I've NEVER Been Anywhere Like This Before! (SUV Camping/Vanlife Adventures)

In this video I go on a hike deep in the canyons of southeastern Utah and visit a series of incredible sites!
DATE FILMED: March 2022
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** Perfect Kiva: 37.43698, -110.00883
** Jailhouse: 37.43791, -110.01313
** Green Mask: 37.45333, -110.02170
** Yellow House: 37.45152, -109.98876
** Sheiks Canyon trailhead: 37.44883, -109.98308
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[@cinichol]

I actually had no idea there were ruins in America dating back to 6000BC. My mind is utterly blown. Thanks so much for this stunning piece.

[@RangerMcFriendly]

Thank you Tristan for continuing to use Ancestral Puebloan instead of Anasazi. Also those asking about pot shards and other ancient items, in this case we typically don’t want you moving these around as leaving them be gives us clues to how these cultures lived and more, but this site looks worked over so we usually don’t care as much. Remember it is highly illegal to collect these and remove them from their homes. I have seen visitors prosecuted using ARPA (the Archeological Resources Protection Act of 1979). Most take plea deals to avoid jail time but the fines are brutal. Rangers monitor these areas well too. I personally caught folks removing dinosaur bones from a National Monument. The judge was not very lenient on them. -Ranger Derek

[@saddlelac]

You can still buy the seeds to that size of corn. Now they call it ornamental corn. The kernels are multicoloured. Yellow red and brown . Again, enjoying your videos, thanks!

[@LHer-gn8th]

Happy. For. your video I really enjoy watching I would never know this ruin. And what beauty they hold thank-you 🎉😊

[@robertwidger6888]

I'm glad to see that these sites are difficult to get to. Anyone like yourself who make the effort will treat them with the respect they deserve.

[@vicnurse5]

Yes I was amazed and thankful too that people who have visited respected the ancient pieces they found, and left them on rocks etc for others to see. Incredible some of the pottery etc.

[@SUVRVing]

Yep, you've definitely got to work for these sites! Thanks for watching, Robert.

[@kaykaykayak9368]

Amazing, so glad to see people respecting the sights. I was amazed you found the mask! I enjoy all the information you give . I find it very interesting, that corn , thanks for the size comparison. Long hike, but I get not wanting to carry all the gear for one night.

[@FlewTheCoop]

Agree

[@daleavery529]

I've done Cedar Mesa a couple of times about a decade ago, and with a good friend. But, we didn't do this hike! At 75 y.o., I am going to try to get my hiking partner up for one more good one (two days though!), and follow in your foot steps. Thank you so much for doing this video. Wish me luck!

[@saginawdan]

Tristan, One of your best tours. Your reverence for these sites is commendable. Thank You. 👍😎👍

[@SUVRVing]

Thanks Daniel, I appreciate that!

[@moretoexplore6736]

Agreed my first impression of that underground chamber was it's a sacred place

[@benjamint.6797]

Yes as a Tlinget native from S.e. Alaska I appreciate your respect of these locations and the knowledge you share, I can tell your passionate about your adventures! I hope to travel like this someday b4 I get to old, 46 and not getting any younger, cheers from Alaska

[@janebaugh5591]

loved this one very much. this one us Great. i have got to road travel all over the US. i am 71 now. just wish i could have gone while young. had 3 kids to raise on my own. money was always tight. Thanks for showing me threw your EYES. JANE GREEN CENTRAL OKLA.

[@essieessie5399]

Tristan, these ancient sites are truly spectacular and incredibly well preserved!! The 3rd site is WOW! Thank you for taking us along this very special hike

[@SUVRVing]

Thanks Essie!

[@deborahsutcliffe2557]

🎉🎉🎉

[@vandalnonesuch8274]

FYI: based on Park Service website, the age of footprints set into the rock (sand solidified by time and water) found in White Sand NP were determined by carbon dating grass seeds found in line with the bottom of the 2 inch recess, and also 6 inches below. The grass seed even with the bottom of the foot imprint was approx. 20,500 Years old, the seeds 6" down, at approx. 23,000 years old. These dates appeared to show humans have been here almost twice as long as previously assumed (13,500-15,000 years). Little wonder that there are so many Ancient Puebloan ruins across the Southwest! Thank you, Tristan, for bringing these amazing images to us!!! Little known facts for little known people!

