I found a Maximum Security Ancient Ruin using Google Earth
I heard a story about an ancient Native American ruin that was located across a massive stone bridge, and surrounded by hundred foot cliffs. A real life "Island in the Sky." It almost sounded too fantastic to be real.
This story, and a picture on the internet, lead me down a rabbit hole and many hours scouring Google Earth..
After a long search, I finally found it, and we embarked on a long hike to see for myself if it was truly as incredible as I had heard.
When I saw this place in person finally, I was blown away by the ancient civilization that must have built this, and the lengths these people went to keep themselves safe from danger.
But I was left wondering, what would drive humans to such extreme lengths? and what would there life be like living in this incredible fortress?
Thanks for watching this video, and if anyone has any sort of ideas as to what they were protecting themselves from, and any other feedback for this video, I would love to hear from you in the comments.
Stay tuned for a lot more like this!
#geology #exploring #hiking #history #googleearth #outdoors #ancientdiscoveries #ruins
I love this. Private citizens with drones and cameras making better content than the "History Channel" ever produced. The people have the power.
This is why they keep restricting access to new places and have programs installed in to drones to prevent them from being able to be flown in “restricted areas”
@@TartarianTruthTV Lol. Cool, bruh: the government is attacking you on behalf of... the History Channel?
@@simonjohnston9488 everything you just said was completely out of your head. I didn’t mention any of that at all…
@@TartarianTruthTVHoly shit I always love seeing other people that know about Tartaria
Almost like this technology is super new and accessible now and doesn't have to rely on public money funding ridiculous costs. If Americans hadn't become so braindead History Channel would still be producing good shit, but they produce what gets views, and the average American doesn't have the attention span for this
I appreciate your silence when filming some of this. Too many youtubers jabber on loudly every second. Part of the enchantment is the silence of the area. Only natural noises. Thank you
This. It's why I think this channel is better than other similar ones. He doesn't come across as pretentious and he doesn't talk just to hear himself. I also love taking adventures based on "I found a weird thing on Google earth"
Oooo yeah agreed!
Reminded me of the ambient sounds on halo maps
As everyone flocks to angels landing
idk man I agree sometimes but when all I could hear was his footsteps I would of rather heard babbling or at least some scenic music lol. The feet stomping on the rocks in the dead silence definitely irritated me.
I absolutely love the silence in this video, with only occasional speaking which really adds to how beautiful this place is. I appreciate and love your history lessons in this too and its like watching a very engaging short film.
Spiritual training site is a very good hypothesis. Such sites were purposely remote so the initiates could focus without distraction. Many ancient traditions around the world had analogous remote sites.
Extremely well observed! The sound of nature, the wind... perfect.
That's exactly what I was thinking about during this video..
"I'm am very unobservant": finds incredibly beautiful and fascinating sites constantly. Lol, I'd tell you to keep it up but I don't think you have any plans to stop. Thanks for documenting this stuff!
Observance and research are drastically different from each other
I think those are already found and studied. Klick bate.
This is called the Citadel, near Cedar Mesa West of Blandings, UT It's only a 4 mile hike. You don't need a special vehicle or equipment.
Thanks. The name fits, its a very defensible retreat, but not a long term settlement.
Let alone he read a note about not going in and nearly 15 seconds later goes in. I hate these channels who claim they found it on google earth but clearly people have already located it.
@@CaptAxolotl it's pretty fucking weird. "I searched thousands of places on Google Earth, and then by a miracle i found it, an unknown place without a name that's actually called the Citadel, so i had to get my brothers special over landing truck with 6 wheel drive and high clearance. We finally took a highway to a state maintained trail head and paid two bucks each to walk 4 miles. But we had to bring OUR OWN SNACKS. The worst part was we had to pay 15 people not to hike so we could be alone there." It's like this guys who build cabins alone in the woods, but they have all these power tools that somehow stay charged. KZhead grift.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@CaptAxolotl, if you hate it so much, why don't you click not too recommend channel, easy.
I was in an accident in 2008 which left me paralyzed, so I don’t get to do the hiking and exploring that I used to. For me KZhead has come to somewhat filling that sense of adventure, although nothing beats the hands on, boots on the ground experience. I love history and Native American culture so please keep the vids coming
Sorry to hear. Sending good vibes to you ❤️
Will do friend. Thanks for your support and stoked to have you along for all the adventures
Have you seen the outrider USA bikes? For people with mobility challenges?
I agree whole heartedly. I have COPD and watching and witness their journey. I thank them. I always look forward to a new adventures.
I retired, bought lots of new, better, lighter camping equipment with the intentions of doing something like this. A severe lung infection which was quickly cured set me back. Now 8 years later, I am slowly rebuilding my energy and stamina. Maybe I’ll get to use that equipment again. Frankly, having kids like you out there filming, I get to live life (whatever the word is) through you.
I agree! I’m in my 50s with some heath issues which will never allow me to go explore these kinds of places. So thankful there are channels such as this.
