Had me all excited there for a second. My late wife and I used to drive our motor home from South Dakota to Topock every November where we would live in the Route 66 Campground in Topock over the winter months, and return to South Dakota come March. We loved living down there, and I miss those winters so much, but after loosing my wife in 2020, the urge to travel went to the grave with her . I recently sold my Motor Home for what was still owed against it and now stay the winters in my house in South Dakota. Never heard of the Topock Maze though, guess I should have paid more attention to local things. We used to drive into Bullhead City to shop and over to Lake Havasu City to visit the bridge and enjoy the little bit of England that lives under it. God I do miss those drives, and that wonderful desert.
When you showed the Ariel shot of the arched bridge over the Colorado River I immediately said get rid of the building in the shot and it looks like the scene from the Grape's of Rath was shot there and on the other side they stopped and got into the river. Then you showed the old picture from the movie crossing the bridge. Pretty cool
I have been to the maze a few times. There is also a “stick man” site about 2 miles away, just outside of Pirate Cove Resort. I always thought the two were somehow connected.
I'll definitely check this out when I come this way pretty soon. Sorry I know it looks like I'm stalking your page but your videos have been very helpful. Thanks again!
Hi, after studying the Nazca drawings somewhat I think the Maze should be viewed again from the air as a map marker guide for traveling by hot air balloon. With some of it missing it may be tough to tell. It is indicating something distinctive or a specific area on the planet or indicating direction. If I could see the whole thing in perspective I might be able to tell you more. It’s far older than the native warriors.
I lived in fort Mohave for 17 years worked in Mohave valley I never knew this existed Learn something new every day I worked at yonies auto body 20 years ago 😉
I believe there is one also near Chiriaco summit off I-10. Near George Patton mueseum. Type of pictograph carved in the ground. Maybe used as guide maps or holy cites by native Americans.
When I moved to what was then the middle of nowhere, in Inyokern Ca, back in 1992, I had no neighbors around me. I would rake my property leaving parallel lines so that if anyone or anything crossed thru my neatly raked dirt, I would know. Maybe these people that made the "maze" had this same idea.
The Topock maze is an Anunnaki mining area. where Elyptobiti (mining apparatus) scraped the surface subjected the soil to high temperatures harvesting the monoatomic elements then left 8 rows of tailings in its wake...there are much larger (ten mile wide tracks ) visible on google earth from 45 miles above Botswana Africa and in Peru occasionally these smaller tracks are on top of the larger ones....the larger 10 mile wide 8 row tracks can also be seen going in straight lines across our ocean floors ...one of these 10 mile wide elyptobiti can be seen off the east coast of Bahamas main island also visible from 45 miles above...follow the track it made to a slow current area to see the 8 rows it leaves...note; the Anunnaki still mine our oceans today
Harvesting stone for the rail bed sounds spot on. Changes in wind direction may have something to do in how one stands while working, thus the creation of a pattern. Remember storms are circular
The furrows are rock. They are not for planting and irrigation. Nobody would ever attempt to farm that area, especially since there are plenty of areas with water and fertile soil just a short walk away. There is a reason why there are no weeds or anything else growing.
I’ve lived in the Colorado River Valley area all my life and I never knew about this that is so cool and about the bridge to I’ve always known it is a pipeline bridge so I didn’t know it used to be a highway bridge
You are correct to question written historical info. I always question the time paradigm of anything listed over 7-8,000 years according to the Biblical context. Carry on, I'm addicted to your channel.
I think the railroad story is the more plausible one. Too much work involved for a people who were primarily living off of ground paloverde seeds, mesquite beans some fish from the river and rodents to have the time and energy to do in the heat of desert for fun and religious purposes. Someone was getting fed, housed and a paycheck to do that kind of work.
It looks more agricultural than anything. Humans have been planting in rows for thousands of years. Not everywhere that is desert today was desert in the far past.
It's not a 'maze'. It's maize, petrified. An early cornfield planted around the same time as the Nazca lines were constructed in Peru, where they used similar patterns for a spaceport.
Had me all excited there for a second. My late wife and I used to drive our motor home from South Dakota to Topock every November where we would live in the Route 66 Campground in Topock over the winter months, and return to South Dakota come March. We loved living down there, and I miss those winters so much, but after loosing my wife in 2020, the urge to travel went to the grave with her . I recently sold my Motor Home for what was still owed against it and now stay the winters in my house in South Dakota. Never heard of the Topock Maze though, guess I should have paid more attention to local things. We used to drive into Bullhead City to shop and over to Lake Havasu City to visit the bridge and enjoy the little bit of England that lives under it. God I do miss those drives, and that wonderful desert.
Makes since the story about raking the Rock into rows to make easier for the railroad in 1880
When you showed the Ariel shot of the arched bridge over the Colorado River I immediately said get rid of the building in the shot and it looks like the scene from the Grape's of Rath was shot there and on the other side they stopped and got into the river. Then you showed the old picture from the movie crossing the bridge. Pretty cool
To me, the explanation of the gravel for later railroad use makes perfect sense, and seems like the most logical explanation.
I have been to the maze a few times. There is also a “stick man” site about 2 miles away, just outside of Pirate Cove Resort. I always thought the two were somehow connected.
I'll definitely check this out when I come this way pretty soon. Sorry I know it looks like I'm stalking your page but your videos have been very helpful. Thanks again!
Cool something new to put on our pandemic traveling to see list.
Really nice and interesting.!!!
video .!!! Keep the good work
Thank you. Thank you for the message on the Route 66 reddit too!
