals in to the center then back out again. A father and his new born son might walk that as well. There is great spiritual meaning to the walk. It is a portal in a sense but not as you are thinking, it isn't some way to another dimension or something, it is a symbol of the journey we take in life and who we walk with in that journey. We made large spirals on the ground often bordered by rocks to show the path. As for the spirals as petroglyphs they are representing life's journey (both spiritual and physical being one journey). Carved to commemorate a great life that was lived. A reminder of our journey.

[@diannarodgers2402]

@@northpointaxe6167 thank you for sharing your knowledge and it sounds more logical than what I heard.

[@user-zs2od2kw5e]

At that time there giants cannibals with six fingers and toes

[@user-zs2od2kw5e]

They also mark seasons and time,migrations ect.

[@zarasbazaar]

Amazing how the rock wall looks blank as the drone approaches it and then suddenly the petroglyphs pop out in relief. So beautiful. I used to live in the Canyon of the Ancients area and loved finding ruins from the people who used to live there.

[@dangatlin5362]

Amazing, Jeff. Places like that need to be protected. Thanks for concealing their location, and taking us on another GREAT adventure!

[@TheTrekPlanner]

I've had to cut out a lot of footage just to hide landmarks and things. I usually get a few emails from people upset that I point the camera too low to the ground or that I don't show the scenery. I really wish we lived in a world where I could just show the amazing scenery and share more, but sadly, we don't live in that world

[@leverman7517]

@@TheTrekPlanner Someday!....

[@Fragrantbeard]

@@TheTrekPlanneryou do the right thing - the sanctity of those places far outweighs idle curiosity. I'm sorry anyone gives you grief!

[@fishnchips8132]

@@TheTrekPlanner The world is a difficult place full of disrespect, keeping places secret & keeping people out of places sadly is necessary. Even now Egyptian petroglyphs are being deliberately destroyed near Sydney, NSW, Australia. Probably because the archeologists would have their story discredited of what Australia really is & their fantasy of the world only beginning 6,000 years or so ago. There are hidden places & artwork in Oz too, landowners refuse to tell authorities where they are, or even that they exist. Corruption is rife.

[@pizzapig97]

I am so thankful there are wonderful people like you who celebrate without destroying the art. Thank you

[@TheTrekPlanner]

Thanks for watching! 🙂

[@eegarim]

I’m impressed with your perseverance when the easy trails disappeared. Thank you for taking us along. That wall of petroglyphs is way more awesome than “Newspaper Rock” in Canyonlands.

[@SongOfSongsOneTwelve]

11:27 I love seeing the impressions (ancient mortars) made by ancient peoples from grinding and baking. Seeing the corncobs perfectly preserved in the adobe walls kinda took my breath away. I love the ovens, lookout towers and cliff dwellings and would be so tempted to pick up and at least examine and sketch those pottery sherds. It's all fascinating! I was always intrigued by the Indigenous people in Arizona that made their homes in the cliffs. Everything is still up there like the day that they were made- ladders, drinking and storage vessels, ovens, little rooms and windows... It just amazed me how things could be so perfectly preserved for thousands of years; it's the arid desert that does it. Stay safe and hope to see your new coffee table book with those 200 images you took of the petroglyphs!😉

[@marcouellette4671]

You have found a gem of archaeology! Great job!

[@TeeKing]

I love hearing the joy of discovery in your voice, and as always, admire your leaving these ruins as you found them. So many of your fans, me included, live vicariously through your adventures. Blessings on your travels.

[@truth-or-nothing]

His enthusiasm is definitely contagious. 😊

[@TheTrekPlanner]

That is very kind of you to say! :-) Thank you

[@jodojodo8558]

Amazing that the rain hasn't even blemished them 😃😃😃

[@mitziwright3314]

For the thousandth time -- because I always see this comment following your videos -- you're so respectful (reverent even) of ancestral ruins and history. Thank you for sharing these adventures with us and thank you for spreading the message for continued respect. You're awesome. 💜

[@chris8456]

I just geeked out on about 8 videos of these ruins you keep finding. Amazing! Flipping amazing!! Also, props for not giving the locations away. Hope you continue to find more🤙🤙

[@donrogers7189]

MAGNUM EFFORT.!!!… AND you hit A MOTHER LOAD OF HISTORY.!!! WOW!!! I cannot imagine how long it would take to study just a fraction of what you found on this trip… capturing images with varying angles of lighting. PURE DELICIOUSNESS.!!! THAAAANK YOOOU.!!!