Frank come to pa I’ll go hiking with you anytime
@@bicboy17 If I could afford it, I’d be on a plane tomorrow. PA is on my bucket list.
@@frankedgar6694 that’s awesome man , I’d really like to see Alaska one day when I can afford it. Hope you good health man, I hope you can get out on that hike one day.
@@bicboy17 I’m not a cruise guy but the wife booked the Alaska cruise last year. We went late May. The weather was good and warm enough to enjoy being outside. Seeing whales from the ship was cool. Juneau, Skagway were cool little towns. Do it. It was fun and worth the money. Look for last minute deals too.
Thank you for responsibly exploring and responsibly sharing this site in the video.
Thank you so much for sharing, and being respectful of these ruins. Also appreciate how you don't use music during the drone footage, really adds to the shots!
Thank you! Being respectful to the ruins is more important than anything. Glad to hear that because it's hard to know what to fill the silence with during drone shots. I personally love ambient nature sounds
@@the_pov_channel I, too, appreciate not having music overlaying or concealing the ambient sounds of nature. Good work; good hike; stay safe; be well.
Looks like the Green River in Utah
@the_pov_channel it was the best idea to not add music, it really adds to the mystery and insane atmosphere this place has. Makes you alone with your thoughts and feel like you are there.
@@RazainthewoodsRoad Canyon.
As a vertigo sufferer I am so grateful to be able to see this fascinating place through your drone and video footage.
I find it physically painful to watch.
@@deker0954 I recoil immediately. I cannot help that my brain screams "Nope."
me too, couldn't go there in real life and I so appreciate that others can...Thank you
It got scary for me a couple of times.
My brain was having an argument with itself “It’s not real!” “But it’s so steep and deep!”
Outstanding video. IMHO one of the best uploads on KZhead, in fact.
Well, that's one way to hide from the nephilim! Thanks for sharing this adventure with us.
I pray to the lord that you are being ironic.
Wow this place is incredible. Great idea for a video!
There's just something profound about this sort of thing.
Whens the next sleeper video coming?
I just found this channel and I have to agree. Great video!
I didn’t even know this place existed. What a great video.
They were defending against nephilm.
As an old lady who used to be able to do those things, it gives me great vicarious pleasure to watch your escapades😮
Me too. 81 yrs old. Appreciate this. Wonder how they got water and food.
@@marjoriegarner5369Me too and I don't see fire pits or anything
Brilliant comment!!! You have spoken for many of us!! Thankyou @paulapridy6804 !!!
Logic would want they build some water rentention with stone and clay at the bottom but may they had a source or river passing by, who know. for food maybe the region was more populated by animal at this time, they could also have made some terasse farm to retain water and nutriment ( some cliff side look too clean to be only erosion) Look like there is a path from bottom to almost the top probably with the last section being jointed by some sort of scafold or rope to avoid the bridge lenght , actualy the cliff look more reworked than the bridge part probably to slow down visitor approach @@marjoriegarner5369
inside the house you can see one of them still have a strong black coating on the rock ceiling around 7:00 , you can also notice some kind of small " window " at the very top of the wall that were pushing smoke outside @@jackiemack8653
what's also fascinating is that those rooms face the side with the most sun. you can tell by the lack of overall snow in the overhead shots. to find a place that has the most consistent daylight while hidden from all sides must have been such an ideal setting to find this spot. i'm blown away.
I doubt that this outlook was a domicile. I believe that it was a lookout for a small number of observers, & that they would signal people on the ground some distance away, so that they could deal with intruders. WOW! What a spot !. I echo the comments of others & thank you for remaining essentially silent & for not destroying the video with the raucous music others incorporate in their videos. The weighted papers asking for visitors to leave all intact is a marvelous idea. So many ancient artifacts are vandalized with spray paint, and/or are damaged by people without regard for others, or for those who were the builders years ago. EXCELLENT video my friend. Thank you for sharing it with us. Cheers from Alberta.
9:10. Walked past that amazing balanced rock and didn't even mention it.
I wondered if it was repurposed for a well designed trap to spring on the unwanted. Scary if you think about it.
A trap? Can we all actually go back, pause it, and think how is this even possible?? Why is it not one of the greatest monuments in existence lol
All of the structures are built from the same rock exhibiting the exact same traits, this piece is just larger before it gets fractured into smaller pieces via jointing and natural faults. A much more impressive example of this natural process is the Al Naslaa formation you can google if you are interested in the topic. @@ZaneM01
@@ZaneM01 breaks off a bigger rocks falls rolls and comes to rest in that position perhaps the bottom erodes over time as well
Jesus christ
Actually one of the most mind blowing videos I have ever watched. This has opened my mind to whole new ideas and realities. Native Americans are incredible.
Wow thank you. They took a dream of the coolest fort in the world and made it into reality.
