What are these Linear Structures I found using Google Earth?

Searching near the location of a strange rock formation on Google Earth led to me discovering improbably linear walls of rock stretching for miles in a remote part of the desert.
I was puzzled by these objects, and I had many questions about them, so I hiked out for many miles to look at them.
I found many things here that required explanation. These structures turned out to have a more archaic origin that I originally thought.
What conclusions do you think these objects point to? Do you take this as confirmation of ancient structures? Evidence of a very specific series of geologic and erosional processes? I give you my personal answer in this video.
Thanks for watching this video and stay tuned for a lot more like this!
#googleearth #exploring #geology #camping #geometry #history #exploration #hiking #ancienthistory

[@gregkerr725]

Wow...trick of the light and the photography angle...but when you first approached the hole in the wall, I thought for a second you were looking down and approaching a pool of water reflecting the blue sky above....really cool.

[@karinavirgo5145]

Me too

[@I_am_Junebug]

The drone work is amazing! It's like going on a magic carpet ride!

[@hestheMaster]

Your speedy graphs describing the area are indeed accurate Nolan. What is amazing is that no volcano was involved here unlike the area known as Ship Rock in New Mexico. There were many millions of years of deposition of sandstones. Then some faults occured allowing magma to intrude into the many layers of sandstones which may have then been a shallow sea at one point. The magma cooled and cracked into smaller shapes, typical of basalt. The sea retreated but rains over even more millions of years eroded the surrounding sandstone and mudstone ( softer) rocks revealing the cooled lava dike and the rivers did the rest of the damage to it.

[@montananerd8244]

Hey nice technical writing! Very clear 😊

[@peatmoss4415]

I automatically smash the like button before watching. Your quad copter piloting skills adds so much more to this video. Every second is eye candy.

[@the_pov_channel]

Thanks. Got some of the best drone stuff ever coming up

[@cobalfrostwyrm]

I see you are developing a geology interest :) Those Dike intrusions are all over the world.

[@tommytheshimigami]

Explaining things by evolution and millions of years is a far cry for faith of the completley unknown.

[@puppy2haley]

Wow!! This was super cool video. The places you find to share with us are AMAZING. I think your explanation was spot on!! Be safe & keep on exploring.Love your dog!!❤

[@03stmlax]

Clearly this is an ancient beaver dam built by an ancient lost civilization of beavers

[@Alarix246]

Finally some reasonable theory! 🤣

[@lucarmyfool4800]

Yep, the Beaver people, we have dogs, they had beavers...

[@johntucker8776]

But there’s no evidence of a lake retained by the beaver dam. Probably dried up ages ago.

[@odinymir4274]

The ancient beaver people evolved into modern Canadians

[@Paulftate]

​@@lucarmyfool4800beavers? the 2 leg variety

[@958ryan]

That is awesome!, It's always a pleasant surprise seeing you've uploaded, Great content!!

[@Genesis-wo3dg]

This looks like ancient man-made walls. I don't know but it sure resembled stacked stones and old mortar in some ares

[@soaring1]

We have been taught our whole lives that this is natural. It's worn away by nature but originally a few civilizations back built many of these structures. Lots of great research channels on the subject.

[@ptrisonic]

@@soaring1 D'oh!

[@TheAlex8675309]

Why people can’t appreciate real geology is beyond me. Why does it always have to be some ancient civilation ( that didn’t exist). Come on, man!

[@TheAlex8675309]

Lots of bs nonsense. Appreciate the marvelous works of nature.@@soaring1

[@debe.1868]

​@@TheAlex8675309because it's the truth and you have not been taught to think for your self or your just another brick in the wall.

[@ginkodragon]

I've never had an interest in geology, but this video is converting me! That arch looks like a portal to another world. Fantastic drone shots! I remember years ago finding a book in a library that tried to claim that there were ancient dragons asleep in the world. You just had to look to find them in the landscape. However, I find your explanation far more interesting! I love the fact that these strange formations are actually possible under the right conditions. Thank you for taking us on another excellent treck!

[@GreenTea3699]

"Oh Nature, you do such weird stuff" ❤❤ Awesome stuff. Thank you for sharing

[@blackdeeplake]

Amazing place thnks for shareing

[@bmx28kenilworth]

I fucking love your videos man. Plz never quit doing these

[@michelleharrell8452]

Thankyou for this amazing video using drone tech. Shows so many interesting facets of this part of the Southwest.

[@pfbilyeu8105]

Another great adventure!! Thanks for taking me along!

[@robertevans9354]

Ask Jeff Williams will tell you the same , your analysis was spot on too . Good job . Now look for a quartz vein to get rich.