[@vlakslee]

Another amazing adventure. Love your enthusiasm and respect for the people who made these. It looks like the settlement was there for quite a while. Thanks for taking us along.

[@karendavis7988]

Those were the BEST petroglyphs ever!! So cool. Loved seeing all the unique petroglyphs. Thanks so much! ❤❤❤

[@TheTrekPlanner]

Some of my favorites! I wish I arrived earlier so I could spend more time seeing them all. I might plan a trip back just to see the petroglyphs!

[@tresakon]

I just found this video, but I can assure you, it will not be the last time I "join" you on your adventures. Your respect for these sites is much appreciated.

[@susantaylor9923]

What you have taken us along to see is something that really does deserve to be called awesome. I want to thank the spirits of the people who wanted us to know they were here before us and to thank them, as well.

[@shawnnorrell1686]

The size of this place is amazing. People must have lived there for a very long time. Never saw so many petroglyphs in one place like this. It doesn’t look like it has been explored much either. You are very fortunate and good at finding and seeing all of these places in person 👍😎👍🇺🇸

[@treefrog3679]

Being a US Pacific Northwesterner who visits the SW regularly in the spring. I’m wondering, Jeff, if you could mention the month you are exploring each discovery. I appreciate your ethics. Love that you are off the beaten trail and few signs of modern people. Look forward to your next adventure.

[@TheTrekPlanner]

I will try and add those notes in future videos! Thanks for the suggestion!

[@bobbwest]

I love your explorations. Petroglyphs have always fascinated me. I grew up in Santa Barbara where we have lots of cave paintings and petroglyphs done by the Chumash people. I once found a huge wall of petroglyphs off road on the West head of Maui - couldn’t find any documentation of them. It is exciting to imagine what they mean and what the lives of the creators were like. Thank you for bringing us along and sharing your explorations.

[@BillyBoulder]

Thanks! Wish I could do more. I love your energy and positive attitude.

[@TheTrekPlanner]

Thank you so much for your generous support, Billy!! Your kindness means so much to me! Thank you! I'm happy you enjoyed this adventure! 🙂 -Jeff

[@michaelg.stranestrane1465]

It's amazing the proof of habitation you find. The Desert and Canyons and Mountains were once teaming with ancient peoples. The Petroglyphs and their stories is what leads me to believe that this is some type of record of history and not just art. Would be great to decipher if possible.

[@user-zs2od2kw5e]

Your right❤

[@jamesmattoon9479]

Also WOW, i used to imagine that these Puebloan sites were rare, yet you seem to be finding them all over the place; clearly a sophisticated culture ! Thanks, keep it up !

[@Oskanderstine]

I can't explore the mountains in my area like I used to(in southern Idaho) but, watching your videos keeps that fire alive in me to keep pushing on until that day comes. You take me back to my younger days with my cousin and I going everywhere in the Owyhee mountains together. Thank you very much.

[@markwaters7760]

The use of the drone footage is genius! My brother and i have explored unknown areas of the Columbia River Gorge. Many pictographs! So, love your videos! Never stop exploring!

[@BooTheBeagle]

I am so so amazed by you. Your hobby is turning out to be so historically valuable.