Look up pre clovis people's very interesting findings
The biggest threat to "native" Americans was each other. They were Mongolian. Not native to America. They originally came over to North America when there was a land bridge connecting eastern Europe to America. Those aren't "well built". The Roman Empire existed at the same time as those were being built. "Native" Americans were not "incredible". They were savages who were too busy killing each other and worse, to progress in the slightest. They hadn't even domesticated horses before we taught them to.
Then why did they all need to be killed?
@@DobuDobuDobuDot he mentioned in the video that native Americans killed each other because they were members of different tribes that were at war. However, the libs in school only want to harp on the whites killing them. Ex. Puebla and Navajo fight, Navajo win, and take land. Liberals: "oh well" White settlers and Navajo fight. White settlers defend their homestead and keep/take the land. Liberals "oh my God, colonists! Reeeee!
Fascinating structure, beautifully clear images and insightful commentary! Well done!
What I love most about ancient rivers is, the way the water formed the rocks, to show a current that has long since stopped flowing p.s. the male urge to tip over that seemingly precariously balanced rock on the left of the screen at 5:05 | again at 9:12 !
Thanks for a great video! I found that spot on google earth myself, probably 15 years ago. Back then, there was a different set of photographs on google earth. While planning a trip to see the more popular ruins nearby, I clicked on a set of photos on that long peninsula. The photos drew me in, and they included the name of the site. My only mystery was finding the trail to reach it, but that turned out to be obvious, since it shares a trailhead with the better known sites nearby. A questio at the ranger station confirmed my guess about the trailhead. It is a simply amazing location! Thanks for the drone footage. It gives a cool perspective I didn't get to experience first hand when I visited! One thing you may have missed is the wooden pegs on the interior wall of one of the rooms. It looks like they jammed sticks into the rocks to function like coat hooks, and those wooden sticks have survived a thousand years in the dry Utah air. there were a couple on exterior walls as well, and your footage shows one, though you didn't mention it. As we were leaving the peninsula, we came across three other visitors who were headed out to the site. They were all over 80 years old! Those were three very healthy, adventurous octogenarians! It seems regular hiking is good for your health! They said they had been hiking these canyons for decades.
Hi, where is it? I want tot look around the area on Google maps myself. Thanks.
Idk why they are treating it like a secret. Obviously ppl know where it is. All I know is Utah. Southern Utah is the best I can give ya
@@JvariW Different groups have different reasons for being secretive about the exact locations of native American ruins. Those of us who explore these sites are secretive because we've seen so many sites degrade when they become too well known, and too many people begin to visit there. Many of the sites with scattered pot sherds and corn cobs a decade ago are now stripped bare, as people carry off the very archaeological resources that attracted them to visit in the first place. Instead, we find sites littered with trash now, instead of artifacts. We find that sites have been desecrated in recent years, as selfish visitors dig up grave sites and storage cysts, looking for artifacts to steal. We also come across people who have exceeded their skills, and need rescuing. I consider it my duty as a human to help my fellowman when I find someone in need. But it screws up my own vacation plans when I spend my day helping someone out of a canyon they did not have the skills and gear to enter in the first place. I have to shorten my own hikes when I give my water to somebody who did not take enough of their own, and found themselves desperately dehydrated. I don't want to encourage visits to places like this, on a public forum, because it will lure people into visiting a place that is simply too dangerous to visit for most of the people who watch youtube videos. Hiking in southern Utah requires skills, knowledge and fitness that too many people simply do not possess. Too many people think that the GPS maps on their phones will guide them. GPS simply doesn't work in canyons with no cell service, or when your phone battery is dead from "searching for service" for hours. The Bureau of Land Management doesn't encourage visits to most of the ruins in southern Utah for the same reason: they don't have the staff or funding to make remote sites safe for visits by the general public, nor to protect the sites from thieves. Their resources are already stretched too thin policing the sites that are well known and easily reached.
@@godsgod1677 It's in Bear's Ears National Monument. I realize that's a huge area, but if you're exploring by Google Earth, you'll find lots there to explore. I don't want to give a more precise location, because it might lure people to go visit a place they are not prepared to reach safely. This site is simply not safe for most people to visit.
@@JvariWThey are not mentioning this because most times "hidden" places/sights become famous they get destroyed sooner or later, by masses trying to get the best pictures there while trampeling everything and taking "souvenirs" aka rocks, shells, plants etc... That's also why the exact location of the last "tallest tree in the world" is kept secret.
WOW! These are the most impressive, beautiful and intact ruins I've ever seen. I can see why they were challenging to locate and access. Your droning skills are so well choreographed, It felt like an amusement park ride.
Yeah maybe you won't support people like this if you really care. They go out with drones to ruin extremely stoic sites like this for add revinew. Because for some reason they feel the need to be Indiana Jones and need to inflate their ego for money and prosperity. If they really cared they would document it with the proper people
They did not live in an extreme place. The place was ideal at the time of construction. The native Americans did not build it.
@@artemiserituWho on earth built it then?