[@sandeedobberstine5591]

Thank you for the info. That’s amazing!

[@jenniferwise8515]

MANY scientists parrot info with no actual PROOF of dating. They dare to think they can date everything and their arrogance is stunning.

[@SUVRVing]

Wow, interesting! Thanks for sharing.

[@richardsiegler8456]

Sooooo envious…..how much I would love to just sit in silence and meditate, allowing my spirit to absorb all that tranquility .

[@lesliegriffith9830]

You should see the pictographs around where I70 runs into I15 in Utah. They are all over the area. And there is a hiking trail that climbs to some ruins. My mother and I saw them in the early 80s.

[@westcoastislander6699]

We have been day hiking and backpacking in Grand Gulch several times. An absolutely beautiful area. One of our favourite campsites was on the slick rock above the Green Mask spring. One thing worth mentioning is that it is frowned upon by preservationists and historians of the area to move items from their original resting site to a "showcase" area as is often done by well-meaning visitors. Once a shard of pottery or piece of basket weaving--no matter how small or seemingly insignificant--is moved from its original resting site, it loses all historical context. This is context that might contribute to a better understanding of these ancient cultures. Items should always be viewed where they are found and never moved or touched. Many thanks for another wonderful video.

[@susans7091]

Thank you for the reminder not to move artifacts.

[@1234dvarela]

Beautiful! For all those who follow Tristan and visit these amazing places, please protect them.

[@SUVRVing]

Indeed! Thanks Debbie.

[@B-RollBooks]

Take nothing but footage, leave nothing but tire tracks.

[@karakoppanyi3845]

This was fascinating! I’ve never seen pictographs like these! The ruins were so well preserved. I’m just glad to see they haven’t been damaged by modern humanoids! I’m getting hooked on your interesting videos, and I love your passion for these beautiful places!

[@RicG.]

Anasazi is also the name of one of my favorite types of beans. They are a speckled dark red and white bean first cultivated by Ancestral Puebloan people in what is now the Four Corners region of the United States. They were adopted by commercial growers beginning in the 1980s and marketed under the name "Anasazi"; traditionally they were known by the Spanish names frijol conejo (rabbit bean), vaquita (little cow), or pajaro carpintero (woodpecker).

[@SUVRVing]

Huh, never heard of them. Interesting! Thanks Ric.

[@duane4972]

Yes, they are very tasty beans, I found some a few years ago. I cook them southern style with some pork roast or stew meat, onions, peppers, garlic etc. Serve with cornbread.

[@FlewTheCoop]

The handprint under the white circle, I wonder if that was their signature. Nicely created video.

[@yvonnenovakmatz2319]

So well done. Thank you!

[@vicnurse5]

Amazing video, such a beautiful place. Being in Australia, I had no idea that the earlier people's lived in these type of settings (only remember seeing Cowboy and Indian movies as a child). Seeing the buildings they made from rocks with doors and windows is incredible. They seem to have made living as comfortable as they could for themselves and their families. Just wonderful to see. Thank you again for showing all these incredible places.

[@deanfirnatine7814]

Check out a "modern" Pueblo village, they are like huge apartment complexes, same with early "Anasazi" sites like canyon de chelly and chaco canyon before they was abandoned, the period you are seeing here with Tristan is when the climate was getting bad and a lot of warfare was happening and people retreated to these defensive positions high up on the canyon walls.

[@vicnurse5]

@@deanfirnatine7814 thanks Dean, I will check those out...any youtube channels you know of that show these, I will google them to learn more. Our indigenous aboriginal people here tended to make shelters out of tree branches, and didn't leave physical shelters as such. I guess in each area they took advantage of different natural environs. Here in Australia there are few mountains and mainly flat desert. Cheers Vicki in South Oz

[@SUVRVing]

Thanks, I'm glad you liked it! The sites really are amazing, aren't they?

