Konocti, Mountain of Mystery

[@exothermic8558]

This film has everything; music, writing, humor, editing, thrills, interviews are wonderful, information, gorgeous photography, relevant, sympathetic first person narration; something for everyone. Very respectful and humorous. Thank you for this gift of a short film. So much respect given to the mountain in your story-telling. It shines. Just beautiful.

[@cotatirick]

OUTSTANDING... You did an amazing job on this!!

[@one308fan]

Great video! I have always been fascinated by the lake and all the stories about it.

[@th8298]

I miss my home. I've experienced some crazy things growing up in Kelseyville on single springs Rd and Bottle Rock/Brower Ln. From Spirits, UFO's( just like the last guy on here talking about the UFO... Triangular in shape HUGE and with brighter lights at each point with smaller lights in between. And in-between the lights were symbols.No sound , and moving very very slow...right above me slowly moving towards Cobb mountain. That happened in 95 or 98 ? I can't remember but it was crazy to experience that) Nessy, hearing strange sounds at night, orbs of light following me which had been captured even in the pictures I've taken. You name it and it's all there surrounding Mt. Konocti . I do miss my home... It's calling me back. I do want to say ... That was great research on all of this. You deserve more ratings and more views. I have tried doing my own research but didn't get close to finding all those tv reports and how in the world did you find that hole/cave. Very impressive to say the least. You did a great job.

[@deadliftenthusiest]

I grew up in lakeport, nowhere I’ve been has the same charm as that place, however I won’t be going back to lake county unless I have enough money to retire 😂 not enough jobs unless you’re a linesman or work for the government lol

[@johnnyvudu]

I grew up there, ULHS Class of 95

[@adammmmmmmmmmmmm]

What an amazing video. It really filled me with a mixture of wonder and nostalgia. I think you have a real talent for this kind of content. Don't stop now, this can go somewhere big.

[@herpmf]

The music is absolutely on point, amazing!

[@franzwaltenspuhl8892]

Good documentary, thanks! If you look at Mt. Konocti while traveling from Lower Lake to Kelseyville the outline resembles a sleeping maiden. This was pointed out to me when I moved here.

[@t_catalyst]

This is so amazing watching it from Kenya 💝❣️in Africa

[@seanK-pi6of]

Amazing! Great narrative unfolding and use of music! I thought you were a goner going into that cave!

[@therustyduck5400]

Growing up at the base of Konocti, I really enjoyed this Sun Dog, hoping to get up there and hike Konocti this spring.

[@robinp9047]

This was great!

[@questateyahoo]

This is what drew me here in 2001. Been here ever since. At 72 I still have much to discover and lake county is rich with unknown discovery

[@future_me_6067]

This was very nice. I really appreciated the archaeology and the age of some of those artifacts. Good job and thank you.

[@kerryhourigan485]

I spent so many hours studying this mountain and stories. You did such an incredible job! Bravo! And thank you.

[@ELECTRIC_WIZARD_]

This is a great documentary sir and deserves success

[@LouLou-ii4ux]

Nice work Sun Dog! Love seeing and learning so much more about Konocti. Going to go take a walk in the rain😊🌟

[@stevengerry9898]

Great film Sun Dog

[@andrebuendia3554]

Such a good video, grew up hearing stories about all Of this from my grandpa! Awesome to hear the historical value of it

[@davidmcdonaldfishing3018]

Great documentary!!! Lots of things I didn't know about the lake and mt. Konocti.

[@satman13]

This is awesome work

[@deaftodd]

Quite good documentary you have there! It was funny that you climded down a tree to amplify your adventure.

[@dukemahoney]

Best documentary I've seen in a long while.

