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Thank You, Shawn. You remind me of my favorite math professor Andy Hall. He made me understand algebra and had math-tutorial websites, that anyone could understand. We all learned a lot from him. You and he have a teaching style that is relatable and easy to understand, like him. Andy was an avid bicycle guy and over summer break a few years ago, he was on a bike run with a group of people and was hit from behind and killed. Coincidentally, he had talked with us about how he wanted to go, and he said: "I want to be on my bike and I don't want to see it coming." He got his last wish. Our third semester of math was not the same without him. I hope you are around for a long, long time, teaching and keeping geography and geology interesting and informative. I enjoy "Road Cuts" too. Always have. Thanks for taking us along.
Enjoyed watching and learning as there is no way I would think I could do such a hike and not feel terrified. It was almost to scary to watch! Thanks for letting me see something I could never see on my own,.
Reminds me very much of an 11 mile stretch of a hike I took through Buckskin Gulch into the Paria river on a cold and drizzly May weekend. One of the most memorable, glorious, and frightening experiences of my life!
Yes, I did that once. Fascinating. Lower in the canyon we found some quicksand, which I had never experienced before. I mostly hiked in the Sierra Nevada.
Dear Professor Willsey, this makes me feel a tensey bit of anxiety about your safety. If you must do this, thanks for filming the experience! Take Care, as many value your life. 😮
Growing up in San Diego was always fun. On the mesa overlooking the Pacific Ocean there were erosion points that if followed would take you down to the beach. One in particular was named "Fat man's misery." because if you were not petite you could never reach the beach. Now on that mesa is Torrey Pines Golf Course and I'm sure the "little guys and girls" no longer have a chance to take the shortcut to the beach.
Wow, very interesting and more as I am not sure if I will be able to do this kind of expedition. I look a little scary to me ... Thank you to the people with you on this trip. ☺
What a wonderful adventure. Thanks for taking us along! Have you ever explored the Falling Block megalithic site in the Eastern part of the Bighorn Mountains in Wyoming?
Amazing video. Felt like what we did this weekend at The Ice Caves in Minnewaska state park NY, the adults were squeezing their way through my 6 year old daughter was just basically walking normal. Beautiful cave system Shawn if you make it back to the area well worth exploring.
Yes ... I was remembering a visit to Mammoth Cave in Kentucky. At one point I had to bend at the waist because of a shelf sticking out on the right and a very low ceiling on the left. That was the closest I came to feeling claustrophobia, which normally doesn't bother me. But, yeah ... very much like caves. 👍
Even if I could do this physically, I couldn't do it mentally. I got shivers watching you do it, so thank you for taking us with you. It truly is beautiful.
I wish you could hook up with a couple of guys like Desert Drifter or Trek Planner because they go out looking for Indian ruins and watching them just gloss over the geology as a geologist that drives me crazy, Great video.
The power of water. That must have been a stupendous sand dune. As to the uniformity of material, that spunds like the Slate and like the Lithography Stone in Germany (Archaeopteryx fossil bed) How can it be so huge and yet so uniform ? Nature's wonders. Great field trip. Lucky Navajo and Lucky Idaho students.
Thanks very much! This was fascinating! Reminds me of the spielunking I did many years ago when I was in college in the Black Hills of South Dakota. We didn't have slot canyons, but we did have narrow spots and climbing to do in limestone caves.
Thank you Shawn a very beautiful area. Isn't nature wonderful. But, in saying that. It is not a place one would want to be if rain is expected or has been in that area. I would imagine that flood waters can come through there extremely quickly. And by looking at those sides, there is extremely limited ways to get out of there if caught. Nature is beautiful. But nature can also be extremely dangerous. Do not ever let the beauty of an area or region overwhelm you and let you forget common sense and normal safety practices. Most people who say "Oh it will be alright we will get through this before the rains arrive", generally do not always get to say that ever again. Never forget your safety and those you are with regardless how breathtakingly beautiful an area is. It is better to view from a distance and walk away, than view from up close and never leave there. Keep safe and well everyone :)
Loved watching this video again. If you get the chance, more videos about canyoning and rafting would be amazing. Love all of your videos though. Thanks for doing them.