@@neo7759 Our ancestors. This was built by ppl who we haven't been told about. This is a ancient mining pit that is hidden in plain site by the powers that be in charge of this world.They don't want us to know what they have done to the earth because they are still doing it.
@@neo7759 READ THE BIBLE! jk I'm curious too.
Thank you for taking me to a place I could have never gone myself! Just the video of you standing on the edges gave me leg pains just looking at the height and drops....
Absolutely worth subscribing. My favorite content! Well done and thank you!
Most likely a grain storage site. Really only one small room with signs of "habitation" (fire). Likely just one or two "residents" protecting stored crops. Incredible site, though. Youcould easily reach out to nearby tribal historians and find out for sure, but looks to be less than 1000 years old, so good chance community memory carries stories about this site. Thanks for the footwork. ❤
I thought that multiple ones have the black colour on the ceiling? Wasn’t it the fire marks?
@@dariazhempalukh There were two rooms with blackened ceilings, but he's still most likely correct. This looks like either a secure storage site or a place to retreat in emergencies, not a permanent dwelling.
@@Wlerin7 Temporary shelter against raids would be my guess.
@@Balkken: very temporary - water and food access might be problems.
@@Balkkenmy first thought, too; like Helm’s Deep in Lord of the Rings. Or that old fortress jn India that is carved into the top of a cliff. I’ve been to a similar fortified cliff side structure near Bernalillo, NM.
My buddies and I would explore the ruins around the edges of the Pajarito Plateau near Los Alamos during our childhood. We never came across anything quite this spectacular. We did come across large deposits of pottery shards, however. This video reminds me of how much I miss doing this type of exploration. My heart is pounding! Thank you for posting this.
OMGosh, that was so cool!! And those views from the drone had my tummy about to do flips!! But still awesome!! Thanks for sharing this find with us!!
I used to love going on Indiana Jones type adventures when I was younger. I went into so many hidden, remote and even forbidden places and it was so exciting and adventurous. I haven't done anything like this for years now, but maybe I still have a couple of extreme adventures left in me. What a cool place and what a magnificently protected structure created by mother nature... wish I had a time machine to see what this place was like when it was inhabited.
The 'Anasazi' did not disappear, they simply moved, probably due to the great drought and the social dislocation and internecine raiding for food that resulted. They live on now in the contemporary Pueblos of Arizona and New Mexico. Hence their preference ( and the preference of contemporary archaeologists) for the term 'Ancestral Puebloans' rather than 'Anasazi' which is a Navajo word meaning 'enemy ancestors'. I know this because I am married to a Hopi woman whose genetic profile traces her genes back to Chaco Canyon. She and I thank you for your respect while visiting this site which is sacred to it's descendants. Great video!
This video is very ahistorical, unfortunately the creator is more concerned with editorializing than educating
@@shmooveyea It's missing the point to complain about being "ahistorical". Nolan and Jesse make no claim to being experts, nor are they trying to present a full explanation beyond an amateur opinion. The video, which is superbly shot and edited, does little more than document and re-create the wonder & awe they felt when they visited this unique place. Others who are better suited can educate and draw more informed conclusions. Let's instead be impressed at how carefully they have avoided giving too much information about where this place is, all the better to protect it for many years to come.
half the comments are about learning more in this video than _____. Any content like this has the responsibility to get the basics correct, as the OP points out. It's *basics* not some comprehensive lesson@@yorktown99
@@yorktown99 Thats valid af, tho the claim that people lived there for "potentially thousands of years" had me with a raised eyebrow when he said it.
@@crazycheii The term Anasazi was used because it was the word used by Diné people when describing Ancestral Puebloan sites, i.e. "Anasazi bi ghan". (Pardon the spelling) So it wasn't the anthropologists and archaeologists who, "wrongfully termed the ancestral puebloans as Anasazi". The ancestral Puebloans are by definition also Anasazi/people different than Diné and these Anasazi/Ancestral Puebloan's descendants do live on in the contemporary Pueblo villages.
Fabulous ! Unique find...I'm an obsessive hiker who because of an injury have been on my computer watching my favorite subjects on U tube..for a couple of years. I have watched many and I have never seen this one 😘 What an honor to have been there !!!
Im not sure you know the meaning of the word unique.....
I certainly do. @@StopBanningMaStuff
How's this not unique captain negative? I just had to say I live to hike fish hunt whatever and I been watching too much KZhead myself because a car cut me off and it broke my leg in 6 places so I'm growing bone around titanium rods etc. now, I really feel your pain😂 I'm planning a sw trip to see these spots I haven't seen and spend some time camping w no service hopefully.
Or how to spell KZhead..........its not u tube. It is KZhead or YT. @@matildagreene1744
I think it a prison,
That is a great idea using the Drone, beautiful scenery...very nice....you guys are VERY Brave men to venture out there to make these videos....and teach us about things we don't know about the Earths past, and the people
I have been watching Desert Drifter for a while. YT recommend your channel. Perfect fit. I found a few on YT about Chinese villages built on incredibly high places, where access is ludicrously difficult. The locals state that they were built to protect the inhabitants from various raiders and war lords in the first half of the Twentieth Century. Here in the UK we have the remains of Hill forts that served a SIM purpose. I have walked in one that some of my ancestors almost certainly built and stayed in for protection. Different ages, different continents. Same purpose.