[@flambogaming733]

This is so sick awesome to see people finally making quality videos on the area and actually diving into it I can really appreciate a quality video people can now watch when they look into coming to lakecounty having grown up hearing the stories I’ve always just wanted to assemble a team and just go search for a way in the mountain and in the creek in kelseyville it goes from 5’ to 25-30’ deep with walls of clay and slides carved in clay goin from the shore aswell as being littered with arrowheads and a location of a supposed child eaten by a large catfish with no eyes long time ago I tried messaging adventure twins who were interested in finding a way to explore the cave but I think they gave up caves are too unstable probly flooding and volcanic gases so basically hardcore level 😂

[@renzocreates1566]

I grew up in the area. Lived in the Clearlake Rivera area. Right on the base of this mountain! Many adventurers when I was younger exploring various areas of the mountain. I am also part Pomo Indian. My tribe and casino is located on Soda Bay road. As a child my grandmother told me stories of the fish with no eyes. Also a giant serpent in the lake. I really believe there is a lake inside the mountain from the stories I was told as a kid about the entrance to a cave when the lake was low. Excellent video. I absolutely loved it. Thank you.

[@ClayReed]

Great Documentary would love to see you do same approach on Lake Shasta exploring castle crags, ancient tribes, and legendary phenomenon.

[@charlottewilliams7866]

Thanks! That was kind of fun. Script and music reminded me of something from the 1960s or maybe 1950s. But really good to hear about an almost local place that I don't know much about.

[@brianhansen3115]

Great job

[@longlongdogg]

I wish all of youtube was like this

[@westonmickey3890]

Great video...

[@jesserivera9704]

absolutely stellar work. loved every minute. I am from Napa but live in Toronto now this makes me want to return and explore so much! thank you!!

[@gailbracy3813]

Brilliant piece! It's like documentaries of yore. ❤

[@thegadphly3275]

Good work. Quality improves as you go along. You learned a lot, and taught us too. Thanks.

[@jsbarone]

Dude, awesome documentary. I never knew about any of this, I'm definitely going to check it out. Thank you for making this!

[@steviedestefanie7601]

This was EXCELLENT !!! THANK YOU ♥️👍👍👍🤩🤩🤩♥️👑✝️👑♥️

[@joshuam.2685]

Fantastic video. Well done👍🏼

[@collinsloan2593]

My dad and brothers helped dig in that tunnel entrance in 1994. I was sick the day they helped so I didn’t go.

[@Cobbmtngirl]

I watched this with much interest. I’ve always loved Konocti & have hiked it quite a few times. I live in Cobb Mtn. area & those earthquakes triggered by the geothermal power plants are annoying. I do see the maiden when traveling highway 29 as another mentioned. Thanks for sharing.

[@willowjac]

I love this. Did you just give up? I need more.

[@zen11minerals]

Good job man!! 👍🏽

[@davidreguera2619]

Lots of good content there thank you very much I have a friend of mine that has property there and I just spent 4 days painting and 4 days losing my bait to something very big

[@krosmo]

Amazing documentary man. What a treat it was to stumble across this. I've watched it a couple times and have shown it to many friends and family members. Professional level story telling. Mt Konocti is truly as beautiful as it mystifying. Best wishes to you.

[@marielopez2276]

When I was child we lived in Clear lake. I used to see little people all the time but they DIDN’T look like what we call little people now and they were much smaller remember like it was yesterday now I have some insight as to why I used to see them even though I think my family thought I was crazy as a child or just had a great imagination not sure which one 😂

[@Adam-vn5pl]

Could you describe how they looked?

[@Brian-te9be]

good job bro, u put a shit ton of effort into that

[@teebo3069]

Love this man! Take me with you next time lol

[@danhodem7958]

Very nice job, enjoyed watching!

[@wopalongcassidy]

Nice production.

[@rogerscottcathey]

Extremely interesting

[@AGMSaint]

Great video 🤙

[@paulbertoli2469]

Great work! Beware of mountain fever,& Borax lake man

[@exothermic8558]

The blue lake subterranean connection is fascinating.

[@CrystslLepagnol]

What's Mountain fever?

