I Found a Land of Sculpted Giants on Google Earth

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  • @ericmathena
    @ericmathena 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1609

    I am sitting here suffering as my terminal lung disease slowly takes my life away and I want you to know that watching your videos brings amazement and a calming comfort to me. The things you show us in your journeys are all true wonders of life. Thank you for easing my struggle or at least distracting me from my suffering. Maybe someday you will understand how much your videos mean and do for people like me. Thank you very much. Live a very long life and make thousands more videos.

    • @Desert.Drifter
      @Desert.Drifter  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +343

      I’m sorry to hear of your health condition. When I started the channel I would’ve never imagined it could have a real impact on other peoples lives. Thank you for sharing and watching

    • @813lem
      @813lem 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +59

      @@Desert.Drifter Its like finding a trail of broken pottery and arrowheads, only better because we cant pick them up and disturb ancient artifacts, we just learn and enjoy.

    • @samanthakennedy6475
      @samanthakennedy6475 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +35

      God bless x

    • @SuperSpeedMonkey
      @SuperSpeedMonkey 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +50

      Wow. What a wonderful comment. Peace to all.

    • @syjwg
      @syjwg 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      Poor Eric! I'm sorry for you but is this really your account? Is it hacked? It was started in 2012, but it has only six videos, and all of them was published 10 hours ago?
      Your public comments also indicates copied things? Just wondering?

  • @susanredmayne1996
    @susanredmayne1996 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +145

    Thank you for touching the petrified wood scraps so that we could hear them tinkle. That is what aged them for me!!!

    • @shaneturner9336
      @shaneturner9336 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Yeah that was amazing to hear it because it looked fresh still .

    • @-oiiio-3993
      @-oiiio-3993 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Silica replacement. They are essentially a natural glass.

    • @00TheD
      @00TheD 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Ahh so after petrification then...sand? Like sandstone

    • @-oiiio-3993
      @-oiiio-3993 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@00TheD Sandstone and petrified wood are entirely different.

  • @vickikent2192
    @vickikent2192 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

    I am caregiver to my adult disabled child. I am a nomad at heart, trapped in a house where even short trips away from the house cause stress so I rarely leave for more than a quick trip to the pharmacy. Your video are a salve to my soul. You go places and see things that at nearing 70 years old, I wouldn't likely be able to go even if I could. Thank you for what you do. They mean the world...literally.

  • @matthewd.5874
    @matthewd.5874 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +283

    Best part of this whole video besides the amazing night shots of the stars is…no trash, no signs of human presence. Simply stunning!!! Great job on this adventure!

    • @Desert.Drifter
      @Desert.Drifter  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

      Yes, thankfully people have respected it and haven’t trashed it. And it’s so vast, there are many places in it rarely visited

    • @Davidautofull
      @Davidautofull 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      nooo, the best part was a commercial every MINUTE.

    • @mumo9413
      @mumo9413 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Beyond outstanding star photography! ❤

    • @aznation4592
      @aznation4592 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@Desert.Drifter Where is this place if you don’t mind sharing?

    • @fairyspunfibers9098
      @fairyspunfibers9098 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @aznation4592
      Valley of the Giants...I think? He says it in early part of the video. My son went through there last year. So cool! I just can't remember where it is: Colorado? Arizona? Utah? Oy!

  • @dreyperezz
    @dreyperezz 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +436

    Brother, I’ve been on TH-cam for years and years and seen a lot of different shows a lot of different programs and your content by far is the most interesting and captivating to me. I thank you for taking us with you and on your adventure. Safe travels my friend.

    • @Desert.Drifter
      @Desert.Drifter  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +28

      Thank you my dude, that’s a great compliment

    • @1986BassHead
      @1986BassHead 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      💯

    • @catobie1948
      @catobie1948 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      This is the most fascinating place ever. Thank you for stirring my imagination. It looked like another planet.

    • @briananderson8185
      @briananderson8185 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      my wife and i drove by that area last year and i made a mental note to hike it. Now i’m really itching to go. Your videos are amazing.

    • @holdenwright668
      @holdenwright668 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Agreed!

  • @josephverri618
    @josephverri618 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +56

    Most of us are unable to get to these remote places. You're adventures have allowed us to see things we'd never get to see. This is major movie material.

    • @YOUTUBEfucku
      @YOUTUBEfucku 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Some of us were born and raised in these lands too !

  • @shoesarebeingreviewed6533
    @shoesarebeingreviewed6533 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +26

    Got my 8 year old to watch with me tonight. We live in northwest florida and have opposite landscape -he never been anywhere like this-was intrigued 😍

  • @zGJungle
    @zGJungle 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +317

    That petrified log is amazing.

    • @syjwg
      @syjwg 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +33

      I concur, and I had to search for "petrified wood":
      Petrification (petros means stone) occurs when the organic matter is completely replaced by minerals and the fossil is turned to stone.
      Generally ranges from hundreds of thousands of years to millions of years.

    • @Brenda-xz9vh
      @Brenda-xz9vh 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +42

      @@syjwg I wondered why it looked like it had been cut with a saw.