"Saw something on google earth so here I am" love it. Loved the footage, The commentary, the simplistic yet humble appreciation for such a place and the ability to actually be there, respect for showing respect, Keep the content coming and keep having fun, I enjoyed this very much as I am not sure I will ever be able to venture to such a place, thank you my random internet friend :)
Thank you internet stranger. Its as simple and complex as that 🤣
I really appreciate your editing, thank you for not putting any music and just letting us take in the amazing views.
Great video man would love to hike this someday! Thanks for sharing!
Awesome!! Fantastic place and outstanding video documentation of it & your journey there. Love it! Thanks for sharing this. ^5
Building here is actually genius. That is incredible, honestly I am speechless. That is just crazy.
Seems like a dumb place to build really
Eh. It’s like any strategic decision. There are pros and cons to building remotely and elevated like this. I don’t think it’s black and white, genius or stupid. I’m sure they had their reasons and could comprehend the consequences they might run into. Both of these takes are reductive.
No water source, no food source, cannot sustain a siege for over a week. Seems to me it's simply a destination for pilgrimage where people may have stayed for a night or so.
@@hans7856 That's a very good point!
@@Pusfilthsays the clueless person who is sitting on a couch in the city lmao go back to your video games.
Mate, sitting on my couch watching this scared and exhilarated me at the same time. Powerful and Amazing view of how far people would go and how they lived in the past . Great job
Thank you for sharing your videos are full of wonder and aw! And it is so nice not having to mute annoying music. I love the quietness and your research is out of this world fantastic
*awe
Breathtaking!!! ✨ Thank you for trekking to this beautiful place and showing respect for its history!!
There's a youtuber called Outdoor Boys and he hiked through a similar area to the one you did, maybe even the same area but he walked in the valleys an not the tops. Whilst walking through the valleys, he saw several dozens of these ancient buildings scattered across the sides of the cliffs. He explored many and found ancient hand paintings on walls, old hay, pottery, and even holes that would've been sealed up to preserve food. He found a dried up piece of corn in one of them. It was really fascinating and it's so cool to see other people cover these ancient civilizations.
I’ve done 9 one-week trips on non-maintained areas of Grand Canyon, so am used to heights and narrows trails with sheer drops. But, some of the areas you have walked and video-ed make my legs weak just seeing it. This is an amazing ruin - maybe one of the most interesting I’ve seen on KZhead. These people were like mountain goats. They had to carry everything they needed, water and food, up here on a regular basis. This ruin is in amazingly excellent condition. Stunning!
Yea it's crazy the cliffs and drops.
The cliffs were mined, you can clearly see this. I don't know how long ago or who, but definitely many reset periods have happened on earth and the tech that mined this is gone.
@@rickdeckardbladerunner2049 yes
Do you say so because of the striations along the cliffs that kind resembles a quarry? Intresting to think about for sure but feel like its gotta be erosion right? @@rickdeckardbladerunner2049
Imagine having to take small children up there.
Thank you for the tour. Amazing
Thanks for taking us to this amazing and wonderful place in the history of our country. I could never go here but you have shown it to us.
Full credit for a having a brother and dog who dared to travel with you. Best wishes to all of you. Great adventure.
Interesting thought with Man's Best Friend as part of the discussion. The still-remaining residual smells left by the Indians the dog might still parse might have offered a reasonable visualization of the peoples, animals and activities as they occurred in ruins... essentially brining the ruins back to life.
This looks more like a prison than a habitat to me. Whatever purpose this place served, it sure is beautiful. Thanks for posting
Woah, now that's a wild thought. Could just as easily keep people in, as out...
Definitely seems more like a prison to me. Alcatraz, basically. There's so much fortification and isolation but it also would take effort to bring supplies like food and water, something that would be easily cut off by a siege. Not ideal for a fortified settlement, but perfect for a prison.
Given the size of the structures could it have served as a temporary shelter, or maybe it was a sacred place to them?
@@aloysiusdevadanderabercrombie8- No back then if you did something bad you were killed ... they didn't keep you in prison.
@@damkayaker or exile or beating etc. Crime wasn't so much of thing if you lived in a small settlement as you can imagine. People also had to be more forgiving
Excellent! Well done and beautiful sights. Blessings. These people were the Apple/Microsoft of their day. Thanks again!
wow, what an amazing place...you can feel the atmosphere even by watching this, now i wonder how it must feel to be there in person...that is stunning...
I have sons your age, and the risks you take keep my heart pounding! I really love your channel, and I think you're going to get big. UNLESS, of course, all the moms watching die of a heart attack for fear of you falling!;)
terrifying
Bwaaahahahaha!