[@davidbarts6144]

They built extensive irrigation works in places, and had long-distance trade networks as well (parrot bones have been found at Chaco Canyon). I always roll my eyes when people talk about European pioneers being the first to do this or that in the New World; such claims typically run counter to ample archeological evidence.

[@donnabrowne5307]

Tristan, I want to win the lottery and spend the rest of my active years retracing the routes in your videos. Thanks for showing these wonderful sites in such an informative and respectful way.

[@steveflaim2656]

Particularly impressed with the rooms with intact ceilings!

[@SUVRVing]

Me too!

[@altrujillo3566]

Wonderful video, Tristan! Four of us, all in our late 60's spent a long day hiking in that area and we were plenty beat (bad knees and hips all around!) by the time we got back to our truck. I praise your youth and willingness to share your adventures.

[@vernayazzie5213]

I've been to the canyon that you hiked, this was like 30 years ago! We never show this to the public just because of the exploitation and desecration of our ancestral history and preservation of it. So please don't promote it on social media. I know it is on BLM land and public has access to it. However, it was beautiful to see the canyon again. I may just take some time to hike the canyon again. Bears Ears above Cedar Mesa is a beautiful area. This is our wood gathering, herb collection and a special place. Thank you. I love your video, btw.

[@1ACL]

Are you Ute ? Thank you for your comment.

[@susans7091]

I agree with Verna Yazzie. I worry that publicizing these awesome places could lead to people going who are not so respectful and careful. Thank you for speaking up for your ancestors.

[@vernayazzie5213]

@@1ACL I am Navajo

[@carmenmartinez2882]

Amazing, and thanks to all who have visited and left it alone for the rest of the world to enjoy, including the small pieces. Respect is the key. Thanks for a fabulous video.

[@Ostrom38]

Wow!!!! That was stunning. I can't believe Bear's Ears isn't an NPS site. That was an incredible video Tristan. Thanks for all of the hard work you put in with the shots and different angles of the sites. I feel like I just got to visit there! You are doing awesome! Thank you for the Quality content.

[@SUVRVing]

Thanks for watching!

[@jamesbrooks3664]

They are considering adding it to the list.

[@davidbarts6144]

It is one of the areas that Obama proclaimed to be a national monument and Trump delisted. Biden relisted it. Like some national monuments, it is managed by the BLM and not the Park Service.

[@RangerMcFriendly]

No kidding. I would love to Ranger there! Write your Senators as they are the ones who can change a National Monument to a National Park!!

[@brigittewalden9226]

Wow incredible views !! In the late 90's I was able to go into many cliff dwellings (most are restricted from that now and thank goodness). They are very moving when you take the time to actually imagine the people living in them going about their daily lives. I was reminded of that long ago experience with this video so thank you very much. My favorite thing was the Green Mask...wow incredible!!!! Glad you continued on to locating it. The funniest bit was when you said you got and ate a large pizza and got gas ....😏....sorry my mind went there for a second untill I realized you meant for the car. Thanks for the unintended chuckle 😄

[@norsefalconer]

I visited the Liberty Bell in the 70's and was able to walk right up and touch it. I ran my fingers down the length of the break. I feel lucky for having the experience, and at the same time glad it's now prevented.

[@SUVRVing]

Thanks Brigitte, I'm glad you liked it. The Green Mask was super cool! 😁

[@sooner_born2256]

I loved Mesa Verde, but this solo tour of similar stuff looks fantastic.

[@lizsteilkie]

My father and I went to Mesa Verdi in 1977 or 78. It is still one of my favorite memories...very Spiritual...

[@SUVRVing]

Mesa Verde is great, but yeah, you're limited on what you can do there without a tour. Thanks for watching.

[@RangerMcFriendly]

Canyons of the Ancients near MV is a National Monument and, in this Park Ranger’s opinion, an even better site! I believe Tristan has a video on COTA from a month or so ago.