[@bubpori5105]

You Could Imagine A Ancient Cave Warmed by all that Thermal Activity Would be a Place to Stay During the Ice Age ! Reduced Height Cave Dwellers in a City of Gold for Lighting Effects with Fires Simulated Day Light Inside ! Konocti Gold , Catfish , Deep Blue Lake Connection !.

[@goldenratio5117]

Reed boats were also mentioned about ancient Lake Lahohntan Nevada. Little people are also know by Native Americans here in the Pacific Northwest. Mentioned by the Yurok, and Wintu Winnemum tribes.

[@Rody_le_Cid]

man.. I used to watch old Sundog documentaries in high school, back in the 70s and 80s.. on rain days, the teacher would roll out the projector and show these old reels of film that had been shown countless times throughout the years.. granted, the older films are more in depth since it used to be easier to gain access to hidden and less traveled paths.

[@gailbracy3813]

It sounds exactly an old style doc, doesn't it!

[@TaiLayMienTay]

Quá đỉnh anh ỏi👍👍🩵🩵🩵🩵

[@JOKLinterviews]

EPIC

[@stevengerry9898]

You can film on our land anytime you want in RH's

[@westonmickey3890]

I witnessed a similar phenomenon December 25th 2022 over Chico California which is about 2 hours due north east of Clear Lake. After doing extensive studying about this phenomenon that I witness for about 4 to 5 minutes, I was able to conclude that it is a phenomenon called ball lightning that has been documented since humans have been documenting their time. I thought it was a drone at first until I was able to get out my binoculars and really asphyxiated on this orange circular electro ball looking thing that I witnessed in the sky.

[@occisoft8082]

Really good. Like really compelling. I watched it in one sitting. Bad thumbnail though. I dont know why I clicked on this.

[@exothermic8558]

You were fortunate.

[@VentureBroJoe]

Great theory on the quartz, let's Collab

[@Loagun]

That it comes out of volcanic vents....

[@VentureBroJoe]

@@Loagun no, that the light is pressurized quartz. A quartz crystal watch purely runs on the power of the pressurized quartz crystal within it and that's how it keeps time on the second as well. We have a very unique quartz Crystal here in LC, they call it the double quartz and it is possible if a large quantity is pressurized it could emit a light

[@detectivelifem.d.3537]

@@VentureBroJoe Quartz when exposed to radium also can store light in a yellow or golden hue. You can also rub or strike quartz crystals together to produce a flash or spark, which is exactly like you said, the way our modern watches function. Great content Mr. Dog I look forward to seeing more.

[@thechurchofsleep]

Other natives called these little people the "Moon-Eye" they only came out at night, and lived in caves, were little hobbit like people. Great video, love the style - reminds me of a 1970's documentary.

[@goddess_of_Kratos]

Great footage, want to buy my land up the for 5k

[@longlongdogg]

If you dont mind me asking. What kind of camera did you use to capture this? Its awesome

[@sundog3247]

Panasonic HC-V770

[@sashadisko5136]

This is a sacred mountain. Wes Anderson and Jacques Cousteau mixed with a bit of the Attenborough and Carl Sagan.

[@sashadisko5136]

I love this.

[@nelliedorn8130]

And maybe Leonard Nimoy?

[@exothermic8558]

@@nelliedorn8130 all of the above. Keep making films.

[@exothermic8558]

@@nelliedorn8130 Thank you for sharing this. Much enjoyed.

[@gailbracy3813]

No! X-Files! He sounds just like Fox Mulder :D

[@johnemanolis]

My wife and I are planning a two week stay in and around Clearlake. This March. Looking forward to it.

[@chucksneedmoreland]

nice to see some of the gems in the pacific northwest

[@TansGauntlett]

SO GOOD

[@yvette7245]

Can you take me to that cave , we can meet at Konocti ?

[@mafic_taco7061]

Bro! Awesome video . Have you considered applying to National Geographic?

[@rn2dresq]

It appears you're doing this solo. As I understand, there is a group or club with your same interest as you in that area. Have you contacted them?