Are you hitting on this young man? Cause it sure sounds like it 😅
Me too! You funny! Thanks for saying it. If these were my boys I’d be proud and worried sick about their safety. And talking about being worried, who ever lived here had some serious enemies to worry about. And we think we have problems…
Really! They’re just strolling along like they’re on a broad roadway!!
At about 12:06 your walking across what could be divots used to grind food. Not sure if they are natural or man made divots but if there was any way for the inhabitants to get acorns or maise they could use a stone to grind them into flower and make flat bread. It’s a beautiful location. You’re super lucky to have been able to see that place, thank you for being so respectful. And the ice sliding looked crazy fun.
the divots are made by water but if you found the perfect bowl for grinding would you not use it? im sure they did
Thought same, great comments.
Absolutely. They could have done that if needed. There were actually two large, grinding slabs on the floors up two of the internal rooms though. I saw them. They would have cooked and done other things outdoors when possible, and retired indoors to do those things when they needed to get out of the wind and the weather. I would say that food would’ve been taken to this place over a period of time and gradually was built up for emergencies and times of need. These were the original preppers
Awesome video in a very respectful way. I love the fact that you don't go too fast. We can hear you take it all in. Your silence speaks loudly. I appreciate that. I would also like to ask... At the 6:59 mark, am i the only one seeing the profile of a face in the huge rock in front of you?
Thank you for lighting my fire to discover such a places. I had similar feelings when I visited Cappadocia. Cappadocia is a popular turistic destination though luckily the weather was perfect in mid november 2018 and ruins of ancient people was waiting for only for us. Great channel and presentation! Best wishes from Istanbul/Türkiye .
Nice video. Great place to explore. Ones imagination goes wild thinking about the generational lives who habitated this island in the sky. This ancient place was seen by American explores a while back, but that does not take away from a modern day adventurers find. They built such obviously defensive habitations and occupied them for several centuries. An unexplained mystery about this ruin ,and many others scattered across the region, who were they defending themselves from? Certainly not bears, wolves or cats. What people? Nomads? Aztecs? Some suggest this was not a very peaceable kingdom. Defense was from the predator neighbors. Thats the way this culture was. Something to think about.
The people who built these homes lived in the area for centuries, but for most of that time, they lived in parts of the mesa that were more easily accessible. It was in their final decades in the area that they started building in these sites on the canyon walls, in more easily defended locations. That change was brought about by necessity: a decades-long drought drastically reduced the food supply. The residents started killing their neighbors to steal their food. During those drought years, both the Ancestral Puebloans and the Fremont culture to their north adapted to the food shortage by changing the way they built their homes, and by building food storage granaries high on the canyon walls to reduce theft. The drought never let up, though, and they abandoned Cedar Mesa, and most of the rest of the area after a few decades of drought.
Doesn't look like anyone would be defending this place. A handful of small "rooms". Not many families. Not many fighting men. Perhaps just looked cool. Even now people like to live in interesting and quirky places.
@@buakawfan333what’s left is the hard structures… what cannot been seen are the former “soft” structures that were taken when this site was abandoned, or withered away with time. The location likely inhabited many more than may appear at first look, as many similar locations are
I appreciate your respect. I'm Native American and your respect means alot to me. Ty
If you know anything about the people who lived in this area, please share. What an amazing cultural artifact…
All people born in America are native Americans. As for the people's who were there before Europeans came in large numbers, they were not one people but many, and had many ways of culture. Perhaps it was built by those who were there before the ones you call 'native American'?
@@benjaminollis7621 No human is native to land mass, but to earth. What they don't tell you is that these humans who hid under the rock were running away from nephilim, this is a scientific fact.
@@abel4776If its a fact please share your hard irrefutable proof with scientific theory and experiments and examples. You cannot just claim something with no evidence is a fact ans no the bible or whatever religious texts you have do not count.
@@krounos1 I have a source for them: They made it up.
Incredibly smart. Very hard to not only see but get to as well. It was a diffrent time and i cant even imagine how important safety was and how libing in a place like that made them feel
Awesome video. Loving the lack of music too. Helps take it in. Thanks for sharing 👍
Unbelievably beautiful and scary to get to - wow, what a great broadcast you have made. Thank you so much. Glad you respect Native American history and culture.
What an absolutely incredible site. Really glad this isn't very well known to preserve it.
People like this are the issue what gives him the right to take a site that sat for a thousand years and post it on KZhead for add revinew....so other idiots like him that don't know what they are doing to go in and ruin a site... because you know this single person is more important. Absolutely disgusting
@@pd9664second what you’re saying (as in agree with it)
Agreed. The secret and little known places of the World are getting overrun thanks to this kind of thing. A place I have vacationed at for the last 25 years has undergone massive influx of tourism and the entire character of the place is being threatened. It wasn't meant for high traffic and crowds. @@pd9664
Lighten up Francis. Geez.