[@JonathanMyers-vw7sz]

And yeahhhh, you're gonna get wet! Sorry... but someone had to say it to this comment lol.

[@christinamiller4134]

Love your drawings explaining the mysteries you encounter. Nature does do weird stuff. Thanks for your wanderlust into the amazing desert.

[@donboehnker7542]

You're looking at a vitrified wall. That brick you picked up was a nice clue. Pretty cool. Jon Levi has a lot of content showing these cooked out structures all over the place. The so called coke ovens in Utah are another head scratcher when you "boots on the ground" them.

[@calibaba2739]

Thank you. Nice. This is similar to the Ship Rock in New Mexico.

[@debe.1868]

Ship Rock is a very deep truth and an awesome one.

[@SherryRector]

As always fascinating but you scare me when you walked on top of the wall

[@0U8123MTA3]

✞ May angels protect him wherever he goes. ✞

[@jackiemack8653]

Yes and I was scared for the pooch too.

[@marydd4147]

Amazing landscape/geology - thank you for posting this!

[@atomicmonkeysquad]

That's extremely cool. Great find!

[@krisgalusha9820]

You’ve learned a lot in a short time. Great show.

[@josephbrickey1302]

Thanks for sharing. Great video!

[@barbaragoertz2932]

Thank you once again for spectacular scenery from the south west!👍😉

[@thisrandomvoice3214]

Much gratitude to you for searching out these anomalies, the ancient world is amazing and thought provoking, thanks for the thoughts!

[@fitzycazza]

Thank you (and your beautiful dog!❤) for taking us on so many great adventures with you! With love from the UK 🇬🇧 ❤️ Xx

[@BobTaylor-hn3zu]

Astonishing beauty.......thank you for sharing!

[@janetkaradenza4165]

Great video, as always Nolan. I very much enjoyed that. Except the part where you stepped on that thorn strip and thrashed you bottom of your foot. Ouch!😧 You should invest in a really good pair of hiking boots for sure, especially since you do these dessert hikes a lot, and get into some tough terrain. Stay safe, and have fun!😎

[@youropionmattersnot]

So jealous. I traveled to Nevada twice...Not for Las Vegas but for Nevada. It did not disappoint. Mt. Charleston, Valley of Fire, Red Rock canyon, Joshua Tree etc. I feel sorry for the people that go to Vegas and rent a Dodge Charger to drive on the strip. The real real winners are doing what you do outside Vegas in a 4 x 4 truck. Nice work as always.

[@MrHardGod]

Great video man! What drone do you use?

[@DarylBarnett]

I feel so much joy and peace from watching your incredible adventures, keep on keeping on, BRUTHA NOLAN!

[@the_pov_channel]

Thanks my bro

[@timcantrell9673]

Totally Awesome thank you so much ❤️ for taking us along

[@ItsJustALittleAlien]

I really enjoyed this video. I'm so glad you included how the Wall came to be.

[@rickiebobbyify]

The drone following you along the ridge is remarkable!! And I like the surprise night time discoveries on this one, too.

[@jonisorsen]

Fabulous views!

[@marjowag8806]

Very cool land features!

[@annaleebliss4618]

Very cool. I'm surprised there aren't any signs of ruins near these rock formations. Beautiful POV!

[@janetkaradenza4165]

I was thinking the same thing myself. When I saw the drone shot o the desert floor with that perfectly formed circle from the hole in the wall, and the near symmetrical ridge line to each side it seemed odd to me that no local tribes have used the site or at least left some signs of having used it. Like ruins or petroglyphs.

[@ShaunHensley]

Little water, little food source

[@iancamarillo]

Crazy. Although not as a enormous as the structures in your other videos, certainly seems strange. Like a gate.

[@justinlynn6428]

Awesome place! Thanks again brother. 🤘✌

[@wesmann65]

Buildings decimated by extreme heat. You feel it you see it research it.

[@truthmirage]

Cooked !

[@GrandmaBev64]

Hey. Love your videos. Have you checked out the "Walls of Jericho" in Alabama? Or Roosevelt Dam? "Our melted reality" has some good videos on steep rock structures. You are like me running around on the tops of the slot canyons and red rocks. I always felt comfortable on the tops of giant rocks and in lakes and rivers. I'm so glad I got to do these kinds of things when I was younger. Now I can enjoy watching you guys have fun and discover things. Thank You 😊.

[@oldworldmichigan705]

Nice find

[@deborahm6036]

Spectacular as well as educational.

[@clamsoup]

"Where did you go for lunch today?" "Just out to a little hole in the wall."