Was on my way to Banff from Calgary and stopped and checked out the exit of a slot canyon. Same color sandstone as where you are. Very cool to see how to squeeze through.
Fantastic canyoning! Our local canyons in Sydney are similar shapes, but ours are green with moss and a lot have permanent water. Good fun in the summer, but check the forecast.
Shawn, I only recently found your channel. I live in Brigham City, Utah and many of the places that you visit are places I have passed or have visited myself. Geology has always facinated me. I like the way you explain how the earth works. My family and I have taken trips to Moab and up to Yellowstone/Island Park this year. We were in Yellowstone the week before the Biscuit Basin event. Val Gunther son of Lloyd Gunther (not sure if you know who they are). Val lives a block over from me so we get to see cool geology things from him all the time. Keepl up the videos. I really enjoy seeing how the geology works in my general area.
I'm not going to lie this was actually terrifying not just from being claustrophobic but just visualizing the torrential flash floods that carve these canyons rushing through if it rains anywhere upstream anyone in one of these canyons is SOL. And that rain can be coming from miles away far enough to be unable to hear the roaring thunder.
This brings to mind some of the conditions that might have prevailed when the Belt Supergroup rocks were deposited in the Proterozoic. No vegetation whatsoever, and bare rock, gravel and sand exposed to torrential downpours that rapidly carried away the sediment to basins where fine depositional features were preserved..
Really interesting. Somewhat amazed that the erosion can cut so deep without widening out. And then in lower spots you get that big tunnel/cathedral affect. Is that softer sandstone, or simply a larger volume of water gathered together as you get further along? I'm assuming it all gets very dangerous in the monsoon period.
It would be fascinating to pre-position some autonomous video cameras along the canyon at the start of the monsoon season to document what it’s like in there during a flash flood.
Thanks... if is wasnt for you and Indiana Jones id never experience a slot canyon. When i was young i spent too much time traveling for work and chasing girls... i wish i knew then what i know now - Im in the Philippines not far from Mt Kanlaon volcano, which seems to be more active these days... :)
Beautiful canyon. Better you going through it than me 🫣. Thank you for the tour. At 11:28, what causes the vertical stripes of different colors on the sandstone…different mineral present in the water that flows over the edge?
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Thank You, Shawn. You remind me of my favorite math professor Andy Hall. He made me understand algebra and had math-tutorial websites, that anyone could understand. We all learned a lot from him. You and he have a teaching style that is relatable and easy to understand, like him. Andy was an avid bicycle guy and over summer break a few years ago, he was on a bike run with a group of people and was hit from behind and killed. Coincidentally, he had talked with us about how he wanted to go, and he said: "I want to be on my bike and I don't want to see it coming." He got his last wish. Our third semester of math was not the same without him. I hope you are around for a long, long time, teaching and keeping geography and geology interesting and informative. I enjoy "Road Cuts" too. Always have. Thanks for taking us along.
In my younger days I used to explore caves--no more. Your video was fascinating, but gave me the willies!
I love the colours. No wonder photographers are inspired by this kind of landscape.
OMG! Absolutely love this video. Enjoyed learning about Slot Canyon. That looked so much fun. Thanks for sharing this video.
Wow! Im claustrophobic but I can see how fun it was. Beautiful!
Enjoyed watching and learning as there is no way I would think I could do such a hike and not feel terrified. It was almost to scary to watch! Thanks for letting me see something I could never see on my own,.
@@gigistrus490 Well said, a big No Thank you to squoazing through the Ever so scenic wherever!!!
@@JeannetteReed As a much younger me I certainly would have but now at 68, unthinkable. But I LOVE going along for the ride here.
An amazing place and such a wonderful adventure! I hope your crew was appreciative. You're one of a kind leader and teacher!
I would definitely get into a panic mode in those narrow pathways. I am not that adventurous.
Reminds me very much of an 11 mile stretch of a hike I took through Buckskin Gulch into the Paria river on a cold and drizzly May weekend. One of the most memorable, glorious, and frightening experiences of my life!
Yes, I did that once. Fascinating.
Lower in the canyon we found some quicksand, which I had never experienced before. I mostly hiked in the Sierra Nevada.