He's actually preserving the site by capturing video of it and putting it on the internet for the public to access for free. Realistically, the internet will last forever. Whereas this place may eventually erode or be vandalized. Although it'll likely last forever due to the remoteness of it.
i appreciate your respectfulness for the location. that is so rare with many people
A million thank yous for sharing this awesome site. You made a sick little old lady's day. Bless you!
This has got to be one of THE MOST stunning vids I have ever seen! What a helluva place to tackle! Fantastic footage, both drone and walking, and GREAT editing! And your use of "wind sounds" is a super effective and nice touch! So subtle, it took a while for it to penetrate my awareness, which was completely mesmerized by what I was watching! Excellent!
People definitely lived here. But I have a hard time believing that it was inhabited year round. Just the lack of access to game and water close by would be a 24 hour struggle. This was probably more like a fort that they fell back to in time of trouble. Absolutely amazing though. Great job.
I imagine the environmental condition, at that time, were more suitable .
Those mountains were carved by a river just like the grand canyons, so there was access to water
Yeah. I’m thinking this is a Native American “helm’s Deep.”
Oh my vertigo and anxiety could never. Thank you for sharing this with us!
4:08 I like how you record the wind with high quality in the wide shots. Magnificent!
HOLY MOLY! Insane footage. Thanks for taking the time, money and effort to share this with us!!! 🤙
Amazing footage. Please keep hiking, exploring, and sharing, Preserve the memory of these historic sites!
Thats the idea! Thank you
I am fascinated by your videos, and love watching as it’s not something I will ever be able to see for myself given that I’m now a grandmother and not as fit as I used to be, so exploring for myself is now a pipe dream. But … I actually feel sick sometimes watching you traverse the terrain and see the heights you climb too get to were you need to go. You have a habit of standing too close to the edge for my liking. Take care out there and thank you for allowing me to live vicariously through your adventures
Good to see people are respecting this place. Great video.
Given the signs of a huge fire being constantly lit at the end of the peninsula, this wasn't just a 'fortress home'. This was a signal station. It probably provided navigation references for every native band, tribe and family within at least fifty miles of it. The smoke would be visible for leagues in the day and the fire still visible for dozens of miles at night. Given how many people it would be vital for, it makes sense for it to be so heavily defended.
Yeah, it looks too remote and sparse to sustain a significant permanent population, but a small group could maintain and defend it for a long time.
Defended against who?.. other natives.
@@benjaminollis7621comanchee most likely.
@@drakesomerset129 I live in Somerset lol (UK)
If that is true, that is incredible. I never considered this, but the roof was clearly blackened by quite alot of smoke. Any idea as to what they would be signaling to their fellow tribe and family?
Dude! Your angles gave me the feeling that I get when I’m looking over the edge of anything…looks precarious ! Well done and thanks for sharing
I was grimacing every time you went near the edge, even leaning back to avoid looking over!!! One little trip and over you go!!!
1st: Thanks for the video, and being respectful to this site and the people past and present. You said they “must have had some terrible enemies” I can’t help but think, what would make me want to live in a place like this, and I’m not sure it would be a two-legged enemy, but rather something on four legs, and/or bigger and badder than anything we are familiar with today.
Amazing video! I love how you let us just listen to the wind and footsteps, so we can feel more like what it's like to be there!
Glad to know you enjoyed that. Cheers
Im from the Rez. In Canada. Eskasoni 1st nation. Unreal how ppl adapted n how we survived everything thrown our way. Language barely there but we trying to save it. Im fluent speaker. Trying to share mikmaq i know n speak it Daily So cool you checking all these areas out. Love the content. Thanks for sharing.
Language is such a powerful cultural vehicle. Keep that flame lit.
You should consider making videos on here going through your language. You might find an audience interested in helping your people keep it alive (or at least more documented).
@@AnomalousCanid for comanche, the numunu that's like not allowed at all foreigners knowing the language is a great tragedy (from the comanche perspective)
@@gyozanomics That's unfortunate. Is it better for it to potentially disappear? I suppose it's not for me to ask.
Hey, from the mainland! 👋
This is amazing footage! I love it! I have pretty severe epilepsy so going somewhere like that is pretty out of the question for me BUT I kind of can bc of people like you making content like this. So thank you!!!
Have you tried a ketogenic diet?
Thanks Nolan , 👍🏻 I appreciate your passion , Loved the adventure , Den , Seattle 👌🏻
This is AWESOME! @ 7:04 The rock feature left of the large structure, almost looks like a face. Thank you.
Thought the same thing!
Another sphinx
Possibly a fossilized Head I know of a Fossilized Dragon in Morrocco It Stretches about 1200 Miles the Length on top Africa Died Attacking a Huge Fish in the Sahara Desert about 500 miles Visible from Google Earth Can Also See the Sliced Neck As Ancient Texts Suggests MudFossil university
Agreed!😮
It's a fossilized Head
Found your channel by accident. And I'm so happy i did. Thanks for being so respectful. Just love your videos.
I do believe that is the coolest place I've ever seen in my life! Thank you for sharing.