[@smullis7]

I love how excited you get with each find. I’m not even there and am excited. This was a great expedition! The grinding stones were awesome! It’s just unbelievable to be standing and looking at artifacts that were used by someone maybe 800 years ago! Thanks for the adventure! Also, when you found your first pot shard, there was a rock there in the shape of a heart. When you were describing how that was a great place for a dwelling because the sun would warm it, there was a ‘mark’ on the rock face in the shape of a heart. I call these Nature Hearts. I see them all the time on my Colorado ranch and think of them as nature reminding me that I am loved. Nature obviously loves you too! 😊

[@TheTrekPlanner]

I see it now! THANK YOU for pointing that out! And thank you for your kind words! I have seen a few "Nature Hearts", as you say, but I think I will really watch for them now because of what you shared. Thank you! 🙂

[@beckireissner132]

Thank you so much for the explore. In my younger years my husband and i would take 3 days each month and just go explore the desert south west, AZ and Utah mostly, No google back then just old maps and stories to follow. I love what you do and the ability to see these beautiful places again.

[@kathleenjohnson3645]

I love your excitement on finding the Petroglyphs. Thanks for the ride along.

[@caseylewis2835]

That was a great find!! Thank you for being respectful by not disclosing the location and for not disrupting the sight. Great job sir!

[@cmmc3400]

My medical condition means I can't go out in the heat anymore. I love videos where it looks like I am there again. I spent my whole life traveling North America. I am so glad I never stole from the ancestors so people like this fantastic young man can see them too. Thank you young man, for sharing your eyes and young body to bring us along with you!

[@karenneill9109]

I can’t handle the heat, either. I couldn’t possibly travel to a place like this, but it’s SO cool to be brought along!

[@cmmc3400]

@@karenneill9109 Docs just gave me a newly discovered medication for my condition and last night I took the first dose and survived! LOL Seriously though, it is a miracle. I am one of 71 in America with this so amazingly enough, I might just be able to hike again! Yeah!

[@puppy2haley]

SPECTACULAR ‼️ Your channel is amazing. Thx for taking us along.,Just subscribed.,👍

[@Shellsterca]

I somehow came across your channel and I’m so glad I did! I have a lot of respect that you have the piece of mind to remind people to leave artifacts where they are. Subscribed and am excited to join you on future adventures through KZbin! 😊

[@inlonging]

Yea KZbin showed me a few shorts and I subscribed immediately.

[@AnEnchantedLife]

What an adventure! Those petroglyphs at 6:29 are so awe-inspiring! Thank you for sharing your adventures with us. Much respect from Northern Ontario, Canada

[@richardhoover4471]

This trek was AMAZING! To see all those petroglyphs was mind blowing. I’m so glad such a treasure still exists and hasn’t been defaced by unthinking people. I applaud your courteous reminders to viewers to leave things as they find them. Thank you for continued enlightening treks!

[@TheTrekPlanner]

Thank you for joining with me! 🙂

[@colingeer479]

Awesome video. To someone from the UK, these sites look way older than 3000YO but we're used to prehistoric sites of huge antiquity I guess. What you're doing is very important - documenting these finds will record them for future generations.

[@kurttate9446]

Main difference between Americans and British, Americans think 100 years is a long time and British think 100 miles is a far distance.😄

[@AlldayisKrisday]

Please share your discoveries with the archaeological community! Native American tribes need all the support they can get

[@deenagleason1225]

Well as I sit here in my old age with a bad heart. I'm living vicariously through you and your I can imagine myself right out there with you. Your joy is refreshing!

[@maryturko6490]

This is the best one yet! The petroglyphs are incredible. So happy that no one has disturbed them❤ Thank you for sharing.

[@johnmajewski1065]

I used to live in Peru for 6 years and roamed the coastal desert looking for ancient pottery and ruins. this is before google earth. I live now in Australia so your travels in the South West US remind me of how much we don't know about the people who lived there. Your earlier rock drawings look like aborial art rock paintings they have this mystical look like alien visitors the same but different in Peru as well. Nice Job and discoveries, keep up your discovery adventures, I'm a fan.

[@tinaknutsen]

Yes, I have seen much of the same type of ruins and pottery in Belize. I’m from Seattle Washington.

[@corneliusdinkmeyer2190]

Your very good at spotting all of these interesting finds. I think so many people would walk past without noticing such things as grinding spots or potshards. Thank you for your attention to detail.

[@earthknight60]

That's one of the nicest and most well preserved petroglyph panels I've seen. Very cool find. And nice to see that the other folks who had been there were (mostly) respectful of the site too.