[@JohnHMoore]

This was really an episode close to my heart-I love Ancient Puebloan sites. FWIW, this may be the only episode where I wished you hadn’t said where you were. It would take so little from some Instagram idiot to damage these places. Beautiful video.

[@SUVRVing]

These sites are pretty well known and easily findable with a Google search, so it didn't really make sense to me to hide the names or locations. Thanks for watching.

[@kc195556]

Spectacularly stunning, Tristan! You always tell great stories both verbally & visually, but this was exceptional.

[@SUVRVing]

Thanks Robin!

[@marcelolney4213]

Kool I'm Skiin from N Bank Columbia River, descendedant & my good late fren Dan Lovato , Santo Domingo.his spirit is there I could feel it.

[@sharondavis8003]

Always thought I liked the hikes in greenery but now I am loving all the rocky areas which look so beautiful & artistic in nature. Love the rock art / ruins too. Great video! And yes to Triskets!! 👍🏻🤗

[@jamesbrooks3664]

The desert has a lot beautiful things and native American history.

[@robertross2596]

Is this the Sharon Davis that lives in the Slate Belt in Pennsylvania? If not, sorry, but I have a friend with same name who works for the nat'l park association.

[@sharondavis8003]

@@robertross2596 No not me. I am from South Carolina.

[@SUVRVing]

I'm glad I could convert you! 😄

[@mtnlinda]

Incredible hike, photography, and unique place in the world! I hiked the Grand Gulch about 20 years ago on a 3-day backpacking outing with a group from the Sierra Club. I have great memories that you brought back for me. I'm in my 70s now and don't typically hike or walk more than 5 miles per day. It is just incredible that you did all this in one day with all the amazing photography! Thanks so much for sharing!

[@margreetanceaux3906]

Thanks for taking us along, and showing all this. Spectacularly beautiful.

[@SUVRVing]

Thanks for watching!

[@Crmcdizzle]

At 2:48 your traversing through rock formations that would amaze me from Ohio and you just carry on to your destination until you see 100 foot ravines. Thanks I need to hike Utah.

[@markpashia7067]

Well you confirmed one of my basic beliefs. When I was a teen and became a roofer there were lots of "blue pastel" roofing shingle around that needed replacing and blue shingles were no longer made as the manufacturers could not find a stable blue dye that would last fifteen years in the sun. Also heard that yellow was the same issue so often greens were also unstable. This is not proof that yellow was a problem because the blue component might have been the only fade, but that is what I heard. This led to the move away from all of those colors into the browns, reds, and grays. My suspicion is that a whole lot of these pictographs are very incomplete as much of the message faded into history as the colors faded away and what was left was only part of the messages. Imagine trying to read a book with half of the letters removed. Some you can be sure of, some you can guess at, but much is impossible to interpret. And the guessing part is easily interpreted wrong. The fact that the green mask survived is a testament to how protected from the weather and sunlight it is in that location. Glad we are now protecting them and documenting them in other media, but will be interesting how much longer they last in our modern climate and modern pollution.

[@SUVRVing]

Interesting! And you're right, the best pictographs are always the ones that are most covered and protected from the sun and rain. Thanks for sharing.

[@Arturian.music.official]

What an amazing hike and adventure! That scenery and those dwellings.. the history. Outstanding. Thank you!

[@SUVRVing]

Thanks Arthur!

[@nathanwilson6670]

Seeing these remnants of another civilization is so interesting. It's nice that they're so remote and they've been preserved so well.

[@SUVRVing]

I agree! They're fascinating. Thanks Nathan.

[@mitzioden4926]

Beautiful video! Loved the ruins and the artwork left by the native Americans.

[@SUVRVing]

Thanks Mitzi!

[@brendanreilly601]

Wow wow please more videos like this please . The anthology of southwest is so amazing and your understanding and the fact s you find fill the experience with a many layered history ! Mahalo Bishop

[@crisdelgado1008]

Loved the green mask and the filming of all the glyphs!