Yeah the Pyramids of Giza had nothing on this level of engineering.😂
Thank you for this awesome experience, great footage.
LOVE this footage! My heart drops a bit because you get so close to the edge 😨But I love the journey! Your pup is awesome too🐕 Thanks for sharing😃 👍🏼
7:18 - wow, those walls were 100% intact back in 2018 when I worked as an ambassador for the monument.
Is this in a national park? Seeing the cliff dwellings and stuff out west has always been fascinating. My people, the Muscogee, largely built with timber and laths. Always thought stone was the way to go especially in primitive building.
Is this in Utah?
What is it called?
Anyone know what those notes say?
What an amazingly well-preserved place. You can practically picture people laying there in the night with the fire roaring. It honestly looks like it would have been fairly cozy all things considered!
It would have been brutal! Most of us have no idea!
Thank you for a great trip! This is one of my faves for sure. Loved the drone footage, really did it justice.
Excellent video, thank you for not disclosing any information about this place its incredibly dangerous to find and access. I love seeing the 1st nations homes without any graffiti or trash. You have found a real gem of a niche with your videos, when they blow up viral please stay humble.
It’s already pretty well known. It’s called the Citadel, and it’s south of Blanding, Utah.
Haha
The Citadel ruins in Cedar Mesa, UT!! Great place! Only $2 Fee per person. Easy hike. Kid and dog friendly. Get to the Kane Gulch Ranger Station and they can point you in the right direction 🤙
I have traveled and worked in much of the southwest and canyon land, gathering cattle, running wild horses ect. I will never get out on something like that Kudos to you I was getting queezy watching you by the edges
So, so grateful for this spectacular video - am housebound, can hardly walk - but climbed with you to the top of the world and then flew ! It was really freeing. I'm now going to the Grand Canyon with you, just like Indiana Jones and the Old Woman....
Thank you for being respectful to the place and the people.
There isn't any people there dude
@@benjaminollis7621 I meant the people to whom this place means something. Those who left the notes asking not to enter the buildings for example.
@@richbuilds_com We knew what you mean, he’s just being a meatball.
This video is truly captivating, showcasing a remarkable choice of destination. I can't help but feel envious of your incredible journey. Well freaking done!!!
I am so hlad a happened upon your channel. So very cool. I am elderly now . But loved discovering interesting and wild places. . Very old civilisations fascinate me. From Africa with love. Well done!
This is an incredible site! I'd love to visit it myself one day. Thanks for this video
Just found this channel and i love it! The aerial shots combined with the sounds from the wind was spectacular.
Mate, gotta say, you post some amazing videos. The people who built those structures, and lived there, must have had so much knowledge.
Wow awesome video buddy.Im from Pecos NM and I love to explore around my neighborhood where I live.We have an Indian pueblo about a mile away from my house.When I was young ,an uncle and a cousin and me were always walking around in this area.We used to take care of my grandfather's goats.And in those days , not many people used to live around here.Lots of stories of this pueblo.They used to have a 20 or 30 ft.long rattle snake in a pit where the Indians used to sacrifice babys to their gods.Pretty crazy stuff in those days.So here I am in my 70s.Watching your videos of how other natives used to live.My grandparents have mixed blood of Apaches.So I'm there ,proud to have native American blood .Great videos thanks.
And thank you for the spectacular footage; not to mention a big thank you to your young legs having the ability to make it up there. Last, I bet that the terraces on the one side were used for farming.
Fabulous-- ruins, video/drone footage, and hike. Thanks for sharing, and allowing many to go along with you who otherwise would never see such awesomeness!! Well done!!!
Cheers friend! Happy to have you along
thank you for venturing out to this for all of us to see and enjoy. 🙂
Hi from the Philippines..I just found this wonderful channel..Thank you so much for sharing your videos.. it brings me to beautiful places where I've never been... God bless..
Thanks for making this awesome video!!!
Thank you for showing me and my son this place. We are from Ottawa Canada. Were surprised there is so much snow there. Amazed at the incredible lengths these people went for a place to live
Most likely it was not a permanent dwelling. It was a temporary emergency, shelter, or dwelling place. They would’ve kept food and water supplies there. Think of it as an emergency shelter. They would’ve had defensive walls staggered so that anyone approaching would have to take a zigzag approach to get through the walls, giving the defenders a chance to stop them if needed. They could’ve easily connected those walls and you saw the bypass where you would simply slide down one side of the cliff and go around the wall and climb up the other side. They were clever. There were structures like this all over North America, once upon a time. Unfortunately, a lot of them have been destroyed over the last 200 years by property owners, farmers, and unfortunately, the government. I know we’re quite a few places are that have walls of earth or rocks that were defensive and others that were ceremonial. You have a lot of places up in Canada as well. Just ask the Aneshnaabe.
Wow. I find it pretty funny that a Canadian is surprised that it actually snows elsewhere in the world. But then again, you are from Ottawa.
@@viridian4573 play nice!