[@wollyhoodUSA]

Love the content brother. You ever see the circuit board looking lines on Google Earth in the southwest?

[@facbl]

Amazing images! The bird singing completed the vídeo!

[@MARLEYDIDIT]

looks very similar to the Giant Wall at Ship Rock in New Mexico! curious how far away this place is from there since they have very similar geological trademarks of formation. great video, first time seeing your channel, subbed!!!

[@user-uz9pq3lw4x]

I’m sure to experience it in person is so profound and exhilarating to your soul. Thank you for sharing your treks and wonderment with us follower’s.

[@dottedboxguy]

looking into what dikes are online, your explanation seemed very accurate and is actually inspiring me and others for procedural world generation, this is really cool ! your channel is a goldmine when it comes to cool rock formations

[@vampy1453]

i whole heartedly agree, for this & another reason too; i took a geology class online and i can't remember ANYTHING about how dikes were formed even with an entertaining and knowledgeable professor, but this video's simple graphs and explanations made it all make sense for me :') made me appreciate rocks again man

[@maryl1833]

Procedural world generation - could you define what that means? Thank you.

[@dottedboxguy]

@@maryl1833 hey ! procedural generation is a field of programming where you try to imitate our world's terrain (could be forests, caves, mountains, etc) using computer algorithms, for use in videogames and art, its use has been made widely popular by games like minecraft for example, which use procedural world generation techniques like perlin noise to create near infinite worlds that feature realistic-ish looking terrain features

[@the_pov_channel]

Sick! Could be a cool feature in any virtual world

[@the_pov_channel]

Amazing. Cheers

[@shirleyrichards2514]

Wow this is so awesome 👌 thanks for sharing ☆♡☆

[@chrisackerley1842]

The rock formation @3:02 is stupendous! Hell, the whole area is stupendous but I can not comprehend the geological process that resulted in that perfect wall of volcandic rock holding back all of that sedimentary material. I love it! What an awsome place!

[@gregkerr725]

Weird....the composition of the boulders looks a lot like Inca construction in Peru.

[@nancysotomayor3196]

Beautifull, peacefull place! Love it!❤

[@MikeUIibarri]

Very cool! Safe travels.

[@debbilermond1553]

Nolan, what a totally awesome place to explore. Thank you so much for videoing this volcanic marvel and sharing here on KZbin since many of us are unable to explore our vast Southwest.

[@Olant.]

Fantastic pictures, again. Many thanks and cudos to the two of you 👋👍

[@ragghammarstad1668]

Look forward to these episodes bro ,thanks

[@farginargle]

It just never ends. I have been bingeing exploration videos for weeks now and am full of awe an inspiration. This is absolutely phenomenal! Thank you so much!

[@dlcarbonneau3750]

fantastic video !

[@avisionmindsculptures5500]

Yeah it definitely looks like an old dam and the rock that looks like a funnel would be the control of overflow and the jagged walls to slow it down in front of the wall.

[@anned372]

👍

[@shimaohana]

You need to go to Island of Hawaii to see the volcanic landscape there. It’s so unique, other worldly, and beautiful. Because it’s a live active volcano. It’s a constantly changing landscape. I love your drone footage. Very calming. Great video! And I always love seeing your dog along for your hikes.

[@CapricaSoul]

02:53 Reminds me of "You know its real, because it looks so fake...." (Car in Narnia)

[@NCloyd51]

Thank you Nolan, another excellent video and narrative.

[@oldtop4682]

Awesome place. Love how you explained a volcanic dike. Once you walked up to the first wall along the wash I knew what I was looking at, but haven't seen one this long and continuous before. Cool explore!

[@dycorty9182]

Those are some of the coolest looking basaltic dikes i've seen, the black color is so striking against the light sand!! Awesome find!!!

[@debs6720]

Gorgeous and informative. All those formations are geological. A lot of structures humans have built were probably first inspired by these natural formations. Are there snakes or any other dangers when walking around these areas?

[@chingwow2671]

I really enjoyed your video angles/drone views. Where are we going next!?!?

[@brendascholz444]

Jon Levi needs to see this!!

[@mariowalz]

all these wonderful videos here confirm jon levis videos...

[@isomer13]

Thanks, Nolan. Always interesting.

[@bernadettecrawford3656]

❤amazing

[@DanWills]

That is just gorgeous! I love the shape of that arch so much, it's just sooo detailed and just wonderfully rock-y! Utterly fantastic work, love it!!