    • @terrycharron3704
      @terrycharron3704 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

      I would like to know why it looks like they were cut with a saw too.

    • @Johnketes54
      @Johnketes54 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

      ​@@syjwgYes but has to be burried whole and quickly otherwise the tree would just rot away? Those trees were blasted and burried in volcanic ash long before they could rot

    • @syjwg
      @syjwg 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

      @Johnketes54 It's fascinating that sometime in the past, this whole area had vegetation.

  • @matdombrk
    @matdombrk 25 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    Never stop Andrew. You have no idea how valuable your videos are.

  • @daxdadog
    @daxdadog 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +166

    If this landscape was used in a movie everyone would think it looks an obviously phony set made from paper mache and spray foam. I can't believe this exists on this planet, let alone in this country. Just about the coolest thing I have ever seen. Thank you for bringing it to us.

    • @Ddax-td7qy
      @Ddax-td7qy 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I had that experience taking a back road somewhere southern Idaho into Nevada?? (Long story) I think it was the hoodoo-land they used in the movie Galaxy Quest. Saw some really awful bubble-wrap things on Dr. Who lately. (TUBI has classic Who!) OK, back to Desert Drifter....

    • @rebeccacampbell8020
      @rebeccacampbell8020 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I had the same feeling when I visited Garden of the Gods, near Pike's Peak in Colorado Springs, CO. I always wanted to take my kids back there and do a short little Star Wars movie. It was so surreal.

    • @-oiiio-3993
      @-oiiio-3993 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Visit Northern Arizona.

    • @brianskidmore9219
      @brianskidmore9219 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@rebeccacampbell8020 very cool place! So is the bad landscape which this sort of looks like in some ways.

  • @MJ-qt4dm
    @MJ-qt4dm 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +239

    Night-time photography was awesome!

    • @Desert.Drifter
      @Desert.Drifter  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      Thanks, I’m glad I brought the good lens to snap a few shots

    • @itsme_shanti
      @itsme_shanti 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Agreed. Didn't realize how densely packed around Orions belt is... even the darkest night here has so much light pollution.

    • @813lem
      @813lem 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      I thought it was amazing. Even more so to know we (i.e. planet earth) are a part of all that. We can look out at the stars but we also have a place in it.

    • @seriousoldman8997
      @seriousoldman8997 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Wasn't it just!

    • @Ddax-td7qy
      @Ddax-td7qy 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@itsme_shanti Yay! Hello, Orion!

  • @rondakudrna2054
    @rondakudrna2054 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +37

    Crazy, amazing landscape: frozen dragons, walking on Grape Nuts, giant prettified trees. Also, I have no Idea how you could sleep out there alone, not on this one. Thanks for the adventure!

  • @SnoMoJoe1
    @SnoMoJoe1 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +83

    "A Horse With No Name" is playing in my head as I watch this. Orion looked spectacular in the night sky. Thanks for another great episode.

    • @CarolKessler-p2z
      @CarolKessler-p2z 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Definitely remember that song.

    • @-oiiio-3993
      @-oiiio-3993 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      _It felt good to be out on the range..._
      That song often entered my mind while working vendor routes over all of Northwestern AZ.

    • @randyaivaz3356
      @randyaivaz3356 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It Felt Good to be out of the Rain, Not, It Felt good To be out Onr The Range, Also, Not Rocking The Cat Box, Its, Rocking the Casbah.
      Had A Girlfriends Nephew Thou Jimi Hendrix, Said, "Scuse me, While I Kiss This Guy". Can't make it Up.
      Guess You Can😮

    • @-oiiio-3993
      @-oiiio-3993 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@randyaivaz3356 "It Felt Good to be out of the Rain, Not, It Felt good To be out Onr The Range [sic]," you say?
      Whatever (and you're right, of course), but If you were where I was and when you'd know that rain was welcome and you'd stand out in it.
      No one said anything about anyone's box, and; _"'S'cuse me, while I kiss this fly..."_

  • @DARTHVADER_ORDER_66
    @DARTHVADER_ORDER_66 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

    HOW YOU DO NOT HAVE A MILLION SUBSCRIBERS IS BEYOND ME!!!
    YOU ARE AMAZING AND YOUR VIDEOS ARE PHENOMENAL!!!

    • @Desert.Drifter
      @Desert.Drifter  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you for your generosity in supporting the channel!

  • @ES-pc8kf
    @ES-pc8kf 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

    This landscape is even more surreal than Bryce Canyon, Utah. It feels like you left planet earth 🌏 Your night photography was amazing.

  • @gisharris4562
    @gisharris4562 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +70

    a landscape straight from a Dali painting and those stars are incredible, just incredible

    • @YOUTUBEfucku
      @YOUTUBEfucku 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Or just Utah 😂🤣😅

  • @ui4287
    @ui4287 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +83

    I love that you follow your intuition when exploring... like following the owls and letting nature show itself through its family... just brilliant!

  • @mmagnusol
    @mmagnusol 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +61

    Due to medical malpractice I am confined to a bed in a longterm care facility unable to walk or get out of it. Due to medical negligence my poor wife's brain was damaged and she lost most of her memory. She is committed in another long term care facility. Both of us loved to explore. She loved to camp. I wish she could watch these.
    For those of us in such circumstances videos like these restore our adventures, enliven our lives, and fill us with wonder.
    Thank you!

