PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT | A Clash of Cultures | Kaibab, Arizona

High up in the Arizona Strip by the Utah border sits Pipe Spring National Monument - a site of conflict, controversy, and a much-needed natural resource. Once home to the Kaibab Paiute as well as Mormons, this park offers an educational look at history.
Pioneer history exists all across the West and few other sites contrast the differences between cultures such as Pipe Spring National Monument does. On the land flows a spring that provided much-needed water for the native Kaibab Paiute tribe living on the land as well as the Mormon pioneers settling across the area.
The structures at the site have been estimated to have been constructed between 1863 to 1885. Visitors will find Winsor Castle, an old Mormon fort built on top of the spring itself, two smaller cabins, corrals that once contained cattle so important to the Mormon settlers, and the cistern containing water from the spring.
The visitor center provides an educational movie with the history of the two cultures as well as that of the property.
VIDEO FILMED: 09/03/2022
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⚪ PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT - www.nps.gov/pisp/index.htm
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00:00 Pipe Spring National Monument History
03:05 The Garden
07:40 The Spring
11:21 Historic Buildings & the Fort
16:37 Overlook Views
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Welcome to the Cactus Atlas! We are Glenn and Amy and invite you to join us as we visit all sorts of locations across the American West. We tour both natural and man-made attractions.
Our base of operations is in the Phoenix, AZ area. We do a lot of hiking and day trips as well as campground reviews and hope that we will be a great resource if you are planning a trip to the American West. We also hope to delight you with our exciting adventures!

[@gstiles7]

Aww, that was so sweet of you to think about me in the pumpkin patch 🤣 Didn't mean to take that away from you Amy 😁That's crazy that more people don't visit. I thought they had quite a bit to see and learn about. Thanks for taking us there!!

[@CactusAtlas]

Hahah! It's okay. I'm willing to share pumpkin love with anyone else who appreciates a pumpkin patch. 😅

[@melissaallen4796]

Awesome. Very interesting. Thanks for posting.

[@CactusAtlas]

You bet! Glad you enjoyed it! 😊

[@SomeplaceOrAnother]

It’s amazing how much cooler those stone homes are inside 😎

[@CactusAtlas]

Might not be comfortable by today's standards, but definitely pretty comfortable for the time! 😄

[@tpseeker3367]

Thanks so much for doing this one Glenn. So much History in such a short bit of time.

[@CactusAtlas]

There's a lot of history out in that area for sure! 😊

[@joansmith5870]

That looks like a great place to visit. Thanks for sharing.

[@CactusAtlas]

It is! Thanks for watching. 😄

[@scottdunkirk8198]

I loved it up there. I almost got a job up there as a living history docent.

[@CactusAtlas]

Oh how awesome! We always really appreciate the docents who help provide history and information. Always so friendly. 😊

[@SoonerGirlTravels]

Love your videos. They are so interesting.

[@CactusAtlas]

Thank you! 😊

[@SidetrackAdventures]

This place looks amazing. We tried to go one year after leaving the North Rim but couldn't make it before it closed due to a non-moving bison herd at the Grand Canyon. That fence doesn't look like it could keep that longhorn detained if it decided it wanted to be elsewhere!

[@CactusAtlas]

I doubt that there's very much that could contain a longhorn if it really decided to be elsewhere. 😂

[@SwiftyTravels]

A nice national monument! Surprising they aren’t trying to clean up the pond from whatever dangerous algae is going on 😯- very well preserved

[@CactusAtlas]

It is surprising. Or maybe they were and it wasn't under control yet? Unsure to be honest. 🤔

[@DovieRuthAuthor]

Great video, Glenn and Amy. I’m wondering if there was an issue with algae in the water back in the day.

[@CactusAtlas]

Can't help but feel that there probably wasn't all the time but can't really say. I know that the algae in the Virgin River in Zion National Park tends to change so it is possible this does too.

[@DovieRuthAuthor]

@@CactusAtlas I believe it’s seasonal.

[@scottdunkirk8198]

The garden is period, you need to make a run to Fort Verde up in Camp Verde

[@CactusAtlas]

We have actually been there and have a video on our experience as well! 😄

[@scottdunkirk8198]

@@CactusAtlas I found it, great video. Do you do any videos in western Utah? You should come up to Wendover airport on August 26 for the airshow and see the restoration projects on the airfield.

[@superdave0002]

dang....for +100 degrees your probably wearing one of the hottest hats you can.

[@OffRampAdventures]

The only reason I can see more people don't see this place is because they don't know about it!

[@CactusAtlas]

Hopefully more people check it out. 👍

[@lettyschlieper7410]

Quit knocking down our history. I love your videos. I must subscriber. But knocking down our history is a reason why our country is in shambles. The Indians did a lot to themselves as well read real history.