[@nancyday4824]

Wonderful video! We really liked your drawings and agree totally with your theory. The arch is amazing! Thank you for the vicarious adventure :)

[@KGTiberius]

Without knowing the location other than “Southwest,” while it COULD be volcanic dikes, I would consider the brick-like fractures as an indicating feature of monoclines. Typically sedimentary rock (sandstone, shale) that has moved into a vertical position due to tectonic reformation. Notable monocline examples are: Capital Reef National Park (Utah), Comb Ridge (AZ, UT). Jacobsville Sandstone has a similar look in the upper peninsula of Michigan. Dikes are igneous intrusions.

[@Australisium]

36°07'33"N 106°13'08"W

[@tolson57]

These are definitely Dikes.

[@f5fstop]

Wow. imagine finding an arch in the SW USA. Just imagine how the first ones felt when they viewed what would become Arches. Only a strange looking wall to someone not familiar with desert travel.

[@jeannetteandersen3186]

Thank you. I am excited to see 👀 😍 you Video 📹 awesome 👌 from 🇩🇰 Denmark .

[@dcallan812]

The way the earth can move and twist rock whole layers for miles is remarkable. I live on the coast in the UK and the cliffs have so many layers dating back thousands of years, the amount of fossils you can find along this stretch of coast it unbelievable. From ammonite to the gem jet that was a specific species of tropical wood cut into jewellery.

[@CaptPolybius]

I love your minimal use of background music! I much prefer the ambient noises - adds some immersion. Music kinda distracts from the footage too.

[@WolfOverland]

You are so good with finding stuff on Google maps. Ever look into the lost Dutchman’s mine? With all the clues and your Google map and a drone you can find it!!!

[@samantha-lee7294]

Yay, I love it when you upload. 🤩 I was just thinking... Maybe if I had someone like you teaching me in high school geography, I might have learned more. You are a great teacher. Thank you.

[@JonathanMyers-vw7sz]

Howdy! Those large rock slabs running parallel are dikes, my friend. Very nice ones at that. Dikes help us to see rock intrusions when prospecting areas for gold, but you must have the proper 'types' or rocks and minerals present to find that gold. Arizona in particular is quite famous for that. I watch your channel often as a Canadian. I prospect on my spare time as a hobby outside of my work, though I was once a wilderness guide for geologists, archaeologists and tourists in Atlantic Canada. It would be worth giving Jeff Williams a shout on KZbin to converse about your geological interests and more! His channel is called Ask Jeff Williams. He's quite the character lol. Wishing you the best of luck and looking forward to more. Cheers.

[@nancysadirondackart50]

and what's your dogs name? He's quite a trooper too and stays right with you - no matter the crazy places you go!

[@warnerhome1]

Sure looks like a wall to me. A man made wall!

[@tompeacetoall420]

One of ur best. Amazing footage. Keep on pov the truth is out there. Grand Canyon ?

[@Mountlougallops]

It's a beautiful world. Thanks N.

[@awillis2676]

Some people say that nature doesn't make 90 degree angles or geometrically precise things, but it certainly does, all the time. Just one example is a honey bee hive. Having said that, there are structures in the middle east that have eroded so badly that if it weren't for the part of it that's left intact, a person absolutely could mistake it for a natural formation. And it seems as if it only takes a generation to be completely forgotten.

[@raindog428]

Love this channel so much xx

[@B-rads]

Love birds eye view thanks for how it was formed sounds Dead on love Channel and doggy loves all the adventures with you too👍

[@maxym3823]

You have amazing areas to walk around.💪🤠 Maybe moving around the world will soon be easier.

[@williampacey9194]

As always the ole man here really enjoyed you sharing this area. Great video as usual.

[@sheilat3839]

We are microscopic on this earth and in the galaxy, and just a blip in time, it's amazing and thanks for the videos you do allowing us to see what you see Sheila from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@lindawarrell4281]

How absolutely fascinating! Wow!

[@VancouverDen]

Remarkable landscape and excellent presentation -- thanks!

[@Rezyster2770]

Very nice young man !!! Melted brick everywhere !!!

[@debe.1868]

Agree 💯

[@mariowalz]

he even hold a brick in his hand! :-)

[@jacoballred]

It must be good meditation to journey into those deserted places mostly alone by yourself.

[@RootsLion]

awesome spot

[@hilarykirkby4771]

Thank you for explaining that the truth is usually stranger than fiction. There are so many crazy theories out there. A display of common sense and rationality is good.

[@TheMoofy8]

beautiful drone shots and subject matter awesome! 😀

[@stig]

i study lines like this all over the world. the ones that cross riverbads are ancient dams. This is a great video bro! I can share some other locations in the US southwest.

[@PaulFillion-ig3nr]

I like all these videos and videos and your dog