    • @joycenaylor4488
      @joycenaylor4488 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Bless you both. I am so sorry that you have such pain.

    • @scaryfakevirus
      @scaryfakevirus 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@joycenaylor4488 Yes. So, so sorry.

    • @ByGraceIGo
      @ByGraceIGo 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      At the moment I am disabled myself but not like what you're saying God bless you and I pray you will have the strength to get through. I'm hoping to get back surgery to correct this tear in my spine. Stupid doctors I tell you, they bumped me a head six more weeks because I got each other office late for my appointment and they said they would take me and then they changed their mind after I drove 40 miles. Sometimes I think they're just in it for the money I'm so sorry for what you're going through

    • @ByGraceIGo
      @ByGraceIGo 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      When you first look at that wash and then you said you saw the owls well right underneath that was some kind of cave looking thing and I was hoping you would go down there.

    • @ByGraceIGo
      @ByGraceIGo 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@reddfoxx91 why don't you have some empathy, if you don't want to hear what people have to say then go away. How would you feel if you ended up disabled or something?? I never used to be disabled and I have to deal with getting over my daughter's suicide so I got a lot of my plate so I don't want to hear you saying I don't want to hear about it if you don't like it then go away please seriously. We were saying good things because his videos were helping us and God forbid you should be disabled someday and understand what that feels like.

  • @johnnorth9355
    @johnnorth9355 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +64

    What an insane landscape. We are very privileged that you took time to share it with us. Thank you.

  • @robdidur11310
    @robdidur11310 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +68

    As a 70s kid, I watched a LOT of Road Runner & Wile E Coyote cartoons... and always assumed that the crazy landscapes were the result of 60s induced psychedelics... this is simply stunning, brother...!!
    Thanks and be safe... 👋🇨🇦🙂

    • @-oiiio-3993
      @-oiiio-3993 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Dad was born and raised in Albuquerque, he really enjoyed Road Runner cartoons.

    • @franaydelott2734
      @franaydelott2734 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      60's kid here. It looks like Bedrock, where The Flintstones lived too.

  • @brookburgess413
    @brookburgess413 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    Instantly fascinated. That landscape leaves nothing hidden. In the Colorado front range there are a ton of mysterious rocks as well… cool stuff

  • @MegaCharger9
    @MegaCharger9 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +180

    It looks like this was a Great Basin where sediment settled after a great flood, if you notice a lot of Petrified logs/wood were embedded in the sediment.

    • @MegaCharger9
      @MegaCharger9 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      Did you find any pumice or ash in the different layers of soil?. If your near the Petrified forest than it would explain a lot of what your finding, this region was a giant inland sea and marshes at one time.

    • @haroldsprayberry9937
      @haroldsprayberry9937 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I don't think it was a flood I don't see any small cable rock Round Rock or any other rocks in the ash piles that are there you can tell the distinction between the ash and the small layers of sandstone

    • @MegaCharger9
      @MegaCharger9 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      @@haroldsprayberry9937 Agreed, but then how do you explain the petrified wood/logs being imbedded and protruding our of the side of the hills? I’ve been to the Petrified Forest numerous times and you can clearly see that the are was once a large swampy region. You also can see rock formations and boulders/stone layered within the hills and in the washout areas. Would love to go to this area and and study the different sedimentary layers.

    • @donnamonroe4105
      @donnamonroe4105 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      Seems like this may have been part of the great inland sea that was in much of the Southwest.

    • @catherineromero1862
      @catherineromero1862 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Could those formations be tufa?

  • @bowwiz
    @bowwiz 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +265

    Mister, I can't walk and spend my days in a wheelchair.
    Thanks for getting me out into the desert.
    I really enjoy hiking with you....
    Keep on doing this. It's working for me!

    • @Desert.Drifter
      @Desert.Drifter  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +33

      My pleasure. Thanks for tagging along with me my friend

  • @sharonremmers4131
    @sharonremmers4131 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

    All I can think of is this is definitely the aftermath of a LOT of water flooding the area and eventually dissipating. It totally looks like dried mud that gets occasional flash flooding. Reminds me a lot of a place called Kodachrome Canyon we went through almost 50 years ago. So beautiful and surreal!

    • @-oiiio-3993
      @-oiiio-3993 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Bingo.

    • @chellec7702
      @chellec7702 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      The great flood of Noah's day

    • @-oiiio-3993
      @-oiiio-3993 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@chellec7702 The great fiction?

  • @hannutuomela3444
    @hannutuomela3444 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +53

    The special strength of this video is that the idea of ​​the hike is not to go from place A to place B, but the trip is based solely on how the landscape itself speaks to you. It is important that you try to tell the viewers what the landscape brings to your mind. So far, I haven't found anything similar. Thank you!

  • @davidhiatt5384
    @davidhiatt5384 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +52

    For me the middle of nowhere is the start of adventure. And you my friend are truly an explorer. The places where man’s footsteps end are hard to find but always worth the journey. Be safe and happy travels.