[@lezamcB116]

Thanks for a wonderful video!!!!! It gives me wanderlust!!!!! 😉 Be Safe!!!

[@1WillyK]

I've seen some of these sites before by watching Dana Hollister videos. They're usually fairly short and show you some well known places such as these and some obviously secret sites as well. Secret in that he will show you a site but none of the surrounding area or he will even shoot the hiking section in a completely different spot so as not to give away locations. Judging from some of the looted sites he's shown I think his caution is well justified. He doesn't post super often but I've been watching him for several years.

[@robertdiehl1281]

Really there are no words to describe how incredible this hike and these native peoples homes are. Truly fantastic.

[@SUVRVing]

Agreed!

[@daizamaker-jerrybraswell1997]

Yes Tristan, definitely one of your best and most interesting videos!

[@birdman5223]

Favorite part,,, your honesty n sincerity, next level content MrTristan👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@robsand8037]

It is very very important to preserve these places and histories. I think that Secretary Deb Holland is working with tribes to include them in use and protection of their ancestral lands. Thanks for sharing.

[@justjo1711]

Great hike! Love seeing the little "museum in situ" of pot shards, rope, corn cobs, etc.

[@SUVRVing]

Me too!

[@ManivanAdventures]

I love old ruins! This is so cool! Amazing work as usual.

[@SUVRVing]

Thanks!

[@ReeWrayOutdoors]

Wow, I think this just may be the most spectacular day hike you've shared! Just amazing....

[@DovieRuthAuthor]

Beautiful and informative video. I appreciate your respectful commentary.

[@SUVRVing]

Thanks, I'm glad you liked it!

[@patsikora5169]

Tristen , your hikes are so educational !!!! This would be great to get into schools.Children would admire you so much !!!!!

[@StanParker99]

Incredible video, Tristan, one of my favorites. I've been to some sites on Cedar Mesa, but more in and around Butler Wash. Thank you for the effort required to make this episode, I really enjoyed it, especially the fantastic art. A friend who lives in Blanding told me there are over 200,000 archeological sites in San Juan County, so you have a few to go.

[@SUVRVing]

200,000, eh? I believe it! They're everywhere!

[@suzannelanthier6970]

I love the respect you show for these historical ruins. You are great to follow and you allow me to see places I would not be able to go. Many thanks and keep traveling!

[@SUVRVing]

Thanks Suzanne!

[@detouringwithdonna]

I love your hiking adventure videos. I used to hike often until I became disabled 10 years ago. Now my adventures are done only where my SUV camper can take me. Thank you for bringing all of us closer to nature and history!

[@ruthmontenegro2995]

How difficult is the hiking to get there. Breathtaking. ❤

[@michaelsonleitner5724]

Thank you Tristan for another great video! Really enjoy seeing the ancestral Native American sites, so we’ll preserved after all these years. Truly beautiful! Thanks again and safe travels.

[@SUVRVing]

Thanks Michael!

[@angiechi1622]

Thus is sooo amazing! Thanks for sharing the spectacular ruins. WOW!

[@karenharker2356]

Loved every minute of it as always, Thank you for being my eyes and my hands and feet. Really well done video!

[@Chris-pw7ov]

Wow! What a hike! That is amazing. This one is going on my list for the next time I'm out there. Thanks for sharing.

[@SUVRVing]

Thanks for watching!

[@keithstewart2639]

Thanks for taking us along on that hike it was good to see all those signs undisturbed,, that was a heck of a hike, 18 miles, don't know how you had time to stop and look at everything as you did, not many people could do that, I know you had to be very tired by the time you got back ate and went to sleep. Thanks again

[@ShoestringMartha]

Thanks, as always, for sharing these treasures! I admit I'm childish, because, "got pizza, ate most of it; got gas" gave me a chuckle.

[@KenG557]

SOUTHERN Utah is awesome!

[@timmccaffery4826]

Very quiet surroundings. No birds, even though quite damp with spring like conditions. Great hike and tour audio and video notes! I loved the rock forms blending so well with the ancient habitations! TY

[@denisecintas4954]

I wish I could hike in and see these beautiful locations and experience the feel of history.