Never heard of this. Thanks for the video.
Hi, after studying the Nazca drawings somewhat I think the Maze should be viewed again from the air as a map marker guide for traveling by hot air balloon. With some of it missing it may be tough to tell. It is indicating something distinctive or a specific area on the planet or indicating direction. If I could see the whole thing in perspective I might be able to tell you more. It’s far older than the native warriors.
Started life in Needles,(74 years ago) didn't know about the maze!
I grew up in Kingman , been all over the area in my 60 years , never heard of it until now .
Reminds me of the Mojave twins pictograph.
Now I gotta watch Grapes of Wrath again - it’s been a while! Sub’d! 👌🏼
Awesome, thank you.
Never knew about this thank you
I lived in fort Mohave for 17 years worked in Mohave valley I never knew this existed
Learn something new every day
I worked at yonies auto body 20 years ago 😉
That's a cool place. You should have more subscribers.
Thanks!
These are swales on contour. Intended to capture rainwater and have it soak in rather than run off.
I believe there is one also near Chiriaco summit off I-10. Near George Patton mueseum. Type of pictograph carved in the ground. Maybe used as guide maps or holy cites by native Americans.
How about some videos on Randsburg, Red Mountain, Johannesburg, Garlock, and the Winneduma hotel in California
If you fly 10,000 ft above this site, it says BURMA SHAVE.
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It can only be appreciated when viewed from a great height, like Nazca in Peru.
When I moved to what was then the middle of nowhere, in Inyokern Ca, back in 1992, I had no neighbors around me. I would rake my property leaving parallel lines so that if anyone or anything crossed thru my neatly raked dirt, I would know. Maybe these people that made the "maze" had this same idea.
This is interesting. I am used to pronouncing Topock as Toe and then pock as in dock, not pick. Any comments?
The Topock maze is an Anunnaki mining area. where Elyptobiti (mining apparatus) scraped the surface subjected the soil to high temperatures harvesting the monoatomic elements then left 8 rows of tailings in its wake...there are much larger (ten mile wide tracks ) visible on google earth from 45 miles above Botswana Africa and in Peru occasionally these smaller tracks are on top of the larger ones....the larger 10 mile wide 8 row tracks can also be seen going in straight lines across our ocean floors ...one of these 10 mile wide elyptobiti can be seen off the east coast of Bahamas main island also visible from 45 miles above...follow the track it made to a slow current area to see the 8 rows it leaves...note; the Anunnaki still mine our oceans today
What?...
@@timmyvarvel9196 Just leave the cray cray be. Nothing to see here.
First time heard of this. Makes sense the government had the Mojave Indians rake the stone gravel for use by the government.
Harvesting stone for the rail bed sounds spot on. Changes in wind direction may have something to do in how one stands while working, thus the creation of a pattern. Remember storms are circular
You’re saying it toe-pick but it’s toe-pock
These features greatly resemble prehistoric farming
exactly my thought. maybe lines of bushes or perennial herbs?
That’s what I thought too
It's really very disturbing someone drove right through the center of it. Such disrespect
The furrows are rock. They are not for planting and irrigation. Nobody would ever attempt to farm that area, especially since there are plenty of areas with water and fertile soil just a short walk away. There is a reason why there are no weeds or anything else growing.
I’ve lived in the Colorado River Valley area all my life and I never knew about this that is so cool and about the bridge to I’ve always known it is a pipeline bridge so I didn’t know it used to be a highway bridge
Cool. Thanks.
Some trippy stuff people did long ago that took some amount of man hrs to do. Lots of that all over the US.
It is pronounced just like it is spelled, Topock, not Topick.
Looks like crops may have been grown there
I think it is a mazing
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One thing for sure l rack rocks an it looks like that Barstow
pock, not pick.
You are correct to question written historical info. I always question the time paradigm of anything listed over 7-8,000 years according to the Biblical context. Carry on, I'm addicted to your channel.
I'm believing the railroad gravel theory.
Topock Pronounced "Toe Palk"
Sounds like the Rail Road. Is that stone good for tracks? Indians were just trying to make the job more interesting.
Looks like an early attempt at farming the area.
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It is like a fingerprint sculpture.
I think the railroad story is the more plausible one. Too much work involved for a people who were primarily living off of ground paloverde seeds, mesquite beans some fish from the river and rodents to have the time and energy to do in the heat of desert for fun and religious purposes. Someone was getting fed, housed and a paycheck to do that kind of work.
Yes, I thought it looked like the work of a horse drawn
scraper. Don't know how they got dates before the
rails went through. All the best,
And yet, not an exit # given from the hiway. ...
And yet, every conceivable piece of information to easily find it all by your onesy savvy if you don’t require spoon feeding.
Agriculture
looks like an agricultural structure to me
Looks like a a farm where they grew that Good Good!
Pronounced TOE POCK
It looks more agricultural than anything. Humans have been planting in rows for thousands of years. Not everywhere that is desert today was desert in the far past.
Thats a good theory. 400 or so or many more years ago it could have been near the river.
@@Bluegastank In that time, no, it couldn’t.
It's not a 'maze'. It's maize, petrified. An early cornfield planted around the same time as the Nazca lines were constructed in Peru, where they used similar patterns for a spaceport.
Jojoba farm?
Corn maize!
Maize maze?
The maze is tiny microscopic particles of L. Lighrfoot brain, mixed with her $hit. Amazing
She looks like the Sloth from thef movie Ice Age!!!