  • @RichBinell
    @RichBinell 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    Looks a lot like the Bisti Badlands of New Mexico. Spectacularly strange landscapes. Thanks for sharing your adventures.

    • @dolfsalas203
      @dolfsalas203 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That’s where I thought this was. Where’s this at?

    • @RoyleneHollis
      @RoyleneHollis หลายเดือนก่อน

      This is the Bisti, in New Mexico, in the Four Corners area, south of Farmington.

  • @NicoleBentley-xv5il
    @NicoleBentley-xv5il 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +100

    Those landscapes are amazing

    • @Desert.Drifter
      @Desert.Drifter  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      The southwest is a surreal landscape, no doubt about it. Thanks for watching!

  • @olddirtbiker5088
    @olddirtbiker5088 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

    Andrew, this was one of your best videos yet. I wasn't expecting that much, no ruins or steep canyons, but the petrified logs and hoodoos were amazing. The starry night images were great and your choice of music added so much. Loved it!

  • @richarde.rednerjr.5142
    @richarde.rednerjr.5142 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Thank you for not defacing,destroying, or removing any of that natural wonder. Its best to let it be for future explorers and onlookers!

  • @debrandw246
    @debrandw246 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +59

    Proof the desert was once a rain forest. Incredible video. You are amazing. Thank you

    • @-oiiio-3993
      @-oiiio-3993 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      You're actually right (or very close).
      When these trees were alive the area was a vast swampland.

    • @PendeltonWhiskey
      @PendeltonWhiskey 27 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@-oiiio-3993 They weren't actually trees, they were giant horse tail

    • @-oiiio-3993
      @-oiiio-3993 27 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@PendeltonWhiskey Are you sure it was the tail?

    • @PendeltonWhiskey
      @PendeltonWhiskey 27 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@-oiiio-3993 yep, don't get excited, horsetail is just a weed that's been around for millions of years

    • @-oiiio-3993
      @-oiiio-3993 27 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@PendeltonWhiskey Indeed it has.

  • @KHAZ-tl4pt
    @KHAZ-tl4pt 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +30

    DD Ive been following you for a good long while now. I live in Flagstaff AZ, and Im somewhat familiar with what you are exploring, but NOBODY does it a justice as you do. Man, this is one of your best. Although I have to confess that I seem to say that about every one of your episodes! But this one was very compelling and exciting for me. Very different from your past DD experiences that I have seen. I particularly like 14:40 thru 14:45 and 18:20 thru 19:00. I am in awe, and at a loss for words. Id be willing to bet, that you felt the same when you came upon these amazing Earth Sites. And then you add another unique and compelling wonderous experience - to sleep among this incredible environment! That part of your episodes is really COOL! It must feel like something magic, and VERY special. Ive already said too much, so Ill close. But DD.... dont stop what you are doing. You are giving us a brilliant, educated look into an area of our United States Country that most of us could never have even imagined exists. You sir, are expanding our minds to another level! Id like to say a sincere thank you!

    • @christopherbegley8755
      @christopherbegley8755 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yep u lucky to live in the middle o amazing sw , I can remember falling off a big land bridge and the hight was not safe, actually my oldest brother pushed me off a forty ft Arch hahaha, thought I was gonna b hurt bad or dead at that moment but seems I fell just right the Sand was pilled up in spot I hit back first, completely sunken under sand um thinking I don't even have a scratch, and really bo sand in my eyes or ears that was terrible Luke you think it would b , really should b greatful the LORD maybe arranged that to not kill me ,that was well over 50 yrs ago and I'm only 57 ,that brother did me alotta wrong through the years but he's not getting getting up anymore he got his just dessert I guess,but it's a suspicious suicide that looks like a murderer or whatever reason he was said to b found dead, but I checked that area a few times over few days period, but when his son in law comes to say he gonna look around he's telling me he sees the body with face blown off with shotgun, idk ,u would've seen that and or any evidence while looking before and after, think the planted the body earlier and convenient they found him where I know he wasn't before! Rip billy really started doing better then getting a shotgun death don't seem like something he can do , but he was responsible for a native guys death by 22 caliber rifle in the 90s , never really know what really happened, but he was only in prison for a couple yrs, yep life is cheap,yep the eastern US is Great wilderness areas also but it's always getting more dangerous

  • @venusparker8970
    @venusparker8970 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    APPALACHIAN GIRL HERE, SOUTHWEST VA. THIS HAS BEEN A GREAT ADVENTURE FOR ME. THANKS SO VERY MUCH FOR SHARING THIS WITH US

  • @BreakOutOfTheAlgorithm
    @BreakOutOfTheAlgorithm 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +182

    You have become my favorite desert, ancient history, Google maps channel. I discovered the track planner last year and then you. I also enjoy watching the POV channel. However you have the best perspective, timing and wisdom shared in your videos. Thank you so much for taking us along on these awesome adventures. 👁️🙏👁️
    I grew up in Provo Utah but I've spent the past 18 years in Austin Texas. Planning on returning to Utah this summer in an RV. I would love to meet up with you and go on an adventure. 🤠👍🔔

    • @Desert.Drifter
      @Desert.Drifter  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

      Thank you very much, that means a lot. Really honored and humbled so many people join me for my ramblings in the desert 🏜️

    • @beepboop4486
      @beepboop4486 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      fr desert drifter is the best of them all!