[@rodmact6548]

One of the best ever videos, Jeff. Thanks again for taking us along and making it come alive for us.

[@grandpagrandmajustkeepgoin4560]

I agree!

[@sheritamac87]

Yay!! I’m so glad you mentioned cryptobiotic soil!! I’m sure you’ve talked about in your other videos but this is the first time I really took note of you talking about it. Once again, I love that you’re educating folks about these areas (I’m the chick in Durango) and how important it is to preserve structures and leaving the pottery shards alone and cryptobiotic soil!! Love your channel so much!

[@johnglenn7941]

Wow ! This is one of your better video's. Countless people wouldn't have ever seen these carvings you found. Thanks for your time and effort, many others and I appreciate your contributions.

[@cgreen186]

Thank you for taking us with you. I'll be 80 in 20 days and live in NM and can't get out like I could. I feel we are with you and it takes me back to all of the places we could find. This one was one of the best hidden places I watched. A circled dwelling. One of the things that I respect about you is telling people that you take plenty of water and food and that is so important in the desert. I also like that you tell people to leave things as they are. What a piece of History you found!

[@timhawkins4810]

I haven't watched all of your videos, but I have been watching for the past few months after coming across them somehow. This one is by far and away the best one yet. I was actually getting stressed that you weren't going to make it to the cave when you were going through all of that brush. LOL I am curious: Do any universities ever reach out to you, or do you reach out to them about your discoveries? I feel this one warrants being documented and protected before it's lost to time or worse vandalism. Thank you for sharing, I love it.

[@marinebean420]

This site has been amazingly preserved. The mortar actually weakens walls so the erosion looks completely natural. Just wow. Thank you for sharing this.

[@justjenmommyshobbies3651]

I just happened to stumble upon your channel... I will be here often!! Thank you for this great info and find. I cannot wait to binge watch all of your content ❤

[@dianadekin2135]

Amazing petroglyph findings. Thank you for exploring and sharing. I love that you do this! More, more, more.

[@dynamicguy202]

This was the best Saturday morning episode! That area must have been a large community for a very long time. I truly appreciate and respect that you respect the past for future generations to enjoy. Thank you!

[@TheTrekPlanner]

Thank you so much! Wish we could take a time machine to see this area when these ruins were inhabited.

[@VermontScaleCustoms]

Amazing place! Thanks for enduring the thorny path. I think you happened upon what was once a thriving cliff dwelling community. If I had to guess, their numbers were sizable based upon how many signs of activity remain. Also, ladders. Some of the petroglyphs reveal answers to the mystery within their story. A few of those had what appeared to be long sides with ladder rungs. Which means, they left the clue as to how it was done. They were praising their own technology as well as their own accomplishments with it. Chances are this establishment has Central American heritage that melded with North American native peoples. You could tell this site flourished in its day. What a cool trip! Thanks for sharing!

[@1millionpumpkins542]

Great comment. I bet that bird panel has some Macaws, since those were brought up from Central America as great value and esteem!

[@justmecinnamon]

Somehow, you popped up on my feed today, and boy, am I excited. Thank you so much for sharing these amazing places. At 65, I will never have this opportunity, but I can sure enjoy these adventures with you from my own living room. Please stay safe and keep sharing! Blessings

[@jimcarlin4586]

This trek is my favorite of your many hikes. The pictographs and petroglyphs are very compelling. Thanks for all the work you put into your journeys.

[@khanysafan1705]

I’ve lived in the southwest most of my life and have done a lot of trekking around. From childhood I loved walking on what you call “cryptobiotic stuff” because I loved the crunch. Never knew I was hurting the environment. Feel awful now, but you should know how important your channel is. Oh, and thanks for teaching us to leave the pottery alone. I never found any but we did find what looked liked arrowheads a time or two and kept them.

[@gmoney6293]

You wont make enough of an impact in a remote zone like this. It is important to stay off of in high trafficked areas as it can increase erosion and be wiped out quickly. Many remote places it is impossible to avoid.

[@TheTrekPlanner]

I have learned so much from you all. I think that's what I love about this channel is how we are all learning together. Thanks for your comment!