[@3beepslater512]

I love watching these videos. Goes well with my morning coffee.

[@samanthadodd8112]

Those ruins are so awesome. I can't do an 18 mile hike, so I'm happy u took us along.

[@jerrymestas1231]

Now one of my Fav5 Absolutely awesome, I could sit there all day and think about how it must've been back then, and just listen to the silence. Thank you for sharing

[@SUVRVing]

Thanks Jerry!

[@clararomero1089]

Another great video as always welcome to my home state of Colorado. I reside here in Denver but love , Our Rocky Mountains

[@maryjomorra2865]

Absolutely beautiful place you've visited.. everything was just so spectacular but of course the petroglyphs were exceptional... you would think someone would be able to decipher what those images mean Thanks for taking us on another wonderful hike Tristan💖💖💖

[@farrendavis4143]

AMAZING! FANTASTIC! what a hike! thanks for taking us along!

[@SUVRVing]

Thanks Farren!

[@62WILDCAT]

Very interesting . Appreciate your commentary & camera work showing the places. Enjoyed my virtual tour with you ! Nice that you share this for ladies like me here in my 79th year now; past my abilities to hike such places. Years ago I hiked the 4 Corners Area & Vallecito / WINEMINCHI ( sp? ) WILDERNESS in Colorado . My favorite area near Durango / Bayfield ,CO. Had hoped to live there in retirement years. I'm in Florida Panhandle now !

[@debracampbell5151]

Thanks again for a great video! I would rather watch you than any TV produced documentary!

[@DoggyU]

Great video as always! This was one of my favorites!

[@DaveFackrell]

Thirty year or so ago, I took my three sons, with about ten other riders from Kane Spring on a sixty mile ride down The Grand Gulch. We saw the green mask and the turkey pin ruin. It was a great trip over six or eight days. My sons still talk about the trip. My youngest was about ten years at the time. That trip was probably the most exciting thing we ever pulled off.

[@vshybeej8756]

I backpacked this about ten years ago with some friends of mine. It was awesome! On the way down probably close to 2:58 - 3:00 on this video, I went close to the ledge by the small waterfall like thing and made just a slight wrong move, twisted my ankle as I fell down, hitting my head and hurting many part of my body. I chose to continue the backpacking trip as I didn't want to hike all the way back up from where we had just came down and also we had a Registered Nurse with us. It was quite the painful trip with my ankle but was still quite enjoyable. I plan to go backpacking there again very soon and enjoy it without a sprained ankle, hopefully. I loved this video. We saw everything you showed. It was amazing as I love this type of stuff. Thanks again for sharing this video! - Shybee

[@LuckyLarry]

Please take us to the Great Gallery in the Horseshoe Canyon section of Canyonlands NP. Also please take us to the Comanche Grasslands over in Colorado to Picketwire Canyon….that’s my Christmas list.

[@jules9628]

An amazing trip and loved it all. The area is beautiful, the colors, and information. I like the fact that you are always respectful of these places, and you definitely seem to recognize the specialness or perhaps sacredness that were and still are special spots to people, with a slight lower volume of voice, as if you were in an ancient cathedral, perhaps. Super enjoyable and interesting video. So grateful.

[@SUVRVing]

Yeah, it wouldn't be right to get out there and be yelling at the camera. Thanks for watching!

[@keniakennedy9016]

Fascinating, what a National treasure! Love everything about this hike……amazing condition considering the age of those ruins!

[@tiffanylogan1351]

This was one of my favorite videos that you have done! Thank you!

[@bigfoot99]

The upper level of "jailhouse" is the best part; access is on a rock ledge with a tight overhang over which you must crawl. The residents there would be completely safe even against a large force, as anyone trying to get in would be picked off as they had to crawl like a snake one by one.

[@SUVRVing]

Interesting!