    • @LaurelLewis-k6t
      @LaurelLewis-k6t 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The old formation with coal looks like an old river boat!

    • @valentinbeholder
      @valentinbeholder 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@Desert.Drifter dude Roger Spurr alias Mudfossil Univerzity speak about what you find... he is here on youtube and he make video on you already i think :)

  • @ursulanikolaou8737
    @ursulanikolaou8737 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +55

    Your astrophotography at night is that of an artist. The unique photography of these sand formations awesome with their varied shapes ,where one’s imagination can go wild, and of course the beauty of the petrified tree trunks. I am sure that they would have a story to tell if they could. Your photography and your descriptions are truly an inspiration. Thank you!

  • @Puzekat2
    @Puzekat2 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    The most expressive earth and rock I have seen in a long time. It’s beautiful.

  • @phlebgrl6064
    @phlebgrl6064 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +68

    I so look forward to watching your videos that I find myself checking for new content from you every day. Your demeanor and personality, and your willingness and determination, set you apart from the others! Thank you for your work and for sharing it in such a great manner!

    • @shirleynash8859
      @shirleynash8859 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Yes, me too!

    • @KMcKee-qn6bo
      @KMcKee-qn6bo 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      With ya.

    • @jackvoss5841
      @jackvoss5841 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      My thoughts are that (1) music is unnecessary. And (2) while it didn’t detract for me, neither did it contribute. Others may differ.
      Courtesy of Half Vast Flying

    • @jackvoss5841
      @jackvoss5841 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      The odd shaped stone forms are somewhat reminiscent of the Maury on Easter Island. Ancient Giants staring into the distant view, blindly.
      Courtesy of Half Vast Flying

    • @phlebgrl6064
      @phlebgrl6064 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @@jackvoss5841 I think that the music has been edited perfectly for the videos, nice and light in the intro and drone footage, and completely absent when speaking. It’s never overwhelming

  • @rickschulte8594
    @rickschulte8594 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +36

    You show us such landscapes and formations,one would never see. Beautiful

  • @barbararuss3881
    @barbararuss3881 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    The sandstone columns at the beginning of this video are amazing. Thank you for filming them. They are beautiful but sadly won’t be standing forever. The large 1 has eroded terribly. This is a beautiful place and holds much history and secrets I’m sure

  • @reb2322
    @reb2322 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    By far, the best of all TH-cam.......without a doubt!
    The sound bites you've selected are so fitting.
    I could go on and on forever and never be able to say enough about you and your adventures!
    I just didn't want it to ever end! LLL
    God bless you my friend........and thank you!

    • @Desert.Drifter
      @Desert.Drifter  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Thank you my friend

  • @palerider1959
    @palerider1959 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    Thank you for allowing others to live this experience through you. As a man of almost 65, it makes me wish that I had known about these places when I was a younger man. Keep the videos coming!!

  • @TheCrawfojo
    @TheCrawfojo 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

    When you look at the formations you know they are natural but at the same time you know they are by design and deep down you know who the artist is

    • @oerli9034
      @oerli9034 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes, the wind and eruption.

  • @richardstansfield5699
    @richardstansfield5699 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    This has to be your best Cinemascope video I have seen. The picture quality and visuals are stunning. Those balancing rocks are wild and if we didn't know different, you would think this was CGI or AI images, but seeing them as actually real landscape is mind blowing. Thank you so much for sharing some amazing footage

  • @20greeneyes20
    @20greeneyes20 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +35

    What a great hike. Its like you were on another planet. Absolutely beautiful. What unique terrain. I was sorry for the video to end.😢 Thanks! ♥️

  • @mikes9438
    @mikes9438 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    @10:57 - I think this bit demonstrates why we like this channel and other similar TH-cam content over big productions. You were honest about the owl leading you nowhere, whereas a cable show would’ve edited things to make it look like it led you to some big find. As many others have said, I feel like I’m with you on the hike, as opposed to watching some overproduced TV show.

  • @williamwagner5693
    @williamwagner5693 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    What a spot! I appreciate that you include the camp and cook! Nice reality check on your two gallon water bag! That weighs more than my entire backpacking setup. That environment is no joke! Thanks for taking us along!

    • @irenafarm
      @irenafarm 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Hiking in extreme areas really helps me understand what our ancestors faced as they attempted to survive in new environments. Imagine you’re walking through this area and you’re like “okay I need to boil some drinking water.” But, no wood. Also no water. 💀

  • @maryjones5710
    @maryjones5710 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

    That is a truly terrifying level of catastrophe, the entombed petrified log, brings it home.
    A river of hot mud. Weird that it is also quite beautiful, sculptural, natures art.
    It is incredible also that the first broken up petrified log had lichens and actual plants able to source ancient minerals for life. The plants must use dew for a water source.
    Thank you so much for showing us this.