[@Jan-pw4po]

Absolutely amazing

[@MrSlikvee]

There must have been a significant population in this area. What an amazing trek. Imagine how awesome it would be to stay there for a couple of days and experience even the nights. What a spiritual adventure that would be.

[@patriciayoung8983]

You're amazing. Incredible footage. I'm thankful to you for respecting the area, and not greedily taking anything. You have my respect. Thank you. Looking forward to watching more of your videos. Take care and be safe on your adventures 😊

[@pameladonahue7503]

This was an awesome trip. Thanks for sharing and the views are/were gorgeous.

[@eliotandreu3887]

That was one heck of a hike for you, but you caught some really amazing petroglyphs and shots of the eagles, and we really appreciate everything that you do. I am a dedicated viewer, as I am not physically able to do anything close to half of what you do. The stuff that you found was amazing! Being respectful is a must for sure, so that others can enjoy the discovery as well. ❤️

[@djstarrjunkie]

I love when people are respectful to these ancient places.

[@chubbybeastfishing]

I'll pay for gas and buy lunch if you take me on the next one.

[@kellibuck]

Right?!

[@robertallen6710]

😄😆😅🤣😂

[@sedatkaradag8922]

😂

[@vapormissile]

ROOOAD TRIP! I got magnifying glasses, gold pans & my 1st edition D&D. And bandaids.

[@davidscarlett931]

​@@vapormissilewell hell if you have Band-Aids I'm going to😂

[@sarahjenkins4013]

This trip was indeed amazing! Thanks for your enthusiasm and endurance! Please continue to walk and move safely.

[@RobynSouder-rt9jf]

I love your enthusiasm. It matches mine when I am out in the desert. I am going less distances these days so love to go along with you. Keep up the wonderful work.

[@mtngritz]

What an amazing panel. As someone who has been going to places in SE UT like this over the past 30 years, I appreciate the ambiguity of your maps and filming of discernable landmarks. Safe adventures and many thanks for the content.

[@joandevillier733]

I think this is one of your very best discoveries. So much to see in one location. Thank you for the effort to get there and the time spent in recording it to share with us. The petroglyphs and evidence of long-term inhabitance are incredible.

[@nannawalling]

As always…. Stunning and so incredible how much these explorations you share make me appreciate ancestors even more. Thank you.

[@johnmurphy3874]

This adventure was fun and interesting. The petroglyphs were fascinating. Great Show Man. For Perspective, Awakenment and motivation to explore, KZbin Vibes of Cosmos.

[@RhiaDance75]

I accidentally found your channel about 6 minutes ago & love it! Happy finds! Can't wait to dig into more! Thanks so much!

[@sandramorey2529]

This was terrific! Wonderful petroglyph fields and the entire ruin with all the great stuff to find. Lots of steps cut into the rock. Can't thank you enough for bringing this excellent content to those of us who can't get there.

[@danstephensen9032]

This is All too much to take in!! SUCH amazing stuff and inspiring as well. Thank you for the respect you show (and teach) in your transit through this “window in Time”!! I’m only 1/16th Paiute but still drawn to these incredible finds!! Blessings of Health and Happiness to you and yours!! USAF VET, age 73

[@chriswren1825]

Thanks for being so good about the sites. Shows respect for those who came before, and those to come later.

[@deborahm6036]

What an amazing adventure! Thanks for bringing us along.

[@justbob2133]

Jeff, you continue to outdo yourself! Just when we think your adventures couldn't get any better, you prove us wrong... Again, and again, and again! This discovery is FASCINATING! It appears to be a fairly remote, and ideal location for the original occupants. So glad to see that it's been left pretty much alone and has not been vandalized. The lessons of respect that you teach in your videos is a great service you provide. Your adventures should be shown in schools everywhere, to inspire young future Trekkers to get outside and explore our world. I wish you would publish a book of the still photos you've taken of the ruins and ancient carvings you've visited. It would be awesome to have an interpretation of the various petroglyph symbols. Thanks for sharing your adventures😊

[@goodiesgumdrops1164]

This video is one of your Greatest hits. So much to see. I've watched it many times to try and absorb it all!! ❤

[@mystijkissler8183]

OMG, I am immensely interested in ancient rock art. The aliens figures and spirals, to me, are representative of Anasazi's encounters with the sky people. Please know I am appreciative, and hopeful you will provide all you can from this amazing trek? Sooo Exciting. You are a blessing. Thank you.