Peekaboo and Spookey make a wonderful round-trip slot day, too.
Thank you the tour Shawn. The sculpted slot canyon is exquisite, and seems a lot narrower through the camera.
This is amazing! Thank you.
Good Morning! Thanks for a new video Prof. Willsey!
Dear Professor Willsey, this makes me feel a tensey bit of anxiety about your safety. If you must do this, thanks for filming the experience! Take Care, as many value your life. 😮
Thanks for all the hard work on these videos!
Beautiful landscape and slot canyon! Thanks for sharing with us. And also, better you than (somewhat claustrophobic) me. LOL!
Fabulous! I love these occasional technical/climbing episodes! Thank you so much for sharing the mojo!
Growing up in San Diego was always fun. On the mesa overlooking the Pacific Ocean there were erosion points that if followed would take you down to the beach. One in particular was named "Fat man's misery." because if you were not petite you could never reach the beach. Now on that mesa is Torrey Pines Golf Course and I'm sure the "little guys and girls" no longer have a chance to take the shortcut to the beach.
Wow, very interesting and more as I am not sure if I will be able to do this kind of expedition. I look a little scary to me ... Thank you to the people with you on this trip. ☺
This is amazing! Thank you for sharing!
Great video. Beautiful and terrifying all at once!
What a wonderful adventure. Thanks for taking us along! Have you ever explored the Falling Block megalithic site in the Eastern part of the Bighorn Mountains in Wyoming?
Amazing video. Felt like what we did this weekend at The Ice Caves in Minnewaska state park NY, the adults were squeezing their way through my 6 year old daughter was just basically walking normal. Beautiful cave system Shawn if you make it back to the area well worth exploring.
Yes ... I was remembering a visit to Mammoth Cave in Kentucky. At one point I had to bend at the waist because of a shelf sticking out on the right and a very low ceiling on the left. That was the closest I came to feeling claustrophobia, which normally doesn't bother me. But, yeah ... very much like caves. 👍
What glorious landscape. Living on the edge of the Fens with 180degrees of sky, this is beautifully claustrophobic. Love it
Even if I could do this physically, I couldn't do it mentally. I got shivers watching you do it, so thank you for taking us with you. It truly is beautiful.
OMG I saw the title and makes my stomach drop ! Don’t ever get stuck please 🙏🏼 😅!!!
This should be an interesting watch 😊 Thanks
I would not feel terrified but totally unprepared 😮
I wish you could hook up with a couple of guys like Desert Drifter or Trek Planner because they go out looking for Indian ruins and watching them just gloss over the geology as a geologist that drives me crazy, Great video.
For sure on Trek Planner.
Thank you!!!!!
Wow! Spectacular beauty. (Got a bit claustrophobic though…couldn’t do that myself!)
Wow! This is beautiful & spectacular! And it looks like a lot of fun, I'd love to try this :) Thank you for taking us on your little adventure, Shawn!
Spectacular fun house!
The power of water. That must have been a stupendous sand dune. As to the uniformity of material, that spunds like the Slate and like the Lithography Stone in Germany (Archaeopteryx fossil bed) How can it be so huge and yet so uniform ? Nature's wonders. Great field trip. Lucky Navajo and Lucky Idaho students.
Wow, so cool! The beauty of sandstone canyons, and this was much narrower than I've seen. It'd be ok with a group. Kudos to you and your family.
Amazing and beautiful and educational,thank you again Shawn
Thanks very much! This was fascinating! Reminds me of the spielunking I did many years ago when I was in college in the Black Hills of South Dakota. We didn't have slot canyons, but we did have narrow spots and climbing to do in limestone caves.
Good morning! 👌🏼
Thank you Shawn a very beautiful area. Isn't nature wonderful. But, in saying that. It is not a place one would want to be if rain is expected or has been in that area. I would imagine that flood waters can come through there extremely quickly. And by looking at those sides, there is extremely limited ways to get out of there if caught. Nature is beautiful. But nature can also be extremely dangerous. Do not ever let the beauty of an area or region overwhelm you and let you forget common sense and normal safety practices. Most people who say "Oh it will be alright we will get through this before the rains arrive", generally do not always get to say that ever again. Never forget your safety and those you are with regardless how breathtakingly beautiful an area is. It is better to view from a distance and walk away, than view from up close and never leave there. Keep safe and well everyone :)
Great content Shawn! Definitely a great place to learn about the geology of the canyon!