  • @jacquelinegammon5539
    @jacquelinegammon5539 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I am 70 years old and I am mesmerized by your videos… Lately i have nothing that makes me happy cause I’m bored 100% of the time…bored and depressed cause nothing interests me anymore. Since I found You and your Videos, I have been happy watching your discoveries and it makes me happy. Based on the comments I’ve seen here, you obviously have a talent doing what you do. It’s not just the videos, it’s YOU and your voice that’s comforting…you just have that Pinache I guess…I guess it’s the teacher in you that makes things so interesting. You do a Great Job Kiddo…please don’t stop…WE depend upon you…take care…❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @cynthiaberry3553
    @cynthiaberry3553 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    I could never have believed such places existed outside of science fiction if you had not shown me. It has enriched my life and my conception of the world. A heartfelt thank you!

  • @marilynb.4482
    @marilynb.4482 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +32

    I want a calendar of this beautiful land. I'll be your first customer! Overly stunning!

  • @jessemills3845
    @jessemills3845 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Petrified Forest/Painted Desert National Monument, is 2 parks in one! Each Park will have its own museum , each is totally different!

  • @marybataglia4081
    @marybataglia4081 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    Amazing! The alien-looking landscape, the beatifull petrified wood, and the heart-stopping night sky all simply took my breath away. Thank you!

    • @Desert.Drifter
      @Desert.Drifter  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The stars were hard to beat. Thankfully I had a moon that didn’t rise until late into the night

  • @christiaandutoit1094
    @christiaandutoit1094 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    i have tears in my eyes those scenes are breathtaking, the petrified trees just magnificent, the blues and pinks in that morning glow just spectacular

  • @rebeccabutler9728
    @rebeccabutler9728 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    It's like a museum full of sculptures.

  • @MarieLittle-zd5kc
    @MarieLittle-zd5kc 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    The presence of the petrified logs indicates that there was once a forest and water in that area - how amazing! I love your adventures - thank you for going where others cannot, or would not, go!

  • @johnkinter1981
    @johnkinter1981 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

    What an amazing landscape those night time photographs with the rock formations and the stars were so captivating.

  • @Catherine1151
    @Catherine1151 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    Andrew, you are the reason I look forward to Saturday every week! I've come to love your videos - you never disappoint 💕

  • @KMcKee-qn6bo
    @KMcKee-qn6bo 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

    Pretty amazing to try picturing what this land must have looked like in ancient times. With trees of the size to leave petrified trunks, and the different types of soils... it must have been a wet-forestland of massive trees and running rivers at one time. Thanks for the adventure.

  • @mztdaddy
    @mztdaddy 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    What really gets me is the petrified logs you came across. They look like they were cut with a saw rather then a natural fall from splitting.

    • @-oiiio-3993
      @-oiiio-3993 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      That is how they break as underlying soils erode away.

    • @AncientOneFamily.
      @AncientOneFamily. 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I thought the same.

    • @-oiiio-3993
      @-oiiio-3993 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@AncientOneFamily. Arrrgh.

    • @CookieCantCook
      @CookieCantCook 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Or perhaps our mainstream history and explanations of the past are complete LIES && we used to have high technology ...

    • @jeffroberts6428
      @jeffroberts6428 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah it looks like an ancient giant cut the tree down and then forgot about it cause they were dumb and that’s why they are extinct now

  • @shotgunpete7196
    @shotgunpete7196 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +86

    You were in a “lahar” (volcanic mud flow) thats why the trees are petrified. Encased in volcanic ash a million years ago. Very soft, erodes quicker than anything else.

    • @lindamckenzie4543
      @lindamckenzie4543 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Thank you, Pete. 👍🏼

    • @catherineromero1862
      @catherineromero1862 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Awesome thanks!

    • @jnisl1789
      @jnisl1789 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Thanks for that information. I got reamed by some guy that claimed a 2 yr old would know that limestone sees no volcanic activity. It was so hostile I quit watching but I did a lot of reading and found "no volcanic activity in the southwest limestone terrain" to be inaccurate. Lots of volcanic activity to this day. Fascinating. I had the opportunity to see some of it 1st hand. 😊

    • @itsme_shanti
      @itsme_shanti 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      It's doesn't spew Ash though.... Ash occurs in lava.

    • @catherineromero1862
      @catherineromero1862 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      @@itsme_shanti it’s called a pyroclastic flow consisting of solid lava pieces, ash, mud, and gases

  • @dmdavis4551
    @dmdavis4551 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    The landscape is so surreal and amazingly BEAUTUFUL! Thank you so much for sharing. Loved the Astro photography.

  • @pauls126
    @pauls126 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    What an insane landscape. Pondering some of those structures, really amazing. The petrified logs were at least worth the price of admission! Thanks for great footage in another crazy place!

  • @theinstructor2687
    @theinstructor2687 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    About eight years ago, my younger brother traveled north and I traveled east and we met in a city near this place. We got up early and drove out there. We hiked and photographed all day long, getting back to the truck just at sunset and didn't see enough of the area. It's an incredible place. Nice video work and it brought back a lot of great memories. Thanks.