[@NegdoshaManido]

Dude, that was amazing! Thanks for bringing us with you on this adeventure! Those petroglyphs were mind blowing!!

[@wedgesmudge6893]

Wow! I've been a fan for a while, but wow again! You're like a modern day Indiana Jones! That petroglyph panel is incredible. Like something out of ancient aliens lol. Museum quality stuff. Good job. E-bike is a good idea. Thanks. I appreciate your efforts.

[@moondawg3693]

Really great show ! It's incredible that we can see these things, that would otherwise be lost forever, if not for you. Cheers !

[@bonniewest7139]

I was so happy to go on this trek with you! I get so happy over petroglyphs and what you found here was so abundant!! I now have fav screen shots. Thank you!!

[@diabloprops]

This was an exceptional trek in the grand way. What an astounding amount of petroglyphs!

[@kathleenschaubhut4174]

Thank you so much for sharing this beautiful area, the ruins and the petroglyphs. Amazing.

[@deborahhearing3045]

I was an explorer in my earlier days; this was a great treat, thank you and may you be blessed for sharing.

[@rogergadley9965]

Jeff, wonderful video. That place is so rich with structures, petroglyphs and other evidence of ancient human habitation. It was clearly a major home to the Native Americans who lived there. Heck, with all the petroglyphs, it may even have been a major religious gathering place. I think the place should be protected, perhaps by the federal government and even designated as a national monument. I note and appreciate the stone walls, granaries, caves, potsherds and the petroglyphs, but in some ways those things are just “things” and at best, evidence. The metates and manos, however, moved me. Those items were once part of daily life. They spoke of individual people, women, working every day to make the lives of their kids, partners and the community a whole. That made the place more “human” to me. Wonderful video. Congratulations.

[@CricketGirrl]

I just read something interesting! Apparently Ancestral Pueblo in the Mesa Verde area used petroglyphs to mark the sun's movement across the sky. The spiral is often associated with the sun. There are a bunch of spirals on the cliff face. Could they be marking important times of the year? Like when to plant and when to harvest based on the sun's position? Also, if you haven't seen the video Outdoor Boys did where he hikes 11 miles through a Utah canyon with EXTENSIVE ruins, check it out. The ruins are amazing.

[@user-zs2od2kw5e]

Your are very right❤we still use them

[@johnsmith-xr6qy]

Thank you for the trip. I was concerned for you at times with one hand and no one with you. I enjoyed the journey almost as much as you. Happy New Year, God bless.

[@trilliumerickson6895]

Such an awesome thing you are doing. Starring your adventure with others that can't go themselves. You are a blessing. Thankyou

[@zweispurmopped]

A stunning find! The orderly manner in which the shards are placed there suggests to me that this is a well known archaeological site, so that's more of a personal discovery. Still it must be mesmerising to see some hints in satellite pictures, go there and hit the jackpot like this! Again I see many pole holes in the ground, I guess there was quite a bit more to see centuries ago, and I would bet the builders there had a lot more timber available and made good use of it. Not only was the find itself stunning but the presentation in this video was top notch. You really do that well, Sire! 🤗I enjoyed this video a lot!

[@ivanmcpcpherson2407]

Wow that area has tons of history. There must have been many families over generations to carve a life out of solid rock.

[@TheTrekPlanner]

So much history I wish we could see it all over the thousands of years. And many Native American groups are still there today!

[@user-zs2od2kw5e]

They didn't live in these places long,because they were still on their migrations,when they finished then they made permanent villages

[@Barbara-qc5nt]

Just found you not long ago. Love what you are doing .. and Thanks for taking us along. Thank You Much for showing the deserved Respect. Happy Healthy New Year.