[@michaelshuman3319]

What a beautiful , grand tour that you took us on . I was very surprised that you were allowed access into the ruins because of possible acts of vandalism . STAY SAFE

[@SUVRVing]

There are literally thousands of sites like this in Utah. It wouldn't be practical to restrict access to them all. Thanks for watching!

[@angelacraw2907]

Amazing. Thanks for posting.

[@duane4972]

Thank you for all your hard work researching, hiking, videoing, editing and all it takes to make a video like this. I really enjoyed watching. Hope I can catch you sometime out and about.

[@richard_n]

It's always nice to find places different from what you are used to.

[@wanderwoman5558]

visited Mesa Verde as a 15yo. at 65....I so want to do this hike!!!😅

[@robertphillips3893]

I love that you take the time and energy to make these videos. I could never go here on my own, so seeing it here is my best option. Thank you for taking us all along.

[@SUVRVing]

Thanks Robert!

[@bethcollier3789]

Wow, am so very grateful for this contribution, for experience and knowledge shared. It was beautiful. The best part of course was the mask. there are so many questions.

[@carolbraswell4488]

I loved this video! So fascinating and awesome to see how people lived back then! Thank you for taking us with you!!

[@LongArizona]

Thank you so much Brother! Your video brings back wonderful memories! I was there for 5 days from October 11-15! I hike the Bullet Canyon Loop, the Citadel & the Seven Kiva Ruin, the Kane Gulch Canyon, the Moon House Ruin and the Mule Canyon South Fork! It was a very magical time! I was so honored to walk the path of our Ancestors at the Moon House Ruin: I cried! I also spent quite a bit of time sitting at the Citadel and the Seven Kiva Ruin reflecting and contemplating on a lot of things: it’s was very emotional and very sacred moment for me!

[@NealDahl]

Your videos are getting better and better. Safe travels 🍀

[@pocobuenouno]

I enjoy exploring Cedar Mesa and will be there in again in two weeks. Your tour of Bullet Canyon has increased my interest in hiking it. I know you've been to Muley Point. Mule Canyon is easy and has some nice ruins named fire house that I've taken my children to. I hope to explore a trail head on 228 (Elk Mound Rd) at 37°39'03.6"N 109°40'14.5"W later this month that leads to a two level set of pueblo ruins. And then Hovenweep. Thanks for the great videos.

[@pocobuenouno]

Also, it's hard to remember where Bears Ears boundaries are as maps over the past decade show different boundaries...One President enlarges, another shrinks it, and then another enlarges....

[@phyllisbonner8900]

Your videos have made me fall in love with Utah. Fantastic. Thanks for sharing.

[@bettybrigance6784]

Aaamazing..! Once again..! These sites took my mind to another time, being an old gal, I got emotional..be safe and keep going

[@reggiebald2830]

Thank youTristan! From the Green Mask to the beautiful canyons, this has been a wonderful experience!

[@SUVRVing]

Thanks Reggie!

[@debralozano6129]

Thank you so much for taking us on this magnificent hike with you. So beautiful. Your photography as always is outstanding.

[@SUVRVing]

Thanks Debra!

[@wildeescape]

That looks like an incredible place! Thanks for sharing all the history too, definitely making a note on my to go list. Also, damn, hiking 19 miles is worthy of a pizza!

[@lilysgma2852]

Thus is one of my favorite videos! I love the southwest. One of my favorite books is by Craig Childs called House of Rain, it discusses the Pueblo People and vanishing civilizations.

[@markgraham218]

Excellent. Thanks so much for sharing this hike and history. Hopefully will have a chance this spring to step into your tracks through the canyons. Safe travels.

[@SUVRVing]

Thanks for watching, Mark!

[@isabelmendi3973]

So very beautiful I hope I’ll have a chance to visit my self.

[@Galiuros]

Wow! I've lived in the Southwest for over 40 years and there are still remote places to learn about and visit. Thanks, Tristian. What I would have done differently would be to carry an overnight pack with minimal supplies and stay the night in one of the canyons. Just hearing the evening bird calls and the occasional rock fall in the dead of night would have been worth the extra weight.