  • @KyleShootsMedia
    @KyleShootsMedia 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

    Love this place. There's apparently an old Chacoan road that runs through those badlands, leading from Chaco Canyon to the pueblo at Aztec Ruins. Next time you head out there keep an eye out for bones! You can find dinosaur bones in the soft mudstones

  • @AKMArt-vj2vi
    @AKMArt-vj2vi หลายเดือนก่อน

    I enjoy your content so very much! I'm an art teacher and our Janitor raves about your channel. He's a super outdoor kinda guy. He said I would love the petroglyphs and now I can't get enough. Been sick this week and your videos have brought so much joy! Thank you! Also to my school Janitor for being so cool!

  • @FrankieWellman
    @FrankieWellman 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

    Thank you for another great video. I like the way you mix music in at the right time. Keep doing it your own way and we will continue to enjoy and support you with views.

  • @michaelwood3477
    @michaelwood3477 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    This place is awesome. I love crazy rock formations and for you to see these petrified trees must have been quite an experience.

  • @kenjohnson5498
    @kenjohnson5498 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +60

    At the 16:20 mark you would almost expect Fred Flintstone to walk out screaming Yabba Dabba Doo lol

    • @lyntaylor4131
      @lyntaylor4131 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      😅😂😂

    • @Desert.Drifter
      @Desert.Drifter  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      I was looking around for Fred and Betty, but never saw them

  • @kenc1800
    @kenc1800 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    Very impressive desert hike and exploration! Love the multiple layers of color, texture and formations. It is amazing what wind and water can do to sandstone layers.

    • @kenc1800
      @kenc1800 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That plant life was pretty cool also! Thanks for sharing!

    • @Desert.Drifter
      @Desert.Drifter  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes, so many pastel colors out there in that landscape

  • @budreed8794
    @budreed8794 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks!

  • @wendy833
    @wendy833 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +49

    That rock at 4ish minutes looked like part of a backbone. So interesting to see.

    • @rossmacintosh5652
      @rossmacintosh5652 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Or a seriously big turd from a humongous dinosaur!

    • @KisheaCrowl
      @KisheaCrowl 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      It absolutely is. It's a huge grave yard. Remember from lion king,.. the Disney cartoon.. elephant grave yard. And this tells me that dinosaurs didn't roam millions of year etc ago. This is surface and exposed. And was insinterated. People are responsible for it. I can't wrap my head around what he just drifted to find on that size scale.. yet. But it's profound. Tell me I'm coo-coo ca-chew and way off because I'd think exposing their timelines, by someone not bought off and paid to say whatever fits into their agenda and control of content and corruption.

    • @rickc2102
      @rickc2102 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      remember kids, if it looks like a thing then it must be the thing
      sheesh

    • @KisheaCrowl
      @KisheaCrowl 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@rickc2102 it is a thing. But why is the thing on top of the ground? The excuse for lack of finding dinosaurs skeletons been because they are buried below or feets. And not all piled up and incinerated.

    • @jonmulack4226
      @jonmulack4226 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@KisheaCrowl We dont need to tell you that you are coo-coo ca-chew. People are responsible for an area to be incinerated and buried in volcanic ash? A Disney cartoon brought you to this belief? Just watch the video and marvel at it's beauty and hope that no other human goes there and carves their name into a rock.

  • @sallysilvershoes847
    @sallysilvershoes847 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    How BEAUTIFUL the tiny pink flowers are!!! And the kitty bitty green plants!!! How BLESSED to get to see them!!!

    • @sallysilvershoes847
      @sallysilvershoes847 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      LOL!!! That's ITTY BITTY - SILLY SPEEL CEQUER

  • @christinamclaughlin8784
    @christinamclaughlin8784 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You make the desert interesting to someone who has never been or cared to go. Thank you. I really enjoy your videos! Stay safe out there!

  • @rickc2102
    @rickc2102 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

    I've a friend who thinks volcanic plugs are petrified trees; nice to be able to show them what real petrified wood looks like

    • @-oiiio-3993
      @-oiiio-3993 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Bingo.

  • @Lb-df4xi
    @Lb-df4xi 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    Thats some of the most strange but beautiful landscape ive ever seen! I would watch a much longer video of that area if you ever go back, thank you for showing it to this east coaster who has never seen the desert in person

  • @DavidGirdner-i3v
    @DavidGirdner-i3v 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Wow, Noah's flood, rapid deposition and erosion. Really beautiful.

  • @rickschulte8594
    @rickschulte8594 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

    Always excited to see you one up-with another adventure

  • @jimsweeney
    @jimsweeney 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    That's an astonishing landscape, and without a human figure for reference it's almost impossible to estimate scale. Amazing!

    • @TestUser-cf4wj
      @TestUser-cf4wj 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It looks so much like what we see on Mars

  • @clintdyson5765
    @clintdyson5765 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    That place is so bizarre! Almost like another planet.

  • @KMcKee-qn6bo
    @KMcKee-qn6bo 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    I loved everyone of your shows. Recent subscriber here, but I have binged through the journey of all you past videos. Beautiful filming, beautiful adventures, beautiful education. You have a way of being so kind and inclusive. We really are traveling with you. Thank you for sharing your adventures and your heart and your spirit with us. And thanks for the education and tutorial in the middle of a deep exploration. You do, on occasion put a scare into me when you get yourself into some of those tight places above a 100 foot sandstone cliff. I know you know what you’re doing, and I know you’re an experienced climber... but still. I have a whole lot of respect for your wife. BTW... Never in my life did I except to be surrounded by ‘a legion of hoodoos’.