[@doordee3663]

24:52 girl no. Are you doing this by your freakin self? Legit if you're at the top of a cave entrance, it can go down a long way. Spelunking alone is dangerous especially without proper gear.

[@9x6x9x]

ya goodshit yo good shit

[@poetmaggie1]

How ever long an area has been occupied by humans, there is a question of how often was the population has been changed out by invading other groups, and how often the area was abandoned and then rediscovered. The people there now have no direct DNA connection to the people there a thousand and more thousands of years

[@justinbrown2212]

I work at the base of the mountain at night. I've seen some things, maaan. Haha

[@exothermic8558]

It is a special and captivating land.

[@InfoSavior]

Ayooo like whatttt???👀👀

[@justinbrown2212]

I had this weird thing happening for a few months where I kept seeing white flashes moving hella fast. Being a glasses wearer, I thought I was just catching glares, but it seemed to be more than that. Some days it wouldn't happen at all, some days dozens of times. Then there was the main event, and I swear on my life this happened. I finished cleaning in a room far away from the main buildings, and isolated in darkness, and I saw dozens of the white flashes I had been seeing, but instead of darting off like normal, they were swirling and bobbing in a cluster about 100 yards away in the grass. As I stood there, dumbstruck, they broke away, half to the left, half to the right and formed a circle around the building I was at. They were moving impossibly fast, and a sense of terror came over me. I ducked back inside and hid, I didn't know what to do. When I poked my head out about 20 minutes later, there was nothing but moonlight and cold air.

[@willowjac]

My God. I live at the base on Soda Bay side and I'm going to be looking. 😮

[@thesmuggler7]

@justinbrown2212 where were you at when you saw this? Super curious as I too work right by the mountain..

[@debratayloroney3544]

Your background music over rides voice

[@MC-sb5ug]

Research RF Zalusky himself for your next piece. The man was a legend - what he did in WW2 is beyond Hollywood.

[@debbilinnebur2075]

Well done, except for inability to hear the oral history of the native American speaking.Really good research and photography. Thanks for posting, susctibed.

[@abundance0301]

Cant we send some robotic drones down there wirh camera's ?

[@nerthulas1683]

Hello Old Friend! I am awake again and I've learned from my mistakes - care to share a meal sometime?

[@Cycy35705]

My dads dad used to own this town it was called Forbes town

[@growinglifeorganic940]

Algorithm doing its job. Just 1 year to late.

[@Sdedalus-m1f]

I am not superstitious but I believe that. there is something evil about Lake County. Bad thing happen there.

[@Cycy35705]

Now it’s called lake port

[@keithtanner2806]

Oh get on with it. Waffle Central.🤢🤢

[@keithtanner2806]

The Mountain of Mythtery would be a more appropriate description.

[@IkMarvel-g7t]

What a lame freaking video. Listen to that 60s TV series music. Give it a rest

[@craigmeyer1905exploring]

That hole you went down is our private propertie we have with the county please stay out of our holes this is a Sacred area you are Desecrating

[@willowjac]

Omg REALLY? Then how do you OWN it?

[@craigmeyer1905exploring]

@@willowjac we have obtained permits fro. County and permissions from local tribes please stay out they can be unstable

[@vennin7781]

Stay out of my hole. 🤓

[@gailbracy3813]

@@craigmeyer1905exploring Maybe he had a permit. Geez he's not descretating anything lol

[@craigmeyer1905exploring]

He didnt it ours

[@Beamer_707]

Watch out those little people throw rocks at you if your close to the shore at night time. Iv seen then twice they have no faces

[@hyssean12]

Lol the carp are not 6 feet

[@willowjac]

The hell they aren't! I've seen them.

[@hyssean12]

@@willowjac you have seen 6ft carp?

[@jihadtogetdajeepnturnit2]

@@hyssean12after smoking some crack probably 😂

[@Loagun]

I loved this. Thank you.

[@nelliedorn8130]

Your videos are super cool!