Loved watching this video again. If you get the chance, more videos about canyoning and rafting would be amazing. Love all of your videos though. Thanks for doing them.
What a lovely location.
Was on my way to Banff from Calgary and stopped and checked out the exit of a slot canyon. Same color sandstone as where you are. Very cool to see how to squeeze through.
Thanks Shawn.
Thanks for sharing❤
Wonderful! ❤
Fantastic canyoning! Our local canyons in Sydney are similar shapes, but ours are green with moss and a lot have permanent water. Good fun in the summer, but check the forecast.
The geology is similar: ours are in the thick Hawkesbury sandstone member of the Sydney basin.
Thank you.
Shawn, I only recently found your channel. I live in Brigham City, Utah and many of the places that you visit are places I have passed or have visited myself. Geology has always facinated me. I like the way you explain how the earth works. My family and I have taken trips to Moab and up to Yellowstone/Island Park this year. We were in Yellowstone the week before the Biscuit Basin event. Val Gunther son of Lloyd Gunther (not sure if you know who they are). Val lives a block over from me so we get to see cool geology things from him all the time. Keepl up the videos. I really enjoy seeing how the geology works in my general area.
Welcome aboard and enjoy the existing videos. Lots of Utah and idaho stuff.
I'm not going to lie this was actually terrifying not just from being claustrophobic but just visualizing the torrential flash floods that carve these canyons rushing through if it rains anywhere upstream anyone in one of these canyons is SOL. And that rain can be coming from miles away far enough to be unable to hear the roaring thunder.
This brings to mind some of the conditions that might have prevailed when the Belt Supergroup rocks were deposited in the Proterozoic. No vegetation whatsoever, and bare rock, gravel and sand exposed to torrential downpours that rapidly carried away the sediment to basins where fine depositional features were preserved..
Yeah, nope. That rock against my back and almost against my nose….. I wouldn’t make it past the first section! The last part, I would love that.
I kept expecting Wile E coyote and the Roadrunner to pop up
Really interesting. Somewhat amazed that the erosion can cut so deep without widening out. And then in lower spots you get that big tunnel/cathedral affect. Is that softer sandstone, or simply a larger volume of water gathered together as you get further along? I'm assuming it all gets very dangerous in the monsoon period.
What an Ancient burping spot ...
Wow we haven't repelled since we were with a group of scouts of years ago
NO thank you Shawn. I love looking at rocks but you couldn't pay me a squillion pounds to go in there, ever.
The only slots I'd go near are in a casino.
It would be fascinating to pre-position some autonomous video cameras along the canyon at the start of the monsoon season to document what it’s like in there during a flash flood.
Better you in there than me!
claustrophobia intensifies.
I wouldn't want to get caught in one of those slot canyons in a flash flood
I think if they stopped or diverted the flow of water through The Strid, in England, it would look a lot like this.
Wow! I would never step into that canyon, seems a bit too scary for my taste!
My stomach is in knots!
How much do these change. Would you see any difference if you went back in 50 years?
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How did it get that name?
Only leprechauns can fit through! 😂
Thanks... if is wasnt for you and Indiana Jones id never experience a slot canyon. When i was young i spent too much time traveling for work and chasing girls... i wish i knew then what i know now - Im in the Philippines not far from Mt Kanlaon volcano, which seems to be more active these days... :)
Wow! I would like to start at the bottom...and just go back a way until it gets too small😳
He will have to quit smoking
Are you a geologist because you are a climber, or did you get into climbing via geology? Or is it all of a piece?
I was a climber a few months before my first geology class. But largely the two interests developed together.
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Repeat?
Very claustrophobic experience. I had to skip the worst of it.
Beautiful canyon. Better you going through it than me 🫣. Thank you for the tour. At 11:28, what causes the vertical stripes of different colors on the sandstone…different mineral present in the water that flows over the edge?