    • @Desert.Drifter
      @Desert.Drifter  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Haha, I thought the legion was clever 😉

  • @misszee7671
    @misszee7671 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    What an awesome journey, especially for us who cannot travel to those places. It is amazing how wood can become rock and how the environment can differ from 1 step to another..

  • @dejahdanger
    @dejahdanger 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love your videos. Your narration is really great and helps me feel more engaged when I’m working on a project. Thanks for taking us along on your adventures.

  • @lindamckenzie4543
    @lindamckenzie4543 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    “Wandering for the next two days.” Perfect! Appreciating all of your video content and narration from here in New Zealand. Thank you, Andrew 👏🏼🕊😁

  • @billbishop580
    @billbishop580 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    A true land of enchantment. Well worth the trip.

  • @patricktipton6048
    @patricktipton6048 27 วันที่ผ่านมา

    The places he explores in depth most people would pass by without even a thought. Thank you for being a curious person who looks closely and carefully at the smallest of things.

  • @Starman2319
    @Starman2319 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    What an absolutely fascinating landscape. Thank you so much for sharing your adventures with us. Keep on keeping on.

  • @bigjj974
    @bigjj974 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Andrew your videography is only exceeded by your story telling. Love the mystery mixed with the humor and a touch of sarcasm. Nice background guitar. Another great video Thank You.

  • @bonnieterry2030
    @bonnieterry2030 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I’ve been watching your videos for the last two days! Wow! You scare me with your climbing but there is still enough adventure in me to love it at the same time! My climbing days are over but am living thru your videos! Thank you! Remember many of us are with you as you venture thru your life’s adventures! As long as you are willing and able I’ll be watching you … along with your many many subscribers!!

  • @E.o.t.4637
    @E.o.t.4637 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Out of all the videos I have watched through your lens or someone else's I have never seen a landscape like this! Stunning stills of the night sky! It looked like some of that wood has agatized! The colors are just incredible. Raven... good omen connected to wisdom, balance and transformation. Can't wait for the next one! Thanks again Andrew.

  • @daveycrocket4873
    @daveycrocket4873 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    Most of that was petrified wood thousands of years old that's turning to Stone? What a beautiful view of the night sky. So lucky to have that view out in the middle of nowhere with no light pollution at all.

    • @mrcharliesky
      @mrcharliesky 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      More like millions of years!

  • @PotniaTheronVT
    @PotniaTheronVT 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You do an incredibly fabulous job with your videos. I applaud your connection to the region. It shows in everything you do.

  • @Sherrie77722
    @Sherrie77722 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    How do you not get lost and you are able to find your way back to your car? If there are birds, shouldn't water be somewhere? Another question, how is the petrified wood cut so smoothly and perfectly in pieces? So much I am amazed by. Those sculptures up on the pedestals are mind boggling. Really cool video. Oh the stars .. WOW just WOW.

  • @jserkiz06
    @jserkiz06 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    You are building an incredible porfolio of geologic wonder. many thanks

  • @michaelrogers9898
    @michaelrogers9898 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    These videos bring such a lot of comfort to people who are struggling with illness.thank you .

  • @truthwithbaba777
    @truthwithbaba777 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

    I find it amazing that those petrified logs look like somebody has sawed them into blocks.

    • @irenafarm
      @irenafarm 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      You can tell that it was a wetland because the logs are shattered crosswise and shed all their outer bark when they fell.
      The land looked so different during that time. Imagining it gives one a sense of _isekai._

  • @genevalockhart8025
    @genevalockhart8025 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    I always feel so cheated when you spend days out there and we only get 10-20 minutes of video. This was an awesome place. It takes millions of years to turn a tree to stone. That tree was obviously manipulated at some point in time. There must have been a forest there once. I love your videos. Please make them longer?????😊

  • @paulchapman112
    @paulchapman112 หลายเดือนก่อน

    thanks for panning slowly and getting scale. Fascinating to think about how these formations came about. e.g. the dirt below the long petrified log. Please keep up the adventures!

  • @purelightlove8888
    @purelightlove8888 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    “Desert Drifter” thanks for the great share really loved that ginormous rock dragon! You have a knack for bringing the viewer into your landscape as you hike, I lived in the Phoenix area for eight years, drove through a lot of desert to get to Pagosa Springs, where my friend lived ✨ there’s a lot of amazing rock features out there that really speak to me and you it appears! Loved the photos you got during magic hour where the rocks are negative space & the sky speaks ✨You Rock Bro!

  • @meredithphillips8613
    @meredithphillips8613 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Had to go to my big screen to take this all in. Amazing! Thank you for taking us along.

    • @Desert.Drifter
      @Desert.Drifter  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @Ms.W529
    @Ms.W529 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The way things erode out there never ceases to amaze me. Thank you for sharing your journeys.