[@vickiporter315]

Wow... I admire your zest to explore, and record for others to learn.. your respectful manner will be rewarded

[@Montana_horseman]

I could have sat here and watched drone shots of that for an hour.. so interesting! Well done thanks for taking us along! Side note: We call those roads "two tracks" As in, "there's a two track that got you close to the petroglyphs. Always a thumbs up!👍

[@sandysue202]

You outdid yourself on this one, Jeff! Others had obviously been there before you, but many folks would not scramble thru the scrub brush and thorns and cactus to get there. I wonder if in each community, there were just 2 or 3 designated "artists" who were brave enough to climb to those heights and leave their drawings as a memorial. This was a breathtaking video, and I was itching all over just watching you plow thru that brush!! Thank you, thank you!!❤

[@LazyIRanch]

I was itching too, because I know exactly what it feels like to walk through that kind of terrain, where pretty much every living thing stabs, sticks, cuts, burns, stings, or bites! That riparian chaparral he had to battle to reach that cave is seriously miserable stuff to walk through! Almost every plant in the desert has thorns, razor sharp leaves, and grows prickly stuff that clings to clothes and make one feel like they crawled through a mile of fiberglas insulation. I have 20 acres, off-grid on a mountain in SoCal that's covered in much of the same plants I see here, several that have "lycium" in their botanical name. I'm not a botanist, but I think "lycium" must mean, "I've got big nasty thorns made for ruining your day AND you're probably allergic to me" Jeff is a brave man, and he suffered some real pain to bring us this fantastic adventure! We love you, Jeff!

[@Famr4evr]

Thanks for sharing your adventures!! This is looking like my childhood, adventure land, the Four Corners area. I don’t remember anywhere having such a huge petroglyph!! How amazing!!

[@rosieflaherty3169]

I love that you're out there exploring and taking us along with you. I enjoy your enthusiasm and you give me incentive to get out more and do my own exploring. Who knows, maybe our paths will cross someday.

[@RCake]

This was one of the most beautiful places you have taken us so far. I lo ed how the petroglyphs were were obviously from wildly varying age, with the "newest" still light against the background color, and the oldest fully oxidised into the background. Thank you so much from rainy winter northern Europe ❤❤

[@drtimoshea4087]

There's giant face carved in the rock up the cliff at 4:40-4:42 Looks like Pete Townshend except it's 1000 years old. The dude doesn't even mention it.

[@kylekerry3281]

Fascinating finds on this trip Loved the respect and knowledge you display Thanks for sharing your experience with us all

[@overunderjoyed7111]

You have my dream job/life! Thank you for sharing. I do worry that people will find and vandalize these special places, but you seem to be mostly discrete about locations (even though I want to know where to find these!:) )and remind people to be respectful. Thank you. Please stay safe. I worry a bit about your safety out there alone and would like to suggest you consider getting a side kick.

[@TheTrekPlanner]

Thank you VERY much for your concern for my safety and for your concern for these sites. I really do contemplate how best to share and protect these places. That's why the editing is sometimes off or seems a little not balanced. I'm not sure if you've seen some of my other videos, but I do have a satellite messenger device, extra food/water, survival gear, and spare batteries. Thank you for your generous support of my channel! Means so much to me!! -Jeff

[@tsulong]

this isnt my usual youtube watching, but it was in my algorithm and im glad it was, you're so enthusiastic and fun to watch

[@user-ye4uc9hk1n]

I am in awe at what you found, this tells a story about their daily work to survive a harsh climate. I am from Canada and we have harsh winters but make it through the winter. You are showing me things I will never see and expierence in my lifetime. I can just imagine been there feeling the breeze and hearing the birds . Myself love our forests here. We collect our basket material and get our teas and medicine from the plants and trees. Collect the roots for making baskets. Carry on doing what you love and bringing us along. God bless you.

[@stanleybridge]

Once again thanks for taking us along on another adventure. This trip produced a treasure trove of petroglyphs that boggles the mind for its abundance and quality. I find it mystifying that such simple art is so intriguing and beautiful. Thanks again Jeff.

[@TheTrekPlanner]

Thank you, Stanley! I really felt like this was one of my favorite trips